Writing has been progressing rather slow lately. With the start of my new job and warm summer weather lingering in the air, it has been hard to find the time and mental space to write. Yet still I am discovering creative ways to be a scribe. In my dreams and idle...
“Rapidity is the essence of war: take advantage of the enemy’s unreadiness” Sun Tzu’s, The Art of War, is a timeless classic of Chinese literature written in the minimalist style of a Zen master distilling his wisdom into pithy aphorisms for...
Powerful, poignant and punctilious. These are for me the most apt words to describe The Fire Next Time. The two essays (My Dungeon Shook and Down at the Cross) comprising this tome reveal very deep insights and understanding of the ‘problem of race’ and of...
Burger’s Daughter is an authentic portrait of life during Apartheid South Africa, written from the perspective of the daughter of a White, Afrikaner freedom fighter, named Rosa Burger. Her heritage makes her an outcast in White society in South Africa, while her...
Earlier this week I came across a very exciting literary genre called the six-word story (also known as flash fiction). Yes, it is exactly what it sounds like – an entire story told in just six words. As incredible as that may seem at first, it is actually...
What can I say about The Brothers Karamazov that has not already been said? I must confess I have very complicated feelings about this the most famous opus of Fyodor Dostoevsky. On the one hand I found The Brothers Karamazov to be masterfully written. Not only due to...
This week I bid farewell to my former job! It felt like so liberating to finally have this behind me as I prepare to take the next step in my professional career. As part of my farewell celebration, which was exquisitely prepared by my soon to be ex-colleagues, I gave...
Ramon and I bobbed up and down in the water for several anxious moments as waves crashed down upon us mercilessly. The waves were so powerful that they were literally wrenching the life vests from around our necks, almost choking us. It was clear to both of us that we...
Two years ago, not long before this Covid pandemic ravaged the world, I had one of my most memorable holidays ever in Malawi. Malawi is an amazing country which I highly recommend you to visit if you would like to get off the beaten track. Although it is one of the...
In today’s blogpost I am showcasing a very common, but rather complex cultural practice celebrated by the Black Caribs, called a “ouїcou” – phonetically pronounced “we-sue.” This was a feast, which was often held for a multitude of...
