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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.

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A Way of Looking at Boldness

Posted on 09/29/2024 by Khaya Ronkainen

i. As I venture off-the-beaten-path, heading south, I throw away the mussel talisman around my neck. Instead, I rely on a bottle of Black Balsam I dragged all t...

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A Way of Looking at Kindness

Posted on 09/22/2024 by Khaya Ronkainen

i. Clammed up, I’m an uncooked mussel as I board the bus. The lingering scent of passport checks fills the air, for we’re about to cross imaginary man-made bord...

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A Way of Looking at Time

Posted on 09/15/2024 by Khaya Ronkainen

i. Despite the best efforts of countless intellectuals, time remains a fugitive. It’s hard to capture. ii. Yet time is an old friend who never fails to show up....

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Life in Verse & Visuals

khaya.ronkainen

Poetry | Creative Nonfiction | Fiction
📖 // debut DISTORTED IS THE VIEW out June 9, 2026 🇿🇦🇫🇮🌍

Central Question: How much can love survive when t Central Question: How much can love survive when truth is partial, silence is protective and betrayal has already entered the room? 

This is the novel's preoccupation. But love is not limited to romantic relationships, but also familial relations and friendships. Something to ponder...🤔

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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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