Someone asked me if I am still writing. This someone had reached out on Facebook Messenger – I had not logged into FB for a very long time. One can say I have not been as in-depth with FB since Museveni blocked the internet in Kampala during the 2020 elections – COVID time. Once the net came back up over 2 months later (I think), I was already used to not checking FB.

I logged in and found a message request from a stranger that was from some weeks back. This stranger had asked if I wrote “The Car Ride” in Jalada Africa and I nervously typed in yes, unsure where this was going. He responded by saying he had been looking for me for some time.

Are you still writing?

There was no hesitation when I typed out that yes I was. It brought me back to me. I am still writing. I just have not written anything in a long time, submitted anything for publishing consideration. 2024 will be the year I return to writing.

One of my goals this year is to submit to 10 opportunities or more over the next 12 months.

I appreciate that stranger’s message. Firing me up to get back to me, to writing.

Let’s go.