You taught me that kerning is the space between c h a r a c t e r s in a text And leading the space between lines The word interval is a direct translation from the Latin “space between the walls” Interstice is at least as obscure as lacuna but without the poetry A … Continue reading Spaces
Experience
Please visit my grave barefoot
Please visit my grave barefoot and with yesterday's leftover pizza. Cold is fine. Don't bring me roses. Jasmine will do. Dig a hole and plant an avocado tree. Use my ashes as fertilizer. Or throw them in the ocean. Let me soak up the Atlantic with my last dying embers. Don't tell them I was … Continue reading Please visit my grave barefoot
Asystole
Doctor, help! No pulse! Fifteen years. Doctor, help! . Start compressions. Check file. For max. Start compressions. . Doctor, help. No line. Check neck. No pulse. . Thirty beats. Two breaths. Thirty beats. Two breaths. . Line in. Adrenaline stat. Two breaths. Asystole. . Fifteen years. Previously well. For max. Asystole. . Thirty beats. Two … Continue reading Asystole
Mementos
I have left pieces of myself All over this city With all sorts of people: A water bottle in the bathroom of Kirstenbosch gardens A Tupperware in the back of an Uber An earring under someone's bed. In return I have collected pieces of other people Sometimes intentionally, a trade of sorts And sometimes not … Continue reading Mementos
Quote Unquote
Every morning I wake up before the sun, because cats. And because I like the world better before it rises. Every morning I sit quietly and sip my coffee before I do anything else, because caffeine. And because if I am quiet enough I can hear the call to prayer. Every morning I let that … Continue reading Quote Unquote
A girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do.
Would he be willing to take a pill that plays games with his testosterone? My money's on no. It would ruin his libido he'd say. It would affect his fitness, his training, his body composition he'd say. Testosterone is not something to be played with he'd say. But oestrogen, progesterone, luteinizing hormone, FSH? Sure, why … Continue reading A girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do.
I see God in the underside of Starlings’ wings
I still don't know how to fold a fitted sheet or how to wire a plug. If my tyre goes flat I will be calling road-side assist. I am thirty one and I think I have forgotten how to pray. I still get lost in malls and have to ask my mom how to remove … Continue reading I see God in the underside of Starlings’ wings
Inspiration: Life is Pain. Au Chocolat.
I have this habit of romanticizing everything. Even the mundane. waking up early for work that first sip of coffee in half-light a moody sunset the grey blue colour of the ocean when it rains a quiet Tuesday evening at home solo runs. solo travel. solo coffee and cakes literally solo any-things second hand stuff … Continue reading Inspiration: Life is Pain. Au Chocolat.
Random thoughts lately
Are the things I believe about my life and the world things I truly believe; or are they just versions of the truth that I have been told by other people - my parents, social media, society? There are so many opinions I held as a younger person that I horrify me today. Beliefs about … Continue reading Random thoughts lately
I find my life full
On a Wednesday in February my cats and I listen to classical music as the sun sends long shadows across the living room floor. The air is soft. One cat stretches out on the sofa as if he has had a long day. The other stalks a fly that is hanging in the summer breeze. … Continue reading I find my life full
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