the writing
i had one question. this is what happened.
Essays on language, grief, culture and public life - written from Nairobi, with no obligation to behave once they leave.
four ways in
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- language and powerI'm Kenyan. I Don't Write Like ChatGPT. ChatGPT Writes Like Me.the defining essay - on Kenyan English, colonial education, and who gets to sound human.
- grief and memoryI just realised that adulthood is a never-ending exercise in grief management.three RIP posts before morning tea, a father, a school uniform, and grief as the work of repair.
- culture and workThe Showman's Proof.what one Nairobi residency revealed about the invisible labour that lets culture become infrastructure.
- public lifeThe Pan-Africanism of it all.a visiting president, a borrowed politics, and the people required to remember what the room would rather forget.
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- culture and workA Eulogy for Fable 5 and Mythos 5. Cause of Death: Being Too Useful.
- public lifeThe Pan-Africanism of it all.
- culture and workThe Showman's Proof.
- grief and memoryI just realised that adulthood is a never-ending exercise in grief management.
- culture and workI think I hate content.
- public lifeOn Raila Odinga: This will be... complex.
- public lifeDear bible-knowing people: I need your help.
- public lifeCharlie Kirk said many things. So many things.
- culture and workI reviewed the last 4 years of Apple Events. Guess what.
- language and powerThe Professional Armour.
- language and powerIt started with one elegant word: ‘Jidishi.’
- language and powerI'm Kenyan. I Don't Write Like ChatGPT. ChatGPT Writes Like Me.
- culture and work"members only."
- grief and memoryMy brain is broken.
- grief and memoryHappy New Year?
- grief and memoryIt's been a year.
- grief and memoryGrief is really, truly not a straight line.
- public life#BreakTheBias, Chapter 1: "But what did she do?"
- culture and workThe Nokia T20: The essence of functionality - and my new portable office.
- public lifeToday in gaslighting...
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