As a child, I turned to books not just for stories, but for solutions. I learned from characters who navigated challenges like my own. That love for reading naturally led me to writing, where I explored ideas and patterns that shape human decisions.
Now, I still turn to fiction, not just as a creative outlet, but as a way to understand the human side of systemic change. Stories offer a lens into motivations, relationships, and the forces that drive transformation, all of which inform my work.
Writing helps me process complexity, develop compassion, and sharpen the way I articulate both personal and structural shifts. My short fiction has been published with Black Letter Media, Writers Space Africa, Iskanchi Mag, Neon Door Lit, Paivapo Publishers, and Jahazi Press.
When They Let Me Speak I Said Nothing
“My father loved me late. He loved me long after his brow furrowed, his mouth pinched, after his hard tone was exhausted and his body lay shriveled on his king-sized bed.”
Let Us Conspire & Other Stories – Jahazi Press.
Expat
“I would forget who I was by borrowing his skin, maybe one day carving his tribal marks into my cheeks.”
The Heart Is A Bastard & Other Stories. Published in Swahili as Moyo ni Mwanaharamu – Paivapo Press.
The Seeds She Grew
“She couldn’t describe what she was looking for, only that it compelled her to write poems about missing limbs.”
Sundown Anthology – Black Letter Media
A Separation in 7 Fragments
“I don’t realize that when you leave my gut will unravel like thread tied to your little finger, and my thoughts will yank me across oceans in search of you.”
Iskanchi Press
