Babili (Part 1)
By Ayanda Xaba, South Africa: I know it’s just choir practice, but because my so-called boyfriend is next to me it’s a drag. I stand at the back line as second alto, an
The Doctor’s View: The Patient Shadow
By Denise Kavuma, Uganda: Before we get into this, I feel I should clear up a few things for some of the prissier critical readers. I was an intern doctor in Uganda, working at a P
Redemption (Part 5)
By Cynthia Ayeza, Uganda: We know the right thing to do; it is the doing the right thing that messes with us. But what would the right thing to do be when a child is unwanted, and
Let It Be Done
By Ayanda Xaba, South Africa: I have been hearing girls – young women – fantasizing about cute boys with cheesy attitudes, and if not, they fantasize about rich men because of
Paper and Ink: Interconnectedness (2)
By Emmeline Bisiikwa, Uganda: Somehow, you get past the drunken experiences and begin to open up to each other. Secretly you wonder if he meant the proposal. Could it really be as