Writing
Tell stories, or die trying
Writing
Tell stories,
or die trying.
One of Those Gloomy Days
I thought they were gone, but today I woke up feeling real down. After a week of making a ton of grant applications, I can’t help feeling down. The problem …
Cakes at 3am
I woke up with a burning urge to write a story about a man pursuing a girl who bakes cakes – he is working at his desk when he catches …
Laughter Sells More Than Horror
Oh no! Felistas is back in my life! I was kind of hoping I would never run into her again, because I don’t like her story, but she crept back …
Devasted
I’m devastated. After eagerly awaiting for a nomination in the Penguin Prize for Africa Writing, I discover today that I have yet again been overlooked! I was really hoping this …
Back on my Feet?
I often try to surprise myself…. I google my name and see what comes up, and I was stunned today to find a short story I wrote for The Kathmandu …
The Internet Joke
The internet certainly helped the ‘joke’ to grow into a popular media, the way invention of the printery gave birth to the novel. But almost everyone only recycles the jokes …
Why Do They Laugh?
This is the best part of writing, staring at the blank page and no words coming out, especially if I want to be funny. I think being funny is my …