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The Exploding Trousers – Part III
2011-11-16 The picture was blurred at first, but gained in clarity as his eyes gradually adjusted to the dim light. It was a black-and-white line drawing, or an etching perhaps, in the style of illustrations in Victorian adventure stories.
The other Booker Prize: Sonderlinge verhale vanuit die rand van ons gesigsveld
2011-11-16 Azila Reisenberger het in ’n Hebreeuse huisgesin in Israel grootgeword, as jong vrou die wêreld deurreis, en haar later saam met haar Duitse man in Kaapstad gevestig. So pas het van hierdie merkwaardige vrou ’n tipe “vermomde outobiografie” verskyn met ...
Book extract: Bad Sex (1)
2011-11-15 I approach the door of Anna Brink’s rooms in Observatory, Johannesburg, in which her clean-cut therapy chamber is located. I’ve been here before, on a couple of occasions when life – relationships and marriage – got too hot to handle. She knows me well. In fact, she’s like an old friend. I know that, once Anna opens the door, we will go immediately left, into her refuge for the talking wounded.
weghol haikoe
2011-11-15 weghol haikoe (agtermiddaggedagte ná die lees van ’n Afrikaanse literêre tydskrif) ’n sekere wit vlinder vlind wit en wit en wit en wit verby boom voor blou
Uit Blou Maandag: Ek en my hond op ’n Maandagoggend
2011-11-15 Ek is ’n linkshandige Skerpioen, gebore op 12 November 1979. ’n Maandag. Dieselfde jaar was die Boomtown Rats se popliedjie “I Don’t Like Mondays” ’n treffer.
Light and After: From the mind of a sensitive poet
2011-11-15 Kobus Moolman’s Light and After is his fifth collection of poetry. Lyrically evocative and engaging, this collection reintroduces readers familiar with Moolman’s poetry to his confident lines, unique images, memorable language and impressive narrative ...
“Vals kitaar” deur Machtilt de Beer
2011-11-11 Speel vir my ’n sadsong, all day all
day long.
Speel vir my ’n sad
song, all day all
day long.
“Ongetiteld 1” deur Louizé Horn
2011-11-11 wie lei wieom die bos
jy was voor
jou ingehaal
kyk die stof
ek skop dit op
jou oë nou blind
soos myne was
“Hope” by Xolani Giba
2011-11-11 when did this beautiful life become an obstacleit’s been months now, I get up later every day
they say the future comes one day at a time
strange times when anything could happen any given moment
“Made you cry” by Hummingbird
2011-11-11You run like a rabbit from social danger
And without care you trample people on the way (yeah)
I’ve allowed again to be pushed around
I should know better, stand my emotional ground (yeah)
“I am my own” by Nicola Jean Wyatt
2011-11-11 How? Why? What am I missing? Your friends keep on with their gedagtes and continue to show their colours but you blame me as if I’m supposed to expose them, go undercover.
“Just one last time” by Amor de Beer
2011-11-11 Baby before you goJust give me a kiss goodbye
And let me feel your arms around me
One more time
Tell me you love me
“Jack and Charlie’s game” by Spencer Whittle
2011-11-11 Jack and Charlie were their namesBest friends for 15 years were we
Golden over-excitement to the point of madness, every time!
White powder that causes genii to stare in wonder
I think I’ll have mine with lime.
“4 am” by Spencer Whittle
2011-11-11 Crying in the showerLetting the madness bloom!
It has me in its grip at this hour,
Gotta get out, away with this empty room!
“Magic” by Michelle Francis
2011-11-11 Michelle Francis is a Sing 'it winner. Niskerone & SFR wants to record her entry for Sing 'it, "Magic". Congratulations, you go, girl!
“Coulomb’s Law” by Mandi Labuschagne
2011-11-11 I didn't know of loveI didn't know of a thing
I've never known of prophets
Or ever believed in unnatural feelings
“Unforgiven” by Deon du Preez
2011-11-11 Don't try to run, just give it some slack,Time to move on, no turning back
Don't hold on, just try to forget,
Love today and never regret
Treated like a dog for all these years,
No love, just pain, can't fight the tears