Childhood is measured out by sounds and smells and sights before the dark hour of reason grows. These words, by John Betjeman, ushered me into the movie The Boy in…
Author: <span>Shiku Njathi</span>
Is there something wrong with speaking in your vernacular in a public place? What exactly makes it wrong? It is a language like any other. Personally, Kikuyu is the first…
Today I will be brief. I spent a day with students who were paying tribute to a teacher they loved. A teacher who inspired them to be better. They talked…
In a span of a week, I have attended two funerals. One was unbelievable, the kind you only believe when you see the body lying peacefully in that coffin. He…
I will not even ask how you are because I know the answer. You are not fine. You act like you are but you are not. Every day you wake…
“What’s the difference between an atheist and a Christian you ask? For starters, the average atheist has read the Bible from start to finish.” Whoa, did that take you aback?…
Today I will be brief, mostly because I have no power to enjoy my time online. You spend four hours in a jam and you start questioning civilization as it…
Maybe I am too young to talk about men but I believe I have seen enough to give my two cents. When I was young, I was told, as is…
I just began with a cliché…oh well… I just got back home for a very long holiday, one of those that everyone expects you to get a job. Anyway, that…
Yesterday night, or rather, morning (it was around 1 a.m.), I freaked myself out. It is the norm for me to sleep later than everyone in the house which is…
I tend to think I am too naïve for my age. You may find yourself thinking the same when you do something that lands you in trouble. At some point…
Is there a line between thinking too much and worrying? If there is, I have definitely crossed it. The root of this is because I have this strong compliance with…
For you gave me a heart and you gave me a smile You gave me Jesus and you made me your child And I just thank you Father for making…
That’s right, I love you. Shocked? Happy? Confused? I know. I totally get where you are coming from, it is just that I do not understand why we are conditioned…
Today was awesome, mostly because it was a Sunday. It happens to be the day I get to listen to some serious nuggets of wisdom from speakers. It was an…