TWSC Submissions Archives

September 11, 2019in her shoes

TWSC Submission: Traumatized By My Own Family

The following story was narrated to TWSC Contributor Celine Njoki: My name is Flora Nkatha Mugao. I was […]

May 27, 2019in her shoes

The following story was submitted by a reader who asked to remain anonymous. I am 34 years old […]

May 20, 2019her story, in her shoes

The following story was narrated to The Weight She Carries contributor Ivy Chibanda. Depression has left my kids […]

April 10, 2019in her shoes

The following story was submitted to The Weight She Carries by a reader who requested to remain anonymous. […]

April 1, 2019in her shoes

The following story was submitted by an anonymous reader. I was raised in a polygamist family. When I […]

February 13, 2019her story

By Wambui Ng’ang’a I was born and raised upcountry. Growing up as a normal child, I found myself […]

February 12, 2019Uncategorized

Celine Njoki has survived severe physical, sexual and emotional abuse at the hands of several people throughout her […]

January 4, 2019her story

I waited almost 28 years to have my first child. I was not in a rush, in fact, […]