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not trying to get by; i'm trying to get free (Mereba, 2019)

[💛 @gathonii_]

"talking to some people is like talking to a toilet."
-audre lorde

[† 𝙲𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚛 𝙷𝚞𝚡𝚝𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 † @purehijabey]

please celebrate with me. i came out to my dad as a transfemme who intends to medically transition in the foreseeable future, and he said, and i quote: “ke go amogetse go tloga peleging ya gago, gankitla ke tlogela. le gone ga o tlhoke kamogelo ya me. fetola bong, boitumelo jwa gago bo botlhoka. e fela nna ke santse ke tlile go go tshegetsa goitlhela losong lwa me” (translation below)

[💛 @gathonii_]

good morning, have you read mantrum theory 😊

[💛 @gathonii_]

Mantrum Theory:
On gatekeepers like Troy Onyango, the ecosystems that support them, and the archives of [our] anger

https://t.co/L5g20dFQw4

[💛 @gathonii_]

i have indeed revived an account out of its 6 year dormancy to remind everyone that troy onyango should not have any control over your story because as recently as 2024 — https://t.co/8rCOPHDGU8

[💛 @gathonii_]

this tweet especially goes out to those who think i have been “held hostage” by an 8-year-old beef, but would conveniently like to erase Shayera’s story out of their analysis. eat rocks and stay mad ☀️

[💛 @gathonii_]

i have indeed revived an account out of its 6 year dormancy to remind everyone that troy onyango should not have any control over your story because as recently as 2024 — https://t.co/8rCOPHDGU8

[💛 @gathonii_]

good morning, have you read mantrum theory 😊

[💛 @gathonii_]

Mantrum Theory:
On gatekeepers like Troy Onyango, the ecosystems that support them, and the archives of [our] anger

https://t.co/L5g20dFQw4

[💛 @gathonii_]

Mantrum Theory:
On gatekeepers like Troy Onyango, the ecosystems that support them, and the archives of [our] anger

https://t.co/L5g20dGolC

[💛 @gathonii_]

Mantrum Theory:
On gatekeepers like Troy Onyango, the ecosystems that support them, and the archives of [our] anger

https://t.co/L5g20dFQw4

[💛 @gathonii_]

Kenyan literary collectives STAY being fucked over by that guy in the team who lies through his teeth, hates womxn and throws people under the bus in the name of “ambition.” That guy is especially insufferable when he has a legal background.

[💛 @gathonii_]

Mantrum Theory:
On gatekeepers like Troy Onyango, the ecosystems that support them, and the archives of [our] anger

https://t.co/L5g20dGolC

[💛 @gathonii_]

@KenyaAirways My flight to Lusaka was cancelled and you had all my contact details but didn’t send any notifications. Your staff let me get until the boarding gate where one of at least 10 other passengers who weren’t notified either told me it was cancelled. Delete this tweet.

[💛 @gathonii_]

today was hard

[Archive Amabali Wethu @ThearchiveA]

Today we're encouraged by @ClioMarley_ to deeply consider and imagine, in our endeavors to eradicate gender-based violence and patriarchy, decolonized concepts of gender identity and sexuality. We must own our narratives.

Our stories for a non-violent future...♥️✊🏾

[💛 @gathonii_]

@bintiM mute kipchoge’s video and play Nyash’s song in a different tab

[ndinda kioko @ndinda_]

I'm really happy for farmers in Kangundo who are freeing themselves of this colonial plant, coffee, to pursue other farming interests. As someone raised in one of those coffee farms I have no nice stories about coffee farming

[ndinda kioko @ndinda_]

Some bodaboda riders in Tala were catcalling me and when I turned, they realised they had been catcalling their former high school English teacher. Anyway, I've never seen men scatter that fast.

[ndinda kioko @ndinda_]

If you are in Nairobi and looking for a writing community or interested in a writing workshop, peep this. I was lucky enough to hang out in Makena's class this weekend + talk about my work, and what a treat! (application deadline is 30th Nov 2019, not 2020)