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WHAT IS BEAUTY, LET’S DISCUSS

One of my all time favorite poems is “Song of Lawino” by Okot p’ Bitek. In the poem, Okot captures beautifully how the African culture is eroded in favor for the Europeans’. Published in 1966, the poem is about Lawino who is married to Ocol. Both Lawino and Ocol are from the Acholi tribe (A Luo subtribe) in Uganda. Ocol is educated and has converted to Christianity while...

DIARY PAGES OF A MAD MAN: PT ONE.

We’re coming to the end of the year and my creativity is starting to behave like my hairline. So in order to keep the blog going, I’m going to let you into my diary – a place I talk to myself about myself. I will post an entry or two from my diary that I feel can be of value to most, you are free to use that information as you deem relevant. Please note, these are pages written...

WHY PEOPLE CHEAT AND OTHER SHORT STORIES…

Today I’ll just be dishing out random information that you can survive without knowing but are still very interesting. I can just imagine how many of my harlot friends and relatives came here for the cheating part, nevertheless, buckle up. Let’s start here, in the book “Selfish Gene,” there’s a chapter called – battle of the sexes – that describes sexual...

THIS IS NOT WISDOM…

I’m in a good mood so I’d like to mess with you a little bit. We are going to play a little game, here’s how it goes, in the article is a lot of useful information and a lot of bullshit. However, I’m going to package everything to sound wise and it is upon you to decipher for yourself which is which. It’s also a lesson to those who assume every random internet...

DESIRE: THE REASON YOU ARE NEVER SATISFIED..

Have you ever asked yourself; why do you like what you like? The wealth you keep singing about, the body goals you won’t shut about, this thing you call happiness.. success.. Have you ever asked yourself, why the f*ck do I want these things in the first place? What do I want to do with them? Do I even really want them? If I were alone on earth, will I still pursue the same things? And...

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Ken Juma

Thinker of thoughts, lover of life.. and death too.

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