It was on the 12th of July when I got the shocking news that you are no longer here. The means by which I got these news was neither what I would have expected nor wanted. I was distracting myself on social media and I saw that one of my…
WHEN THE ANNOINTING TAKES AWAY MORE THAN YOUR SINS Here I am studying while listening to gospel songs. I managed to distract myself and started watching the videos. As I watched the people dancing to the songs, I could see how they connected spiritually. This made me recount the…
(Part 2) You see dad, you were my first love! You were also my first heartbreak! You broke my heart before I even fell in love. “What are you doing here? Why didn't you go with your mother? Follow your mother!” I still remember you uttering these words of rejection…
(PART 1) You crossed my mind today! It was a passing thought and it dug deep. I wished for another dance, another walk (yes☺, I did listen to Luther Vandross). I missed you lifting me up in your arms and retaking that photo that we took when I was seven.…
“Girls! You better come and get your lunch soon or it will get cold. Oh and I will not call you again.” Shiro would shout from the top of her lungs calling my two cousins; Mary and Ruth, my elder sister Ann and I. Although she would be shouting, we…
Dear Reader, Welcome to STORIES ZETU. “Zetu” simply means "Ours" in Swahili. This is a platform where we share our stories. My intention with this platform is not only for people to share parts of their life book, but also inspire and eventually encourage others to act as a tool…