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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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Making Room for the Child’s Knowing: Mercy

Posted on 05/03/2026 by Khaya Ronkainen

Over the years, the characters of my forthcoming novel, Distorted Is The View, have become companions to me—sometimes mirrors, sometimes teachers. In my newslet...

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Revealing the Cover: Distorted Is The View

Posted on 04/12/2026 by Khaya Ronkainen

There are many ways a book meets its readers. Sometimes it begins with a question, a sentence, or an image that quietly gathers and holds the emotional world of...

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I’m learning that some things cannot be hurried. P I’m learning that some things cannot be hurried. Patience asks us to trust the low fire—the quiet work happening before anything takes shape.

This excerpt captures it well:

“The secret is not the pot, Teresa. It’s patience. Low fire, slow stir, no rushing. Works for stew. Works for life.”

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