Oct 23, 2009
Shift
Tweet Lately I’ve been thinking (oooh, I channeled some Henry Ate* there) that it won’t be such a bad thing if it happens that I never make it as a serious writer. Yes, it’s been this dream; this full-on burning, for so long, that the acceptance of this possibility does feel a bit like cutting off a thumb. Digitectomising (not a real word)... read more
Jun 21, 2009
Let the beauty of what you love be what you do
Tweet {picture-heavy post up-ahead, most of which has been pre-tweeted/facebooked} While this is effectively the second month of my 8-5 rebellion, here’s the official announcement; I am now a freelancer. I’ve swapped traffic terrors to battle pyjama-procrastination, with some losses and a few wins. I’ve just passed that stage where the... read more
Feb 13, 2009
The heavens will comply
Tweet Today is Slie’s last day at frayintermedia. She joined us as an intern in 2007 and became a permanent staffer after serving her time. We fell into an easy friendship, jamming out spoken word in the smokeroom while she taught me bits of Xhosa and decided I was black enough. She’s moving on up to a great position as a communications... read more
May 15, 2008
Unfolding the magic and pragmatism of good Narrative
Tweet If one of the things on your to-do list is to tell the great South African story (or any damn-good story), you simply can not afford to miss this year’s Narrative Journalism conference. For both writers and journalists, the conference organisers have lined up speakers such as Zakes Mda, Mark Gevisser, Fred Khumalo, Jacqui Banaszynski, Tom French... read more
Dec 14, 2007
Eish, lyk is this a treatise on twang? Yah neh?
Tweet Do you find that you sometimes subconsciously emulate the tonal inflections of the people you speak to? The phenomenon of ‘twanging’ (the word itself is a souf-efrikanism I believe) is best explained by the action of adapting your natural accent to mimic the one of the person you’re addressing. Twangers are derided by their critics for... read more
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