Bard at Large
When Mevrou Gouws makes biryani and Mrs Govender teaches taal, the Ngcobos will become settlers
Your fate can easily depend on the surname of the person you are dealing with
20 April 2025 - 00:00
A plethora of attributes contribute to making one a semi-decent writer. One is insatiable curiosity. An inquisitive mind. This is why you should never do anything vaguely memorable around this bunch. Incorrigible gossips, they will eavesdrop and might even follow you around Rosebank Mall because they find you intriguing. That inquisitive streak also applies when a bomb goes off and everyone runs away but writers run towards the explosion in the hope of spotting a severed limb or skull...
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