Recent writing
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To William, on his 25th Birthday
ReadDear William, It’s been the most change of a year yet. I know we say that often, but I truly feel that this past year was a change of…
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The love song and the legacy.
ReadThe middle of the year for me, always feels like an overstuffed cushion – so much within it, to the point of bursting…an intangibly unmanageable mess. I don’t have time…
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The Yardstick of Nine | Dadadadad.
ReadDear Dadadadad, It’s been nine years. The idea that it’s now just a skip and a little hop of a year to a full decade since I last heard your…
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Durban tastes delicious!
ReadSuncoast Casino is coming to life from 25 to 27 July 2014 with the annual Pick ‘n Pay Taste of Durban festival! Now, if you know anything about me, it’s that…
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Dear Thirty Four
ReadI’m freshly back from my last morning trot around the block as a 33-year old. This month has been awful for that part of my life. Blame it on the…
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You are Nine.
ReadDear Daughterchild, You are Nine. It seems incredible. How can so much time have gone by so quickly? If I think about it (and simultaneously wince at the thought), you’re…
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Father’s Day.
ReadDear Dadadadad, It’s almost Father’s Day. A funny day, where we’d have tempted you with soap on a rope, socks and silly mugs. The last Father’s Day-like moment I…
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Sometimes I also speak.
ReadOne of my personal goals for 2014 was: “Get over yourself and public speaking”. And, if I know anything about myself, it’s that the only way out is through. So, I’ll…
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Dear Time | Four Years
ReadI wrote this about a month before my mum left us. I wrote it when we knew as a family that cancer was claiming her. It was my final roar…
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Dear Durban, it’s time I told you.
ReadI’ve written this after a conversation with a friend, and after experiencing the most divine day in my home town with another friend. I love these people like they live…