Tag: history

• When Personal Liberty Negates the Collective

  Earlier today, as I drove for an appointment, a motorbike taxi rider abruptly stopped in the middle of the road to drop off his passenger.  As they were less than 10 metres ahead of me, I hooted, alerting the car following close behind me, as well as the rider, thinking the rider could have simply…

  Warm Breeze Bliss!

  November 13, 2025

  short stories

  democracy, history, news

• Captive

  The air tasting salty and thick with moisture, made it harder to swallow. Her breathing more laboured, as she came to. Aida clung to her mother’s still, warm body in the forest. Her eyes searching the early morning mist as her wrist chains clattered.

  Warm Breeze Bliss!

  April 28, 2015

  Growing Up African, historical fiction

  captivity, courage, fiction, history, life, slavery