2024 From a 2023 Perspective

So, where do we begin? It’s always a challenge, attempting to capture the magic and splendor of the year while...

30 December, 2023 / 97 Comments

The American Promise

The American promise is a belief that anyone, regardless of where they were born or what class they were born...

23 August, 2022 / 95 Comments

A Place Beyond

Where do I begin from? It is a magical time of the year, an opportunity for each one of us...

31 December, 2021 / 33 Comments

A Tale of Unsolicited Wisdom

As a child, I was forced to attend many Ugandan wedding ceremonies. ‘Joel, tomorrow we have a wedding.’ My mother...

12 December, 2021 / 58 Comments

Giant Killer: A Tribute to Samuel Agaba

Hope when you take that jumpYou don't fear the fall. Hope that you spend your daysBut they all add up....

24 April, 2021 / 50 Comments

Still Learning, Still Growing

I am still learningTo find meaning: In life, in people, in the little thingsStill finding my rootsStill tracing my beginnings...

14 March, 2021 / 14 Comments

2020+1

How would you describe 2020 in one word? Mine has been a roller coaster. Have you travelled across a bridge,...

31 December, 2020 / 50 Comments

Holding On and Letting Go

Holding On and Letting Go Two friends of mine became mothers during October. I recall the euphoria in one of the...

18 December, 2020 / 61 Comments

Born

Baby.FormedAfter nine months,springs out into a new worldCrying- perhapssignalling the hardshipinto which one is bornParents,Hold it soothinglyThey smile and try...

25 October, 2020 / 24 Comments

My Father’s Face

Losing a parent as a child can be devastating – Prince Harry in his tour of Africa documentary compares the...

02 May, 2020 / 109 Comments