Books

Jan
19
Since feeling is first

Since feeling is first

Thoughts on rage and other gnarly emotions
10 min read
Dec
11
Favourite children's books of the 21st century

Favourite children's books of the 21st century

Delicious reads for tots, teens and in-betweens
12 min read
Nov
05
Sam's cat Digby hiding in the bath

The Dolphin's Cry?

Better gift-giving, a fantastic young adult novel, and some poetry sleuthing
6 min read
Oct
15
Five October things

Five October things

Books about polar terror, investment platforms for teens, and October luxuries.
7 min read
Sep
06
My food tastes are ridiculous, I'm sorry

My food tastes are ridiculous, I'm sorry

In my defence, I grew up in Centurion
10 min read
Aug
30
Personal Nuclear Reactors

Personal Nuclear Reactors

Five favourite summer things
5 min read
Aug
02
Bongeziwe Mabandla playing guitar and singing into a microphone on stage

Entangled histories

Bee-eaters, Bongeziwe Mabandla and other glimpses of home.
8 min read
Feb
20
Pruning Time

Pruning Time

February is for letting go.
5 min read
Jan
12
Is it worth saving parasitic wasps?

Is it worth saving parasitic wasps?

Why should we care about species extinction?
5 min read
Dec
09
Harold Fisk’s Meander Maps of the Mississippi River (1944)

Meander Maps

Recent obsessions with Roman emperors and shifting waterways
6 min read