Storyzfromyhair

Lucie

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Originally a blog littered with short stories, poetry and random commentary, Storyzfromyhair has evolved into a writer’s lounge; A space where we kick back and talk about writing ; a book , short story or screenplay you name it - it’s all about the writing process and how we get things done - We won’t gloss over it, we will tell it like it is!

09/09/2022

Rudo Manyere - 3:15AM and Other Stories

Rudo D Manyere, is the debut author of 3:15 am and other stories, an aspiring screenwriter and reviewer of African literature on her youtube page "what's Rudo Reading?' Her writing has graced some popular magazines like 263 Africa Magazine and Afrobloggers. Rudo took the time to sit with us on the creative lounge and talk about the inspiration behind her first book; The research and editing process to the final product. Tune in !

36 min
08/26/2022

Momanyi Osoro - A Stranger; Symbols of Transformation

'My first memory of writing dates back to when I was 7 years old...' is the opening to Momanyi's preface in his debut anthology A Stranger; Symbols of Transformation. This is a collection of life, discovery, growth and of the art of storytelling brought to us by a young Kenyan author with big dreams and the potential for much literary success to come. Listen to him as we chat about his debut book, writing and the future on this episode of the Short and Sweet series; Storyzfromyhair podcast.

29 min
08/25/2022

Mugabi Byenkya - Dear Philomena

Mugabi Byenkya is an award-winning writer poet and rapper, based in Kampala Uganda. He was longlisted for the Babishai Niwe Poetry award in 2015 and has had his poetry and comics published in well known publications like Carte Blanche, Skin Deep and Best Canadian Poetry among others. He is an extraordinary young man that has wrestled with two strokes, loss of a father at a young age but has continued to pursue his passion ;to be an author. Dear Philomena is Mugabi at his most vulnerable. This amazing work has helped others heal through their own pain as Mugabi literally wrestles with his demons, page after page. Inspiring, raw and beautiful... Dear Philomena gives you more than a sneak peek into the writer but a tremendous revelation of your own personal struggles.

42 min
08/25/2022

Chimeka Garricks - A Broken People's Playlist

A Broken People's Playlist is a short story Anthology by Chimeka Garricks, a writer and lawyer with a distinctly engaging writing style. We talked about his writing experience, especially with the anthology and his upcoming works. Listen to the interview on Storyzfromyhair podcast

30 min
07/13/2022

Toni Kan - Nights of the Creaking Bed

Season 4’s series dubbed Short and Sweet as the Creative Lounge hosts writers that have penned short story anthologies. I caught up with Toni Kan , a born writer who has penned more than twenty books, a PR specialist and an editor as well. Listen to him speak about writing generally and his love for words! Welcome to season 4

28 min
06/16/2022

Kuku - Nearly all the Men in Lagos are Mad

Season 3's final episode of First of Firsts, takes us to Nigeria, where the Creative Lounge is graced with the presence of Damilare Kuku, an actress (have you watched Volcano, Dysfunction and 5:55?) and debut writer of Nearly All the Men in Lagos are Mad. A short story anthology that navigates the dating world in Lagos. The stories are poignant, sensual, heartbreaking, oh so raw and captivating. Tune in as we look at her inspiration, mentorship and who Damilare is behind her bold first book.

36 min
05/02/2022

Chihandae - The World Is Ours

This is season 3’s special edition of the Storyzfromyhair Podcast. Special because I (the host of the podcast) have a book launch party on the 24th of April. In anticipation of the D-DAY, I took the time to chat with my Advanced Review Copy Readers About the book. Dorothie Ayebazibwe, Rachel Kizza, Dave Ndyanabo and Troy Durman sit me down for a heart to heart on writing generally and The World Is Ours. It's always interesting for me to be on the side of the interviewee and I have had a marvellous time exploring what it means to pen this huge novel that spans three decades and is set in four different countries; matched with unlikely memorable characters. I talk about the genesis of The World Is Ours; we delve into character development, setting, scenes, the motives, high points and low points of the book. If you have not read it and want to wait, then don't listen to the podcast till after the launch...but if you can't wait and are itching to eavesdrop on snippets of it just to whet your reading palette, by all means be our guest, listen in...the creative lounge is open!

1h 16m
03/04/2022

Makala - The Color of Promise

Charlotte Makala is young enterprising creativity who released her debut poetry collection, 'the Color of Promise in 2017, a collection of poetry that's both intimate and inspiring; poems of life as a wholesome journey of becoming through observation and experience. Charlotte, who is also an actress and scriptwriter, sits with us in the Creative lounge to speak about her book and her love for poetry. Tune in for more!

34 min

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Originally a blog littered with short stories, poetry and random commentary, Storyzfromyhair has evolved into a writer’s lounge; A space where we kick back and talk about writing ; a book , short story or screenplay you name it - it’s all about the writing process and how we get things done - We won’t gloss over it, we will tell it like it is!

Creator

Lucie
Years Active

2020 - 2022
Episodes

38
Rating

Clean
Copyright

© Lucie
Show Website

Storyzfromyhair