First it was his aunt and then his mother. It runs in the family — the scourge of cancer. The family pastor called it a generational curse; the doctors called it genetics. And the only cure is early detection. Oh, the irony. His aunt died the other day; died an agonizing and slow death. She lost all her hair; her ...
That is a thebu flower. Beautiful, isn’t it? It really was a great day. It’s been 36 days and I’ve lost 6.1kgs. This paleo diet is working well. I did some hardcore sprints on the treadmill, and that let to a huge boost in endorphins. Did quite a bit of housework, too. Things are going really well and I’m ...
It’s at this point I roll my eyes with annoyance and wish I could chew on a Hershey bar. The sugar rush helps in situations like this, or at least it used to. But even sugar can’t ward off stupid, I guess. Rebecca, can you give me a light? For fuck’s sake, Eric, it’s — Rebecca, may I have a ...
I didn’t think I’d have had anything to write about, but I do. I’m writing because of Alan. He can’t move on with life when that is all we’ve ever wanted to do. It still hurts to see his perfect blue eyes shiver and swim in tears; but it hurts far more when he says that he’ll never hear Daddy ...
Trepidation. That’s the word that swam up into his consciousness when he woke up at 3 am and switched on the light. He wondered why he felt so uneasy. It was uncanny. As he switched off the light this Monday morning, he could make out the filament contained within the bulb; it turned from a brilliant white to an angry ...
I do love you, and I promise you that there’s no one else, he said as he gifted her one of his winning smiles, all polished and ready to charm women off their feet. With sunlight glinting off her hair, she was thrilled with this admission as she smiled back genuinely. As she happily tucked into the warm pancakes drizzled ...
Mama always used to say that leaving a door ajar is an invitation for trouble. I used to wonder whether this was another one of her silly superstitions; but her beliefs were set in stone, and she always appeared brave, yet it was clear that it was a conscious act of bravery since her voice and lower lip trembled whenever ...
…have been interesting to say the least. First and foremost, my mother went to an open heart surgery. She had a faulty valve and two arteries replaced. She is still in hospital and will be released on Tuesday. As far as I can remember she has always been sick…and dependent. It becomes tiresome after awhile. I’m thankful my boss is ...
Dear Reader. I suppose this is an admission. An admission of guilt to be more specific. I am guilty of murder. A justifiable murder. Allow me to take you on a journey that culminated in the spilling of blood and guts. See. A period at the end of a sentence will denote a sense of finality. But it also allows ...
When the doorbell rang, I couldn’t hide my glee. I skipped to the door, and swung it open to reveal 5 of my favorite superheroes: Batman, Superman, Spiderman, Wonderwoman, and Cyclops. We all stood looking at each other for a good 2 seconds, and then screamed in unison: Trick or Treat! This loud outburst made us all laugh, and I ...
