The Maiden and The Bear (7)
By Ayanda Xaba, South Africa: The silence is awkward and the tension so thick that you could cut through it with a knife. I can sense that something big happened while we were at t
Hello! Goodbye, Jerkface (2)
By Emmeline Bisiikwa, Uganda: I decided to write to you today because somehow my heart is breaking. All I can think about is how we met and how it felt like it was right and meant
Going, Going Home
By Philani Tyson Nombika, South Africa: We all rode in cars before we knew the way back With uncertain belief we grew taller than mountains Soon we became the walkabout we feared o
Sloppy Wet Kiss: Yolanda (1)
My alarm goes off. It’s 6 am. I turn it off ceremoniously because it hasn’t served its purpose. It was supposed to wake me up but the problem is I haven’t slept a
The Doctor is in and Yes, that means Me!
By Denise Kavuma, Uganda: Picture this if you will A cold wind is howling outside and a chill has settled deep in your bones even as you try to stay awake at 3 a.m. on a Tuesday. Y