Just a few short centuries ago, there were three main things the average citizen dreaded: pestilence, famine and war. These arrived with a fair amount… Read More »Pestilence, war and famine: relic of the Middle Ages?
From Donald Pinnock, author of Gang Town and a host of other books: I’ve just finished Three Foot Tiger, which I read over two days. Couldn’t put… Read More »Comments from those who’ve read Three Foot Tiger
I breathe I breathe into the icy cold of winter, The skin-tingling freeze of early morning cold showers, deeply and fully, down into my… Read More »I breathe
In The Kindergarten Teacher, a 2018 drama directed by Sara Colengelo, the main character Lisa Spinelli (played by Maggie Gyllenhaal), who teaches preschool kids, discovers… Read More »The Kindergarten Teacher
I wrote this thesis for my psychology MA almost 30 years ago. It was interesting to come across it again after so many years; it… Read More »Leaving an abusive partner
John Williams used to stand on exit from Impala as it leads onto Beyers Naudé to collect donations from passing motorists. In the 90s used… Read More »Farewell to John
I’m learning how to breathe properly. Part of the process is taping up my mouth at night; in so doing, I train my brain to… Read More »Nie kak praat nie
Maybe the pandemic has finally driven me mad. Why else would I write about my CD rack? And who still uses CDs, when you can… Read More »My CD rack
Extracted from Wikipedia: Master Jack is a song written by David Marks and performed by Four Jacks and a Jill. It reached #1 in South Africa and Canada, #3 on… Read More »Jammin’ Master Jack
For those who couldn’t make it, here’s the speeches and some video footage. The launch was a great success! I sold many books and had… Read More »Launch of Three Foot Tiger