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Author: Paula Norah

Fly on the Wall…

Mar 5, 2024Paula NorahRant, Rants and Rambles2022 General Elections, Bomas, IEBC, kenya

I was just a fly on the wall… Leave me alone. This (leave me alone) has been my go-to phrase for everything for such a long time, it is a wonder no one has bought me a T-shirt with these words yet. You see I have seasonal phrases, and interestingly, they die out as soon…

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The things we don’t tell our parents…

Jan 15, 2024Paula NorahRants and Rambleslife, love, memories, parents, random thoughts, relationships, secrets

Our memories. They say a child starts retaining memory at the age of five. Anything before that is easily forgotten, and most things after that are retained. The good. The bad. The ugly. Whatever it is, we don’t tell our parents.

Ugali

2Kgs of Ugali… and a Happy New Year!

Jan 9, 2024Paula Norah2 CommentsPaula on Roadfood, kenya, new year, tharaka nithi, ugali

As it turns out, the one who prepared the meal was told there is a team coming and they want 2Kgs of ugali. 2Kgs of Ugali! Not beef. Ugali. I have eaten in so many hotels and never have I ever heard someone specify the amount of Ugali they will eat. Never.

Red Flags: Online Shopping Edition

May 16, 2023Paula Norah6 CommentsRantconmen, nairobi, online shopping, red flags, retail therapy

I am smart, but I got conned

BOOK REVIEW: UNPLUGGED

Jan 4, 2023Paula Norah1 CommentBook Reviewsbook review, kenya, nairobi, writers, writing

Jacob Aliet’s Unplugged is primarily set for the male audience. Timely given the emergence, prevalence, and dominance of the female world order. However, this does not exclude women from not only reading, but enjoying the book in equal measure.

House Hunting in Nairobi

Oct 20, 2022Paula NorahRanthouse hunting, kenya, nairobi, rant

I love the house we're in, but at the same time I am hooked on the romance of house-hunting Sarah Hannah There are some well established conmen in this city who have thrived solely from vulnerable people online looking to buy or rent a house. The game is always the same featuring a retired Major,…

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I Met the Future You

Aug 15, 2022Paula NorahPoems, Rants and Rambleskenya, life, nairobi, poetry, writing

“That spark you felt ignite inside you, that split-second vision that you had of yourself bright like the Sun — believe that! Believe that.” ― C. JoyBell C. I met the future you, Calm, collected, and poised, Just as you are now   I met the future you, I now know without a level of…

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Write On.

Mar 15, 2022Paula Norah1 CommentRants and Ramblesblogging, kenya, nairobi, writing

“Your little impact done with a cheerful heart that makes just one ‘sick heart’ sheds tears of joy is such a great impact! Do your bit!” ― Ernest Agyemang Yeboah It should come easily to me. Writing I mean. I’ve always done it. I find comfort in words… in reading, in writing, in listening… I…

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Tell me a Story…

Mar 12, 2022Paula NorahPoemspoems, poetry, writers, writing

Tell me a storyOf my forefathers Of my motherOf your painOf your joy Of your struggles Let me understand itTell me a storyThat can help build mineTell me a story 0

I wanted…

Mar 10, 2022Paula Norah1 CommentPoemspoems, poetry, writers, writing

I wanted to be a poet To be a master of words To live in the poems My mind in each verse But I couldn’t find my caesura, my pause And the words; they eluded me So I settled for a cause That I could control… And my mind, It’s in peace, in each piece…

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