I scrounged through my bookshelves and found five copies of each of these. They’re R100 each. I’ll happily deliver if you’re in Cape Town. Otherwise courier is R99 with aramex.
Fly Cemetery is a collection of quirky short stories and has been my best seller. Carmen Tutuka is about a librarian who is the ghost of an Egyptian mummy out to destroy a school and the young girl who defeats her.
Let me know if you’d like one of the last copies 😀 ... See more

This is my favourite kids’ book. I wrote it for my friend’s twins, Will and Joe when they were about eight, sending a chapter each night for their mum Sally to read aloud at bedtime. Usually I plot each book out in detail but this one I just wrote, letting my imagination go wherever it wanted. It makes me laugh and there’s one part that still makes me cry every time I read it. ... See more

Why is Olga holding a giant egg? Who let prepubescent Sergei carry the patriarch’s communion set? And why is the uncle smuggling budgies? More Russian postcards

Yesterday Bridge House and Exclusive Books invited me to speak to the Grade 7 classes about Elevation. We met in a hall decorated with these stunning self portraits drawn by the grade 4s to 7s.
I was impressed by the awareness the kids showed about climate change and ecological issues.
What I like about this display of self portraits is not just the rainbow effect which speaks to inclusivity, but also the sense of individuals forming a collective that is bound together but has the potential to grow in size.
Just think, if each of the children featured in these pictures persuaded ten other people to live a sustainable lifestyle that is kind to the planet, the walls of this hall would be completely covered with portraits of eco warriors.

Bridge House School EB Somerset Mall ... See more

How fascinating is this? Have you found changing the font helps break writer’s block? @Jeremy Daniel author

These look interesting. Anyone tried them yet? Which do you recommend?

More strange pictures from my album of vintage Russian postcards. Who are these children? Where are they going to in their trains and airships and flying surfboards?

Another one of Patrick McKenna's wonderfully evocative photos that make me think about the creative process and writing in particular.
Personally, I find at least 60% of writing is either quietly thinking in a process almost like meditation, or it's mentally wrestling with the plot, character interaction or the best way to express something. It's really important to do the thinking. Such an underrated sport these days.

#ElevationTrilogy Patrick McKenna ... See more

I found this album of Russian postcards in a charity shop yesterday. In pride of place on the first page are these two luscious beauties. The top lady has real hair coiffed around her face. She looks like a saucy minx to me. ... See more

Good advice from Karen Vermeulen Illustration. No need to strive for impossible goals and despise yourself for not reaching them. Okay is enough.