Providing news and information while helping aspiring writers and journalists, http://thesop.org/index.php?bio=jmaruru http://thesop.org/index.php?bio=jmaruru 118 67 http://thesop.org/images/thesop_118x67.jpg Fri, 29 Jul 2011 20:51:00 GMT A Poem about Speak Swahili Dammit! - the hilarious, and some times sad, personal story of a Cornish boy growing up in pre-independence Tanganyika, now Tanzania. http://thesop.org/story/20110729/an-ode-to-speak-swahili-dammit.html http://thesop.org/story/20110729/an-ode-to-speak-swahili-dammit.html julietmaruru@gmail.com (Juliet Maruru) Wed, 15 Sep 2010 03:16:00 GMT The 2010 Festival will feature over 60 events that are a must-see for Kenyans including some of your favorite local and international authors, media personalities and performers. http://thesop.org/story/international/2010/09/14/storymoja-hay-festival-kenya-2010.php http://thesop.org/story/international/2010/09/14/storymoja-hay-festival-kenya-2010.php julietmaruru@gmail.com (Juliet Maruru) Sat, 3 Jul 2010 19:19:00 GMT Speak Swahili Dammit! is an exhilarating book, a marvel. A story worth retelling! http://thesop.org/story/book/2010/07/03/africa-in-a-childs-words-a-review-of-speak-swahili-dammit-by-james-penhaligon.php http://thesop.org/story/book/2010/07/03/africa-in-a-childs-words-a-review-of-speak-swahili-dammit-by-james-penhaligon.php julietmaruru@gmail.com (Juliet Maruru) Tue, 18 May 2010 19:34:00 GMT Are you a Kenyan Writer? Would you like your story to feature on the Storymoja Blog? http://thesop.org/story/international/2010/05/18/from-storymoja-writing-for-teens.php http://thesop.org/story/international/2010/05/18/from-storymoja-writing-for-teens.php julietmaruru@gmail.com (Juliet Maruru) Mon, 17 May 2010 17:30:00 GMT Books fascinated me. The colourful pictures as much the words. From the Legend of Sleepy Hollow to Puss in Boots. http://thesop.org/story/poetry/2010/05/17/from-storymoja-writing-childrens-fiction.php http://thesop.org/story/poetry/2010/05/17/from-storymoja-writing-childrens-fiction.php julietmaruru@gmail.com (Juliet Maruru) Sat, 17 Apr 2010 22:03:00 GMT I know how devastating little secrets in the family can be when they accumulate and become a huge lie. Perhaps you do too. So I hope that you will read the episode. http://thesop.org/story/activism/2010/04/17/360-3-little-secrets.php http://thesop.org/story/activism/2010/04/17/360-3-little-secrets.php julietmaruru@gmail.com (Juliet Maruru) Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:10:00 GMT The 360 Series are about the people who live around and love Gabrielle. In every young womans life there are people who have a profound influence on the decisions she makes. http://thesop.org/story/activism/2010/04/15/360-4-lucky.php http://thesop.org/story/activism/2010/04/15/360-4-lucky.php julietmaruru@gmail.com (Juliet Maruru) Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:43:00 GMT It is time for this weeks Creekside Princess Webisode. The Princess Project (K) In this episode, some issues with regards to sexuality and sexual health in African girls and young women will come up. Please feel free to input your comments with regards to this. And have a great weekend y'all. http://thesop.org/story/activism/2010/03/20/3602-the-price.php http://thesop.org/story/activism/2010/03/20/3602-the-price.php julietmaruru@gmail.com (Juliet Maruru) Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:55:00 GMT My father's first rule of life was: No true Kikuyu blood should be mixed with any blood from ikamba (from Kamba land), ruguru (west of Kenya), or from ruraya (abroad). http://thesop.org/story/entertainment/2010/03/08/creekside-360.php http://thesop.org/story/entertainment/2010/03/08/creekside-360.php julietmaruru@gmail.com (Juliet Maruru) Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:28:00 GMT Oh no, oh no, I knew it. I was going to dissolve into a shaking, sobbing and snotty bundle of tears. Cooper knew the signs. http://thesop.org/story/entertainment/2010/02/28/creekside-princess-episode-6.php http://thesop.org/story/entertainment/2010/02/28/creekside-princess-episode-6.php julietmaruru@gmail.com (Juliet Maruru) Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:06:00 GMT The reason she took up with Nicholas Ferreira had very little to do with his family's money. She was always one to pick dangerous damaged things to love. Like that dog she brought to her mother's flat. It had wounds, a broken leg... http://thesop.org/story/international/2010/02/25/5-breaking-traditions-the-creekside-princess.php http://thesop.org/story/international/2010/02/25/5-breaking-traditions-the-creekside-princess.php julietmaruru@gmail.com (Juliet Maruru) Mon, 4 Jan 2010 20:12:00 GMT A poem dedicated to the Golden Boy I had a crush on when, I mean, still have a crush on since I was errr... 12. http://thesop.org/story/poetry/2010/01/04/ill-dance-with-the-stars.php http://thesop.org/story/poetry/2010/01/04/ill-dance-with-the-stars.php julietmaruru@gmail.com (Juliet Maruru) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:54:00 GMT This new web portal seeks to bring together the North, South, East and West of Africa, in a conglomeration of information, discussion and creative http://thesop.org/story/press_releases/2009/11/16/afripot-africas-melting-pot.php http://thesop.org/story/press_releases/2009/11/16/afripot-africas-melting-pot.php julietmaruru@gmail.com (Juliet Maruru) Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:29:00 GMT Death, the death of a popular celebrity is shocking even to people who hardly knew the man behind whatever success the celebrity stood behind. http://thesop.org/story/world/2009/06/30/michaels-lessons-for-the-artist.php http://thesop.org/story/world/2009/06/30/michaels-lessons-for-the-artist.php julietmaruru@gmail.com (Juliet Maruru) Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:12:00 GMT One must be drenched in words, literally soaked in them, to have the right ones form themselves into the proper patterns at the right moment. http://thesop.org/story/journalism/2009/06/23/advice-for-writers-how-to-use-a-word-properly.php http://thesop.org/story/journalism/2009/06/23/advice-for-writers-how-to-use-a-word-properly.php julietmaruru@gmail.com (Juliet Maruru)