What is the writer’s responsibility in an age of fear, silence and political discomfort? Philip Matogo reviews Godwin Muwanguzi’s provocative 2026 handbook, which places Ugandan protest literature within a longer tradition of writers using language to confront power.
A wife issues a “modest warning” to the man she loves: leadership without responsibility and respect will not make a home. His unapologetically traditional response turns the exchange into a sharp confrontation over love, gender, dignity and authority.
Daniel Asaba finally crosses the line between caution and love, arriving at Amara’s home late at night despite the threats following him. But as the two confront the danger surrounding their forbidden relationship, a familiar voice sounds outside the door: Koru has arrived.
Through fire, ruins and an unexpected encounter with the devil, Asha Mirriam explores what remains after abandonment and suffering—and the quiet, defiant strength of becoming something the fire can no longer burn.
Through Evania's grief after miscarriage, Lorna Bees reflects on loss, motherhood, unrealized dreams and the difficult journey toward healing—while gently reminding us that motherhood, love and restoration can take many forms.
A playful invitation to eat, drink, dance and escape into freedom, Eat, Drink and Be Merry uses the image of a butterfly to explore companionship, healing, self-care and the simple pleasure of feeling alive.
What does love look, sound, feel, smell and taste like? In At Last, Lorna Bees finds love in warm eyes, gentle laughter, embracing arms and the small sensory moments that make happiness feel real.
Through the innocent hopes of a miner in the Rupa Hills, Dickson Mukisa reflects on labour, love and a man's desire to find dignity in providing for the woman he loves and fulfilling the hopes of his family.
From arriving at King’s College Budo in 1991 and finishing at the bottom of his class to returning decades later as Guest of Honour at the launch of a student poetry anthology, the writer reflects on Budo's enduring culture of intellect, wit and words—and the freedom of expression found in free verse.
Daniel Asaba has neither wealth nor privilege—only ambition, courage and a love for a woman whose world refuses to accept him. As opposition to their relationship grows darker, Daniel must decide whether Amara is worth crossing a line he has been warned never to cross.
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