Oh look, its Friday. How did that happen? This Friday brings me to the conclusion of the training contract I have been working on since March and by implication, an end to my current stay in Bloem. Saturday I play a set at the Shanty Village stage of the Emoya … Read More
Yeah I know, it’s weird. And to make it worse, I am a committed early bird too. The secret is out, I love Mondays! I do! I love them so much that I make sure I have very particular Sundays as well so that no rogue elements can disrupt the … Read More
By the end of this week, I will have been in Bloemfontein for the best part of a month. I have enjoyed it. Socially it has been a very quiet time for me, which has been good, recovering from the pace of my final days in JHB and the month … Read More
I spent a year in Bloemfontein from August 1989 until July 1990. I was a medic during my national service stint at Central Medical Command, Bloemfontein. I was 19 n n n n n n nn nineteen. It has as a result always been slightly strange coming back here. I … Read More
So, last week, I finally finished the first section of the novel: 12 chapters of work established and creating a world, characters and floating ideas. I have sent it off to a couple of people for some feedback and may still send it to some more. Hey, if you’re … Read More
Since I first started posting updates on the writing of my novel, many of you may have assumed that I got all secretive and decided to hide the process away. I regret that this is not the case. I just have not been writing as much as I would like. … Read More
So, I have been in CT for nearly a month. Tomorrow night at The Obz Cafe with Trenton and Free Radical will be my 9th live show since starting to work with my poetry. It’s been an interesting time to say the least! I have learned that I need to … Read More
I packed the Jimny and left JHB at just before 5am. Three petrol stations later, I found an awake attendant, filled up and was on the N1 South by 5:05 am. One of the things I love doing is driving long distance solo. I was really looking forward to this … Read More
Today brings down the curtain on an interesting week! As you have all seen, it’s been quiet around here while I met a big deadline. Well, Sunday saw me back in the reliable Suzuki Jimny and off to Bloemfontein for two days of lectures at the Practical Audio Solutions College … Read More
So, it’s been a quiet couple of months over this side of the swamp, as is evidenced by the lack of a recent trail of posts and marked downturn in traffic on this site. Aside from that fact that a bit of a break is always welcome this has been … Read More