Takeabody
"I've just had an SMS from Takeabody. Listen to this: 'Good day. Collection of your husband's body has been scheduled for no later than 5 pm on Thursday 25 June.'"
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They Stole My Weed
While I was recently undergoing chemotherapy and radiation, my son, who lives in Joburg, sent me a parcel containing edible cannabis in the form of gummies and lollipops. Well-intentioned, he believed this would help to alleviate the unpleasant side ...
The One-handed Maniac
She agreed to cohabit with me only once we were married. Accordingly, after the performance of some Christian retuals and the completion of the necessary legal formalities, I held her to her word, she gave up her job and we set up home in the cottage...
On the Beach: Sea Foam
To make up for disrupting power supply for three days, the recent winter storm generated a massive amount of sea foam and drove it ashore on Monday.
Memory Project: The Crystal Set
A crystal radio receiver, also called a crystal set, is a simple radio receiver popular in the early days of radio.
The Man in the Plastic Mask
Doctor D phoned to say that the PET scan showed my lungs to be clear except for a non-malignant nodule, which meant curative treatment of the cancer in my neck could proceed.
Memory Project: The Colour Red
Next to the cement step at the kitchen door was a foot scraper. This was a series of metal strips spaced about an inch apart on which to scrape off the mud from the soles of our shoes.
On the Beach: A Ship’s Hawser
It is now seldom that a rough sea brings ashore any flotsam of interest.
Frikkie And Plug Discuss The Domestic Servant...
"They cleaned me out," said Frikkie. He was taking Plug through his mansion, and his voice bounced about in the empty spaces and made him sound like a guide showing tourists around a mausoleum.
Memory Project: Beira
In landlocked Rhodesia the nearest destination for a seaside holiday was Beira, the second biggest town in Mozambique. My father persuaded my mother that it would be good for all of us to take a two-week break, and that the most affordable and fun wa...
Walk Through Time
I recently took a short, slow hike along the Geological Trail at the Penguin Sanctuary near Kleinbaai. By 'short' I mean about a hundred metres, and by 'slow' I would say it took about an hour.