tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762368296083214830.post1353798479991743474..comments2023-11-29T11:29:02.487+03:00Comments on Miriamic Verses: On Turning 23Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10108820019295803038noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762368296083214830.post-40594007411177928672014-01-22T08:39:59.767+03:002014-01-22T08:39:59.767+03:00Thank you Christabell, I rejoice because Christ ha...Thank you Christabell, I rejoice because Christ has overcome even, especially, death. Thank you for being there for me through it all!! I am so grateful to have had you for my freshman year, and now that I am senior, seeing how far God has brought me, I thank Him even more for it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108820019295803038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762368296083214830.post-31663347280679564912014-01-12T22:04:30.172+03:002014-01-12T22:04:30.172+03:00I can only send you e-hugs...this just broke my he...I can only send you e-hugs...this just broke my heart. I still remember when you heard the news back at Dartmouth...i don't understand death and loss<br />xoxochristabell nanjalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08662788575866403024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762368296083214830.post-73704456682764199502014-01-02T23:00:02.192+03:002014-01-02T23:00:02.192+03:00Hey Winnie thanks for your kind words! I really ap...Hey Winnie thanks for your kind words! I really appreciate it. I am doing okay, very okay, and I have a zest for life thanks to God's unending grace and love. This narrative "On Turning 23" is less of reflective of my current state of mind/life, and more of how I process life and choose to write about it. I learn how to write better and differently by taking apart honest moments and my life and layering it with other parts to create something I hope will be beautiful. It does break my heart to write it, but I also get very refreshed by it because I love to write. I'm not very sure how to explain it, or if anyone will understand it, perhaps find it crazy, but such moments of grief make me feel most alive, and reflective about where I want to go and who I want to become. Also, I wrote the piece above after reading Joan Didion's Blue Nights, and her work inspired me on how to write differently about grief...so I hope people can read it also on the creative non-fiction aspect as on the honesty of my love for Caro. But you are right, we face death by living passionately - and I will do so, everyday :-) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108820019295803038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762368296083214830.post-32714770092583476662014-01-01T06:54:50.794+03:002014-01-01T06:54:50.794+03:00There's a lot of spelling issues pole coz this...There's a lot of spelling issues pole coz this my mobile device kept auto correcting. You will get the gist of the message. Hugs.aTieNohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04573859940406396365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762368296083214830.post-73478996343113290182014-01-01T06:52:23.504+03:002014-01-01T06:52:23.504+03:00Hey Miriam, are you OK? I hope you are. This broke...Hey Miriam, are you OK? I hope you are. This broke my heart. You know Caro was my classmate at main I. And we used to be bussmates. And neighbors at upper hill. I used to visit her other at her home near Kenyatta on foot. We had good times. But because of the nature of boarding school at alliance we fell out of touch kidogo. And I was so heartbroken so heartbroken when I got the news. I cried so much. I regretted the distancing. Men. I had my mum go to the funeral and send me all the pictures and documents for the memorial service. It bothered me so much. Death deeply affects me. But I began to emerge out of that and other related incidences with a penchant for life- a commitment to LIVE. Live passionately because that's ball I can control. Or somewhat control.the OK only way I no how to challenge death is tons top living like a zombie, and olive like I only have one chance.<br />i know we are not particularly close, but in the comradeship of alumni, and in our sisterhood with Caro, I send you much love, and hopes that you gain greater fervor for life, for her, for all our loved ones who have transitioned, and for yourself. Do.aTieNohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04573859940406396365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762368296083214830.post-9503841622197796962014-01-01T02:29:56.884+03:002014-01-01T02:29:56.884+03:00Thank you! It's heavily influenced by the writ...Thank you! It's heavily influenced by the writing of Joan Didion, specifically her memoir Blue Nights, where she writes about the experience of losing her daughter. She's one of my favorite writers of all time, and I'm no match for her at all. Anyway thank you again, I see you have a blog I will check it out. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108820019295803038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762368296083214830.post-37976978840473467832013-12-31T20:39:05.468+03:002013-12-31T20:39:05.468+03:00Wow! This is wonderful writing. I just do not know...Wow! This is wonderful writing. I just do not know how to describe it. Exudes emotions. Deep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762368296083214830.post-61695076787164544302013-12-31T12:25:59.177+03:002013-12-31T12:25:59.177+03:00Thank you Donna! She really is one of my greatest ...Thank you Donna! She really is one of my greatest inspirations. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108820019295803038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762368296083214830.post-79309198108363548772013-12-31T12:25:23.670+03:002013-12-31T12:25:23.670+03:00Thank you Shiku!Thank you Shiku!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108820019295803038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762368296083214830.post-58693786036950312542013-12-31T10:57:09.129+03:002013-12-31T10:57:09.129+03:00Just beautiful. The words just flawless. So so dee...Just beautiful. The words just flawless. So so deepAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938172607930369229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762368296083214830.post-27293891543790147012013-12-31T09:53:57.982+03:002013-12-31T09:53:57.982+03:00The photo of your photo. :') You just reminded...The photo of your photo. :') You just reminded me of Chimamanda. The vivid descriptions. Beautiful. Shikuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02470511943085114741noreply@blogger.com