[zilla_likes] Two dozen years hasn’t felt like much. My whole life has been in school. And I haven’t really ‘lived’. And by that I mean, I haven’t had my chunk of high stakes responsibilities or enough experiences to warrant living. There’s too many unchecked boxes. Too many interests I want to pursue, that I believe […]
The Mouse on the Wheel
[zilla_likes] I haven’t written a creative article in months. I was ashamed at first, couldn’t even look myself in the mirror. I was ashamed that me, who’d called myself a writer, hadn’t churned out something creative in over six months. I did try though. I wrote a few stuff that now sit deserted in the […]
A dog and a city
[zilla_likes] I hope in the near future when life has been good to me, preferably before I’m 30 (God are you hearing this?), I will enjoy life the ideal way I’ve always imagined – me, a bit of money to splurge and a dog. I’d get this dog. He would be my partner in crime […]
Someone take our phones away, we’re dying
[zilla_likes] There was a video recently doing rounds on Twitter of a man hacking another man to death. Somewhere in Western Kenya, a man allegedly stole another man’s chicken and the repercussions of that decision were documented in what is the most disturbing clip I have watched on the internet. The alleged thief was near-dead; […]
Everything Will Be Okay
[zilla_likes] A glistening bottle of Gilbeys Gin sits at the center of the table. On one side of the table is Jamo, my colleague from work, on the other is me. Our glasses sit empty before us, we’ve just had a shot. I’m buzzed. We are at an army mess. Everything is half price here. […]