PinnedThe PoetA few weeks ago, a reader asked me if I only ever visit small dusty towns when I’m exploring. I was not sure how to reply so I left the question and the person there to ponder. On their own. …Coffee7 min readCoffee7 min read
PinnedRuya & GalipIt’s a surprisingly still morning and the houseguest is nowhere to be seen or heard. There’s an occasional call from a panic of tarentaals as they make their way across the veld at the back of the village. The mighty Atlantic is swooshing around the little bay in front, gently…Istanbul5 min readIstanbul5 min read
PinnedQuality TimeIt’s a warm day on the Highveld of the holy land. This little corner of the burbs has some actual street life left. There are residential blocks right up against the ground floor shop fronts. …Quality Of Life4 min readQuality Of Life4 min read
PinnedTrifle & KoanIt’s been a strange and wonderful few weeks. Something little shifted in the multiverse and it’s faint ripples reached as far as the shores of this little village on the periphery of Durban, in this holy land. Like a whole part of something I know somehow has changed and I’m…Life2 min readLife2 min read
Nov 18Been a MinuteIt’s not writer’s block. There is instead flow. Though this has not translated into great outputs, instead it’s been slow, small little fragments of praise songs. It’s been the small moments shared and long lines of texts. It’s been an education and a re-education. It’s been learning and seeing anew…Lodestar3 min readLodestar3 min read
Oct 17Don’t ThinkTwitter remains a go-to space for reasons I’ve not been able to figure out. But let me try. For one, I get to bear witness to the state of the world as it plays out. …Rugby2 min readRugby2 min read
Sep 23A Muse, EdThe muse is not amused. I’ve been shushed. And left on shush for what feels like forever but is in reality a few hours. The very hours when we get the bread. And truth be told, I’m glad the muse has shushed me and is getting on with life and…Muse4 min readMuse4 min read
Sep 16Graves & ShahI was recently gifted a copy of The Rubaiyyat of Omar Khayaam. An impromptu and tender gesture given that I have over the years had more than a few copies. And myself gifted others almost every one of those copies. …Poetry5 min readPoetry5 min read
Sep 10Considered BelongingA day is a day Be it September or May / Under and over mountains A red chariot bore me Through wind and rain To the heart of my pain / A friendly coffee tryst In seaspray of mist Under a sky of teal To a sleeping baby seal / Bearing dark coffee With laughter sweeter than toffee To a warm cove of books My being you took / It’s foundations you shook Gifted a book / And this day longing Considered belongingMorning Coffee1 min readMorning Coffee1 min read
Sep 9Modern ClassicA young couple are attempting to feed the ostriches. It’s a sight to behold. An ostrich is a large animal, the adults standing at least two metres tall and they’re not exactly delicate creatures. The farm provides a full tour of their facility, with a broad history of this flightless…Conversations7 min readConversations7 min read
