Romance novels and feminism are not words you might expect to hear in the same sentence. Romance novels can be seen as providing women with unrealistic expectations of romantic relationships, often with procuring a man as the only goal inRead more…
Flowers
The day Jill asked me to be her bridesmaid was the same day I prayed for flowers. I had asked that morning – softly, in my loneliness. Jill came home late. Someone has left flowers for you on the landing.Read more…
Limit
Sometimes, after school, David could hear his mother having an affair. The first few times, he could only hear soft steady breathing. The sound that breath makes when blown on a car window to make it fog up. He neverRead more…
Finding love in a foreign country
The inside of the plane, a Boeing 777 looked nice. Its maroon velvety seats together with the grey carpeted floor made it look like one of the five star hotels in Nairobi. The well-mannered hostesses ushering in passengers at theRead more…
A sea change
We have pulled over three times already, trying to identify the source of the squeaking in my grandparent’s station wagon. ‘Just ignore it!’ my grandmother implores, but my grandfather is resolute. ‘I’m not going to listen to a bloody squeakRead more…