28
May
Surfers waive the rules
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Ben Trovato
In these outlandish times, the measure of all things needs to be constantly recalibrated if we hope to stand a chance of emerging relatively healthy and sane. So I don't know if what is happening is a...
14
May
Truth, lies and exercise
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I hear lots of crazy stuff all day long and it's not always just in my head either. For instance, I heard that the reason the government is keeping its Covid-19 modelling data from the public is becau...
08
May
Dear Cyril …
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Dear Comrade President Ramaphosa, Defender of the Lockdown, Punisher of the Pandemic, Destroyer of the Economy, Nemesis of Smokers and Drinkers.
May I call you Cyril? I don't mean to be overfamilia...
01
May
The working class (and Covid-19) can kiss my arse
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The 1st of May used to be an actual thing. Now, nobody cares. Here's something I wrote a few years ago during happier times.
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The month of May will not be merry. There...
25
Apr
Lockdown Extended – words to make you weep
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My ungovernable publisher, Melinda Ferguson, has made good on her threat to bring out a new ebook by this weekend.
Lockdown Extended is now available for download on Kindle or Kobo (links below).
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22
Apr
“Fuck this” – The tribe has spoken
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Well, this is a birthday I won't forget in a hurry. It's quite a milestone, too. Not to mention a millstone. I'm not even supposed to be here. I'm meant to be on a remote jungle-fringed beach in Costa...
20
Apr
Publisher goes berserk – brings out second book
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Less than three weeks ago, my out of control publisher Melinda Ferguson got the demented idea of bringing out an eBook called Lockdown – The Corona Chronicles, featuring seventeen South African writer...
12
Apr
Coronavirus: Snitches get stitches
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There seems little point in getting out of bed before 11am when you don't have rabid children leaping on you or a wife standing in the doorway with one feral eyebrow raised, asking if you plan on lyin...
05
Apr
Publisher goes mad – brings out book
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Less than two weeks ago, my batshit crazy publisher Melinda Ferguson got the demented idea of bringing out an eBook called Lockdown – The Corona Chronicles, featuring seventeen South African writers. ...
26
Mar
It’s not a proper pandemic unless there are zombies
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Lockdown is a prison term. It's when there is trouble afoot and convicts are restricted to their cells. There's trouble alright, but not from us inmates. No, sir, Mr Ramaphosa. We're good, obedient ci...
21
Mar
Read it and weep (with laughter)
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Right. Since we are all essentially trapped in our homes, we're going to need to find things to laugh about if we aren't going to turn on each other like rats in a cage. Making fun of each other's sho...
12
Mar
Coronavirus – No Laughing Matter
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There is a giant killer asteroid heading our way. The bad news is that it's going to miss us by six million kilometres. We desperately need something to put this coronavirus fiasco into perspective, a...