The Power of a Name: How “Moungo River” Became My Creative Identity

Every writer carries a world inside them — memories, places, echoes of the past, and dreams of the future. When I chose my pen name, Moungo River, I wasn’t just selecting a signature. I was claiming a space where my identity and my art could meet.

Names hold power. They are anchors, mirrors, and invitations all at once. For me, “Moungo River” symbolizes continuity, depth, and flow — qualities I want my writing to embody. A river never stops moving. It adapts, it carries, it transforms everything it touches. As a writer, I strive to do the same with stories.

Choosing a pen name also allowed me to step into a creative persona — not to hide who I am, but to express it more fully. Under Moungo River, I feel free to explore themes of memory, identity, culture, and human struggle with more courage and clarity.

In many ways, my pen name reminds me daily of why I write: to carry ideas from one mind to another, just as a river carries water from one shore to the next.