So, I have bought my ticket to the UK, booked for end of April. I have also found a job out in the countryside where I will spend the European summer working. As of 1 May, any blog posts you see here will be from another country and another mind-set. … Read More
I am very proud to announce that my debut collection of poetry, For You Or Someone Like You is now available globally as an e-book. 8 months after the launch of the physical edition (which is still available at www.davidchislett.co.za) the digital versions have now been released. For all of … Read More
On Friday morning I learned of the tragic death of Garth McLeod. Its two days later and no-one really seems to know what happened and I am still trying to assimilate the information. Garth was one of those people who pretty much everyone just liked. In the mid 90’s, when … Read More
Basically six weeks to go until my next BIG adventure starts. I am pretty excited. Oh, I still have a guitar to sell if anyone wants a hollow body electric Epiphone E175? *grin* My previous post announcing my plans got the most traffic any single post of mine has ever … Read More
(apologies to Douglas Adams) I have been back in Johannesburg from my last round of travels since 2003. When I got here, I hadn’t lived in the city for nearly 7 years. I loved being back. The energy, the change I saw from the late 90’s to the early 2000’s. … Read More
There is a little coffee shop on Beyers Naude, Northcliff called Indulgence Cafe. For the last couple of years now the owner, Mandi, has been organising cool author talks and book launches on a Saturday lunch time. It’s been a quietly building regular thing. It’s an amazing initiative and a … Read More
WITS Writing Centre has organised a 4-session series of workshops with yours truly… I am pretty excited about it cos this is where my fiction writing story starts, at WITS with David Medalie Since then I have published 6 books, both through publishers and independently. In this 4-week programme with … Read More
Anyone who has ever done a live show with me will tell you: I am a pain in the ass. I am anally retentive about being on time, and I get very anxious about attendance. This was bad when I was managing artists. Now that I am playing again as … Read More