Beast

There are stories that cause asphyxia, which explains my long interruption in blogging. That and my wonderfully consuming new position at work - in Litigation, where no two days are ever the same; where daydreams (and plot sketches) pale in comparison to the real life cases at hand. But the beast of a story I am working on...
it is criss-crossing my mind, weaving tracks, revealing truths, moving me on. I look forward to the end, coming up soon, I can feel it.

Siku njema,

Mama Shujaa

Comments

  1. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2010 at 7:18 AM

    Your readers are looking forward to it!

    Judy

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  2. CeeOctober 4, 2010 at 11:24 AM

    Was wondering where you disappeared to....We'll be waiting for the story

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  3. Sarah LaurenceOctober 6, 2010 at 3:09 PM

    Welcome back! I was just starting to worry about you, but it sounds like good things are keeping you busy.

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  4. Hana Njau-OkoloOctober 7, 2010 at 2:49 PM

    Thanks for the comments Judy, Cee and Sarah.

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  5. A Cuban In LondonOctober 8, 2010 at 4:19 AM

    Take care, dear. I'm already looking forward to your story.

    Greetings from London.

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  6. Shiko-MsaOctober 21, 2010 at 5:03 AM

    All's well that will end well. All the best Mama shujaa.

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