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Stories from 2017
41 stories published then.
2017Dusty RugsDusty RugsHer MajestyBY MIKE MUTHAKA I saw her three times. The first, I was standing under the shade of a kiosk sipping from a…2017Urban GuideUrban GuideFive lessons every guy can pick from watching ‘Insecure’BY MIKE MUTHAKA #1. Shower sex isn’t really that great Even if she slides the shower curtain and pouts her lips and…2017Conversation WithConversation WithConversation with: Chef Ken of Lemon Grass Fun Cooking ClassBY FLORENCE BETT March ‘17 I find him waiting at the dining table. He’s doing something on his laptop, maybe sending an…2017Dusty RugsDusty RugsWalk With MeBY MIKE MUTHAKA I’m tired of school. I’m tired of sitting in class. The chairs hurt my back and I can never…2017Urban GuideUrban GuideFive books to read as you kill time waiting for your pal that never keeps timeBY FLORENCE BETT #1. The Understudy by David Nichols A street purchase I was embarrassed about then later stopped being embarrassed about.…
Craft ItMugethi and Mugzie’s NaturalsBY FLORENCE BETT “So your name is Mugethi Gitau?” “Yes.” “Spell that for me, please.” “M-U-G-E-T-H-I G-I-T-A-U.” Great! And your brand is…?…
Dusty RugsBlack MicrophoneBY MIKE MUTHAKA We have weekly chapel meetings in school. Every Tuesday and Thursday. The campus administration says it’s compulsory, they say…
MotherhoodExes and TextsBY FLORENCE BETT My nanny split. Two weeks into the New Year, on a Sunday evening, around the time she should have…2017Dusty RugsDusty RugsA Bike, a Sack and an Ugly leather jacketBY MIKE MUTHAKA By and by, I’m beginning to notice the tinge of yearning I get whenever I see someone on a…
Made By HandNyambura and FunPatch ShoesBY FLORENCE BETT I thought about Nyambura Thuo for several moments of several days before we met. About why she chose to…2017Dusty RugsDusty RugsThe Ghost of Facebook GirlBY MIKE MUTHAKA Back in high school, you simply didn’t live until you went for an inter-school competition. A funky, they called…2017Craft ItCraft ItConversation with: A Street-smart Cab DriverOut of the entr’acte between sunset and darkness, when most of Nairobi is hunkered between the inevitable mature of what-now to what-next,…2017Craft ItCraft ItThe Red StereoBY MIKE MUTHAKA Growing up, we had a small red Fiat. It fit perfectly in our stonewalled compound, and whenever I wasn’t…2017Craft ItCraft ItMohawks and ManesBY FLORENCE BETT The plan for Muna’s hair was to have no plan, really. I simply wanted to maintain the mohawk she…2017Dusty RugsDusty RugsDusty RugBY MIKE MUTHAKA I have a rug in my room. It’s a dusty old thing that makes me sneeze every time I…
Made By HandWallace and Eden LeatherBY FLORENCE BETT MARCH ‘17 Wallace asked me to meet him at the gate of Toyota, the one on Church Road in…2017Craft ItCraft ItLaunch of Craft It :: Website and BrandBY FLORENCE BETT Heiya. Sorry but there’s little pomp and fanfare to go with this launch. I’d also expected more pizzazz —…
Craft ItMugethi and Mugzie’s NaturalsBY FLORENCE BETT “So your name is Mugethi Gitau?” “Yes.” “Spell that for me, please.” “M-U-G-E-T-H-I G-I-T-A-U.” Great! And your brand is…?…Dusty RugsBlack MicrophoneBY MIKE MUTHAKA We have weekly chapel meetings in school. Every Tuesday and Thursday. The campus administration says it’s compulsory, they say…MotherhoodExes and TextsBY FLORENCE BETT My nanny split. Two weeks into the New Year, on a Sunday evening, around the time she should have…2017Dusty RugsDusty RugsA Bike, a Sack and an Ugly leather jacketBY MIKE MUTHAKA By and by, I’m beginning to notice the tinge of yearning I get whenever I see someone on a…Made By HandNyambura and FunPatch ShoesBY FLORENCE BETT I thought about Nyambura Thuo for several moments of several days before we met. About why she chose to…2017Dusty RugsDusty RugsThe Ghost of Facebook GirlBY MIKE MUTHAKA Back in high school, you simply didn’t live until you went for an inter-school competition. A funky, they called…2017Craft ItCraft ItConversation with: A Street-smart Cab DriverOut of the entr’acte between sunset and darkness, when most of Nairobi is hunkered between the inevitable mature of what-now to what-next,…2017Craft ItCraft ItThe Red StereoBY MIKE MUTHAKA Growing up, we had a small red Fiat. It fit perfectly in our stonewalled compound, and whenever I wasn’t…2017Craft ItCraft ItMohawks and ManesBY FLORENCE BETT The plan for Muna’s hair was to have no plan, really. I simply wanted to maintain the mohawk she…2017Dusty RugsDusty RugsDusty RugBY MIKE MUTHAKA I have a rug in my room. It’s a dusty old thing that makes me sneeze every time I…Made By HandWallace and Eden LeatherBY FLORENCE BETT MARCH ‘17 Wallace asked me to meet him at the gate of Toyota, the one on Church Road in…2017Craft ItCraft ItLaunch of Craft It :: Website and BrandBY FLORENCE BETT Heiya. Sorry but there’s little pomp and fanfare to go with this launch. I’d also expected more pizzazz —…