Bwandungi Writes

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!

Strength to leave

I read a blog post. Someone was writing a letter to a public figure (singer of mild fame) whose boyfriend, and father of her daughter, died in her arms after he had been shot. He, a football star, had married a woman he had been in a relationship with for 7 years. In the 8th…

Donut ask for more

What do you do when the person you’ve been promising chocolate cake calls you out for not baking? You bake. And glaze. And sprinkle. Recipe.

The book that changed my life

A few years ago someone gave me a book. She has been in the practice of sending me books she has enjoyed and I bless her every day for it. She knew I was at Uni and could not afford to purchase novels. One of the books she sent me was Seed to Harvest. Prior…

Sunday…

In lieu of actually writing a blog post, I will tell you all what is on my mind. 1. AI is serious. Shouldn’t we proceed with caution? 2. My boring history teacher (cannot remember her name) who did not properly convey the absolute awesomeness of Timbuktu. 3. I want to be personal friends of Heather…