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Valentine’s Blues

by Gladwell Pamba // February 21, 2020 // 4 Comments
Even as we told ourselves that Valentine’s Day is a day like any other; a day like Thursday when it rains out of the blues, a hot Tuesday that makes the foundation on our faces shine like mirrors, or a... Continue reading →

Leaving Nothing Behind.

by Gladwell Pamba // September 7, 2018 // 11 Comments
When he said I was light like a grain of maize – forgive my extreme exaggeration, but matters love, let me prosper- and that he could run with me, I instantly started floating on air. I send him the blushing... Continue reading →

What’s My Name?

by Gladwell Pamba // August 15, 2018 // 6 Comments
Unfortunately among the top five dangerous types of men to avoid, lie the gym instructors or gym enthusiasts. Smooth operators. While many people will have scathing comments about your body weight, especially some spouses and colleagues whose other major job... Continue reading →

This Going And Coming

by Gladwell Pamba // November 17, 2017 // 7 Comments
I stood awkwardly at the waiting lounge, and soon, was pacing the room impatiently. She was coming home. Her plane was to touch down at 8 pm. She would be here in a few minutes which now seemed like a... Continue reading →

For Glen.

by Gladwell Pamba // October 23, 2017 // 6 Comments
I loved Glen. Maybe it was because he was the first man who took me down the oven hot coast. It was my first time on a plane too. He squeezed my hand in his. He always did that when... Continue reading →

Papa, I love your daughter 2

by Gladwell Pamba // May 24, 2017 // 3 Comments
Papa Luchera stood up and cleared the throat. He looked around at every person in the room. His face remains emotionless. Finally he speaks audibly mincing his words, “Let me tell a story. Naswa here has always been a curious... Continue reading →

Papa, I love your daughter

by Gladwell Pamba // May 9, 2017 // 8 Comments
I stood khwitiki-ii (behind the house), craning my neck, looking beyond Papa Juma’s cowshed. The sun was now opening its eyes with vibrancy, ready to look at everything below it. Its rays shore through the holes in my father’s house.... Continue reading →

Your Boyfriend Is Walking Towards Me -2

by Gladwell Pamba // March 29, 2017 // 6 Comments
Have you ever seen a child who has done something wrong? Everything about them betrays them; from the way they blink to the way their lips move. Even the breathing pattern is questionable. And their tiny movements too raise eyebrows.... Continue reading →

Your Boyfriend Is Walking Towards Me

by Gladwell Pamba // March 22, 2017 // 17 Comments
“How do you like it?” He asks. He catches me off guard. “Umm… what do you mean?” “How do you like it?” “I don’t understand.” I lie, now blushing through the phone, checking if anyone was reading my texts. Sometimes... Continue reading →

Condom o’clock

by Gladwell Pamba // February 16, 2017 // 7 Comments
Why weren’t we born animals? Dogs, cows, bears, toads, snake? Do they have special days? Hay days, are they special? When a cow is de-ticked, is that its best day? Is that its pedicure? Does a dog look at guests... Continue reading →

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