Reposted by Vera KabushemeyeNaomi Eselojor @naomieselojor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Check out Vera’s arc review on The City of Factories! 011
Vera Kabushemeye @verak.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Check out my ARC review of the upcoming Afropunk novella: The City of Factories by Naomi Eselojor verakabushemeye.wordpress.com/2026/09/30/t...verakabushemeye.wordpress.comThe City of Factories by Naomi Eselojor | Novella ReviewCheck out the latest afropunk novella: The City of Factories by Naomi Eselojor. Dive into a new world of giant machines, ticking cards, and automatons. 010
Reposted by Vera KabushemeyeAmanda Helms - Preorder THE UPPER TENTACLE @amandaghelms.bsky.social · 18/09/2026It's September 18, which means that in exactly one month, my special call for @diabolicalplots.com, Diabolical Rot, will be opening for submissions! Check out the full details here: www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-general-s...diabolicalplots.comDP General Submission Window and “Diabolical Rot” Themed Window – Diabolical PlotsIf you are thinking about starting a short fiction publication and would like to discuss with someone experienced how to get started, please do contact us! 04132
Vera Kabushemeye @verak.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Hard Knock Love by Elizabeth Njogu | ARC #bookreview This week, I'm examining a (kind of) office romance full of drama and messy, messy relationships😈 Check out my in-depth review-> verakabushemeye.wordpress.com/2026/08/09/h...verakabushemeye.wordpress.comHard Knock Love by Elizabeth Njogu | ARC Book ReviewCheck out Elizabeth Njogu’s hard-hitting romance: Hard Knock Love. Find out what makes this story work and whether you should add it to your TBR. 020
Reposted by Vera KabushemeyeCold Take Geeks @coldtakegeeks.bsky.social · 24/06/2026The eldest royal princess of the current Buganda Kingdom wrote a comic about her ancestors. Should we expect less from such endeavours? Our latest by @verak.bsky.social coldtakegeeks.co.ke/legend-of-bu...coldtakegeeks.co.keLegend of Buganda: A Vanity Project That Could Have Been MoreThe eldest royal princess of the current Buganda Kingdom wrote a comic about her ancestors. Should we expect less from such endeavours? 0103
Reposted by Vera KabushemeyeComet Reviews @comet-reviews.bsky.social · 10/06/2026To start with, here's a mini review of Chiba Kyoukan wa Nabikanai (aka) Instructor Chiba Isn’t Flattered by Kingyobachi Deme Romance - BL - ✨✨✨✨ Synopsis: Chiba is the most popular instructor among female students for his soft manner, careful guidance, and sweet looks.... 1/6🧵 111
Reposted by Vera KabushemeyeComet Reviews @comet-reviews.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Welcome to the newest home for manga, anime, manhwa, donghua, etc reviews✨️ 031
Reposted by Vera KabushemeyeCold Take Geeks @coldtakegeeks.bsky.social · 10/06/2026"I still believe that the general message the novel makes is a good one... Thought stopping techniques won’t cure your depression, but you can manage it by other means." By @verak.bsky.social coldtakegeeks.co.ke/cindy-pham-w... #thesecretworldofbriarrose #reading #yafantasy #yaromantasy #novelscoldtakegeeks.co.keCindy Pham Was Not Ready for The Secret World of Briar RoseWhen someone of great taste and a keen eye turns their hand to that same craft, there’s an expectation that anything they produce will be… 2105
Vera Kabushemeye @verak.bsky.social · 29/03/2026I'm back with another review! This time, I'm diving into A Random Tavern by Duncan Wilson. This cosmic horror novella is so melodious and upsetting and an alround a wild, wild trip✨️ Read more about it here: verakabushemeye.wordpress.com/2026/03/28/a...verakabushemeye.wordpress.comA Random Tavern by Duncan Wilson | Book ReviewFind out what makes A Random Tavern by Duncan Wilson such an interesting novella. Discus its eldritch horror themes and melodious lines. 110
Reposted by Vera KabushemeyeA.V.O.D. @avod-burundi.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Nous continuons à nous battre pour un Burundi où les femmes ont un accès égal aux opportunités, à l'éducation et à la représentation politique. Le parcours n'est pas terminé, mais chaque pas dans la bonne direction construit un avenir meilleur. 011
Reposted by Vera KabushemeyeA.V.O.D. @avod-burundi.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Après la guerre civile, après les génocides, nous avons vu émerger divers mouvements visant à lutter contre la violence basée sur le genre, l'héritage et l'égalité salariale. 111
Reposted by Vera KabushemeyeA.V.O.D. @avod-burundi.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Les actions collectives des femmes burundaises de la période précoloniale à la post-indépendance du Burundi témoignent de notre résilience. Notre activisme repose sur le dos de nos prédécesseurs et s'étend pour inclure des femmes et des filles de toutes classes socio-économiques. 111
Vera Kabushemeye @verak.bsky.social · 01/03/2026This week I reviewed The Dead Withheld by LD Lewis, a short sapphic noir investigation you will love✨️✨️✨️ verakabushemeye.wordpress.com/2026/02/28/b...verakabushemeye.wordpress.comBook Review of The Dead Withheld by L D LewisJump into the neo-noir world that is San Guin with detective Dizzy Carter. Discover how this short novel mixes the fantastical with classic noir elements. 031
Vera Kabushemeye @verak.bsky.social · 21/01/2026I'm starting the year with an ARC #bookreview of Dark Chronicles by Karmen Spiljak, a collection of speculative short stories✨ Find out my thoughts on this book-> verakabushemeye.wordpress.com/2026/01/21/r...verakabushemeye.wordpress.comReview: Dark Chronicles by Karmen Špiljak | Black Phoenix Book TourDiscover Dark Chronicles by Karmen Špiljak, a brand new speculative short story collection with interesting premises. 010
Reposted by Vera Kabushemeyeamusawale @amusawale.bsky.social · 15/06/2025Hi. So I offer my services as a published author and ghostwriter on kofi. Please do visit me there to learn more. ko-fi.com/annemariemus...ko-fi.comAnnemarie Musawale's CommissionsCommissions Open! Click to see Annemarie Musawale's commission menu. 011
Reposted by Vera KabushemeyeCold Take Geeks @coldtakegeeks.bsky.social · 12/06/2025This BL manga is a missed opportunity to discuss men’s bad eating habits worldwide. By @verak.bsky.social In Japan, sweets and other sugary foods are relegated to women and children — something I have seen in Burundian society too. #blmanga #comics #manga coldtakegeeks.co.ke/gourmet-make...coldtakegeeks.co.keGourmet Makes Bigger and the Bad Eating Habits Plaguing MenThis BL manga is a missed opportunity to discuss men’s bad eating habits worldwide — from Japan to Burundi. 022
Reposted by Vera KabushemeyeRachel Courtland @rachelcourtland.com · 13/05/2025Freelance journalists: I just sent out a new call for pitches for @technologyreview.com, for our last print issue of 2025. Theme: The Body. See here for more! www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...linkedin.com#writingopportunity | Rachel Courtland#WritingOpportunity: MIT Technology Review is seeking pitches for an upcoming print issue. The theme is The Body. We're looking for pitches for longer pieces: narrative features, compelling inves... 12114
Reposted by Vera KabushemeyeAllie Pearl @alliewrites.bsky.social · 07/05/2025The Lamb × To Be Devoured Toeing the line between love and obsession for her High Priestess, Haidee must play the Gods' game, for in her mind they have given her a test and a craving for human flesh too. Is Haidee meant to survive or will she lose it all, including the one she loves? #questpit #W 33113
Vera Kabushemeye @verak.bsky.social · 09/05/2025I am very tentatively going to try again, hoping to link up with fellow reviewers and authors✨️ 011
Vera Kabushemeye @verak.bsky.social · 30/03/2025I may have found an internet set up that marginally works (for like 3hrs a day) so here goes my next post: Everything I read in 2024! Which is like ... a shockingly small number compared to previous years👀 verakabushemeye.wordpress.comverakabushemeye.wordpress.comVera Reviews & WritesReviews, short stories, and discussions on writing. 000
Vera Kabushemeye @verak.bsky.social · 05/03/2025You know whats funny about getting the energy and time to work on your projects? When infrastructure fucks you over 🙂 That is to say, im pausing my blog until i have steady internet because this is not a tenable situation 010
Reposted by Vera KabushemeyeCold Take Geeks @coldtakegeeks.bsky.social · 15/02/2025For International Fanworks Day, @verak.bsky.social dives into the intricacies of fanfiction etiquette. #IFD @transformativeworks.org coldtakegeeks.co.ke/the-impossib...coldtakegeeks.co.keThe Impossible World of Fanfiction CriticismFor International Fanworks Day, we contemplate fanfiction etiquette. 13113
Vera Kabushemeye @verak.bsky.social · 31/01/20252024 was pretty slow year, reading-wise for me. Tommorrow, i'll discuss some of the better reads. For now, you can check out: verakabushemeye.wordpress.com/2025/01/19/r...verakabushemeye.wordpress.comVera Reviews & WritesReviews, short stories, and discussions on writing. 033
Vera Kabushemeye @verak.bsky.social · 19/01/2025After ages, I'm finally posting on my blog again✨️ Let's Ring the New Year in with this wonderful book tag🥳 (Psst, there are book recs in there😉) verakabushemeye.wordpress.com/2025/01/19/r...verakabushemeye.wordpress.comRinging in the New year #BookTag | Vera KabushemeyeHave you tried out the new year book tag originally created by Bookmark Chronicles? Check out this book tag questions and create your 2025 reading goals! 000
Reposted by Vera KabushemeyeInternational Center for Journalists @icfjorg.bsky.social · 27/12/2024We are now accepting entries from African reporters for journalistic work that exemplifies thoughtful reporting and outstanding storytelling. Learn more about the Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling and apply now: buff.ly/2SPMG1W 033
Reposted by Vera KabushemeyeDLS @forensicgarlic.bsky.social · 27/12/2024It's not going to work for everyone, but grassroots ideas that are going to improve your community is the sort of thing Awesome Foundation chapters fund. www.awesomefoundation.org/enawesomefoundation.orgThe Awesome FoundationForwarding the interest of Awesome in the universe, $1,000 at a time. 22814
Reposted by Vera KabushemeyeCold Take Geeks @coldtakegeeks.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Looking for stories can transport you anywhere in a matter of seconds? Let's take you all around the world in our fantastic selection of 8 anime and manga! coldtakegeeks.co.ke/around-the-w...coldtakegeeks.co.keAround the World In 8 Anime (And Manga)Stories can transport the reader anywhere in a matter of seconds; so in that spirit, we want to take you all around the World in our… 032
Reposted by Vera KabushemeyeCold Take Geeks @coldtakegeeks.bsky.social · 16/12/2024From literary fiction to the speculative and fantastical, here are spots to find free tantalizing fiction on the internet by @verak.bsky.social coldtakegeeks.co.ke/12-places-wh...coldtakegeeks.co.ke12 Places Where You Can Read Great Stories for FreeFrom literary fiction to the speculative and fantastical, here are spots to find free tantalizing fiction on the internet. 043
Reposted by Vera KabushemeyeGabrielle Emem Harry @gabbyharry.bsky.social · 12/11/2024i have one story eligible for awards this year so please consider "faith is a butterfly resting on a rotting eye" (in @strangehorizons.bsky.com, my short story about a man living in his brother's shadow, the gods he learns to hate and the complex art of faith! strangehorizons.com/fiction/fait...strangehorizons.comFaith is a Butterfly Resting on a Rotting Eye (or The Art of Faith)As children grow into adulthood, it is often hard to know who is the elder until you are told. With Akpan and Udo, anyone could tell at first sight, on first hearing, who was Akpan, the first son i… 0177
Reposted by Vera KabushemeyeWill This Be A Problem? @willthisbeaproblem.bsky.social · 09/12/2024For every like, we will post 1 African short story - we'll go alphabetically at first, then see how things go from there :) 13811
Reposted by Vera KabushemeyeCold Take Geeks @coldtakegeeks.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Still reminiscing on #NAICCON2024? Check out some of CTG's previous coverage of @NAICCON events. Today we take you back to Mombasa coldtakegeeks.co.ke/leta-x-naicc...coldtakegeeks.co.keLeta x NAICCON Cosplay Mombasa Workshop 2023 ReviewThe first cosplay workshop in Mombasa went down in February 2023. Here’s the lowdown on the event. 042
Reposted by Vera KabushemeyeSoila Kenya @soila.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Did somebody say African folklore? 👀 083
Vera Kabushemeye @verak.bsky.social · 08/10/2023Time of a manga wrap-up! This September, Realm of Comics announced that she was going to read 30 volumes in 30 days and I simply had to try it! But… It was not easy. Yes ✨I read 30 volumes ✨ but, oh, wow, did it hurt 🥲 verakabushemeye.wordpress.com/2023/10/07/3... 010
Vera Kabushemeye @verak.bsky.social · 05/10/2023Im sill working on my 30 in 30 manga wrap up but meanwhile, you can check out my ✨️summer anime✨️ wrap up published in Cold Take Geeks coldtakegeeks.co.ke/2023/10/05/1... 000
Vera Kabushemeye @verak.bsky.social · 03/10/2023I know I've been silent but!!! remember that 30 in 30 challenge I was doing? Well, I managed to read those 30 manga volumes in 30 days🥳 which helped me also beat my GoodReads challenge🥳🥳🥳 www.goodreads.com/user/show/11... 100
Vera Kabushemeye @verak.bsky.social · 14/09/2023Just finished The Pope Lick Massacre and it's brought up quite a few thoughts - both thematically and industry-wise You can read my full review here: verakabushemeye.wordpress.com/2023/09/14/t... 000
Vera Kabushemeye @verak.bsky.social · 05/09/2023I read ch 19 and 20 BNHA - 19 because I didn't want to go looking, ch 20 because I went through the recs and woah these are garbage choices so I just suffered through another BNHA volume I am *not* , at the very last hour of the day, struggling through 7 first chapters again! 200
Vera Kabushemeye @verak.bsky.social · 04/09/2023Me: just gonna do one (1) quest Also me: *does 5 quests, starts 3 more, rearranges inventory, upgrades my smithing and alchemy, considers adoption, becomes a thane -again- realizes im broke -again- * 010
Reposted by Vera KabushemeyeRainesford Stauffer @rainesford.bsky.social · 22/08/2023I’ve connected with some folks on this already but would love to learn more: if you know of any young folks organizing to protect libraries, or working to expand library resources or outreach to teenagers, I’d love to chat with them for a story! rainesford.alexandra@gmail.com 14132
Vera Kabushemeye @verak.bsky.social · 03/09/2023Have you tried the Would You Rather book tag? If not, definitly try it out! I had so much fun trying to complete it🥰 verakabushemeye.wordpress.com/2023/09/02/w... 010
Vera Kabushemeye @verak.bsky.social · 03/09/2023I saw the 30 in 30 challenge on Realm of Comics' channel and it looked so fun and (mildly) do able, so ama try it out! Not sure what im gonna read today but I've already read these 2 volumes youtu.be/18JKJJbVamY?... 000
Vera Kabushemeye @verak.bsky.social · 06/07/2023Not sure how to start but hi, I do the stuff (in my bio) and also I like to draw and take pictures sometimes. 031
