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MéloMém 🪶

@wovenode

HUM MDA

Hello World… Or Maybe Just Hello, Me

I’m not sure how blogs are supposed to begin. “Hello world” feels a little cliché, a little… too much. But maybe that’s fine. Maybe…

Nov 24, 2025 · 1 min read · 15 claps #memories #nostalgia #poetry

Maman travaillait à Gisenyi. Ce qui voulait dire qu’on ne la voyait que le vendredi.

May 25, 2026 · 5 min read · 1 claps #the-2000s #maman #nostalgie

MDA

Je n’ai pas vécu le génocide contre les Tutsi de 1994, mais j’ai grandi avec.

Apr 12, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #genocide #rwanda #memories

MDA

I just knew that somewhere along the way, I became very particular — almost militant — about what touches my mouth. I can’t share cups. I…

Jan 19, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #childhood-memories #memories #african-story

On Thursday, I went to this old-school soirée here in Kigali. We had fun — drinks, music, people, all the good chaotic things. At some…

Dec 03, 2025 · 3 min read · 0 claps #social-anxiety

MDA

This past weekend, I watched Indomptable, and I couldn’t help but see pieces of my own childhood mirrored in the film. In every scene, the…

Mar 26, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #memories #fathers

When I started this blog, I thought I would only write about beautiful, nostalgic things, the kind of stories that feel soft, comforting…

Mar 17, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps