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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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Menopause in the Time of Covid-19 Pandemic

Posted on 09/05/2021 by Khaya Ronkainen

I remember telling a friend as she reached her milestone that it was not all downhill from here but midlife is a vantage point. In hindsight, I now realized I h...

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On Coming Up for Air

Posted on 04/04/2021 by Khaya Ronkainen

It’s spring, a season of expectations and the morning smells fresh. Light conquers as the cold, dark and long Nordic winter finally relents. Even though the sur...

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For the Courageous

Posted on 03/07/2021 by Khaya Ronkainen

As I write this piece, I think of courage and determination. I think of stories I heard as a child about courageous women, who challenged the status quo, despit...

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