I’d lie on my bed at night, scratching and scratching at the thin, angry line that marked the worm’s path under my nine-year-old skin. I knew it as a sand worm. The worm is microscopic; it gets under your skin and begins a merry-munching journey day and night. … More A worm up your bum – chapter
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Kindle Countdown — low priced books Mabuza once told me that if there are holes in the road you often travel, stop and fill them in, for this will help the man travelling behind you.Was Mabuza my Madiba, my Mandela? Probably. This was South Africa, and we all needed guidance on what was a bumpy … More Kindle Countdown – low priced books
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…having recently endured a painful journey to the bowels of a cold, industrial, shopping mall, I thought it a wise thing to remind myself of how we once went shopping. So here’s a FREE chapter from the novella, Two Feet, which roughly illustrates the days before malls, supermarkets and on-line shopping. …about the size of it! … More Shopping in the wind.
…learning to walk is one thing, learning to walk with no shoes is another. Back in the good old days, walking bare footed was a norm…you somehow felt connected to it all but the times have changed and I seriously wonder if today’s Health and Safety idiots are busily compiling further rules to justify why … More Learning to walk. Free chapter.
The Bone Traders
…here’s a review of TWO FEET — great to digest what readers are thinking out there. Amazon.com reviewed Two Feet: Random Thoughts and Random Travels TWO FEET – Old Africa The Author has a way of drawing you into the emotion and stark hardship of an Africa that is fast disappearing – while the beauty of the … More Two Feet – Reviews
IS IT WORTH THE READ? …with the advent of self-published novels via Amazon you pretty much can lay your hands on a novella for less than $3.00 — +Kindle Fire and +Amazon.com — competition is rife and from what I read, self-published authors are now topping the one million mark, plus. Like all things in life, we are all … More Two Feet — How to save your money.
BARE FOOT AND BROKE!!! …many years ago, as a farm kid, walking with bare feet was the norm in South Africa, as it was, I’m sure, in most parts of the world. As a child you felt connected to the soil — it wasn’t the fashion, it wasn’t the “IN” thing to be doing. Shoes, … More The Bone Traders — Bare Feet
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