Kendi Karimi

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2020

Stories (18)

18 Stories

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“The Winter Blues That Made Neema” by Kendi Karimi

Submitted to Contest #89

Standing there, Neema had never been more grateful for her name. Neema is a Swahili word that means grace, and if she was a Hindu, she’d be kneeling, thanking Vishu for saving her life. But what about Njenga and Kagz? What in not her God’s name was she going to do about the bodies? DECEMBER April was a girl that liked to flirt online. Neema was the classic chic tomboy. But, as April Neema on her ID card, she was a girl born in Nkubu, a small village in Meru, Kenya. Her Meru was awful to say the least, and that is what Kagz saw as the cut...

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“Tomorrow is another day” by Kendi Karimi

Submitted to Contest #84

What experiences have made me feel most alive? If I were to count, they’d be about five. I move my leg while laid in bed and think about one; sitting by bodies of water. The rushing sound is a peace for me. The second is hiding under the last night shadow at sunrise. I move my leg again with no purpose to this shifting other than the nagging feeling that I should be awake. I know it’s somewhere between seven am and eleven am, but it might also be twelve. I missed the sunrise again but then I say, “Tomorrow is another day.” My tomorrows have ...

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“The dying of living things ” by Kendi Karimi

Submitted to Contest #76

Relationships are ships indeed. Sometimes, they sail out to the sea of love, catch the wind and reach the shore safely. Other times, the iceberg that hits not only breaks down the ship, but it also dries the sea and all living things in it. If you met with Sarah in a shop or on her morning run, you could ask her about sinking ships. If you met with John, you could have asked him about seashores. But since you can’t meet with these two birds, I’ll tell you the story of how they came to crash. Sarah was a baseball fan. Her eyes could be ...

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Author bio

Kendi Karimi is a writer for the lovers, dreamers and believers. For the hope give-ups and the heart beat ups. She writes about love and life in a tragically beautiful manner and adds a poeticism rooted deeply in philosophy and well-being across her work. Most of her current work is comprised of poetry and fiction though most fiction remains unpublished. "I am happy to have the opportunity to share my writing on this space. I am here to experiment, read amazing stories and learn. Thank you for being here." K