Revisited: Lessons from Reading (1)
Be Watchful of Own Prejudices: a memoir in translation, A Jihad for Love by Mohamed El Bachiri reminded me that what the world needs (and has always) needed is ...
Author: Khaya Ronkainen
Khaya Ronkainen writes poetry, creative nonfiction and fiction. This blog explores all things writing and living, aka personal history, cross-cultural experiences, nature, language, and the many ways people carry home within and across borders.
Learning to Weed
”Water is taught by thirst” ~ Emily Dickinson Sun stands tall and beats my bent back into droplets of water. I pull with fury roots of a stinging nettle infesti...
Discoveries As I Read
I keep making new discoveries as I read and reread. One of those discoveries is that there’s more to reading than well, reading. It’s a case of lear...