The Change We Become
31 December, 2022
In celebration of another year passed, I sat amongst my peers, counting grey hairs and
In celebration of another year passed, I sat amongst my peers, counting grey hairs and
Ever wondered why moths never learn? Why do they flock to lantern nets, though their
No one plans to grow old. Not truly. We plan for when we will be old,
I was never savvy at school politics nor did I actively seek these out, yet
I stood at the beginning of the daunting pathway to the teacher’s staffroom, willing my
A university degree is a big deal for many families in Uganda. So for Charles,
That afternoon, non-candidate boys ‘loused around’ classroom verandahs chatting up girls, posture and eyes aware
I am walking along a street in uptown Kampala, feet stepping to the beat of
The first time I walked into a supermarket alone, I was ten or eleven. I
“Do you have diapers for adults?” I asked. “What brand and size do you prefer?”
I remember the day quite clearly now. It began like a very ordinary day. The
Beneath the Lion’s Gaze by Maaza Mengiste (Jonathan Cape) “My mother used to show