Pemba Umoja
Writer of short stories, poems, and aphorisms.
Stories, poems, and aphorisms about life, meaning, and quiet connection — shared freely in thirteen languages.
Pemba Umoja is a writer of short stories, poems, and aphorisms inspired by nature, memory, and the shared human experience.
The work is shared freely, in thirteen languages, with readers everywhere.
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A Story for Today
- The Pointer — A Modern Parable
A Poem for Today
- Be My Friend — A hand offered, and asked for.
Moonlight Sings
A debut of poems & stories in print — reserve a first edition.
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Solita reminded me of my granddaughter. She is my little Solita...
Asha — Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania
I keep coming back to A Day with Edna. There is something in it I haven't finished understanding. I wrestle with some of the choices that I made in my life and the reasons for them.
Lina — Valparaíso, Chile