The Wanderings of an Elephant Hunter
I bought this for R10 at the second-hand book stall outside the Standard Bank in Hermanus one Saturday morning about 25 years ago.
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Broadway Then and Now
With the money I had saved during my year on Gough Island, I started building a cottage on the plot my father had bought in Pearly Beach in 1978.
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Mary had a little lamb. When it was six months old, Mary's father loaded it, along with 149 other little lambs, onto a truck and sent it to the abattoir.
Why I Haven’t Killed Myself, Yet
It's strange that I have bothered to hang around this long, considering all the nihilistic thoughts that populate my brain.
Injury on Gough Island
In contrast to John's, my right hand is hanging limp and relaxed, while his is cupped, as if he was holding something about the size of a cricket ball. The explanation for this is he was recovering from a recent injury to that hand and had lost a...
The Entrepreneurial Spirit
He enjoyed the hard physical work and the satisfaction of being his own boss.
Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
In my teens and early twenties, I suffered from severe bouts of mental anguish whenever I tried to make sense of my existence.
On the Beach: Nurdle Gatherers
For several weeks, a team of workers has been seen at high water mark along our cost sifting sand in search of nurdles.
No more doughnuts for Monty
In Strandveld Private Investigators, Monty, one of the two protagonists, likes coming to Pearly Beach in his old Beemer to do doughnuts in the carpark.
Prince Philip on Gough Island
I took this photo of Gordon McIntyre at the dining table on Gough Island in 1981.
On the Beach: A False Killer Whale
On 8 April I was walking my dog in Pearly Beach when I saw what I thought was a dead dolphin.