Double the wisdom
…I laughed, but it was true. I do occupy many roles, sometimes at the same time. I am working on saying no when I see that I cannot show up the way I’d like to, because some days, the choice seems to be between the impossibility of showing up 100% for each one or not at all for any of them––which I know I don’t want.
What I am able to do
…tucked into those stories of mothers who came where promises of a physical agony unfathomable, if not unbearable, survived only because the alternative was death.
The Delicious Delights of Being Wrong
I have been retelling a story from my childhood recently, the details expand each time I revisit it, or my memory locates something new.
To Keep for Tomorrow: Lessons in Generosity
In the opening proverb, the speaker reframes giving not as a representation of loss but as a promise of something more. As proverbs are, the meaning of this one is reader-dependent. For me, this is where the truth lies–
Wisdom from the ant hill
…for many, unless they knock on the door wearing their best prose, an answer will never come. The masterclass, for me, is a space for growth not just for the authors we have published but also for those who hoped to one day call Ubwali home.
Where we are, Where we are going
A year ago, the idea of this magazine started to morph from a long-time private haunting to a public manifestation that you now know as Ubwali Literary Magazine. To keep myself accountable for the execution,
On Gratitude
…few great things are achieved in solitude, even in the small things, we need help.
