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Mike Muthaka
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2017Craft ItCraft ItHumpty Dumpty RemembersBY MIKE MUTHAKA This post will make better sense if you’ve seen ‘The Affair’ Part 1: Me. Tuesday The lady behind the…2017Craft ItCraft ItA Song for Old MenBY MIKE MUTHAKA The stillness of Moi Avenue was disturbed by a Citi Hoppa turning off the street. No.46, Kawangware: a big…
Dusty RugsThe Sad Man from Jus’ ChickenBY MIKE MUTHAKA [Editor’s notes: Mike’s initial titles to this story, ‘Even the crow is a hero’. Then, ‘The Flightless Hero.’ I…
Urban GuideFive of my favorites shows on HomeBoyz RadioBY MIKE MUTHAKA #1. GMoney In The Morning There’s a 6AM section called the Morning Wagwans where listeners call in and say…
Dusty RugsThe Windmills in the HillsBY MIKE MUTHAKA There has been an empty can of ginger beer living on my dresser for the past two weeks. It’s…2017Craft ItCraft ItSomeone, please call the LifeguardBY MIKE MUTHAKA I have a phobia for swimming pools. I’ve always hated them. I see them as nothing but chlorinated death-traps.…
Urban GuideFive types of people on my Twitter timelineBY MIKE MUTHAKA #1. The Stoner Forget 280 characters. How about 420? The optimist can be really helpful in dishing out life…2017Craft ItCraft ItSmells of SundayBY MIKE MUTHAKA When I think about Sundays as a kid, it’s the smell of Dad’s cologne that springs to mind. It…2017Dusty RugsDusty RugsHappy Hour… And some WeedBY MIKE MUTHAKA Let’s call him Tom. He’s in his first year in my campus and has the longest legs you’ve ever…2017Dusty RugsDusty RugsNewborns and NightgownsBY MIKE MUTHAKA The cloud-stitched sky was loosening and the Sun sliding into view. Bright light struck the earth as the traffic…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…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…
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…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…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 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…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…
Dusty RugsThe Sad Man from Jus’ ChickenBY MIKE MUTHAKA [Editor’s notes: Mike’s initial titles to this story, ‘Even the crow is a hero’. Then, ‘The Flightless Hero.’ I…Urban GuideFive of my favorites shows on HomeBoyz RadioBY MIKE MUTHAKA #1. GMoney In The Morning There’s a 6AM section called the Morning Wagwans where listeners call in and say…Dusty RugsThe Windmills in the HillsBY MIKE MUTHAKA There has been an empty can of ginger beer living on my dresser for the past two weeks. It’s…2017Craft ItCraft ItSomeone, please call the LifeguardBY MIKE MUTHAKA I have a phobia for swimming pools. I’ve always hated them. I see them as nothing but chlorinated death-traps.…Urban GuideFive types of people on my Twitter timelineBY MIKE MUTHAKA #1. The Stoner Forget 280 characters. How about 420? The optimist can be really helpful in dishing out life…2017Craft ItCraft ItSmells of SundayBY MIKE MUTHAKA When I think about Sundays as a kid, it’s the smell of Dad’s cologne that springs to mind. It…2017Dusty RugsDusty RugsHappy Hour… And some WeedBY MIKE MUTHAKA Let’s call him Tom. He’s in his first year in my campus and has the longest legs you’ve ever…2017Dusty RugsDusty RugsNewborns and NightgownsBY MIKE MUTHAKA The cloud-stitched sky was loosening and the Sun sliding into view. Bright light struck the earth as the traffic…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…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…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…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…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 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…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…