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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By Kathryn Kazibwe, Uganda: I caught a horrible strain of the flu last week. By horrible I mean headache-inducing, nostril-blocking, eye-reddening flu. Very, very, bad flu. I can't do things I once loved doing, like smell, hear and breathe. It sucks. Yesterday the guy in the seat in front of me in the taxi offered to pay my fair. He […]
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By Kathryn Kazibwe, Uganda: You know that moment when you look back and try to find something of meaning that you have done since you last got a flood of birthday wall-posts? The one that comes after the “IT'S MY BIRTHDAY, YAY ME!” moment? It's happening to me. And it's cranked up like twenty decibels (or are they knots?) higher […]
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By Kathryn Kazibwe, Uganda: I've always wanted to be a spoken word poet, which is interesting because the last thing God had on his 'to add' list when he made me, was on-stage performance. But I've attended a few recitals here in Kampala and watched so many videos of great international performances that I just cannot hold it back any […]
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By Kathryn Kazibwe, Uganda: Messes; everyone has them, but no one likes them. They are the best kept secret. Far be it from you to ever let your mess show! You must take care of your stuff. Clean yourself up discreetly, burn some stuff, pour some deodorant over it if you must, but never ever let it show. Of course, […]
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By Kathryn Kazibwe, Uganda: Of the needs of a person, the need to belong is among the strongest. Right from birth, a child learns that it belongs to a family. It then broadens the circle and finds its place among friends. With age comes a sense of belonging within even broader circles. We want to know where we lie, what […]
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