Latest arts stories from across Kenya.
Do you have secrets? Secrets that you would do anything to keep hidden? We all have secrets and sometimes they come out in the most interesting ways. Comedy for the haters and those who like drama. But it can be traumatizing to find out…
Three friends, Olivia, Makena and Crystal, shared an apartment. It was 2 a.m. Crystal had just gotten home after her Valentine’s Day dinner with her boyfriend. She was smiling and glowing, unlike her friends watching their comfort show.…
Abby sat at work, organizing Valentine’s Day packages for clients after a busy day. She went online, and the famous Valentine’s song had made a comeback. “Valentine’s is coming, where’s your boyfriend.” It especially hurt at the part that…
Ever since she was a young girl, Maggie’s parents had high expectations for her. They wanted her to follow in her mother’s footsteps and pursue a career in law but Maggie had other plans. She knew exactly what she wanted to do when she…
“Bro, remember that chic I matched with on Tinder a while back? Well, I am meeting up with her next week for the first time”. “Wait. I thought you said she was giving you multiple red flags. What changed your mind? You know what? Forget…
Some random uncle was droning on into a microphone under the noonday sun. Molly shook her head wondering what level of stamina the old man had. She was under a tent and still felt like she was getting baked. Silas caressed the inside of…
My body had grown cold during the two hours light-skinned in blue jeans and an Arsenal jersey, had been cleaning the little aquarium since my arrival. I tried to wander with my eyes the whole time to prevent my mind from wandering. The…
If you ask her how we met, she will go on and on about how it happened like magic, how the stars had aligned that day to make space for us, but the truth is that we met by accident! I was on my way to see my client and install Wi-Fi in…
Stephanie threw in a pack of tampons even though she was crossing her fingers, toes and other body parts, hoping her erratic period didn’t pick this week to make an appearance. She danced around the room, folding things into the two bags…
“You know you miss it,” Clara said, giving Aisha a meaningful look. “I’m afraid the answer is no. I don’t miss interacting with random men from the revolting streets of the internet.” Aisha said, deliberately sidestepping what Clara meant.…
Hope cued her preferred adult film, and slid off her panties, impatiently tossing the crumpled fabric on her dresser. She felt around the drawer for her favourite vibrator, squinting in the dark when she didn’t feel it. She clicked in…
I knew my marriage was over when a friend asked me the last time I had sex with my husband and I couldn’t remember. Things were bad but I didn’t realize how bad they were until that moment. However, it wasn’t always like that. On the…
Everything happened so fast. We were at the height of our lives. Our children were in their teenage years, businesses booming, we had started construction of our retirement home and had plans to buy our second family car. We were living in…
Emily loved surprises. Her family was fond of surprising each other with gifts during the Christmas festivities, so that was her favourite time of the year. Her husband, Trevor, enjoyed making Emily happy and would go big on Christmas…
Sheila bobbed her head to the old-school 90s playlist blasting from her portable speaker. She was painting her toenails and had been stuck on her left foot for about half an hour. She kept getting distracted by the music, stopping to…
Chapter 1 – Hallo chaos! They looked so beautiful. Her chest ached. Them was her sister, Amy and her husband, Chris and her brother, Huey and his partner, Daniel. The couples inadvertently found a way to make even the most mundane things…
Chapter One – Whatever happens in the dark will come to the light Maggie waited impatiently for Daniel to arrive. She couldn’t wait to break the exciting news to him, and she wasn’t sure how he would react. What she needed to tell him…
Who knew a visit to an art gallery would lead me to meet the love of my life? I had once considered myself the unluckiest person when it came to love. I always came so close to finding love but it never happened. My last relationship was…
“I can’t believe you guys got married. Like it was a dare, and you guys did it.” Riley, their classmate said convulsing with laughter. The rest of their three friends were equally amused if their accompanying guffaws were anything to go…
Prologue 6 years earlier Heart racing, Elsie scanned the quad. She was attempting to escape before any of her friends spotted her. Elsie had rushed out of class after her African History lecture, hoping to hide out at the quad over lunch.…
Dan was never under the illusion that they would live forever, but he had imagined he would go before Emma, his wife. Wishing Emma a longer life than his had always felt benevolent; however, at that moment, he found his wishes selfish. His…
Jacob slumped on the couch. The thing he’d been afraid of had befallen him. “I’m sorry. I can call and ask her myself.” Lucas, his business partner said. “No, it’s fine, I will.” He said, even though all he wanted was for anyone else to…
I grew up watching a lot of movies and by the time I finished high school, I knew that I wanted to become an actress. The problem was I never knew where to start and somehow my parents managed to convince me that it was a waste of time. At…
There were loud whispers in church. The congregants had different versions of the story. If they were a gambling community, they would have placed wagers on who had the story right. The Pastor was preaching when she walked through the…
