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Ink Sessions

Months, one story at a time.

First-Person

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Limbo

Nov 1, 2026

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2 min read

Limbo

While it seems the rest of the world is busy counting its wins and gearing up for a grand finale, I am still awake, counting my losses. They have begun to overwhelm me. They are starting to feel unbearable, and not many things are unbearable to me.

Juma Reagan
Juma Reagan

Ink Sessions

Epilogue

Dec 31, 2025

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1 min read

Epilogue

If you made it this far you’re a real one. I hope the year was kind to you.

Juma Reagan
Juma Reagan

First-Person

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Mae E Polo

Dec 30, 2025

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5 min read

Mae E Polo

The music of our land.

Juma Reagan
Juma Reagan

Ink Sessions

Same Old, Same Old

Dec 29, 2025

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1 min read

Same Old, Same Old

The calendar flips, but my habits come with me. I carry them on my back into the new year, unmoved by my resolutions, untouched by my celebrations. They do not respond to motivation or champagne.

Juma Reagan
Juma Reagan

First-Person

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Rading’

Dec 28, 2025

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5 min read

Rading’

What fun, weird, or memorable moments did 2025 bring? Did you meet someone from Chad? Did a crab bite your small toe?

Juma Reagan
Juma Reagan

First-Person

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Snow? In Karachuonyo??

Dec 27, 2025

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2 min read

Snow? In Karachuonyo??

We were standing at the exact point where most of the area’s trade changed hands. An abandoned well sat at a junction linking Otaro to a narrow dirt road.

Juma Reagan
Juma Reagan

Ink Sessions

12 Pairs Of Boxers

Dec 26, 2025

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1 min read

12 Pairs Of Boxers

I honestly don’t know... when is enough enough?

Juma Reagan
Juma Reagan

Ink Sessions

Mistletoe

Dec 25, 2025

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1 min read

Mistletoe

Merry Christmas!

Juma Reagan
Juma Reagan

Ink Sessions

New Kid On The Block

Dec 24, 2025

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3 min read

New Kid On The Block

Being new brings the illusion that there is a manual everyone else received except you. Sometimes it means being invisible. Other times it means being painfully visible. You make mistakes that feel bigger than they actually are.

Juma Reagan
Juma Reagan

Ink Sessions

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The Devil Wears Akala

Dec 23, 2025

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1 min read

The Devil Wears Akala

I have never liked these men. Men that seemed to know how to read the movement of the sun, arriving precisely when it was lunchtime, especially on ceremonious days.

Juma Reagan
Juma Reagan

First-Person

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The Lazy Article

Dec 22, 2025

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1 min read

The Lazy Article

You’ll probably read this while I’m deep in Luo land, inhaling the scent of hot dung at dawn. But don’t worry, I’ll be sniffing it with satisfaction. Fulfilled that I wrote something. I’m allowed to sniff anything, because I’ve done my part.

Juma Reagan
Juma Reagan

Letters & Lovers

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Letters to Cheptolo, II: Lady Santa

Dec 21, 2025

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2 min read

Letters to Cheptolo, II: Lady Santa

Lady Santa visited me the other day. She brought me an early Christmas present and promised me a book early next year. I cannot wait.

Juma Reagan
Juma Reagan

Ink Sessions

Garbage In, Garbage Out

Dec 20, 2025

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1 min read

Garbage In, Garbage Out

It’s a cruel quirk of the mind, that as new memories are formed by daily living, the old ones thin and fade until they are nearly gone.

Juma Reagan
Juma Reagan

Ink Sessions

You Silly Goose

Dec 19, 2025

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2 min read

You Silly Goose

"You naughty girl, no presents for you."

Juma Reagan
Juma Reagan

Ink Sessions

Don’t Forget to Eat

Dec 18, 2025

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1 min read

Don’t Forget to Eat

If there’s anything I love about grandparents, it’s that they might treat their own children like adversaries, but never their grandchildren. We are their final flicker of hope.

Juma Reagan
Juma Reagan

Ink Sessions

Who Let The Dogs Out?

Dec 17, 2025

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1 min read

Who Let The Dogs Out?

I've always been a dog person, but not all dogs.

Juma Reagan
Juma Reagan

First-Person

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2014

Dec 16, 2025

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2 min read

2014

When 'Better Man' dropped, your primary school crush was the first person to tell you about it, and the two of you sang it along the railway tracks like the hopeless romantics you were. Good times. Good music.

Juma Reagan
Juma Reagan

Ink Sessions

You Got A Minute?

Dec 15, 2025

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1 min read

You Got A Minute?

I don’t normally do this. If I’m disturbing you, I apologize.

Juma Reagan
Juma Reagan

Letters & Lovers

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Middlemen Letters

Dec 14, 2025

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3 min read

Middlemen Letters

Her message was simple and didn’t require paper. She wanted to focus on her studies. God, haven’t I heard that a lot over the years!

Juma Reagan
Juma Reagan

Ink Sessions

The Colour Of My Eyes

Dec 13, 2025

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1 min read

The Colour Of My Eyes

“You have your father’s eyes, but your mother’s soul.”

Juma Reagan
Juma Reagan

Ink Sessions

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F.R.I.D.A.Y.

Dec 12, 2025

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1 min read

F.R.I.D.A.Y.

*Claps hands* "Wake up, daddy's home!" "Welcome home, sir"

Juma Reagan
Juma Reagan

Ink Sessions

Wars, And Rumours Of Wars

Dec 11, 2025

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3 min read

Wars, And Rumours Of Wars

Now we see clearly what humans are capable of doing to one another. When reason is thrown to the dogs we become indistinguishable from wild animals. Perhaps even worse.

Juma Reagan
Juma Reagan

Ink Sessions

Wednesday

Dec 10, 2025

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2 min read

Wednesday

If you’re going to cheat on me, at least don’t do it on a Wednesday.

Juma Reagan
Juma Reagan

Ink Sessions

Summer Bunny

Dec 9, 2025

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2 min read

Summer Bunny

The summer bunnies have already landed, flooding social media with their “local” partners, hopping around Westlands and Diani, repeating their holy mantra: “Kenya hasn’t changed since last time.”

Juma Reagan
Juma Reagan

Stanzas

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Early-Bird Propaganda

Dec 8, 2025

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2 min read

Early-Bird Propaganda

Matatu touts are especially loud in the morning; their breath are a fierce sermon on the sins of this rat race. Or maybe is it that I am simply not a morning person? I am not a night owl either.

Juma Reagan
Juma Reagan
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