Best of the rest (part 1)

To close out 2018, here’s a random selection of pictures from the year.

Random life stories: London without adults

Looking back on a teenage holiday to London, without any adults on board.

The enduring mystery of Ayesha Teladia

Years ago, I pondered the story behind a mysterious memorial that sat at the University of Cape Town for many years. It was a gravestone, or memorial, of a woman called Haji Ayesha Teladia – who died in 1981 (at the age of 56 years old).

Through the drought (and back again?)

Earlier this year, I wrote about how Cape Town was going through its worst drought in a century. At the time, we were on the brink of disaster, with just 2 months of water left in our dams before the …

Book update: approaching the final stretch

I’m happy to report that I’ve finally finished my comprehensive edits and rewrites on the text of my upcoming anthology. I’ve also designed a new sample cover, selected the fonts, and put everything into a clean document.

I’ve just got some final tweaks to do on the manuscript, and it’ll be ready for the beta readers…

All that Jazz

I grew attached to it: to the idea of getting a brand new car – the first totally new one I’d ever had. I grew attached to the very make and model itself. I would notice them all over the roads.

Winter is….

A photo essay from way back…

Call out to Him

You’ll be happy again:
Able to perceive
how your struggle was only temporary;
An episode that was meant to bring something to your life:
Shaping you,
Making you,
Giving you
a benefit which you could not have gained
if life had run perfectly well – With no bumps or bruises along the way.

More funnies

A follow-up to this. The source for all of these is…. the Internet 😉