Culture
Not Just the Rhyme
The Archive
All Stories
33 pieces · Every one human.
People
Wrapping the Gift of Compassion
For each and every person I’ve met along this way that started as mere curiosity— May goodness, mercy and grace be with you always. - Tshego Khatri
People
The Thing with Autism
"It is useful to know that autism often comes along with other things... not by itself." - Kate Currin
Our Stories
Beyond the Pen
“The pen is mightier than the sword if the sword is very short, and the pen is very sharp”.
Poetry
Epiphany as I waited
Culture
From Caterpillars to Butterflies
The concept ‘Transformation’ has taken on huge significance in the world in general, and South Africa in particular, during the last few decades.
Our Stories
Sunrise Sunset
The Sun that surely gives time and rhythm to the Earth and all her inhabitants— life-giving, eternal and as sure as only itself.
Culture
Let the Music Play
Plato called it a moral law. Huxley called it the deepest mystery. Music is humanity's oldest argument for joy.
People
Of Books & Covers
We all know the saying. We all keep doing it anyway. A meditation on the judgements we make before we know a single thing.
Our Stories
RM Hewett is Welcome Here
An editor who arrived to correct words stayed to become a cherished friend. Some welcomes change everything.
People
Murmurs of the Mind
Something flighty, whimsical, and true — about the noise of the world, the quiet of two people, and the rare feeling of belonging to a moment.
Poetry· Poetry
Am I Yours?
A poem about belonging and autonomy — a question asked across the seasons of a life.