COGITATION: A MIXED FORTUNE

I have always wanted to be part of the prolific auburn horizon that is not only a scenery but also an epitome of beauty for photographers and nature lovers like yours truly. For those used to it, it’s like the oxygen we take for granted each and every day. However, for...

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ADDICTION

I have been battling some queer addictions which I have always wanted to do away with in order to move on to the next stage of the after effects. And there is nothing as tempting as trying to do that which you have always wanted to eschew completely and ensure that it...

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DEEP END

Sweet memories are usually momentary and wane faster than you think they would last. I heard a very sweet message. Everyone has a somewhere where they go in every stage in life. The unlucky ones succumb because life is what Charles Darwin told us about, ‘struggling to...

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SHORT DISTANCE TRADERS

It's the rainy season. Right! And there is something I never knew about it. That this is a time of long rains in Kamba land. Well I grew up in the sprawling plateaus in Rift Valley and this is normally a harvest season. That means it is a time for the short rains...

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WALK, TALK AND KNOCK

My friend who studied marketing always tells me there is a huge disconnect between marketing and sales. I am not a guru in either field but a rookie who intends to gain hands on experience from the field of selling. At the end of the process I'll be as anonymous as I...

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GIKOMBA

The putrid air that characterizes this street is now synced into my respiratory organs which was in a pathetic state barely a few months ago. The pollution wraps itself around my body like the second skin I neither want nor need. The air has a rotten, dirty quality everywhere...

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TIMED ARITHMETIC

Monday blues happened to me in full swing. Soon after, I met her. She was bold and with a friend. I looked deranged and weary. Like the world had taken a toll on me. Inward, I felt some excessive energy. I needed a punching bag. To vent the hopelessness out with vengeance....

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DASHBOARD, AM I SAFE?

While I was a young boy, I loved watching the dashboard and to be precise the speedometer to find out the velocity at which my dad's car was being driven. There was this adrenaline in me that loved speed. I still do even though I never take chances because I know...

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