The Musings of an African Writer
It is official. Time to unsheath our glorious Geekness and conquer the world. Break out the RPGs and grab your LARPing gear. Things are about to get nerdy. In spite of the Victorian era definition, being a geek is all about skill and ability (minus the biting off heads thing). We innovate, problem solve and …
In the complicated humdrum of the digital age, simplicity is foreign. With everything getting even better updates, what worked before is quickly rendered useless. Slowly we are complicating life and ourselves in the process. It’s time to slow down, go back to the basics, and keep it simple. As writers, the one thing that draws …
Do you like having fish in your swimming pool? Then you probably would have enjoyed taking a dip in the ancient roman emperor’s bath. Depending on how open-minded you were, fish wouldn’t be the only thing grazing your nethers. Roman kinks aside, however, swimming pools have been around for quite some time. In fact, in …
It is no secret that cats rule the world. In which case, kittens must rule the entire galaxy. These furry little balls of cuteness with their pink paws and meowing are our Achilles heel. This is why humanity has domesticated felines for more than 10,000 years. During this time, civilizations such as Ancient Egypt have …
In the beginning, cave dwellers relied on clothes more for protection from the elements than for fashion. Now, clothing has gone far beyond this to reflect one’s style, self-expression, and art. Englishman Charles Frederick Worth’s House of Worth began the era of modern fashion design in Paris in 1826. No wonder names like Christian Dior, …
William Higinbotham invented the first video game in 1958. The ping-pong-like game called Tennis for Two debuted at the Brookhaven National Laboratory on a large analog computer. Fast forward to 2022 and we’ve replaced Tennis for Two with virtual reality and scaring the shit out of our pets. Pac-man, Super Mario Bros, Tetris, SimCity, all …
The truth might hurt sometimes. That’s why a little white lie goes a long way in making a loved one feel better about themselves. Granted it could also spill over into two, perhaps even 200 lies, which is about the average according to a book by M. Hirsch Goldberg. If these statistics are anything to …
Are you fond of kissing? Maybe the occasional gentle peck on the cheek? Perhaps a friendly light brush on the forehead is more your style. Then again, why don’t we just go all out with a big old sloppy wet one? Whatever your flight of fancy, today is all about canoodling. Time for our characters …
They punch they slap, they hit they kick, But all the while you sniffle you think,
Mrs. Makaka boasted of being the cleanest head cook House Lanka had ever seen. Deep down in the dressed stone walls and spotless floors of the kitchen, she brooded over the greasy pots. Pascal, the second footman, was off nursing a terrible case of athlete’s foot and Miss Ng’ang’a was a no show as always. …