A few months ago I received a package of Botho’s new book “Meetings with Death” and its a been an absolute thrill traversing through the pages with the fictional character Eana. Botho Lejowa […]
Author: Dikabo Mogopodi
I am a daughter of thousand mamas
Behind the scenes there were thousand voices that spoke to me; reprimanded me and told me the cold hard truth, the voices that urged me to stand up and walk when I lagged behind. There were […]
And what if you dont do well?
“And you ask what if you I fall? Oh darling what if you fly?” Erin Hanson Last week an announcement came through my e mail in the form of a video from Tony […]
Dear story teller-either way you are okay
Your soul bears both the wounds and wholeness. You may want to wear both your wounds and wholeness like a crown so all can see. You are okay. You may want to sing the […]
Why we write?
When we write stories we are hoping that somebody reads them, that they strike a chord, that they resonate and perhaps change a life, and encourage a spirit that has been wounded. But it isn’t […]
What I am holding on to
I am holding on to the things that are important, I don’t want to waste spaces on things that are of no value. I don’t want to waste my life space on fear of […]
Falling for life
Fall. Go on fall hard. Fall helplessly. Fall head over heels with life. Fall hard for its rhythms and its irregularities. Fall for its perfection and its flaws. Fall for its hours, its day […]
Our person of the day; Poovadee Tuchinda
Sometimes it looks like others have been given more hours in day, maybe 64 hours, maybe more. Meet my insanely incredible friend Poovadee Tuchinda from Thailand- a geek who travels and loves fun. We […]
Hello friends; it has been a while
The past two months I went AWOL on this space. That’s because the science things took me away. I should have been kind to pop by and tell you about it. I tried though […]
Guest post: On throwing caution to the wind and writing just writing
This is guest post by my adopted niece. I know there are many like her, talented, young undiscovered and waiting to be picked. But as Seth Godin said “reject the tyranny of being picked, pick […]