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Akinyi Margareta Ocholla | April Rain

The soft hum sifted through MJ’s mind and grew gently in intensity. As she awakened the hum crystallized to a gentle patter. Of drops on the soft ground beneath her balcony. Of mild splatter off her windowsill. She breathed in. Her window had stood open all night to let in fresh air. The cool, sweet scent of April rain on red earth and lovegrass filled her nostrils and beguiled her taste buds. Her stomach had not awoken yet, but her tongue already savoured the little titbits that floated to her.

Akinyi Margareta Ocholla
Akinyi Margareta Ocholla
Akinyi is a child of two worlds (Kenya and Sweden). She grew up in Nairobi, Kenya where she worked as an activist, meteorologist, civil servant, and painter, and currently resides in Stockholm, where she works as an IT consultant. Her inspiration stems from colourful, resilient Kenyan characters. She spends her free time reading, writing, painting, and hiking. Some of her creative works have been published in The Kalahari Review, Agenda: Empowering women for gender equity and The African Anthropologist.

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