Writing on cities + tech. Contributor to @Slate @CityLab @HuffingtonPost @mailandguardian. Based in Nairobi
I stepped out of the elevator and right in front of me, on the wall, were two birds. Not just any birds, but two absolutely magnificent peacocks, the iridescent feathers of blue and green trailing behind their bodies. Even without the full-on fan of the eye-dotted feathers, these birds…
At the lakeside, we got talking
about the land, the water
one brown, one red
Hippos are fast, he said
And when they chase you
you zigzag
I want to tell you about a beautiful thing that recently happened to me. It has to do with my family and acceptance. Maybe some of you will relate.
My family is spread all over. My mother lives in Germany, my aunt in Spain, another aunt, uncle and cousins in…
From the garage
dark and calm
we slide onto the street
Music tunes behind
dust and cars inched up close
Today I sat at a table
With a vet, clerk, farmer, banker, professor
all concerned about inclusive business
Voices were low, humble, conspiratory