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Read more about the article Random lockdown thoughts
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Random lockdown thoughts

I forget sometimes that we’re still in a state of National Disaster, here in South Africa. At other times the…

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October 1, 2020
Read more about the article On hope, hardship and the ‘Jerusalema’ phenomenon
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On hope, hardship and the ‘Jerusalema’ phenomenon

“Mom,” said my teenage son, Al, on Saturday morning, “it sounds like a pre-teen party happening in the kitchen.” Listening…

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September 24, 2020
Read more about the article <strong>Gains and losses… lockdown level 2</strong>
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Gains and losses… lockdown level 2

As for losses, where do I start? My tendency is to drag along the losses like my own road-kill roped…

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August 24, 2020
Read more about the article On Hugs and Touch
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On Hugs and Touch

I stepped over the threshold. She was ready. Smiling. Her arms stretched out. I stopped, stood, petrified as a Pompei…

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August 7, 2020
Read more about the article A Day of (Rony) Rest
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A Day of (Rony) Rest

My head has been particularly ADD… flipping from one idea to the next… hardly finished typing a sentence before another…

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July 26, 2020
Read more about the article Today is Panic Day, or is it?
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Today is Panic Day, or is it?

I heard on the radio that today is Panic Day, a day to acknowledge the stress in our bodies, the…

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July 11, 2020
Read more about the article My Coronavirus melt-down
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My Coronavirus melt-down

Some people (including my late mother) would not be seen dead in their pyjamas. I, on the other hand, these…

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June 25, 2020
Read more about the article Walk in Kalk Bay mountains
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Walk in Kalk Bay mountains

I woke yesterday to darkness. I'd forgotten to buy electricity. I turned my head into my pillow. So what. Pretend…

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June 8, 2020
Read more about the article On writing, children, love of lockdown
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On writing, children, love of lockdown

The poet, Silke Heiss, reminded me a couple of weeks ago, of the time she and I were doing our…

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May 26, 2020
Read more about the article End of the week
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End of the week

‘How’re you doing? I asked Al this morning, sitting at the dining room table with his books. His open books.…

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May 22, 2020
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