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  Reviews Denise Grootboom: Very good and interesting book. Norma: The book is beautiful, but she is not finished yet. Oom Tommy Gerwel: “My True Story” What a story to tell! A book to read. I was reading and thinking at the … Continue reading →

A pair of spectacles sat perched on the narrow bridge of his nose as he read. Lauren contemplated clearing her throat or tapping her foot on the floor to gain his attention, but decided against it; her grandfather never looked … Continue reading →

The sun was just peeking up over the tallest row of poplars on the edge of the farmer’s two acre yard. Beyond the deep irrigation ditch lay row upon row of apple trees, shaking in the warm summer breeze. I … Continue reading →

Robien du Lacard (1829-1891) was born into a large bourgeois family, one of eight children. See him sit in the middle of a crowd, appearing withdrawn as if all that went on in the family was being repelled. He was … Continue reading →

Through our upbringing and then every so often, most of us have been taught and trained to accept that many of our actions are binding and irreversible. Few are those who have never lost a dear friend over some misunderstanding, … Continue reading →

There was no other day like May 15th in B’s life. It wasn’t that he got rich or his fantasies about Pamela Anderson had been fulfilled. Or that, overnight, he grew hair on his bald head, or something terrible happened. … Continue reading →

The Father of Deductionism Beaumont Bouxard, the French philosopher (1811-1865), only had contempt for his contemporaries, whom he considered almost moronic in their inability to come to terms with the core issues of human existence. One of his main theories, … Continue reading →

The Cray Boys were taking it nice and slow in Sandbar, near the Forth Wolls mountain range. They sat alongside the rails, their mood getting more and more toxic as the day went along. Jump on that train and it’s … Continue reading →

“The scent of the Earth is richer in autumn. The light is tender and sweet, and the Sun becomes golden-white, like an old person, like my grandma. You don’t know what I am speaking about, do you? ‘Cos you grew … Continue reading →

The Mother of Shadowism 1911 – The early shock It happened at the age of 10, her parents were away, and the nanny had fallen asleep. She stood up to get a drink of water from the kitchen, thought she … Continue reading →