Pat’s Story by JM Synge
I chanced upon this story a long time ago while I was pretending to study for a BA at the University of Cape Town.
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Beyond Belief
This uncle of mine, the one who died of a heart attack on the toilet, once told me a story that really grabbed me and stayed in my memory and sat there festering in my imagination like some parasite trying to make an illegal connection to the synapti...
I Pissed on My Foot
Around 4 am I awoke with a full bladder. Outside in the back garden it was cooler than I had anticipated and the dewy lawn was cold underfoot.
Frikkie And Plug Get Real
One evening Frikkie invited Plug over to meet Clarissa. He had given Annetjie the boot, because she had failed to meet expectations, and Zelda had committed suicide. In her farewell note Zelda blamed Frikkie for her death, but refrained from mentioni...
Hats Off to the Conservancy
Dedicated members of the Pearly Beach Conservancy have rehabilitated two of the sea-facing benches, of which there are more than a dozen positioned along the shore.
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.'"
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.