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Category: Project Finding Beauty

Project Finding Beauty is where I share six-word memoirs and photography. It is my attempt to find beauty from the ordinary and every day living rather than being consumed by the gloom and despair.

Project Finding Beauty

Looking Up

Posted on 03/13/2022 by Khaya Ronkainen

I'm starting to look up again. backstory: With the war raging nearby, I have no choice but to tightly wrap around my grief like a warm scarf given to me with lo...

Project Finding Beauty

Writing is Joy

Posted on 01/30/2022 by Khaya Ronkainen

Indescribable joy I experience, when writing. backstory: I join the chorus of many writers who sing, โ€œWriting makes me happy. When I write, it feels like I̵...

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Project Finding Beauty

In Between Storms

Posted on 01/23/2022 by Khaya Ronkainen

I treasure the "aahs" between storms. backstory: This weekโ€™s six-word memoir was inspired by a comment on a previous post. And regarding storms? When the backst...

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khaya.ronkainen

Poetry | Creative Nonfiction | Fiction
๐Ÿ“– Author of The Sheltering | A Poetry Collection
Weaving stories to inspire & connect ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐ŸŒ

I might be late, thanks to Google for the reminder I might be late, thanks to Google for the reminder, but...๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ˜Š

It's been 3 YEARS since this poetry collection first stepped into the world. Three years of watching these poems find their way to you, settle into moments I never could have imagined when I first gathered them together. ๐Ÿ“šโœ๐Ÿพ

Writing is humbling. Every single time. The blank page, the hope that what I'm trying to say will land, the vulnerability of sharing pieces of yourself with the world.ย 

But you've made space for these stories. You've let them into your days, your thoughts, your hearts. And for that, I'm endlessly grateful.

Here's to the readers who make it all worth it. Thank you for being here. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ ๐Ÿ’›

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Khaya Ronkainen's books on Goodreads
Seasons Defined Seasons Defined
reviews: 5
ratings: 6 (avg rating 4.83)

From the Depths of Darkness: A Collection of Dark Poetry Left in the Light From the Depths of Darkness: A Collection of Dark Poetry Left in the Light
reviews: 2
ratings: 2 (avg rating 5.00)

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