Stories That Hit Different

Real Nairobi life — the hustle, the heartbreak, the 2am decisions that make good stories later. A decade of figuring out career, relationships, and money, one dispatch at a time.

Mark Maish

Adulting101

STORYTELLER UNLEASHED

Do you sometimes look back at your life and get shocked by how your life has turned out? It almost feels like a Nigerian…

The Underboss

As the clock ticks closer to 1:00 pm, the room falls silent. Fifty-seven more seconds. There is a palpable sense of panic. All staff…

THE WOUNDED MAN

Several weeks after ghosting Luciana you find yourself in Mombasa for a series of meetings with potential clients. One of them would like you…

IF I DIE TONIGHT

I am sitting on the edge of a balcony with both feet dangling out into the darkness. Eyes fixated on the smartphone screen. Waiting…

Quarter-life Crisis

Reality hits you really hard when you turn 25. You realize that you have lived for a freaking quarter century yet have nothing to…

Explore All Adulting101 Stories →

#TheBrokeBillionaire

Lessons From Adversity

A couple of days ago I had the good fortune of hosting the fifth edition of Kenya Entrepreneurs’ Conference on Trade & Development, which…

Smashing The Limits

I work with this tall, pretty and quiet mami called Sylvia. A true fitness freak. She recently introduced me to a group dubbed Run,…

Explore All #TheBrokeBillionaire Stories →

Lifestyle

The African Charmer

I squint at my wristwatch trying to read the time in the dimly lit joint. 10:23pm. I glance at my buddy sitting across the…

PARTY TURN INTO NIGHTMARE

December fever has caught up with Nairobians as thousands prepare to leave the city next week for their rural homes, Naivasha or Mombasa for…

FEMME FATALE

I check my watch for the umpteenth time. It is 10:45 pm on a Friday night, I am crashing a birthday party at some…

MISS OFFICER

The journey through boyhood is littered with a myriad of challenges especially if you do not have an elder male to guide you through…

LUCIANA

It’s on a Thursday night, you are attending a launch at a swanky hotel in Westlands, Nairobi. A woman is making a presentation about…

Devious Campus Lass

On several occasions, I have been accused of being snobbish, indifferent and unenthusiastic especially when it comes to pursuing romantic relations with ladies who…

Explore All Lifestyle Stories →