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FUCK YOU, CANCER!

You killed my mom. Yes, you did. But, and much to my fucking sorrow, you didn’t simply kill her. No, you tried to do more than that, you bitch!  You tried to take away her dignity, her self-respect, her mind, her body, her will, her breath, and you did so by simply being you. Thank God, you didn’t get the time to rob her of her wonderful self. If you had, I am sure you would have done it because…

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ÊTRE AVEC LA FAMILLE…

ÊTRE AVEC LA FAMILLE…

La scène sort tout droit d’un rêve ou d’un film, mais elle est bien réelle. L’horloge sur mon téléphone me dit qu’il est 11 h 48 du matin. Je suis assis sur la table de la barza et mes yeux sont hyperactifs ; ils observent. Je vois ma mère en train de se battre avec les mots-croisés dont elle raffole. Mon père est sur son portable et comme un adolescent, il regarde des vidéos drôles et il éclate…

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SATAN…THE “ADVERSARY”

The word “Satan” in Hebrew means “adversary”. That’s the reason I love going back to the etymology of words. You get to learn the origin of the word and that way, you also get the historical context of its genesis, no pun intended, as the devil, or the serpent allegedly makes his/its appearance in the first book of the Old Testament, by fooling poor Eve, and then she gets Adam to fuck up as well,…

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LE MARIAGE, CETTE INSTITUTION « SACRÉE », DEVENU UN PEU « BIZARRE ».

LE MARIAGE, CETTE INSTITUTION « SACRÉE », DEVENU UN PEU « BIZARRE ».

D’emblée, j’ai une obligation morale et personnelle de dire que je crois au mariage. J’y crois d’une manière presque absolue, sans équivoque. Cette croyance vient de l’exemple que j’ai eu à la maison. Mes parents sont ensemble depuis bientôt 47 ans, presque un demi-siècle et ils travaillent fort quotidiennement pour leur union. Ils ont traversé mille et un déserts mais, malgré les vents et…

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THIS IS 40!

Another arbitrary milestone, but a milestone, nonetheless. I turned 40 yesterday. I know. I am that old! Personally, and frankly, I do not know what to make of this “event” because I was told it was a significant event. Well, now that I think about it, reaching the big 4-0 is not an accomplishment, in my humble opinion. The word “accomplishment” should be reserved to things you achieve through…

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QUE DIRAIT RWAGASORE ?

QUE DIRAIT RWAGASORE ?

Que dirait notre cher Prince s’il était vivant aujourd’hui ? Plus précisément, que dirait-il du Burundi actuel ? Objectivement, s’il était vivant, le Burundi d’aujourd’hui serait profondément différent du Burundi dans l’univers parallèle où notre vénéré Prince Louis serait vivant et probablement une figure hautement et universellement respectée. Dans la théorie du chaos, qui est une discipline…

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SO, LET’S TALK ABOUT BEING FAT, OVERWEIGHT, AND OBESE!

SO, LET’S TALK ABOUT BEING FAT, OVERWEIGHT, AND OBESE!

Oooooh the subject! It’s one of those untouchable subjects. I mean, it is an explosive, filled with nitroglycerin subject. I personally did some research and based my article on verifiable, empirical facts. That’s all I did. Everything on this article is based on scientific research done by experts. I am simply a writer, not a scientist. Moreover, my interpretation of the facts is aligned with…

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ABADIASPORAS…UNE IDENTITÉ DRÔLE.

ABADIASPORAS…UNE IDENTITÉ DRÔLE.

Il existe une déchirure dans les cœurs d’une partie des Burundais et Burundaises qui vivent à l’étranger. Ce gouffre est le résultat d’une émigration volontaire et involontaire ou d’une expatriation comme les européens installés en Afrique aiment bien dire. Quand un européen va vivre et travailler en Afrique, c’est un « expat » mais quand un Africain va vivre et travailler en Europe, c’est un…

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LADIES, HELP YOUR MEN!

LADIES, HELP YOUR MEN!

Ladies, allow me to tell you something you already know, but you maybe forget occasionally; men aren’t bulletproof. We all have been fed this bulletproof, fearless, always strong, relentless image of what men are. We have been told a thousand different ways what a man is supposed to be. Well, newsflash; no man is like that. There has never been a man like that in the history of humankind. It has…

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A TRUE BEST FRIEND IS ULTIMATELY THE BEST MATCH.

A TRUE BEST FRIEND IS ULTIMATELY THE BEST MATCH.

I have been thinking about this subject for a while. It might stem from my desire to have one last romantic relationship and have it, hopefully, be the one. So, I have been doing some thinking of my own and I have also dived into research. I might be a crappy researcher because I have been looking for studies that might confirm my own theory. Or maybe, I am on the right track. Maybe my theory is…

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LA PANDÉMIE M'A RENDU FORT ET FAIBLE.

LA PANDÉMIE M’A RENDU FORT ET FAIBLE.

Commençons par les forces. J’ai acquis ces dernières grâce au confinement qui fut en vigueur pendant la majorité de l’année 2020 au Québec. Disons qu’être confiné toute la journée et la soirée, carrément 24 heures, pousse toute personne à se regarder dans le miroir, au propre comme au figuré. Cela m’est arrivé et j’ai dû composer avec cette nouvelle réalité qui fut triste et difficile…

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CONSISTENCY IS THE HARDEST PART OF GREATNESS.

CONSISTENCY IS THE HARDEST PART OF GREATNESS.

It’s hard. It’s hard doing something day in, day out. It’s hard not missing a day or a week or a month. It’s hard, for real. Consistency is tiring at times, tedious, but it is what makes great work. Consistency requires iron-like discipline. I am consistent but recently, I am not afraid or ashamed to say I fell off the “consistency-wagon”. I started writing daily in 2016. I haven’t missed a day…

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MY GREEK SIDE.

MY GREEK SIDE.

I was told I don’t talk about my Greek side much, and I realized the person was right. I guess it might be because most of my readers are Burundians, and I talk about subjects they might identify with a bit more. Yet, I do have a Greek side; I ain’t light skin, ok? I am mixed. The funny part is that some people conveniently forget, don’t see, or don’t know I am Greek. It is funny. Then again, it…

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BON DÉBARRAS, MADAME!

J’ai parlé de ce sujet apparemment épineux avec plusieurs personnes au fil des ans. Il est fascinant comment nous pensons en tant qu’être humains et combien nos avis diffèrent avec le temps, l’âge, l’expérience, la religion, etc. Et surtout, combien les gens, ont une fâcheuse tendance à s’attacher à un mot ou une phrase et oublier le contexte, le ton du message et parfois, pour ne pas dire…

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HE FOUND JESUS…

Once upon a time, I was at a party, with my people. I saw one of my friends going to the balcony and I decided to join him. I slid the door open after him, and I immediately felt the evening breeze that Montreal so graciously and abundantly offers during the summer. We shared a cigarette and we got to talking. I hadn’t seen him in years, and I was extremely happy to see him. Before I joined him…

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THE CONVERSATION PART V

THE CONVERSATION PART V

Eleni got to the cleaning lady’s apartment within 20 minutes. It was an apartment complex of newly built condos in Chateauguay, exactly like the ones that were rising all over Montréal and its South Shore. Probably her father had some financial stake in those apartment complexes, thought Eleni. Aristotle did business with everybody, and he had shares and contracts with building companies, real…

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LIFE DOESN’T MAKE ANY GODDAMN SENSE.

LIFE DOESN’T MAKE ANY GODDAMN SENSE.

Seriously, have you ever thought about it? I am sure you have. I unequivocally know you have. How do I know? Well, it doesn’t take a genius to know you started questioning life at an early age because something incredible happened. By incredible, it could go either way; bad or good. However, we all know we question life overwhelmingly more when something bad happens. And let’s be honest, let’s be…