Vera Kabushemeye
@verak.bsky.social
Editor. Writer. Reviewer. Artist.
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Hi. 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...
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June 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Hi. 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...
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This 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...
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...
Gourmet Makes Bigger and the Bad Eating Habits Plaguing Men
This BL manga is a missed opportunity to discuss men’s bad eating habits worldwide — from Japan to Burundi.
coldtakegeeks.co.ke
June 12, 2025 at 8:55 AM
This 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...
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...
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Freelance 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/...
#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...
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May 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Freelance 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/...
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The 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
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
May 7, 2025 at 6:47 AM
I am very tentatively going to try again, hoping to link up with fellow reviewers and authors✨️
You 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
That is to say, im pausing my blog until i have steady internet because this is not a tenable situation
May 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I am very tentatively going to try again, hoping to link up with fellow reviewers and authors✨️
I 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👀
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Vera Reviews & Writes
Reviews, short stories, and discussions on writing.
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March 30, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I 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.com
verakabushemeye.wordpress.com
You 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
That is to say, im pausing my blog until i have steady internet because this is not a tenable situation
March 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
You 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
That is to say, im pausing my blog until i have steady internet because this is not a tenable situation
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For International Fanworks Day, @verak.bsky.social dives into the intricacies of fanfiction etiquette.
#IFD @transformativeworks.org
coldtakegeeks.co.ke/the-impossib...
#IFD @transformativeworks.org
coldtakegeeks.co.ke/the-impossib...
The Impossible World of Fanfiction Criticism
For International Fanworks Day, we contemplate fanfiction etiquette.
coldtakegeeks.co.ke
February 15, 2025 at 9:08 AM
For International Fanworks Day, @verak.bsky.social dives into the intricacies of fanfiction etiquette.
#IFD @transformativeworks.org
coldtakegeeks.co.ke/the-impossib...
#IFD @transformativeworks.org
coldtakegeeks.co.ke/the-impossib...
2024 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...
For now, you can check out: verakabushemeye.wordpress.com/2025/01/19/r...
Vera Reviews & Writes
Reviews, short stories, and discussions on writing.
verakabushemeye.wordpress.com
January 31, 2025 at 10:13 AM
2024 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...
For now, you can check out: verakabushemeye.wordpress.com/2025/01/19/r...
After 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...
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...
Ringing in the New year #BookTag | Vera Kabushemeye
Have 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!
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January 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
After 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...
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...
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We 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: https://buff.ly/2SPMG1W
December 27, 2024 at 5:11 PM
We 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: https://buff.ly/2SPMG1W
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It'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/en
www.awesomefoundation.org/en
December 27, 2024 at 5:50 PM
It'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/en
www.awesomefoundation.org/en
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Looking 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.ke/around-the-w...
Around 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…
coldtakegeeks.co.ke
December 18, 2024 at 9:45 AM
Looking 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.ke/around-the-w...
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From 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.ke/12-places-wh...
12 Places Where You Can Read Great Stories for Free
From literary fiction to the speculative and fantastical, here are spots to find free tantalizing fiction on the internet.
coldtakegeeks.co.ke
December 16, 2024 at 11:36 AM
From 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.ke/12-places-wh...
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i 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...
Faith 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…
strangehorizons.com
November 12, 2024 at 9:44 AM
i 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...
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For every like, we will post 1 African short story - we'll go alphabetically at first, then see how things go from there :)
December 9, 2024 at 3:45 PM
For every like, we will post 1 African short story - we'll go alphabetically at first, then see how things go from there :)
Reposted by Vera Kabushemeye
Still reminiscing on #NAICCON2024? Check out some of CTG's previous coverage of @NAICCON events. Today we take you back to Mombasa
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coldtakegeeks.co.ke/leta-x-naicc...
Leta x NAICCON Cosplay Mombasa Workshop 2023 Review
The first cosplay workshop in Mombasa went down in February 2023. Here’s the lowdown on the event.
coldtakegeeks.co.ke
November 21, 2024 at 10:05 AM
Still 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.ke/leta-x-naicc...
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Did somebody say African folklore? 👀
Comic lovers! Let me draw your attention to this fabulous Kickstarter that's gone live - if you're passionate about supporting African art, then this one is for you. www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...
Uncharted Waters: The Graphic Novel
Pirate Captain Van Hunks is in a race against the devil himself, but supernatural forces & mystical creatures aim to foil his plans
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November 20, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Did somebody say African folklore? 👀
Time 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...
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...
October 8, 2023 at 3:08 PM
Time 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...
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...
Im 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...
coldtakegeeks.co.ke/2023/10/05/1...
October 5, 2023 at 1:53 PM
Im 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...
coldtakegeeks.co.ke/2023/10/05/1...
I 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...
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...
October 3, 2023 at 2:56 PM
I 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...
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...
Just 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...
You can read my full review here:
verakabushemeye.wordpress.com/2023/09/14/t...
September 14, 2023 at 4:12 PM
Just 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...
You can read my full review here:
verakabushemeye.wordpress.com/2023/09/14/t...
I 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!
I am *not* , at the very last hour of the day, struggling through 7 first chapters again!
September 5, 2023 at 4:22 PM
I 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!
I am *not* , at the very last hour of the day, struggling through 7 first chapters again!