Author Archives: mkhana

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In the velvety dark, words come rumbling out from within a space long forgotten, more, perhaps, ignored than recalled. They tumble out, seeking to unmask from beyond the fear of never-achieving, the mountain of self-doubt, the handcuffs of anxiety and paralyzed freeze reaction. Fingers move rapidly, caressing the keyboard, clacking in the darkness, the echo […]

Time

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Who knew time would be the great decider? Stuck between options for dating, if friends are true, if your hard work will lead to anything positive? Time will tell. They call it Grandfather Time but I like to think of it as that sweetheart of an auntie, that rich auntie with nothing but time on […]

Kusema na Kutenda

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Kusema na kutenda Guiding principles for 2024. But pushing it even further – don’t just talk about it, be about it. It’s easy to speak on different things, serious topics or casual issues but the real work involves following up and doing what you said you would do. I read somewhere or social media’d somewhere […]

Grief

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It feels like falling through rain, the pelts of raindrops thudding against your skin, your uplifted face welcoming tiny splices of pain, the water trickling down your sweet onyx face onto your expanse of dark chocolate neck, the sweetness of the curve-length diluted into strands of remorseful hurt, hurtling further down onto your bronzed shoulders, […]

Facebook Fire

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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 […]

2024

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So another year and another promise to write more. I decided to just wing it. I will schedule some writing time and just free write and whatever will pop out will pop out. Raw. Unfiltered (but grammatically reviewed). 2024. I feel positive. I feel blessed. I feel ready.