Wanjiru Ciira

Joined February 2025

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I'm a story-teller with an interest in the human condition. I write on relationships, health, aging, parenting, travel, and fiction. I've a background in journalism - feature-writing, reporting, and investigative journalism.

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No Need to End Up Grumpy
How have you taken to your senior years? Have you embraced this season of your life? Your attitude will determine if you will grow into a grumpy senior or a sweet gran that the grandchildren always look forward to visiting.
By Wanjiru Ciira8 months ago in Lifehack
Oh, For a Peaceful Workplace
The workplace can be a minefield where you need to tread with care. You have to work with and get along with co-workers to be effective in your job.
By Wanjiru Ciira8 months ago in Lifehack
Explore Venice
Venice is a marvel. A beautiful city built on water. It's a city of bridges, gondolas, and water buses. Venice has to be seen to be believed. So, pack your bags and discover this city that stands on fossilized logs.
By Wanjiru Ciira8 months ago in Wander
Memories of Washday Adventures
Back in the day We, the children, were assigned washday chores Simple chores like hanging clothes on the clothesline But to children, no chore is simple
By Wanjiru Ciira9 months ago in Poets
Scenic Kenya
Kenya is a land of contrasts. It boasts sandy, white beaches at the coast, savannah grasslands and forests teeming with wildlife, a freshwater lake, and the Rift Valley Lakes which are a birdwatcher’s paradise.
By Wanjiru Ciira9 months ago in Wander
Unleash the Fun
Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, is perhaps the only capital city with a national park within its boundaries. Apart from viewing animals at the park, the town offers a chance to enjoy a unique, close encounter with elephants and snakes and even to adopt an elephant. The city’s mild weather allows you to visit at any time of the year.
By Wanjiru Ciira9 months ago in Wander
Friend or Foe?
Sleep, sleep Are you a friend or foe? As a sit at my laptop to write Vocal stories Why do you steal on me? With my fingers on the keyboard
By Wanjiru Ciira9 months ago in Poets
The Blue Suitcase
Wanza imagined herself at Maria’s graduation What would she wear? Maria was Wanza’s oldest A girl with promise Would she graduate?
By Wanjiru Ciira9 months ago in Poets
Short and Brutish
Baraka woke up early. He was very excited about the “job”. This would be his first job since graduating from high school two years earlier. He had given up on employment and had just been helping his sister cultivate the family's small holding farm.
By Wanjiru Ciira9 months ago in Fiction
The Signs of Sibling Sexual Abuse
Sibling sexual abuse is an uncomfortable subject. Many people don’t want to believe that it happens, but it does.
By Wanjiru Ciira9 months ago in Families
The Trauma of Sibling Sexual Abuse
Sibling sexual abuse is traumatic for family members. However, as a parent, the realization that one of your children is sexually abusing another is harrowing. How do you deal with the pain and the trauma?
By Wanjiru Ciira9 months ago in Families
Laments of an Avocado
I tried to be the best on the tree Adorned in my best green outfit I applied skin smoother To get rid of blemishes and discoloration
By Wanjiru Ciira9 months ago in Poets

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No Need to End Up Grumpy

Oh, For a Peaceful Workplace

Explore Venice

Memories of Washday Adventures

Scenic Kenya

Unleash the Fun

Friend or Foe?

The Blue Suitcase

Short and Brutish

The Signs of Sibling Sexual Abuse

The Trauma of Sibling Sexual Abuse

Laments of an Avocado

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