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Diary entry and a Christmas interlude in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
There is a dwelling that I exist in. This far out between heaven and hell she is, my mother is still beautiful. She was...
Beauties of the Eastern Cape, South Africa
And there it was. The strange machine of talking to myself.
In the black and white photograph, I appeared as any stranger would. Dazed, worldly,...
A Poet’s Life: Adventures in the Pixelated Maelstrom
I’m fourteen. We’re at the gateway to the funhouse. We’re standing on burning sea sand, water, ocean waves within reach, the centre of summer,...
Sobriety and Alcoholism
I am not coping because I am not the doctor. Because I am not the one who is fluent in the doctor’s language no...
Intelligent Progress, Alien Perspectives And Preparation For Illness
I see life through a blue filter. Light is filtered out and all I can see is shadow. In shades in the dark something...
On Days Such as This -Poetry Book Review
On Days Such as This, Gail Dendy. Botsotso, Johannesburg, 2020.ISBN: 978-1-990922-48-0. 60pp
The poet wrestles with an intimate flashback, the perception of future, and becomes...
Writer, Chameleon, Bipolar
I feel as if I am in a constant state of imbalance. It's like being on a neverending rollercoaster ride. My life in writing...
The Agency Of Intelligence
When it comes down to it intelligence is all in your mind. It's the blueprint of your childhood, the books that you have read,...
Book Review of “Tucked Inn” by Nadine AuCoin
The story takes place in Nova Scotia, Canada. All is not what it seems at first glance. First things first. This is a story...
Eating the dust of the Colonial and Imperial masters
Suicide and suicidal desperation was uppermost in my mind to the extent that I was continually thinking about taking an overdose of tablets. Fortunately...