Writing in Botswana

by | Jun 23, 2012 | 9 comments

My guest today is Lauri Kubuitsile, a full-time writer living in Botswana. She writes for children and adults and has had numerous books published as well as many short stories  included in a variety of anthologies. She was the 2007 winner of the BTA/Anglo Platinum...

Sh! Artist at work

by | Jun 16, 2012 | 9 comments

An interesting gentleman joined Jeff and I for dinner last night. (My definition: Dinner is when you sit at a table and you have more than one course. Tea is the usual main evening meal when you eat it sitting in front of the television in your comfy chair.) As we...

Smile a while and give your face a rest

by | Jun 9, 2012 | 2 comments

Had some little happy moments this past week. They were simple things, insignificant instances which brought a smile to my face. They weren’t headline grabbing, fame-generating, hold-the-news type things. They meant very little in the great scheme of life, the...

Let’s get together, yeah, yeah, yeah

by | Jun 2, 2012 | 10 comments

I’m in a rush this morning. I have a group of writers (I think the collective noun is a “worship of writers”. How cool is that?) … Where was I? Oh yeah, some of my writer buddies are meeting in my house in about half an hour’s time. Now,...

Sorry if I offend you, but…

by | May 26, 2012 | 18 comments

I like to avoid commenting on religion, because I respect your right to think differently to me. I don’t want to trample on your sensibilities by disparaging your belief system. This is a blog about my life, my writing, other people’s writing, books...