A little while ago I witnessed a man standing on a rock conducting the sea. He was really into it and I guess he fully believed that… Read more “conducting the sea”
Author: monsterfaith
Just an ordinary person in an ordinary world observing extraordinary things
I live in Africa, an incredible continent consistently humming with an ancient beat that underlies every thought, every movement - good and bad.
But, life's not that different to anyone else's - we laugh, cry, hope, dream, succeed, fail, work and play just like everyone else.
My ancestry is tied up in England, Wales and France - perhaps a bit of Irish and British sneaked in somewhere along the line. We're a family of explorers and thinkers, so we've been around and really thought about it a lot!
I'm a writer, editor, sometime photographer and designer. Words are a passion, as are coffee and long lunches.
Being Human
Yesterday I had a truly beautiful interaction. I borrowed a friend’s gardener because my lawnmower broke and even though my temporary home only sports a postage-stamp lawn,… Read more “Being Human”
the F word
Birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas do it. Or maybe they don’t. I’ve never actually heard a bird fart. In all my years of… Read more “the F word”
the bear necessities of life
Some years ago, I was sitting in a flower bed at 2am with a dear friend of mine. We were somewhat worse for wear and attempting to… Read more “the bear necessities of life”
i am woman
The words of songstress Helen Reddy, ‘I am woman hear me roar . . .’, got women off their seats and roaring in the 1970s. Her words… Read more “i am woman”
step into the light
For most of my career I’ve been happy to stand in the shadows. I know the value of my work and have been happy to mentor, teach,… Read more “step into the light”
the last mistress [a short story]
She was reading a book. The sun shining through the shop window picked up the red tones of her strawberry blonde curls, forming a messy halo. With… Read more “the last mistress [a short story]”
are you conscious?
Become a conscious being and then become a conscientious objector to the bullshit of the ‘right-ness’ that’s served to each and every one of us on a daily basis.
clowns to the left of me
There’s an abundance of escaped circus performers flooding the streets of Jozi at the moment. Just what can they teach us about love? We certainly have the… Read more “clowns to the left of me”
byte me
Like many of my contemporaries, I’m on a diet right now. The diet is based on the one popularised by an obese undertaker in 1863 (William Banting).… Read more “byte me”
