Publications

Working to deadline is always a challenge. One that I really enjoy. I am then able to put pen to paper, or finger to keyboard and write through almost any disturbance.

I remember a photograph of a journalist friend of mine sitting in the middle of a war zone - Beirut I think - with his typewriter on a broken table batting the keys to get the story out. Rubble and smoke behind him. No mobiles or computers then. His forehead wrinkled, eyes focussed on the paper in the typewriter, words pouring from his fingers.

That's the dedication a writer needs. Hopefully I won't ever find myself writing in a war zone.

At Rose Cottage we are as far from a war zone as possible but words do flow here with pencil, paper and computer.



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Poetry and People

Some years ago I joined a correspondence course for poets. My writing partner was Graham. As writers do we shared many moments of creativity and enjoyed the interaction of our email conversations.

David and I love Namibia and had an exquisite journey to Antarctica. Graham has a home in Namibia and has travelled to the other desert, Antarctica.

He and I have only ever met over e-mail and friends who keep us informed of our respective creative journeys.

We go to Kenya often and on one of our trips we had a musician and singer Gisela de Villiers in our group. One evening in the Masai Mara, Gisela sang the hymn Amazing Grace. The bush lit by the full moon, echoed with her voice accompanied by the call of hyena and grunt of hippo.

Dorian - who is a writer, poet and friend - sent me a mail about Graham's new poetry CD. His poems set to music and the singer and composer is Gisela and will be performed in Stellenbosch. David and I will be in Stellenbosch on the night of the first performance.

Perhaps Graham and I will eventually meet.

Do you think there is a poem or story here?

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