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Category: Prose

To share my experiences, observations and stories, I write short pieces of prose,  especially for the readers averse to poetry.

 

 

 

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Making Room for Joy: Not a Reward

Posted on 06/07/2026 by Khaya Ronkainen / 8 Comments

Lately, I’ve been thinking about joy. Not as something we earn only after overcoming hardship, or something reserved for moments when life is finally settled, h...

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Making Room for Love’s New Shape: Sense of Self

Posted on 05/24/2026 by Khaya Ronkainen / 10 Comments

Our mothers are often among the most influential people in our lives. It may be why so many of us think of them, with certainty, as our role models. Yet, as Mar...

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Making Room for Truth: Compassion

Posted on 05/17/2026 by Khaya Ronkainen / 8 Comments

Recently, I was listening to the Slowdown poetry podcast when Maggie Smith said something that stopped me in my tracks: “We are imperfect, and the people we lov...

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📖 // debut DISTORTED IS THE VIEW out now! 🇿🇦🇫🇮🌍

EARLY PRAISE: Grateful for these early words from EARLY PRAISE: Grateful for these early words from Lauwo G Lauwo, author of FINELAND. ✨

There is something especially meaningful about being read in the spirit in which a book was written, and Lauwo’s response met this novel exactly there: in its family tensions, silences, betrayals, and attempts at repair.

His own novel (set in Finland) is forthcoming this September, 💃🏾 and I’m glad to share his words here with appreciation. 

Many thanks @lauwo_g_lauwo for journeying alongside with me. 🙏🏾💜

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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
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