By Aaron Aroriza: And this laptop! While I was out chilling with Milly, it was here drinking itself silly? Yeah, Miriam is her name – pastor's fiancée. I couldn't stand calling her that, so I shortened it to Milly. My sixty seven year old auntie is also called Miriam, and I didn't want my sweet little friend to always remind […]
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By Aaron Aroriza, Uganda: There was a time when the word 'gay' only meant happy. And then there also came a time when most of us didn't know what the new 'gay' meant. We hadn't encountered anything in our mother tongue we could equate to the word, let alone be able to understand the whole concept of homosexuality. And it […]
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By Aaron Aroriza, Uganda: “These young people are over ambitious. They want to have everything in their 20's. Their midlife crisis is happening before they are even 30.” Look who is talking! Talking about today's young people who want to buy and drive the best cars, build and live in their dream houses, be their own bosses, be C.E.O's of […]
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By Aaron Aroriza, Uganda: Maxi and I have been friends for as long as I can remember. I attended his wedding reception recently. His smile might have fooled everyone into thinking he was happy but I know Maxi, and I know that smile he wore all through his wedding reception wasn't one of happiness. It was one of politeness. Maybe […]
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By Aaron Aroriza, Uganda: Recently, a friend connected me to a friend who knew a guy whose friend was friends with a certain famous writer's brother. You should show your work to her. She's connected to mob publishers, she said. You never know what may come out of it, she added. I took her advice and we talked to her […]
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