
Six Shades of Melanin
When I closed down my stalls at Kamukunji, I tried hard to convince myself that I did it for me.

Mokaya Atambo is a student from Nairobi who is forced to study law but enjoys literature. He writes flash fiction, short stories, and rides on his deluded hope that someday, he will publish his long term projects. Find his work on Substack @Mokaya's Substack, on Qwani blog, the Kalahari Review, and Brittle Paper.
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