What I’m Doing Today
Hi. What I’m doing today is…. Amassing all the body of material that I’ve written and built up and gathered and squirreled...
Read out allThe Christmas Album
These songs have travelled with me through many seasons of faith, family, and quiet worship. Some are centuries old, some more recent, and one is my own. This album is...
Running
Here again. I went for a run this evening. This was a big deal. I gave birth only a few months ago,...
Read out allThoughts 11.10.19
Thoughts from the last few days: Thunder crackles over Kampala Ella must have felt so totally alone. She cried for me and...
Read out allPermission
On 16th January this year I finally realised this: I don’t need the permission of my abusers; they never sought mine. It’s...
Read out allSurviving Africa
All along I thought I was supposed to come here. Meeting Laban and Alice when I was five or six years old....
Read out allBruin
I loved Bruin. He stood in the hallway in Grandma and Grandpa’s bungalow, ready to hold umbrellas or walking sticks. I loved...
Read out allMother-in-law 12.10.2020
She has the luxury of grandparenting. At one remove, able to see what I could be doing better. Able to give the...
Read out allWhat I’m Doing Today
Hi. What I’m doing today is…. Amassing all the body of material that I’ve written and built up and gathered and squirreled...
Read out allRunning
I ran this evening. It hurt. I hurt. I thought I’d have a fairly pleasant run, and stop a little after the...
Read out allJagger Fox 28.08.2020
Jagger Fox Reposes Nonchalant to the heavy dawn He knows How rain Will bedraggle feathers Distract hen minds Disarm their beady eyes...
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What Do I Do With My Kids In The Holidays?
The frightening sprawl of six weeks stretches ahead of you. The sick feeling in your stomach returns and tightens into knots. No...
Read out allObservation at Nakawa
[21/12, 10:17] *Mally: Observation at Nakawa:This is normal to Ugandans. They aren’t surprised, shocked or repulsed by anything they see here. I’m...
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