I placed my foot with sheer terror on what I perceived to be a shifting and sliding mass of gulping sinking sand. To my utter surprise I found that I…
Read MorePardon!
I remember as a child being shut in my room and being told: “You can stay there until you are prepared to come out and say you…
Read MoreThe Loved One!
PJ Powers is one of the biggest singing sensations in South Africa. I met Penelope twenty four years ago, just after my accident. Let…
Read More“He who SMILES while crushing YOU!”
Zuma’s middle name is “Gedleyihlekisa” which means: “He who smiles while crushing you.” Indeed, he certainly seems to be smiling while crushing the life out of…
Read MoreRainbow, the Bridge & the Stick!
The Swallows are leaving. B and John are Swallows. In other words, they spend six months here in South Africa and six months in…
Read MoreGet a grip!?
That’s the thing about depression: A human being can survive almost anything, as long as she sees the end in sight. But depression is so insidious, and it compounds daily,…
Read MoreLonely Heart!
This story that I am about to tell you is Pre-Cochlear Implant era. Before I was given my “hearing” back! I realised with a shock that I had…
Read MoreDispelling the Myth!
His heart was beating fast. Doem! Doem! Doem! Why did it always feel as if it was beating through his ears, he wondered? Doem! Doem! Doem! At…
Read MoreSlippery Fish!
“The inner fire is the most important thing mankind possesses.” …
Read MoreBe my Valentine?
Valentines day. I remember looking with utter envy at my school friends who had received those wonderful, much ached after Valentine Day cards. Oh,…
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