Photo by loveombra on Pixabay Free Verse —It’s Complicated: Lit Up & The Writing Cooperative Contest I got up this morningas a child,admiring the skills of your duplicity. Come noon,I was…
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Photo by Stijn Swinnen on Unsplash Haibun — It’s Complicated: Lit Up & The Writing Cooperative Contest It was late February. The sky a mirage of pristine ocean,the streams cascaded icicles, and frosty…
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Photo by Alexandra on Unsplash Grace, according to the dictionary is the quality or state of being considerate or thoughtful. It is also about loving those considered not worthy of loving.…
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For almost three decades, I lived a life planned around my monthly menses. Heavy and painful periods took priority over daily life plans. I constantly checked the calendar to see…
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An Igby Prize for Nonfiction essay Tanzanian Christmas When I think of the Christmas season in Tanzania, the image of the tropical flame tree comes alive. We had a flame…
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Today, Tanzanians are celebrating Independence Day (Siku ya Uhuru). I wrote a poem using anaphora, as a devotion to my country of birth. Each line is intended to read as…
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In January 2017, Sonne Magazine approached me as a contributor to consider attending the Moving Women Empowerment Conference 2017. I was offered to select a topic area and speak. After…
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“Danloria: The Secret Forest of Germania” has been named a Winner in the John E Weaver Excellent Reads Book Award (in the Children's: Adventure category). Danloria is a forest located…
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An Igby Prize for Nonfiction essay about abstract travel using discovery as a vehicle. I am going to take you on an abstract travel. This travel involves the use of…
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The winning essay for Igby Prize for Nonfiction on food — Tanzanian Gloria D. Gonsalves for her essay about cooking what home is I grew up in Tanzania’s mainland town of…
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