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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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The Catharsis of Tidying Up

Posted on 02/07/2021 by Khaya Ronkainen

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

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...

Prose

On Slow Processing

Posted on 05/03/2020 by Khaya Ronkainen

“Write!” I say to a friend. This is in one of our regular correspondence and as we keep each other updated not only of writing but of life. Our correspondence t...

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Life in Verse & Visuals

khaya.ronkainen

Poetry | Creative Nonfiction | Fiction
📖 Author of The Sheltering | A Poetry Collection
Weaving stories to inspire & connect 🇿🇦🇫🇮🌍

I might be late, thanks to Google for the reminder I might be late, thanks to Google for the reminder, but...🤦🏾😊

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. 📚✍🏾

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. 

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. 🙏🏾 💛

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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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