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Writing life, creative life…whatever that maybe! In this space, it’s all about the lifestyle I want to create and maintain in order to write and create.

Writing & Living

Happiness IS

Posted on 10/03/2021 by Khaya Ronkainen

The smell of freshly baked bread, taste of berries I picked from the wild, sound of my brother’s voice on the phone, a hug from my baby sister I wish I co...

Writing & Living

Contemplating a Post-Covid Life

Posted on 07/04/2021 by Khaya Ronkainen

Conflicted. I’ve always been, between a life in the city and in the country. This had nothing to do with my notoriously indecisive trait as a Libran, the ...

Writing & Living

Written But Not Read

Posted on 06/06/2021 by Khaya Ronkainen

You’ve probably heard of Octavia E. Butler’ s quote, “You don’t start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it’s good stuff…” We...

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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 🇿🇦🇫🇮🌍

COVER REVEAL!  ✨ Hello Good People 😊, today, I’m COVER REVEAL!  ✨

Hello Good People 😊, today, I’m happy to share the cover of my debut novel, Distorted Is The View.

Set in 1980s South Africa, this is a family drama that explores silence, distance, and the fragile ways love survives what is not said. At its heart is a family living inside the strain of partial knowledge—each person seeing only a portion of the truth, each trying, in their own way, to live with what remains hidden.

The title speaks to that inward tension: what is visible, what is obscured, and what becomes distorted when people stand too far from one another to see clearly.	

This book has lived with me for a long time, so sharing the cover feels tender and significant.

For updates, behind-the-scenes and reflections, welcome to my newsletter and blog. Welcome; link in bio! 🙏🏾

#DistortedIsTheView #CoverReveal #DebutNovel #FamilyDrama #ForthComing

Cover design by @siirihirsiaho
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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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