Its been a long time coming.  I still have not come to full terms with the idea. I hope, in terms of future things, coming back will be on the table. In a few short weeks I will be leaving East Africa.

Lately I have been trying to play with contrasts. White highlights on a dark fields of nothingness. The images can be very striking although at times they feel like they are missing something. Metaphor

There was a time I traveled around South Sudan living out of tents. I used buckets, basins, jerrycans to shower, wash, and filter clean water. I often paid someone to go and collect for me from someplace

I miss having a bike. I like to think that if I had one and used it to ride around town all the time, it would have helped me to keep the bulge at bay. So I am fat cause I don't have a bike. On the other

It was hot. Stepping out of the ship on to the boiling surface of this moon was overwhelming. In that space between the land and sky, the horizon pulsated in waves of heat. The Astronaut made his way towards

A fire is burning My youngest son is growing up to be a bit of a geek when it comes to superheroes. His favorite character at the moment is "The Flash".  Since we don't have much access to actual

I'm average. I grew up with the impression that I might be more than average, but I have realized I'm not. I might even be a little bit below average. I doodle and try to convince people it is art. They

The end of the year has snuck right up on us. Only one month to go before we shed tears for 2017 and open our arms wide for 2018. I live in Kenya. Since August this country has been on a standstill. It