Mrs.O's writing room.

Apr 11, 2014

Cherry Blossoms at night

Tidal basin

Washington Monument and the capital in the back ground

Washington Monument across the basin

Martin Luther King Jr Memorial

Mar 27, 2014

The Beautiful Chaos Of Happy Feet

I love it when I walk through the door and a little stray shoe lies in the corner.
When I can't fit my toes into my slipper because someones tiny ball rolled into the dark space to play it's own hide and seek. It bounces into the living room.

I love it when the dinning table is strewn with little toys, sometimes bent forward and other times backwards in a hap-hazard fashion.
It's the little art pieces piling on the table, the pink crayon laying forsaken on the kitchen floor. It's beautiful chaos.

I love this beautiful chaos, bursting with life. Little heart beats pump blood through little bodies. Learning, searching and exploring this vast universe without a care - sweet abandon.

Thank you Lord, I wouldn't have it any other way.

Mar 26, 2014

About

I write about people, the worlds they inhabit, and the curious business of being human. I'm a Ugandan woman whose experiences across cultures have given me plenty to observe, question, and occasionally laugh about. Through personal essays and everyday encounters, I explore culture, relationships, family, and society—the assumptions we live by and the differences that shape how we see one another. I'm also a photographer drawn to the poetry of street life and the intrigue of abstract art. For two decades, this writing room has been my space to reflect, make sense of life, and record its many turns. Come in, browse the shelves, and stay awhile. You never know what might catch your eye—or give you something to think about.