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Flash Fiction, Mkate Nusu, Tragedy August 1, 2017

By Rose Odengo

When it’s over

The doctor kept tapping on his wire rimmed glasses repeatedly as if to emphasize a point. Onditi was uncomfortable. He had been lying on his back, legs spread and his family jewels exposed from under the thin hospital garment. The doctor stood in front of him looking at his genitalia.…

Life, Mkate Nusu, Tragedy July 31, 2017

By Rose Odengo

Blame it on John Legend

Pitter. Patter. Pitter. Patter. Halt. Zoom. Pitter. Patter. Pitter. Patter. Splash! “Help! Help me! Oh! My GOOOOD ! Help me pleeeease!” Red jacket, wide white eyes. Pitter Patter. Eyes wide, bright light; feet cross the road. The man leaves me in effluent, garbage and muddy water. I splashed around in…

Brand Storytelling, Branding, Entrepreneurship July 27, 2017

By Rose Odengo

This is how Brands Crash and Burn

I had been shopping for new business networks, I hadn’t made much headway. My sister randomly sent me an email with an e-flyer from the League of Young Professionals (LYP). The topic wasn’t great, but you know, it’s an opportunity to meet new people and hopefully make some business leads.…

Advertising, Branding July 26, 2017

By Rose Odengo

What really makes an effective advert?

The simple answer; a talented copywriter. I had never heard of a copywriter until I became one. I would listen to radio adverts but I never knew that there was a specific person, with a specific skill set, who crafted commercials. It was the on the job training that got me…

Flash Fiction, Mkate Nusu, Slice of life July 25, 2017

By Rose Odengo

End of Playtime

Billy and his friends were riding their bikes outside, they had ridden around in circles around the apartment block and they were tired. “Let’s go over to Kinyua’s”, Collo suggested. The boys looked at each other, there were some non-committal shrugs, other’s nodded. “Come on! What are we doing here?…

Adventure, Flash Fiction, Mkate Nusu, Slice of life July 24, 2017

By Rose Odengo

Y.O.L.O

“Make it simple! Make it easy! Don’t think to hard!” Rahab kept saying that over and over again. She had been standing at the edge of the cage for 15 minutes. She was suspended 90 metres in the air. She would inch up on her toes and flap her arms…

Blog, Life, Mkate Nusu July 20, 2017

By Rose Odengo

Let’s make Kenyan Music Unbwogable!

Cover Image: All rights www.sauti-sol.com My body is so sore. Buut you know what? Every bit of the aches and pain was worth it. It rained last week; I wasn’t going to traverse the city in that mess for dance class. Missing that one week, on the other hand, was…

Drama, Flash Fiction, Mkate Nusu, Slice of life July 19, 2017

By Rose Odengo

Dazed and Confused

Reuben emerged from the matatu the sun blinded him he shielded his face with his forearm. His feet steadily stepping on the tarmac at the bus stop. A garbage fire was ragging a foot from him, the heat startled him, he jolted away and bumped into someone. The man clicked,…

Rose Odengo

When it’s over

Blame it on John Legend

This is how Brands Crash and Burn

What really makes an effective advert?

End of Playtime

Y.O.L.O

Let’s make Kenyan Music Unbwogable!

Dazed and Confused

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