The hallway was empty. The clean floor, polished by years of moping rags and stomping feet, reflected the cool, crisp early morning light through the glass door that marked its end. The brightly coloured doors that separated adjoining rooms from the hallway entombed the sleeping girls, who floated on the last vestiges of their dreams….
Author: Bwandungi
I'm an author. I love telling African stories. I love speculative fiction. A combination of the two is ... let's just say I gasp in ecstasy. :-)
The Struggle Factor
There is nothing so unappealing to me as the struggling artist. I know that many do, but can I say that I don’t like it? When there are so many examples of artists that have been able to ‘get there’ I just cannot understand the appeal. That being said, I know that so many compromises…
Never ending battles & Micro0109: For the Queen
I wrote a story today. I liked it. Wasn’t sure anyone else would so for a moment I decided I was going to keep it to myself. Started on something else that did not inspire me and it fell flat like a cake with too much moisture. Time and time again we’ve heard people say…
Micro 0107: Bad Dream
Once upon a time a young man met a young lady. In his presence, she effervesced and he was run over by his emotions into the dream of romance. In her words he found comfort and the missing companion with whom he could share his innermost being. You see, this young man carried great pain…
Gasp! … and *faint*!
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Go on and say something about the punctuation in my title. I curate an amazing magazine on Flipboard that is all about African Literature. Book reviews, book releases, author interviews, opinions about African literature, competition news, submission requests, short stories, and so much more. Seriously, if you haven’t subscribed, in the famous words…
Where did they go?
Have you ever had a childhood dream? Something that you wanted so badly, and had to have the moment you were old enough to get it? What did you want to be when you grew up? Did you get to do it, or did your desires change as you grew older? Did you succumb to…
Not so hard, is it?
The hardest part about being a writer is that you have to write. The easiest part about being a writer is that you have to write. Don’t challenge me, my friend. I have written 8000+ words in one day. Good words that I did not edit out. So I know I can hammer out a…
Remembering 2005
I am told that my very identity seems to be defined by the relationships in my life, which insulted me at first because it insinuated that I am void of character and substance without relationships. So I was forced to look inside and take stock …
Rule #1
I have a difficult relationship with rules. If the danger (and it has to be danger) is not explained in a way that makes sense, my brain gives instructions to my body to break those rules. If the danger is explained, but is just unconvincing, the same thing happens. Someone told me recently that it…
NaNoWriMo Day 2
Are you participating? Day one was idea generating for me. Day two… I’m excited and I hope you are too!
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