Insinuations legacy of ‘#MeToo’ campaign Once meeting a friend for a drink I opened the conversation; “Do I talk to women’s tits?” She assured me not. This thought had been sparked by a very high-level meeting the same day where … Continued
Footnote to ‘War In My Lifetime” On Friday the 13th of March I wrote a piece ‘War In My Lifetime’ – I used this quote from George Washington; “My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished … Continued
“If we want a better world, we have to make it ourselves.” Alice Walker, Taking The Arrow Out Of The Heart. This is a book to remember all I can’t forget. Ever. That sense you can make a better … Continued
“One of the processes of your life is to constantly break down that inferiority, to constantly reaffirm that I Am Somebody.” Alvin Ailey Town has a post-war feel. You are looking around to see who has survived? Who’s … Continued
“Her going did not so much make me lonely as make me realise how lonely we were.” ‘Jimmy’, James Baldwin on the passing of Lorraine Hansberry It’s been extra hard to distil my thoughts in chaos. I’ve joked … Continued
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” Alice Walker As I write to the stings of Zoë Keating – I walk the beach. It’s where my best ideas flow. … Continued
“I never met any of my friends, of course, in a usual way—they were strangers, and lived only in their writings.” Mary Oliver, from ‘My Friend Walt Whitman’ There are so many conversations at once. It’s a din … Continued
Well, enough of slump, enough of Old Story. Like a clean spear of fire I am moving. I am not still. I am ready to be ready. I shall flail in the Hot Time. Extract of ‘THE NEAR-JOHANNESBURG BOY’ … Continued
