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Sanity and certain aspects of intergenerational trauma
The psychiatrist who studied in Vienna had wild hair like Einstein. Gerda had been prepared for an eventuality of this magnitude. She was the...
Dr Ambrose Cato George: In the footsteps of a bipolar life, a daughter and a memory of madness
My wife on our wedding day was my Cinderella. I was her prince. For the young, making love is just for fun. I have...
My father, my teacher, my education, my books, my future, my past and a solitary life
My dad is one of the lucky ones. His voice merges alongside mine like beautiful scraps of material. This is a story about a...
Gqeberha-Storytime: How To Say Goodbye In Mother Tongue
I am not young anymore. There are more years behind me than there are in front of me.
The pink brassiere was hanging on the...
Compatriots, friends and sisters in Nelson Mandela Bay
I am waiting for someone to tell me that they see my value. Dorianne Laux, the American poet was a sanitorium cook, a gas...
A Short History of Silence
I had taken a break from writing for a period of four or five years, give or take. Maybe I had lost myself or...
About The Author and The Introduction to Eating the Dust
Dr. Ambrose Cato George holds the following academic qualifications: B.Sc. In Zoology and Botany (Unisa), Secondary Teacher’s Diploma-postgraduate (UWC), B.Ed. - distinction in Philosophy...
Janet Frame
This is me. The voices are inside my head. Calling to me. Speaking in ancient tongues. They talk and talk and talk. The damage...
The Journey Is The Destination
I spent last year listening to Dr Jordan Peterson, the Canadian clinical psychologist on repeat. So far, it has changed my life, led to...
Ama Ata Aidoo: Ghanaian Novelist, Poet, Playwright and Renowned Feminist
On 31 May 2023, Ama Ata Aidoo, Ghanaian feminist, poet, playwright, novelist, and author of works including Our Sister Killjoy (1977) and Changes: A...