‘Blink once if you’re okay, twice for not okay, three times for water.’ ‘Squeeze my hand if you can, just something.’ You know what? I don’t feel like it, okay. What if I want to just lie here dead still? Jokes, not really feeling that you know; what I really fancy is a decaf no,…

The day of our first date had finally arrived, and I was nervous about seeing Bill again. He’s the first guy who has ever offered to take me out on a date, and when you’re an introverted girl like me, thinking about being alone with a guy for the first time is somewhat terrifying to…

MaMiya woke up to very pleasant weather; with the sun shining so bright. She decided to have her cereal outside while keeping her eyes glued to her phone because she was expecting a call from Boh her only child. She sat there with her bowl of breakfast in so much amusement because it was Boh’s…

Swipe left, swipe right; the pattern of swiping left and right on dating apps slowly continues for me. There’s Bumble, Tinder, Hinge, and Facebook Dating, but I am still afraid I will never find someone. I wish things were different for me, and everyone seems to think it should be easy for me, an introverted…

Peter was very excited after getting a call from his long-lost father. The little one was all fired up. His father asked him to meet him at a Johannesburg train station. However, Peter was skeptical about traveling from the rural KwaZulu Natal to the big city of Gauteng. Well, he was looking forward to meeting…

A little boy and girl glide across the icy patio, pretending to be hockey players. As night falls, the air freezes their cheeks. They giggle as they watch each puff of breath turn white and dissipate. How joyous it is that winter is finally here. One small snowflake lands on the girl’s nose. “It’s snowing!”…

Molly stood with a devastated heart as she stared at her burnt house that robbed her of her parents and her only son. Molly was struggling to sort out her emotions about the issue. She was still in grief at her loss.  She was still perplexed, wondering if her life would ever pick up. She…

The sun rises, the rooster crows, and two bare feet, instead of four, hit the dirt floor. A puff of dust swirls across the ground with each step the farmer takes towards the door. It creaks open revealing the insipid morning.                 The farmer starts his day feeding the chickens and collecting eggs. Next he…