In response to a post I read (First posed April 13, 2011) Um, truth be told,  sure – as a white South African, I am certainly clear about my agenda: freedom of speech, freedom of association, the right to work, the right to create work, safety for the most vulnerable of SA’s citizens (children, their […]

for this one to make a guest appearance: Bukowski liked crazy women On days like these When I feel brittle and paranoid and overwhelmed, When my well-modulated voice strikes a brittle note, When my feet forget how to dance and My soul feels stunted and petulant.   On days like these When I can’t even […]

Some rants are too good to run only once (First posted on Letterdash) It’s late, late, late on Saturday night.  Spent the day doing last-minute maniac home repairs and garden maintenance in time for my first visitor of the season – this time it’s my Dad. But that’s not what I want to write about […]

(First posted on Letterdash Anyone who grew up in the 80′s and spoke English will probably remember Tyler Durden – that sleepless poet of solitude who sounded a warning bell for an entire generation. The problem was that Tyler was so impossibly cool – no-one remembers the message: that single-serving lives, where every waking moment […]

During my hermit phase as I tried to process the loss of my sorely missed and much-loved Dad, I spent far too much time on Twitter.  It’s been great getting to speak to such a wide range of people and has taken me smack-bang into the middle of SA’s current social ructions. Scary and saddening […]

She’s always run her life like it was a city park – open access for the harried and green-starved. But, filling yet another bag with carelessly tossed litter, she realises: it’s time to charge admission.  Sympathy addicts – R1 000 per hour Need To Dump On You users – R2 000 per hour Need Advice But […]

Does all the brave talk of war add a piquancy to intimate dinners with old friends? All that hot criticism to warm the blood and snifters of brandy around the teak dining room tables?   Does it feel racy, like forbidden fruit, as you loose racist barbs from behind the net curtains of your secure sanctuaries, […]

 The first time I ever travelled to a real land via a book was at age 12 when I read My family, and other animals by Gerald Durrell. The island of Corfu, his family and every one of the animals was a joy and a revelation. My own weird life at that time may have been […]

Walking around with a head full of race debates and city comparisons this morning, so I decide to let the wind blow my mind clear. And there’s no better place for attention-sapping wind than Muizenberg beach this day.  Sitting on the boardwalk, I see small groups of learner-surfers convening and they grab my interest.  Demographics […]

I have the TV on in the background at night while I work, and maybe it’s not always a good idea – especially when it’s a re-run of Mob Wives on TLC. The first time I saw this series I couldn’t look away – not knowing what to expect from these women, the images had […]