Dear Cape Town Library, about that thing that happened 30 years ago… I’m participating in my first (mini) book fair this weekend and it’s being held at the Tokai Library. So I feel like this is the perfect time for a confession. Right. Here goes… For years I’ve been too scared to apply for aContinueContinue reading “A love letter to libraries and a confession”
Author Archives: Tanya Meeson
AW6: Recovering a Sense of Abundance
Whatever would Grandmother say about all this frivolous nonsense? Frivolous. The word really struck a chord in this week’s unpacking of Cameron’s Artist’s Way in Week 6, Recovering a Sense of Abundance. Growing up, frivolity was not allowed. It was “being silly” and silliness was for silly people and we were not silly people. If cleanlinessContinueContinue reading “AW6: Recovering a Sense of Abundance”
AW5: Recovering a Sense of Possibility
Creating a new world right in the middle of your life Good heavens did I struggle to get into this chapter. Week 5 – Recovering a Sense of Possibility is all about … well, tapping into possibility. The problem is that it’s possibility in the sense of what is possible outside of your created framework andContinueContinue reading “AW5: Recovering a Sense of Possibility”
Far from the maddening crowds
Up until the age of 30-something, I would’ve sworn on a stack of bibles that the title of Thomas Hardy’s book Far from the Madding Crowd was actually Far from the Maddening Crowd. It’s a malapropism I still love though, and this past week it’s been playing around my brain and lips. I’ve been stuckContinueContinue reading “Far from the maddening crowds”
On the stack and into the woods
Last year I posted a blog about starting the Artist’s Way and the need to commit to a ‘creative recovery’ process to deal with my weeboo weeboo – and the reason I’d be sharing this on my site. Then I wanted to tell you about the posts, which reminded me that I’m not sharing it onContinueContinue reading “On the stack and into the woods”
TANYA MEESON 