Iloti MutokaSucker for PainPain reminds you, that you’re here, that you feel, that you’re alive, that you mean something. The flip of this, of course, is that this…Aug 21, 2018Aug 21, 2018
Iloti MutokaWitchingThe middle of the night, it seemed to him, was the best time. And that was not good, because he felt like he was only worthy of emerging…Aug 10, 2018Aug 10, 2018
Iloti MutokaMy Dad and II met my dad 30 years ago. I was two, and he was, well, as most dads are, larger than life, bestriding the living room like a colossus. Of…Jul 15, 2018Jul 15, 2018
Iloti MutokaBye Facebook. Forever. See you in an hour.You know what I mean. You’ve gotten tired of one in every three posts on fb being a friend showing off. The other is your significant…May 23, 2018May 23, 2018
Iloti MutokaTwo Worlds (No Home)The lament of the half caste. We use that word here to mean someone of two or more distinct heritages. Be you of two nationalities, races…May 16, 2016May 16, 2016
Iloti MutokaForeigner SwaggerFirst he was confused. They had locked eyes at the counter of the Java, him all confused and she all a fluster. The crackling was due, in…May 13, 2016May 13, 2016
Iloti MutokaThe WellIn the darkness, it feels like flight. The wind rushes past your face, arms splayed out, a sensation of freedom. Hurtling in the night…May 13, 2016May 13, 2016
Iloti MutokaMorning RushIt is drizzling. It looks like the kind of mist that hangs over those forests in Rwanda. Where the gorillas live. I sit up and hear the…May 11, 2016May 11, 2016
Iloti MutokaMaybe I am stuck in a time warp.And then Amel begins to speak to me.Apr 17, 2016Apr 17, 2016
Iloti MutokaBoryarsky waved at us impatiently, still with that seemingly indelible smile creasing his face.We had been choppered in five days earlier, our expedition finished. Six days with Erik, and Stath and the rest of the huskies had me…Apr 17, 2016Apr 17, 2016
