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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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For the Courageous

Posted on 03/07/2021 by Khaya Ronkainen / 47 Comments

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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The Catharsis of Tidying Up

Posted on 02/07/2021 by Khaya Ronkainen / 42 Comments

There comes a day in every gadget owner’s life, when a latest version of an app declares your precious thing obsolete. Kindle recently proved incompatible with ...

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On Giving What You Want

Posted on 09/06/2020 by Khaya Ronkainen / 38 Comments

The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.” – Coretta Scott King. There was a time in the distant pas...

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"In a true you-and-I relationship, we are present "In a true you-and-I relationship, we are present mindfully, nonintrusively, the way we are present with things in nature. We do not tell a birch tree it should be more like an elm. We face it with no agenda, only an appreciation that becomes participation: 'I love looking at this birch' becomes 'I am this birch' and then 'I and this birch are opening to a mystery that transcends and holds us both." -- David Richo

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Khaya Ronkainen's books on Goodreads
Seasons Defined Seasons Defined
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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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