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I took some time away to situate myself, to catch up with myself away from any internal narratives around what…

African blogger, Grief, Grieving, Kenyan woman writer
navy blue wall with plates hanging on it decoratively.

FINDING REST: THREE

It’s been almost exactly a year since my last attempt at taking stock and now that the country is back…

Kenyan woman writer, Kenyan writer, Taking Stock

THE PRACTICE

I’ve been seeing and hearing a lot about gratitude in the last year. I’ve found it difficult to seek out…

Gratitude practice, Kenyan blogger, Kenyan woman writer, Kenyan writer

IN MY TIME

I’ve taken some time recently to think about what my hair means to me, if anything. Especially since my transition…

Kenyan Bloggers, Kenyan female writer, Kenyan writer, Natural hair

BEYOND A WHOLESOME DISCIPLINE

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. – Max Ehrmann When I was a child, my mom used to…

Balance, Desiderata, Gentle, Kenyan Bloggers, Kenyan woman writer, Kenyan writer

Dancing

As a follow up to last week’s post, today’s guest post is by my twin sister, Sharon Malonza. If you’ve…

African writing, Fear, Guest post, Kenyan writing, Living sensually, Sharon Malonza

Where I End and Others Begin

In the last couple of months I’ve had the most insightful conversations with the people I love and spend a…

Ciano Maimba, Guest Writer, Kenyan writing

TENDING TO MYSELF

I’m allowing myself space to tend to my beginnings. This means that I am trying to be gentle with myself…

African writing, creating, doing, Kenyan blogger, Kenyan woman writer, tending to myself

THE AFTER LIFE

Death leaves a lingering taste in your mouth. I suppose this is why the seemingly African tradition around grievers is…

African writing, Death, Grief, Kenyan female writer, Kenyan writer, The after life

SURRENDER

I’ve been trying to be more deliberate about rest and taking care of myself. Deliberate, because rest for me has…

African writing, Kenyan woman writer, Kenyan writer, Rest, Taking care of yourself

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