Category: Personal-writing
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Sudden Silence [Lucid Loss]
A Lyric Essay of Personal Reflection *Author’s Note: This lyric Essay contains mentions of mature topics and themes while recounting personal stories and experiences of my time in college. I remember the first time I saw the “The University of Kansas” granite sign outside the old KU Welcome Center. I was in the gold Toyota,…
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What I Learned In South Africa
A Personal Essay (Aided by the street artists of Cape Town) By: Anika Kieler August 2023 *Editor’s Note: I recognize that this work is a little long, so for a shorter version I recommend Part 2, Part 5, Part 6, and/ or Part 8. I believe people travel for one of two reasons. They’re either…
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What going through COVID felt like for me
The dream of the future, the longing for more, the promise of better is what dragged us through this summer. The endless stream of challenges and difficulties we’ve faced have tested us in every respect. Our emotional, personal, and social lives have been ripped apart and clumsily patched back together. Our dreams face the darkest…
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Poem: Tangled- Alone In The Tower
Completed February 2021 A dream forsaken As time once again steals it all Evil poisoning the life I wanted Crying with nowhere to fall — His hand in mine Slowly growing cold The world losing its color The stars starting to fold — If only I had listened If only I’d obeyed He wouldn’t be…
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Election Night in the Journalism School
*Editor’s Note- I was in the William Allen White School of Journalism building on Election Night 2020, to work on a Good Evening KU show for one of my classes. My job was to be the talent on the first of two sections with stories about the election. This is my refelction and telling of…
The Anthology of a Curio 