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• Writing Emotion – Romance-on-the-Blog

  Posted: November 21, 2011, 8:30 am by Storymoja Africa

  I asked around. The reasons Kenyan writers shy away from romance stories: Romance stories explore emotions. We are African; apparently someone decided that as Africans talking about emotions is a big no-no. *scratches head* Continue reading »

• On Haiku, by Robert Spiess – Poetry-on-the-Blog

  Posted: November 14, 2011, 8:00 am by Storymoja Africa

  “What a strange thing! to be alive beneath cherry blossoms.” ― Kobayashi Issa Robert Spiess published his first haiku in 1949, his first of 10 books in 1966. He was the editor of “Modern Haiku” from 1978 until his death. “Spiess [held] to a steady level of excellence.” (“A Haiku Path,” published by The Haiku Society … Continue reading »

• Writing & Living – Fabulous on the Storymoja Blog

  Posted: November 7, 2011, 8:30 am by Storymoja Africa

  Creative gifts are not the kind you can turn off when it’s inconvenient. They are not a part of you. They are you. Once you are born a painter or a writer or a musician, it reflects in everything you do. You feel more; words have special kin with you when you are a writer, so their weight bears harder on you. Continue reading →

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Fish cakes

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Yet more fish cakes

Guess what ... yeah ... fish cakes.

The end of the fish cakes