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Life Lessons

Life Lessons

this is a true story every girl/woman dreams of finding true love, getting married and having a family. No woman ever dream of being hurt or used by a guy that claims to love her. But should that happen how does one deal with such pain? How do you pick up the pieces and move [...]

February 25 2013 | Posted in General, Life Stories, South African Stories | Read More »

My life is in tatters because of colour

My life is in tatters because of colour

I am a South African and was proud to be one up until the topic of colour reared its ugly head. Lately much focus has been given to the topic of colour and if it continues I do believe there will be a tipping point which will result in dire repercussions for this beautiful country. [...]

February 1 2012 | Posted in Articled & Opinionated Stories, South African Stories | Read More »

How Piet lost his teeth

How Piet lost his teeth

It seems when God handed out teeth to mankind, African men stood last in the row and a few defective and reject sets were given to us, but when God gave humour we took the front row and we smiled broadly with our smashing dentals . That is why I am going to share a [...]

October 4 2011 | Posted in Africa, Funny Stories, Headlines, South African Stories | Read More »

Why the trees have beards!

Why the trees have beards!

Why the trees have beards! If you go into the forest today, you can hear birds singing and frogs croaking and leaves whispering to each other. You may also notice that many of the trees have beards hanging down from their branches. The Forest is a happy place to be – but it wasn’t always [...]

June 20 2011 | Posted in Funny Stories, South African Stories | Read More »

Thoughts of you

Thoughts of you

Mind enslavened with a heart image of you. Now every smile falls suspect to thoughts of you. I tried not thinking of you, but the only thing that manages to interupt thoughts of you is a greater thought of you. You have become the common factor of every thought worth entertaining. Every second spent with [...]

June 11 2011 | Posted in Poetry & Spoken Words, South African Stories | Read More »

The Bachelor’s Affair

The Bachelor’s Affair

Jack Black….okay go ahead then. Laugh, offer some crude remark on the choice of my birth name, I’ve heard it all before. With that out of the way lets move on, shall we? We are after-all more interested in my story otherwise you’d be doing something much more entertaining…perhaps clipping your toe nails? Whoa lets [...]

May 31 2011 | Posted in Love Stories, South African Stories | Read More »

Stood up

Stood up

Shirley was a woman I met holding both my ears with my palms. I was at the Johannesburg taxi rank en route to Randburg. I never thought she would be interested in me, like all the other women I walk past Downtown every week. She was holding a bag and standing before me. After a [...]

May 28 2011 | Posted in Headlines, Love Stories, South African Stories | Read More »