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Life In No Order: A compilation of sh...
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GENRE: SHORT STORY
TITLE: OUR BRIEF HEAVENLY HOUR
WRITER: KENDI KARIMI, KENYA
REVIEWER: HALIEO MOTANYANE, LESOTHO
WEBSITE: WRITER'S SPACE AFRICA
Captivity is one of the biggest achievements that a writer should rejoice in whenever their story masters it. For a story to be a masterpiece, the reader should be captivated to the point of not wanting to stop reading while wishing the story should not end.
This is what Kendi Karimi’s story has done to me. Rather than call ‘Our Brief Heavenly Hour’ a short story, it would fit perfectly as a ‘Personal Letter’.
“Kendi, you have a deep-rooted philosophical soul that is unparalleled in verse! Your poetic style is quite unique.”
-LANCE SHERIDAN
Don’t Wait In The Sun, Dance In The Rain
Your prose is so incredibly eloquent. The metaphors you create uniquely elevate your writing. You convey the joy of love, the grief of heartbreak, and the beauty of healing so intimately and powerfully.”
-PHOENIX WILLIAMSON
Number 27
“Wow! This such a motivational and inspiring story. Everyone's lives have dark days and when I am going through mine, this story would keep me alive. This has given the readers (or maybe me) the strength to keep their hopes on guard.”
-KEYA JADAV
Something Full And Round And Fruity
Wowwwww. This was immediately powerful and compelling…I could feel the grief between the lines, the pain, the fear, but also the love.
-KELLY DENNISON
White Men Police Teeth
You are such a commanding writer. Strong, yet subtle compelling me to dive deeper into my consciousness and perception.
-BETH CONNOR
This was absolutely amazing…your use of metaphors really blows me away. This is such a raw and powerful work of art.
-SAPPHIRE
“It’s like you’ve given words to the unexplainable, and yet it’s so effortlessly put that it’s breath-taking.”
-WANGARE
About the book
Stories are never just stories the same way love isn't just love or hate just hate. With love, you make the life-altering decision to live and die by your lover's side when marriage come along. With hate, you bully a child into submission, into self-loathing, into depression.
With stories, you tell about your share of pain and joy, love and hate and in doing so, you knit a lovely invisible creation that sheds light on culture and history as is in your time. You have the chance to immortalize something with a story, a chance to shine the torch on life. These stories, these histories, are poetic, vivid, full.
Life in no order is a collection of short stories that talk about life, in no order.
About the author
Kendi Karim graduated top of her class with first-class honors in Mass Communication. Her short story, What Does It Mean To Be Kind Anyway, was shortlisted for the Wakini Kuria Prize for children’s literature in 2021. ‘Our Brief Heavenly Hour' has also been featured by Writer’s Space Africa and her work has been recognized by BIC group and EUEPA.
A writer for the lovers, dreamers and believers.
For the hope give-ups, and the heart beat-ups.
Kiss Me Goodbye by Wairiuko wa Nyambura
She thinks the handsome but jobless boyfriend loves her. Then she finds out about his dirty tricks, his heartless diary, and his timed writing project. So, he wants her to inspire him to write a romance novel then end their romantic relationship at the advanced stage of his novel writing, huh?
He finds himself at her mercy after an unexpected turn of events. She also finds herself at the mercy of another jealous woman who wants to snatch the mysterious boyfriend from her. The other rich woman, who cannot win his love, incites the ex-girlfriend to teach him a lesson. Shouldn't she protect him instead?
Now, she's unsure of whom to side with. Should she listen to the bossy, angry, revengeful and lovelorn inciter whose financial and moral conditional support requires her to break her ex-boyfriend's heart too? But then her loved-up ex-boyfriend apologizes, wants reconciliation, and tries to win back her affections...
Our Secrets by Naima Nurrein
Farah, the queen, wakes up one day to the heart-stopping news of her husband's alleged affair with a nineteen-year-old university student. To add salt to the wound, the nineteen-year-old girl bears a striking resemblance to her former best friend Bilqis. Bilqis is currently serving a life sentence jail term for murdering her husband's parents in fits of rage as she was the alleged mistress of her husband's father.
This revelation rips her sanity into pieces and exhumes painful memories and dark secrets which threaten to snatch everything she has.
As the truth slowly comes into the light, the fates of these three women, Farah the Queen, Aaliyah the freshman, Bilqis the Murderess become intertwined and turn the lives of these women upside down.
Men in Love by Nancy Friday
An extraordinary, explicitly masculine journey, Men In Love develops a startlingly honest portrayal of what it means to be a man in contemporary America. Here are the unexpurgated dreams, fantasies and fetishes that excite and obsess men today. In creating this historic study, Nancy Friday listened--without disapproval, apology or censorship--to the candid responses of thousands of men aged fourteen through sixty.
She gave them a legitimate arena where they could share their "secret gardens"--the hidden and forbidden but nonetheless real and true.
Much more than a litany of erotica, this unique volume doesn't tell us how men should love. It tells us how men do love--a stunning insight into the desires that dwell within men's psyches... and their hearts.
Silver Lining by Ash Jay
Kerby and Kayron know each other via Facebook. The little spark they have makes Kerby travel to Mozambique to meet Kayron, a poor guy living in the slums. A whirlwind romance ensues during the few days they are together.
However, the sudden appearance of Kayron's old flame who left him during their final year in college leaves Kerby with a bad feeling. She abruptly ends her vacation and returns to Kenya never to be seen again online. After three years Kayron travels to Kenya in search of Kerby.
The search proves to be more difficult than he had thought especially after he fathers a daughter and commits to settling down as a family. What happened to Kerby? Why did she disappear into thin air? Will he ever find her? Has she moved on? Why did she cut off all ties with Kayron?
Reunion by Ash Jay
Elma Nyaboke wades through many injustices in her life. They start when both parents die in a road accident. Her uncle moves into their family house with his own family ostensibly to comfort her but ends up edging her out. From a sheltered life and upbringing, she becomes homeless sleeping out in the cold and at a stranger's house.
She takes on the task of travelling to Uganda to look for the son of a new-found friend, the outcome of her mission turns tragic.
With no close friends or family, Elma stares at a bleak future. Deep in her heart, she nurses the yearning for a reunion that in all probability is just impossible.
4 Minutes by Ash Jay
The results of a medical test show that Dolen has only 72 hours to live. He immediately sets his life on a spree, planning a wedding and takeover of his assets to his soon to be widowed wife.
So, what turn of events drive him at hour 72 to swallow a pill that would snuff out his life in exactly 4 minutes? And what makes his wife of 45 hours teaming up with his close friend and best man, to turn sadistic towards him at his death bed?
With his life ebbing away, the opportunity to mete out revenge is slim. And that is not even the climax of the story.
Never Meet Her by Ash Jay
Bonita Chelimo, a hard-working, humble, polite, condescending, simple and defenseless woman beqrs the burden of the most traumatic past that can ever be visited onna woman.
At age 14, she lost her mother, the one person who could have provided a shoulder to lean on. She is tormented by memories of the atrocities of her step-father and loss of trust from her step-brother.
Will she ever heal from her psychological injuries? Unknown to her, her emotional wounds breed an almost invincible and invisible but also intriguing 'weapon' that seeks revenge and justice in a way that only she knows how. Meet her at your own risk.
Prime Ministers Daughter by Ash Jay
How does a moment of excitement and ecstatic fulfillment of a long-held desire suddenly morph into a horror movie and misfortunes galore? That is the story of Mima Adams.
Having spent all her teenage years without her father, she is so excited that he is returning to Kenya from South Korea.
However, her joy is short-lived after the reunion because her father and grandmother get assassinated in a gory mafia-like ambush. Emerging from a hair breathe escape, she finds herself in a position she could use to hunt his family killers by happenstance. Will she succeed?
Amazing Love BY: GIDEON NYAKIONGORA
God is the author of love and can endow it with whomsoever He pleases as He has done it with this family of Penzi, Mrembo, Pendo and Joy such that it is in their veins and flows freely as blood flows so long as the heart pumps it. True love is personified in Penzi and Mrembo, passed on to Pendo and Joy and to others and the world in general and can be summarized as Love so amazing. Let love rain and reign.
“Mrembo we met in a restaurant
How can it be that you were meant for me!
All my love I will give you.
Words of love I will sing for you,
Flower of my hear,
You kept me awake last night, my love.?”
Moulding a Disciple BY: PHILIBERT JUL...
Like arrows forged by a skilled craftsman, children need to be well prepared before they are launched out into the world. This high honour and responsibility is a process that takes time, skill, dedication and patience. Through Biblical story and captivating real-life examples, Philbert takes on the controversial topic of parental discipline to equip parents with strategies and wisdom on how to train up a child in the ways of God at every stage.
If you’ve struggled to discipline your child, if you’re seeking to understand God’s heart and mind for this subject, if you’ve purposed to create eternal value by imparting Biblical truth to your children, then this is the book for you. The best time to start moulding your child to become a disciple is now!
Love Bila Regrets BY: JOHN MUSYIMI &a...
There is much confusion and regret concerning love and relationships in our day. In this volume, the authors lay down some foundational guidelines from the Bible to help you navigate the murky waters of dating.
Pastors John Musyimi and Mark Ambundo address practical, everyday questions that tend to dominate this area. They also tackle some common mistakes made in the pursuit of relationships and how the Bible helps one to avoid them.
101 Ways To Keep a Loving Marriage BY...
A Growing Marriage Is A Healthy Marriage, And Communication Is The Key! Noted Christian Counselor Norm Wright Draws On His Years Of Counseling Couples To Provide 101 Insightful Conversation Starters To Encourage You And Your Partner To Spend Time Together And Deepen Your Relationship. From Time Management To Children And From Finances To Items You May Not Have Considered, You'll Find Questions That Provide... Innovative Ideas To Spark Your Creativity Observations On Romance To Open Up New Levels Of Intimacy Topics To Strengthen Your Relationship Conversation Starters To Enhance Communication Nonthreatening Openings To Bring Up Sensitive Topics If You Want More From Your Marriage, 101 Ways To Build A Stronger, More Exciting Marriage Invites You To Learn More About Each Other Through Engaging And Fun Interactions.
No Humans Allowed by Charles Chanchori
I Am Become Death by Charles Chanchori
A Life of Scene by Charles Chanchori
Rock Bottom by Charles Chanchori
Deon Sudi is an acclaimed novelist and filmmaker living in Nairobi. Coming from broken background, Deon suffers from sex addiction, alcoholism and deeply entrenched trust issues.
He carries these problems into his romantic relationships and when they don't last, his cracked faith in humanity cracks. Eventually, he finds himself on the verge of his ideal relationship.
A relationship that promises emotional, financial and familial security. Can he heal from the past in time to not ruin it?
Rebranding to Win by Humphrey kanga
Fame, wealth and education, although good, are viewed as vanity. Examples are given of two wealthiest people on earth that died and were buried without anything. They gave a wise counsel on their death bed on what the most important thing in life is. Love and family are the greatest investments an individual should seek and build for when they are gone, they will take with them the memories they shared with their families and loved ones
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Mic...
Brief Summary
A masterful true crime account of the Golden State Killer—the elusive serial rapist turned murderer who terrorized California for over a decade—from Michelle McNamara, the gifted journalist who died tragically while investigating the case.
"You’ll be silent forever, and I’ll be gone in the dark."
For more than ten years, a mysterious and violent predator committed fifty sexual assaults in Northern California before moving south, where he perpetrated ten sadistic murders. Then he disappeared, eluding capture by multiple police forces and some of the best detectives in the area.
Three decades later, Michelle McNamara, a true crime journalist who created the popular website TrueCrimeDiary.com, was determined to find the violent psychopath she called "the Golden State Killer." Michelle pored over police reports, interviewed victims, and embedded herself in the online communities that were as obsessed with the case as she was.
At the time of the crimes, the Golden State Killer was between the ages of eighteen and thirty, Caucasian, and athletic—capable of vaulting tall fences. He always wore a mask. After choosing a victim—he favored suburban couples—he often entered their home when no one was there, studying family pictures, mastering the layout. He attacked while they slept, using a flashlight to awaken and blind them. Though they could not recognize him, his victims recalled his voice: a guttural whisper through clenched teeth, abrupt and threatening.
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark—the masterpiece McNamara was writing at the time of her sudden death—offers an atmospheric snapshot of a moment in American history and a chilling account of a criminal mastermind and the wreckage he left behind. It is also a portrait of a woman’s obsession and her unflagging pursuit of the truth. Framed by an introduction by Gillian Flynn and an afterword by her husband, Patton Oswalt, the book was completed by Michelle’s lead researcher and a close colleague. Utterly original and compelling, it is destined to become a true crime classic—and may at last unmask the Golden State Killer.
