Writing
Tell stories, or die trying
Writing
Tell stories,
or die trying.
What I Learned From Setting Up An Online Bookstore With WordPress Plugins
Useful tips on how a writer can set up their own website, using very affordable WordPress plugins.
On Becoming A Small Press Publisher
In 2014, I started a literary magazine, Lawino, as there were very few magazines catering for African writers, and none dedicated to Ugandans. It didn’t last long, but I’m reviving my dreams of publishing good books to readers in Uganda, and Africa, at very affordable rates, so this post is to introduce my new venture, Ododo Press.
Being Alone In The Christmas Story
An article that discusses Christmas and the phenomenon of loneliness during the holidays, and how the system makes it seem like it is wrong for people who to stay alone, since this view ignores those who show symptoms of autism.
On embracing solarpunk in my stories
I discuss the various genres that I work in, including Africanfuturism, afrofuturism, and solarpunk, and why I’m embracing the later as my preferred genre.
Silly ramblings about a writer’s weird habits
Is it just me, or do all writers have weird habits? An I the only one who sits on a chair that’s tattered? Am I the only one who writes while stark naked, though this chair is hurting my butt? Hmmm is me rambling about my writing habits because I’m procrastinating and trying to avoid doing actual writing.
interview for The Terminal Move
This is a story about the migrations of African people, way back in time before the nations and tribes, as we know them today, came into existence. A long time ago when man and nature lived as one, when the heroes of folk tales still walked the earth as ordinary mortals. I particular looked into the legend of Gipir and Labong, which narrates how the Luo people started migrating, I think from somewhere in or near present day South Sudan/Central African Republic, down into East Africa.
This year starts with big good news for my writing
A behind-the-scenes look at the stories in the book, a short story collection, Where Rivers Go To DIe, nominated for PKD Awards and longlisted for BSFA Awards.
The Pains of Forgetting Faces
As an artist, I’m always invited to events, but I struggle with remembering faces of those that I meet.
Sad Love Poem “Glass of Dreams”
a bit on the background When I set out to make video poems, I had a bunch of idle video clips that I didn’t know what to do with, like …
Sad Love Poetry “Strange Shore”
Strange Shore is the second video I’m making in the Sad Love Poetry series, which is themed on unreturned love, and is available on my dilstories TV on youtube.
Self Trap
This visual poetry is available on my youtube channel, dilstories TV. I’ve been writing poetry for a long time, as long as I’ve been writing, but never found courage to share publicly for they come from deep inside. Sometimes so deep inside that I feel naked when they are out in the open.
The trouble with Afrofuturism
Earlier this month, I was in Amsterdam to attend Other Futures, the first festival of non-western science fiction, a great event that featured some of the best content creators of …