Helicopter Beetles: Obsession, Fear and Longing
by Muthoni Garland
Price: $7.99 USD. 44580 words.
Published on March 1, 2011. Fiction.
"The black dots on the carpet reminded her of long-ago helicopter beetles. When she and her brother, Caleb, had caught the fat black lazy fliers, they tied the legs with string. Raising skinny arms, they twirled the beetles around and round buzzing like helicopters. Caleb and Doreen stared up at the blur of insect and string until it seemed the sky was closing in." African stories.
Location: Kenya
Member Since: Feb. 17, 2011
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Muthoni Garland
Biography
Muthoni is a founder member of Storymoja, a writer’s collective based in Nairobi, Kenya. She is an African author and storyteller who regularly presents in schools and at events. She has performed in both Kenya and the UK. Her stories have been published in literary journals in Kenya, S Africa, UK and USA. She is the author of two novellas published by Storymoja – Halfway Between Nairobi and Dundori, and Tracking the Scent of My Mother, which was short-listed for the Caine Prize. Muthoni has also written six children books, published by Storymoja. Her story, Kamau’s Finish is used as a world literature text in UK and American schools. In the latter, it is published in a critically acclaimed anthology compiled by Jane Kurtz - Memories of Sun.
Where to find Muthoni Garland online
Website: http://www.storymojaafrica.co.ke
Twitter: storymoja
Blog: http://storymojaafrica.wordpress.com
Twitter: storymoja
- Storymoja: One Day I will Write About This Place : Book Launch http://t.co/vY5CYD0f
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- Storymoja: Updates on the Storymoja Hay Festival 2012 here: http://t.co/wFtz0AsO
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Blog: http://storymojaafrica.wordpress.com
Where to buy in print
Books
Odour of Fate
by Muthoni Garland
Price: Free! 4430 words. Published on February 22, 2011. Fiction.
(4.50 from 4 reviews)
"She was both the centre of attraction and the orbit of disgrace. I was not the only man equally attracted and repelled by the giant woman, black as vinyl, dancing by herself under ultraviolet light in the infamous Bora Bora Disco. She was wild excess..." A primal obsession consumes a man's life.
Price: Free! 4430 words. Published on February 22, 2011. Fiction.
(4.50 from 4 reviews) "She was both the centre of attraction and the orbit of disgrace. I was not the only man equally attracted and repelled by the giant woman, black as vinyl, dancing by herself under ultraviolet light in the infamous Bora Bora Disco. She was wild excess..." A primal obsession consumes a man's life.
Halfway between Nairobi and Dundori
by Muthoni Garland
Price: $3.99 USD. 13480 words. Published on February 21, 2011. Fiction.
About a troubled marriage in a place that's driving people away from each other. About people with confused and conflicting views of the world. Wanjeri's head soars to a place that she doesn't even have the vocabulary for. Her unemployed husband is stuck in the sleep of history, in a deep and negative rigidity. About relying on their material girl sister. Richly textured story, strong characters
Price: $3.99 USD. 13480 words. Published on February 21, 2011. Fiction.
About a troubled marriage in a place that's driving people away from each other. About people with confused and conflicting views of the world. Wanjeri's head soars to a place that she doesn't even have the vocabulary for. Her unemployed husband is stuck in the sleep of history, in a deep and negative rigidity. About relying on their material girl sister. Richly textured story, strong characters
Tracking the Scent of my Mother
by Muthoni Garland
Price: $4.99 USD. 9950 words. Published on February 17, 2011. Fiction.
Scholatica's life darkens when her mother escapes their polygamous home in Kenya. Believing that her confusion and pain will only cease once she reunites with her mother, Scholastica begins a desperate search. But as tragedy escalates into crime, will her search ever end? This story has been described as "...so real, you feel like you're visiting this landscape, eavesdropping on these people."
Price: $4.99 USD. 9950 words. Published on February 17, 2011. Fiction.
Scholatica's life darkens when her mother escapes their polygamous home in Kenya. Believing that her confusion and pain will only cease once she reunites with her mother, Scholastica begins a desperate search. But as tragedy escalates into crime, will her search ever end? This story has been described as "...so real, you feel like you're visiting this landscape, eavesdropping on these people."