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Flash Fiction, Mkate Nusu, Thriller August 7, 2017

By Rose Odengo

No Escape. No Surrender

Brian shut the car door and quickly turned on the engine and powered up the windows. As soon as the windows shut a thud hit the windscreen. He saw an outline that quickly faded. Brian was panting heavily shaking his head in disbelief, his eyes wide and mouth dry he…

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…

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,…

Fantasy, Flash Fiction, Mkate Nusu July 18, 2017

By Rose Odengo

The Huge Mess

Drum rolls rang in the arena; there was an expectant silence in the darkness only slightly illuminated by the spotlight in the centre of the arena. The juggling monkeys and the vegetarian Hyena had already dazzled the crowd , Ella was up next with the usual colossal act; balancing on…

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