She Blossoms...

  • jmaruru

A blog by jmaruru

Blog description:

All about being a girl, growing up and figuring it all out

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She Blossoms... ranks 1234 in Africa and 93 in Kenya. According to site visitors it ranks 953, and 1127 according to page views:

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Waiting on the World to Change?

I can't change the whole world by myself. But I can't sit around and wait for it to change.

Something Inside So Strong

The higher you build your barriers The taller I become The farther you take my rights away The faster I will run You can deny me You can decide to turn your face away No matter ’cause there’s Something inside so strong I know that I can make it Though you’re doing me wrong so wrong You thought that my

Purge – The Laptop

I am angry. Well, I’ve been angry for a looong while. About 6 weeks. Now it is time to purge and let go. So I am going to write about it. I am generally a trusting soul. I know, by first hand experience that human beings can be absolute

The Moral of the Story is…

This memory was spiked by an intense conversation in the back rooms of  The Princess Project (K). Did anyone watch The Specialist Saturday  night? The first time, I watched it, was with Khaled my really old Arab Psychologist. The Premise of the story is a bomber who goes rogue

International Women’s Day 2010

Each year around the world, International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8. Hundreds of events occur not just on this day but throughout March to mark the economic, political and social achievements of women. Organisations, governments and women’s groups around the world choose different themes each year

Creekside 360° – The Sins of the Mother

It has been quite a week. I wish I could share some of the conversations that go in the back rooms of thee Creekside Princess without spilling industrial secrets All I can say is that it has been quite a week! Well, I can also

Episode 6 : Shattered Glass

Now I ain’t saying she’s a gold digger! Once upon a time, a girl wrote a poem in her defence. Something that Gabrielle might have written at some point. Gold digger Well, now that I am registered officially, into the ranks of those who search and dig, for gold,

The Kenya I Know – Kwani? Call out for Submission.

Following multiple conversations on “The Kenya We Want,” and our recent “The Kenya I Live In” short story competition, The Kwani Trust would like to invite writers to submit poems that explore the multiple realities we live in, the moments that define our public and personal lives, be they

My chat with Merrilee Faber

Hi Juliet, and welcome!  First off, can you tell us when and why you decided to write? JM: I started writing when I was about 10, with a bit of encouragement from my stepfather. I did not really take much interest in it, except for the occasional stories I

The Other Opinion: Creekside Princess Episode 5

Sometimes, when we are caught up in the midst of a volatile emotion, we need someone on the outside to look in and tell us the truth. That is why we need family, people who love us and are not afraid to tell us the truth. I quote,

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