Sitting in Kalk Bay as I write this. It’s hot and humid, but a slow, cool breeze is starting to drift in from the sea. There was an orca in the harbour last week! There’s usually a fluster with the appearance of orcas, but honestly I’d take an intelligent mammal over a toothy fish anyContinueContinue reading “A newsletter about not much at all”
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Wishing upon a star
I’m sending Christmas cards this year. Yes, I know, I know, I say this every year; its something I’ve wanted to do for a while now, probably ever since I came back from Taiwan where I learned to send mail and gift boxes. (And also: send by actual post? From this country? Oh how weContinueContinue reading “Wishing upon a star”
A talk and two extracts
This month I was delighted to talk at two library events about The Fulcrum – the book club talk at Obs Library and the Author Talk at Tokai Library. I loved putting the talk together and thought I’d load it to the site as part of the book information page and then I thought, well, inContinueContinue reading “A talk and two extracts”
The treasure
The ground was soft and the small hole easy to dig. She had chosen a spot under the old Elm tree at the bottom of the garden. It was her fairy tree and she only played with her best friends here. She looked inside the small velveteen bag one last time and fingered the goldContinueContinue reading “The treasure”
A love letter to libraries and a confession
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”
TANYA MEESON 