Sophia Ngugi

Women, hair politics and choices!

A woman who cuts her hair is about to change her life – Coco Chanel. Marvelous things happen in the bathroom! Whether taking a shower or in a bathtub or using a basin, it is the one place where there is a high likelihood (likelihood 😊) of being alone in your thoughts. Many of us read and check phones while inContinue reading “Women, hair politics and choices!”

The girl that I knew

She was only 13 Or maybe she was or 12, or 14 or 15 years old It does not matter, Oh it matters She was a child I knew her as a class mate. An older girl, I thought. Sometimes I admired the older girls They seemed to have more confidence Or maybe not TishalaContinue reading “The girl that I knew”

Her tomorrow, brighter than today

I quickly looked up from my phone to meet the deep gaze of this young girl. She hesitated at the door, then stepped in. Uncertain but bold steps. She looked fearful. She must have wondered why she had been summoned to the head teacher’s office. I saw myself in her. I saw many girls thatContinue reading “Her tomorrow, brighter than today”

TIRED. I am tired.

“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former”. Albert Einstein I am so tired. For quite some time I have not blogged. Blogging helps me unwind and it does not mean there have not been many things I want to unwind on. In fact, there hasContinue reading “TIRED. I am tired.”

From a distance

“From a distance, the world looks blue and green and the snow-capped mountains white…. From a distance, you look like my friend, Even though we are at war…” So the words of the (once) popular song go. I have mixed feelings about traveling by air, sometimes I wish that there are options for flying andContinue reading “From a distance”

Village musings 2: Minding each other’s business

“A man who calls his kinsmen to a feast does not do so to save them from starving. They all have food in their own homes. When we gather together in the moonlit village ground it is not because of the moon. Every man can see it in his own compound. We come together becauseContinue reading “Village musings 2: Minding each other’s business”