I’m still on cloud 9 over yesterday’s post. I think it might be my favourite. And I don’t have favourites. You know, I was just thinking about bullies today. We all have them in our lives. It’s par for the course. But bullies are the worst type of humans. There are a lot of different […]
Continue ReadingAwombness: A success story. Life has a funny way of shifting the goal posts. But adapt we must. One foot in front of the other. Slow and steady get’s the job done. Cliché? Perhaps. But this is the reality. I mean, just look at COVID-19. Talk about global disruptor! And then, peculiar to South Africa, […]
Continue ReadingAwombness: Onwards and Upwards. Thank you so much to everyone who sent me a kind word in response to yesterday’s post. You have been a support to me in this time and I am deeply grateful. But time waits for no man, and so to get on with the work at hand. I’m super excited […]
Continue ReadingStanding Up to the SABC. On the 28th of October 2020, and before I was admitted to hospital, I filed a formal complaint against my direct line manager at the SABC. That line manager took voluntary retrenchment. And now the SABC is pursuing disciplinary proceedings against me, the whistleblower. It’s a sad day for journalism, […]
Continue ReadingAwombness: Prostaglandins. My brain is swell. Quite literally. I’ve been diagnosed with Bipolar Mood Disorder. There’s more about that here. And in people with Bipolar mood disorder, the science is looking at the role of prostaglandins. So these little hormones appear on site at the scene of an injury. They cause redness and swelling. Inflammation, […]
Continue ReadingAwombness: Writers Blog. I think I discovered a new phenomenon. The modern writer is forced not only to write, but to write about writing. SEO guides turn modern writers into content generation machines. I’ve come across a few in my two years in podcasting. One writer approached me for the opportunity to write content for […]
Continue ReadingArt Lexica Featuring: A COVID-19 Survivor. The latest episode from Art Lexica is available across all podcasting apps. It offers a unique perspective on what it is to live with COVID-19 and what it takes to beat it. I thoroughly enjoyed editing this interview. In it, Wesley explores numerous conspiracy theories surrounding the pandemic and […]
Continue ReadingOSS: An Interview with a Frontline Healthcare Worker. What an amazingly insightful interview with Sutra on OSS yesterday. I really enjoyed working on this episode. And I especially enjoyed the spice at the end with Solarkidd’s infamous religion question! As a bonus, I thought I’d share the transcript with you. This is the show transcript […]
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