Tag: fiction
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SAFE SEX
Sensible souls, forgive me as I frustrate your spirit. Sex is a MEGA taboo in Rwandan culture. It isn’t something you talk about. It is something you figure out as you go. How terribly dangerous… In 1 week I will be 33. I have never been on birth control. I am ultra weary of pharmaceuticals.…
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Presidential French Couple Sues (Wanna be White) Candace
To her greatest delight, Candace has been sued by the Macrons for insisting Mrs. Macron was born male. Please refer to my previous blogs on Feb 3&14 for the facts surrounding the controversy. Brigitte does not warm my bed. Others do the job very well (cough cough…) As such, her private parts m’importe peu (have…
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La vie Kinoise
If you are a young African woman working in Africa, and God has elevated you so that you find yourself with certain decisionmakers, good luck being respected. This is not even sexism. It’s beyond. It’s infantilization. Which is wild because how am I a child and you’re flirting? I hate to confirm the clichés but,…
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N’Djamena, Chad
Ever heard a pigeon’s coo? This time last week, I woke up in Chad (Tchad: French spelling) to that very distinct sound and rushed to play “Pharmacien” by Fally & Koffi. There is a line in there that says “My heart burns with love but you only coo like a pigeon, roucouuu, roucouuu”. I found…
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Future of American Politics
Only thing I love more than an brilliant man is a brilliant woman. Imagine my delight when I heard that my Kenyan sister (whom we affectionately call Honorable Tacha) and I will be spending 3 days in a retreat with 41 women from across the nation, most of whom have aspirations for public office and…
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FRIENDSHIPS
I appear super social because too many words come out of my mouth all at once; but really, I’m a bit of a home buddy. I’ll take Nollywood/Marodi TV & chill over going out 7 times out of 10. Still, I love supporting my family & friends at their events and occasionally, I’ll do a…
LawyerLiv & Co. 