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Tag: water

Africa, Nature

De-Nile, and other Ugandan States

April 24, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

Last week, I visited friends in Jinja “Source of the Nile” Uganda and stayed with them at the lodge they manage. Between playing sharks and […]

Africa, Nature

Other Words for Turquoise

May 15, 2015May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

Over the last week, I have been struggling to find other words for what has always been one of my favorite colors: turquoise. As I […]

Africa, Nature, Poetry & Fiction

Before the Rains

March 23, 2015May 22, 2020 Toby 1 min read

*** We are at the very edge of the rainy season here in Kenya… This is what it feels like. (All photos taken yesterday at […]

Africa

The Dhow

February 17, 2015May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

[The following is an adaptation of a piece I recently published at elephant journal, “Facing Fear in Handstand.” Or maybe the piece in elephant is […]

Africa, Poetry & Fiction

That Sand in your Toes Feeling

January 16, 2015May 22, 2020 Toby 1 min read

Today was a gorgeous day at Diani Beach. For the first time in a long time, I felt poetry pushing at my fingertips. I hope […]

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