NEWS & MUSINGS

Launching at the Lounge

I am always deeply touched by the people who make the effort to drive to town on a Thursday evening to hear me talk about my work. Amongst...

Trail of Hope and connection

Last month, I had the privilege of undertaking my third wilderness trail with Sicelo Mbatha, whose memoir, Black Lion: Alive in the...

The Invitation

This is a guest Blog from Sicelo Mbatha. It was published on his website on 12 July 2021, and also in his memoir, Black Lion Alive in the...

How to Unwrite a Novel (AKA lessons from a mollusc)

When I was young, I assumed my life was a novel. Like that man in ‘Stranger than fiction’, I could always hear some authorial voice...

The Koala's Cry

A billion animal lives; twenty-seven human lives; countless human and animal homes. This is the latest toll of the 2020 Australian...

Incredible journeys

I recently had the pleasure and privilege of being selected as a runner up in the Short Sharp Stories annual short fiction competition....

A night out in Lagos

The Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa Award Ceremony, to give it its full title, was one of the most remarkable events that I...