Lupus: The Wolf At My Side (Part 1)
Lupus: The Wolf At My Side (Part1) Ever since I was little, I have wanted to see a wolf—a real, enormous, wild one. Wolves are powerful, mysterious, and frightening yet beautiful beyond words. I’ll root for the werewolves instead of the vampires any day. However, there is another wolf that I am too familiar with. […]
Journaling: A Brief History
Darwin once wrote, “But I am very poorly today and very stupid, and I hate everybody and everything. One lives only to make blunders.” How often have you written a variation of these words in your journal?
Grondpadlangs
Grondpadlangs Dis laatmiddag wanneer ek uit die grootpad draai. Die naambord is so verweer dat ek dit nie kan lees nie. 8km. Grondpad. Na wat soos ure voel, hou ek stil. Sommer in die middel van die pad. Met my oë toe leun ek teen die ruit aan. Wat doen ek hier? Vrou-alleen op ‘n […]
Soos pit bulls en poedels
Soos pit bulls en poedels Die sifdeur slaan hard agter hom toe. Met ‘n sagte vloek trek hy sy skouers in asof dit die klank sal demp. As die kind geslaap het is hy nou wakker. Hy hang sy sleutels aan die die spyker agter die deur, anders verlê hy dit weer. Dink kom nie […]
Magic Realism: “100 Years of Solitude”
Magic Realism: “100 Years of Solitude” What can I say about 100 Years of Solitude that hasn’t already been said? This novel is a giant, magical realist epic that takes you on a journey through the Buendía family’s multi-generational saga in the isolated town of Macondo, somewhere in South America. The book opens with the […]