Dishes. Laundry. Lunch. I know what to do. I have done it many times before. But I could care less today.
Dishes. Laundry. Lunch. I know what to do. I have done it many times before. But I could care less today.
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JUNE 25TH PROJECT
History, they say, is written by victors. I am not a victor in this story. A few minutes before 8:00 p.m., I finally drag my broken body past the front door. Not broken-broken. Broken. The body and soul variety. “How was it?” my sister, who
The light on my Samsung Galaxy A6 is flashing. My
The light on my Samsung Galaxy A6 is flashing. My friend Jackie is calling. She is on her way to pick me up, she says. She lives in Karen. I know I have at least 25 minutes before she gets to my house. It is 25th June 2024. Five days earlier, Rex Masai was shot dead during the anti-Finance Bill
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Civil Disobedience is a seminal text. That, I hope, is
Civil Disobedience is a seminal text. That, I hope, is self-evident. Whoever you might call a revolutionary since 1884 has been forced to read it. Some have fallen in love with it for its civility and mantras of peace. Others will forever hold a grudge against Thoreau for his dogged commitment to peace. Either way, Thoreau’s solution was born of
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The pain I feel for those my generation lost is
The sequence of events of 25th June 2024 fails me.
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