By Kathryn Kazibwe, Uganda: I'm not an animal person. A few years back, my sister had a pet cat called Grey Mancini aka Munchkin. Mancini was the laziest being I have ever met, ever. Even plants are more active than Mancini was. He would wake up in the morning and jump off his bed (which he so lovingly shared with […]
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By Kathryn Kazibwe, Uganda: When I was in pre-unit, around the age of 5, our teacher gave us a take home assignment. She asked us to create art in the most creative way we could, using as diverse and numerous materials as we could manage to find, with minimal help from adults. Of course, most of the kids did coloured […]
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By Kathryn Kazibwe, Uganda: I almost signed my very first 'autograph' two weeks ago. I was at St. Peter's Secondary School, Naalya with four other Writivists for a reading of my short story, 'Together'. First of all, let me say this. Reading your own story to a bunch of strangers is much harder than I thought. And these were teenagers, […]
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By Kathryn Kazibwe, Uganda: Shit! You don't know how much more of this you can take. The pain comes in waves, starting from your belly and radiating down all the way to your toes. You're bent over the lower bunk of your double-decker, your sister next to you, rubbing your back. She says something, but you cannot hear her over […]
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By Kathryn Kazibwe, Uganda: Men are very blessed creatures. They are the ultimate creation. Made to protect, provide, encourage, lead… They are the epitome of God's creative vision. A woman is never complete without a man. That is why females remain girls until they are wifed; only then can they be referred to as women. No matter which way you […]
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