In two days, the 2014 Smithsonian Folklife Festival opens in Washington DC. The annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival provides an opportunity for US citizens...
Last year, Google launched the first nationwide Doodle 4 Google competition in Kenya. Doodle 4 Google (D4G) is a competition in which students are invited t...
PAWA 254 is one of the premiere art spaces in the country. Many people know of it, but few know where it is. Getting to PAWA254 is a long journey to me. Loc...
Clifton Gachagua is the first winner of the Sillerman Prize for African Poetry 2013, awarded by the African Poetry Book Fund. His poetry book, Madman at Kil...
Story Moja Hay Festival is almost here, and as usual poetry and music enthusiasts will be given a special treat. Last Year The School Bell Rang, this year S...
Joanna retched and bent over the toilet bowl. The pain and nausea twisted her stomach until she couldn’t breathe. The stuff came up and burst out, all yellow an...
I sat watching the door, bored out of my mind. I couldn’t believe I’d let Allan talk me into attending this concert. I didn’t even know the group performing. Bu...
Every morning, Nancy would get out her Rosary and say her prayers. It began in the same way each time, “Dear Lord, I am a woman, weak in all ways. My mind, body...
My phone is ringing again. I look at the caller ID and sigh. It's mama again. She’s been calling all day and I haven't answered. I know if I ignore it this time...
Ana was always beautiful. From the first time I saw her, I was hooked. She had this shy innocent look to her. I wanted to get my hands on her. Take away that in...
Lulu Akaki is a trained journalist, writer and a social media manager. She loves spoken word, live music performances, photography and is a bookaholic with an addiction for romance novels. She has a phobia of the unknown.