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, and he is next to me where tenors begin. I usually do not mind him being there but today he made a comment that I couldn’t ignore. He […]
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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 Private Not For Profit (PNFP) hospital at the time this happened. Because I know you're wondering what that is, let me just say what I […]
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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 worse still, when the unwanted child is all forms of deformity? How do you accept what your eyes cannot believe and what your […]
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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 their fat wallets. Whatever happened to real men? I’m not trying to ridicule your crushes ladies, but I’m just trying to be real here. What is one supposed to […]
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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 simple as being found when you felt like you would never find love? He carries your bag in public. Opens your drink and keeps doing little things that […]
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By Cynthia Ayeza, Uganda: I am not one to fall in love. In fact, I do not believe in love. It is quite alright if others believe in it, and in fact, I encourage it; but for me – for myself, it is not my kind of thing. I suppose to believe in love, I would also be admitting to […]
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By Ayanda Xaba, South Africa: I was sleeping Even though I kept tossing and turning My eyes kept weeping Like winter rain my tears kept falling Slowly bitter and cold I was sleeping My whole being was torn down Face, body everything was facing down I didn’t have the energy to lift myself up For I was literally down I […]
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By Emmeline Bisiikwa, Uganda: Being exhausted is really exhausting. You toss and turn, sigh and rant, cry and wail, smile even though it feels the bubble that feeds the hole inside your heart got sucked out by a vacuum. You seem to find ways to keep busy that leave you with more time than you can stand. You start thinking […]
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By Ayanda Xaba, South Africa: “Okay baby, I have to dash now. You know I love you right?” He says as he kisses my forehead and rushes to the bathroom. I follow him. I watch him as he takes a quick shower and I feel hate boil inside me. I think he notices… “You don’t have to cry baby; you […]
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By Emmeline Bisiikwa, Uganda: After dating someone for a while, you get to think some uncomfortable thoughts. Intimacy is great but how intimate should you get? Does your partner have boundaries? What are their turn ons and offs? Sure, you may think the honeymoon phase won't end but trust me it does. While dating, a few people allow themselves to […]
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