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Florence Bett
154 stories written for Craft It.
2021MotherhoodMotherhoodHe cameBY BETT Well, he came. Our son came. I am writing this from my bed, my back propped against pillows on the…
Urban GuidePost MaloneBY BETT KINYATTI Muna started school last January. On the morning of her first day, GB, Nanny Viv and I packed ourselves…
Urban GuideThe HuntBY BETT KINYATTI I am at Toi Market hunting for a bedside rug. (Can I still refer to it as a bedside…
Personal FinanceOversized DiorsBY BETT KINYATTI My shrink told me I must create time to play. “What do you mean ‘time to play’?” I asked.…
Urban GuideWhat the monks sayBY BETT KINYATTI Many harvests ago, I interviewed a craftsman for a magazine column. She back then handmade children’s furniture from her…
Urban GuideBreaking badBY BETT KINYATTI Imagine you’re 25. You live in South B with your aunt because your folks retired to Naks and someone…
Urban GuideDrownBY BETT KINYATTI I wouldn’t be writing this story if I hadn’t been so gullible to the facades of social media. Scrolling…
Urban GuideWakanda foreverBY BETT KINYATTI I don’t own any piece of furniture upholstered in Ankara. Not in my home, studio or Pinterest idea boards.…
Urban GuideCrave Kitchen: a story in PhotosBY BETT KINYATTI To comprehend the unusualness of Crave Kitchen, you must first comprehend the unusualness of the man who created the…2019Personal FinancePersonal FinanceThe power of brokeBY BETT KINYATTI I’m in Ruiru with my pal, Joan. It’s a Thursday. She and I are down here looking at houses…
Urban GuideForeplay is overratedBY BETT KINYATTI Life’s best moments happen off of social media. Forget the dangling carrots they tease you with. Big-budget box office…
Urban GuideKeep the lights lowBY BETT KINYATTI I’m beginning to think we made a mistake in how we’re raising Muna. Of course there are several mistakes…
Urban GuideAnatomy of a deskBY BETT KINYATTI I’m writing this from Explorer, the bar in Kilimani. I’m seated in a corner – the only corner, it…2019Urban GuideUrban GuideThat Kale chickBY BETT KINYATTI I’m running in the mornings again. I’d forgotten how good I feel after an hour of a brisk run…2019Urban GuideUrban GuideBack to basicsBY BETT KINYATTI I’ve been really struggling to write here. It isn’t a situation of a creative slump more than it is…
Urban GuideNewton’s LawBY BETT KINYATTI Whenever someone on the street stops me and asks me that elusive question about passion, about whether it pays,…2019Urban GuideUrban GuideLife latelyBY BETT KINYATTI It’s Saturday. I’m at a bar in tao with Mike and his two pals. They’re all millenials, Nairobi Millenials.…
Made By HandWeaver manBY BETT KINYATTI There’s a secluded clearing of trees off James Gichuru Road. It sits in the valley of the road, where…2019Urban GuideUrban GuideLunch moneyBY BETT KINYATTI My pal, Vicky, doesn’t believe in insurance. I asked her why and she said, “Insurance companies are a rip…
Urban GuideMy baby is a chameleonBY BETT KINYATTI I’ve been having a running tummy. It began Monday evening, in the digs. I’m writing this on Thursday, which…2019Urban GuideUrban GuideChinese eyesBY BETT KINYATTI I don’t know how to say this gently so I’ll come right out and say it – I’m balding.…2019Urban GuideUrban GuideThe Dapper GentlemanBY BETT KINYATTI Tail end of January I buy socks from this Instagram page that sells socks. I won’t tell you their…
Urban GuideHappy hourBY BETT KINYATTI I’m broody again. Last time I was this broody was in the Easter of 2017. Muna was a year…
Urban GuideOur beautiful vaginasBY BETT KINYATTI I’m in Westy getting waxed. I’m getting a Hollywood bikini and armpits wax. Oh, plus an eyebrow tweeze and…
Urban GuidePost MaloneBY BETT KINYATTI Muna started school last January. On the morning of her first day, GB, Nanny Viv and I packed ourselves…Urban GuideThe HuntBY BETT KINYATTI I am at Toi Market hunting for a bedside rug. (Can I still refer to it as a bedside…Personal FinanceOversized DiorsBY BETT KINYATTI My shrink told me I must create time to play. “What do you mean ‘time to play’?” I asked.…Urban GuideWhat the monks sayBY BETT KINYATTI Many harvests ago, I interviewed a craftsman for a magazine column. She back then handmade children’s furniture from her…Urban GuideBreaking badBY BETT KINYATTI Imagine you’re 25. You live in South B with your aunt because your folks retired to Naks and someone…Urban GuideDrownBY BETT KINYATTI I wouldn’t be writing this story if I hadn’t been so gullible to the facades of social media. Scrolling…Urban GuideWakanda foreverBY BETT KINYATTI I don’t own any piece of furniture upholstered in Ankara. Not in my home, studio or Pinterest idea boards.…Urban GuideCrave Kitchen: a story in PhotosBY BETT KINYATTI To comprehend the unusualness of Crave Kitchen, you must first comprehend the unusualness of the man who created the…2019Personal FinancePersonal FinanceThe power of brokeBY BETT KINYATTI I’m in Ruiru with my pal, Joan. It’s a Thursday. She and I are down here looking at houses…Urban GuideForeplay is overratedBY BETT KINYATTI Life’s best moments happen off of social media. Forget the dangling carrots they tease you with. Big-budget box office…Urban GuideKeep the lights lowBY BETT KINYATTI I’m beginning to think we made a mistake in how we’re raising Muna. Of course there are several mistakes…Urban GuideAnatomy of a deskBY BETT KINYATTI I’m writing this from Explorer, the bar in Kilimani. I’m seated in a corner – the only corner, it…2019Urban GuideUrban GuideThat Kale chickBY BETT KINYATTI I’m running in the mornings again. I’d forgotten how good I feel after an hour of a brisk run…2019Urban GuideUrban GuideBack to basicsBY BETT KINYATTI I’ve been really struggling to write here. It isn’t a situation of a creative slump more than it is…Urban GuideNewton’s LawBY BETT KINYATTI Whenever someone on the street stops me and asks me that elusive question about passion, about whether it pays,…2019Urban GuideUrban GuideLife latelyBY BETT KINYATTI It’s Saturday. I’m at a bar in tao with Mike and his two pals. They’re all millenials, Nairobi Millenials.…Made By HandWeaver manBY BETT KINYATTI There’s a secluded clearing of trees off James Gichuru Road. It sits in the valley of the road, where…2019Urban GuideUrban GuideLunch moneyBY BETT KINYATTI My pal, Vicky, doesn’t believe in insurance. I asked her why and she said, “Insurance companies are a rip…Urban GuideMy baby is a chameleonBY BETT KINYATTI I’ve been having a running tummy. It began Monday evening, in the digs. I’m writing this on Thursday, which…2019Urban GuideUrban GuideChinese eyesBY BETT KINYATTI I don’t know how to say this gently so I’ll come right out and say it – I’m balding.…2019Urban GuideUrban GuideThe Dapper GentlemanBY BETT KINYATTI Tail end of January I buy socks from this Instagram page that sells socks. I won’t tell you their…Urban GuideHappy hourBY BETT KINYATTI I’m broody again. Last time I was this broody was in the Easter of 2017. Muna was a year…Urban GuideOur beautiful vaginasBY BETT KINYATTI I’m in Westy getting waxed. I’m getting a Hollywood bikini and armpits wax. Oh, plus an eyebrow tweeze and…