‘Knock-knock,’ I chuckle to myself as I knock on the wooden closet, ‘the work on my next book is going so well, touch the wood!’ And ‘mum’s the word!’ ~ Am I being irrational by succumbing to a positive superstitious belief? Or do I actually improve my performance in a subsequent task by engaging in such credulous thoughts and behaviors? Never mind keeping to a rigorous writing schedule! It feels magical, so it’s got to be, right? 😉
Continue reading “Knock-Knock, Opening a Door on ‘Touch Wood’”Best Thursday Doors Are the Ones We Open
Best Thursday Doors of the year are the ones we opened together here on my blog, a tradition on Thursday Doors weekly as hosted by Dan Antion.
Continue reading “Best Thursday Doors Are the Ones We Open”Photographs from a Secret Garden
These photographs from a secret garden were taken at the University of Pretoria’s Botany Green House.
Continue reading “Photographs from a Secret Garden”A Pantoum for Africa in AVBOB Poetry Competition
Hear the music as “A Pantoum for Africa” is my second poem accepted in the prestigious AVBOB Poetry Competition.
Continue reading “A Pantoum for Africa in AVBOB Poetry Competition”Kya Rosa, Rosa’s House at UP for Thursday Doors
A replica of Kya Rosa, meaning Rosa’s House, is found at UP and is this week’s home for Thursday Doors.
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