The events I will here relate from my early years were formative in the development of my personality. They differ from memories. Memories are like a man standing on a promontory and looking out on
CandlelifeCandlelife
The root of the candle burns down into the wax and glows with lustre and light. Our eyes shine with warmth as it burns and burns down into its grave of fuel.
Kaliningrad et al.Kaliningrad et al.
Kaliningrad is not easy to find. Seeing “-grad” and thinking Russia, you spin the globe in its direction. It stretches east and west…somewhere in that vast domain lies Kaliningrad. But before you get lost somewhere
Night: Stage 3 loadsheddingNight: Stage 3 loadshedding
Nothing moves the tree in the pavement is a cut-out the sky above its ceiling all is airless a photograph of night funeral Nothing moves the world locked in the key of anonymous night sound
Loadshedding at midnightLoadshedding at midnight
Sleep not willing to bed with me I rose and sought the soft folds of water. Eyes to the stars I floated in the cool white sent by streetlights over wall and water. Suddenly the
No swing doorNo swing door
I doubt many can honestly say they do not want to die because life is simply too enjoyable to miss. What comes with an outlook of such pizzazz will be the bonus of not fearing death.
Thou shalt not murderThou shalt not murder
Of the Ten Commandments found in the Holy Bible, ”Thou shalt not murder“ is readily accepted by agnostics, humanists, atheists and adherents of religions other than the Judaeo-Christian. Some of the other commandments are also
Are we signing off?Are we signing off?
“The King is dead.” So is the cheque, checkmated (shah mat in Arabic, from which the killer move is named) by the digital forces of cards and electronic financial transactions. What falls next? Signet rings
When duty callsWhen duty calls
I phoned my cousin yesterday. I knew that she was going to say, “I am gutted.” I understand why. Life sucks. Here she was, restricted, owing to travel bans, from seeing her children and grandchildren
It’s all in my mindIt’s all in my mind
It’s only a very smart criminal whose pulse does not accelerate when the prosecution pulls the DNA analysis or the cellphone records. The former brings new meaning to “They’re after your blood”; the latter’s the