Recent writing
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The one about ending a romance.
ReadRELAX. I DON’T MEAN THAT ONE. I’m talking about the boyfriend I’ve been with for more than half my life. He’s romanced me, sat in my hand through the worst…
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On Being Educated by My Kid
ReadIt’s a common enough thought that our children teach their parents more than parents actually teach their kids. I have to say that this is one truism that rings in…
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eightyone.
ReadDear Dadadadad, It was your birthday yesterday, and I had to skip writing you a letter because my eyeballs were square from working most of the weekend and spending a…
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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…