I. Creation A soul such as mine am I such a thing to be so markedly special in a world indifferent and cruel. I chased a light shooting up toward the heaven and was bathed in the dying glow of a sleeping sunset. A ray so pure and straight it sprung from the ocean like … Continue reading Tell your children to abandon their names
Survival
The things which ask the biggest questions of me
It seems that I may be starting to develop an annual habit roundabout this time of year, which makes me contemplate in broad strokes “what I’m doing with my life”. Whilst I am up for reflection, I’m not overly fond of doing this as an annual event so to speak. It suggests that I have … Continue reading The things which ask the biggest questions of me
Differences Matter
The last few years have been characterised by frequent and intense spectacle, particularly for those of us who have been based in institutions of higher learning. In sharp contrast, the year 2018 – at least on a personal front – has not only taken the form of a fizzling and hollowing out character; instead, it … Continue reading Differences Matter
Are you on track?
The last time I answered that question, almost a year ago, I told my bursar that I would be graduating at the end of 2017 or early 2018 depending on how the university academic calendar would be structured. I also indicated that the effective date of my joining Ernst and Young (EY – the bursar/firm … Continue reading Are you on track?
Returns and Dislocation
“The motif of the African “been-to” as a failed bohemian “revolutionary” appeared earlier in Armah’s Fragments. We remember that in this novel, Baako, unlike other “been-tos” returned home wearing jeans, and carrying a guitar and a typewriter as sole luggage. Right from the beginning, he isolated himself from his community, which reproached him the fact … Continue reading Returns and Dislocation
Protected: Language and Silence: The Memory of Forgetting
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Adrift Movement; The Dark Light of Children of Hope
Amongst the skies, it was once often rumoured that at the passing of darkness, a tiny, bright – but dark – luminous spark, hidden deep in the belly of the night, would swell into a giant light as it consumed its own surrounding darkness to greet the new day. The day was always harsh and … Continue reading Adrift Movement; The Dark Light of Children of Hope
Protected: Songs between Fathers and Forgotten Dreams
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Protected: Names UNspoken
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Simon Rakei 