The Alliance Francais in Parkview, Johannesburg, has been hosting a regular poetry event called the House of Hunger for some time now. This Saturday, 23 February, I get to make my first appearance at one of their events. For the event, the focus is on Mother tongue and thus will … Read More
I am four chapters short of being 75% of the way through my novel “Johannesburg.” At current rate of writing, this means I might be there by Friday next week. That would be good. Then I have only another 12 chapters to write. But those 12 chapters are going to … Read More
I am in Cape Town today and tomorrow for one purpose only: to be a part of the 2013 edition of the Cape Town Electronic Music Conference Before those of you who know me die laughing at the thought of me speaking about electronic music, let me reassure you that … Read More
So, tomorrow night, Thursday 7 February I will be playing another live show at Johannesburg’s Amuse Cafe on 5th Street, Linden. Sure, it’s a gig, but I’ve got together with some mates to make it fun. The line-up features a stone sculptor, an author and journalist as well as a … Read More
The last two weeks have seen my writing output jump from the usual 1 chapter per week to 5 chapters in two weeks, and I hope to increase that to more like 7 every 2 weeks in order to now finish the book fairly soon. While this may sound like … Read More