Hello there, friends and fans! 
It’s March 10, 2025– and here are some things that happened in the meantime!
This Is The Current State Of Things:
- General News:Last week I was involved in a work session that took up my entire week and kept me away from my laptop for most of the day. Yes, it was very boring, and yes, it drove me bonkers! But at least the food was very good! Anyway, that’s about the sum of last week’s news – except for one thing:Here’s my “BIG NEWS”, finally! I’m setting out on my academic journey! 😁A few days ago I mentioned I was waiting for some good news – news that was shifted to the right numerous times over the previous year (and several times THIS year already!) – and that I couldn’t tell you about until – well, until TODAY, when I finally got the news!To give you an idea, I’ve been sitting on this – and the events occurring behind the scenes since January/February last year!
After such a long wait, and a lot has happened since then – and I’m elated to finally be able to share it with you! (Okay, I’ll stop stalling and let it all out!) I received the following email and letter last Monday afternoon:
To give you a VERY short explanation (you all know how wordsy I can be, LOL!) after MONTHS of reviews and evaluations by committees and various other bodies, I have received recognition for prior learning (RPL) and accepted to a PhD program at the University of the Western Cape – in the field of religious studies. In point of fact, I was informed that I was the first such case at the UWC in the last 25 years – which is a big thing!
Anyway, what this means is that over the next few years, I will be attending quarterly workshops to sharpen up my academic writing, learning from my mentors at the UWC, working on my Proposal and Dissertation – and at the end of this journey, I will emerge with a doctorate (PhD)!
Not only will this open broader new horizons for me in future, it will also give added weight and credibility to my previous academic works.
How do I feel? Relieved. Elated. Happy. Bloody terrified! 😝
At an age where most people are winding down and looking forward to retirement, I’m gearing up for a second career!
I’m not the sort of person to brag, and I’m sharing this with you because it’s a BIG THING for me. This is the realization of a life’s dream, and I’m immensely grateful to Prof Lee-Shae Scharnick-Udemans, the Desmond Tutu Centre for Religion and Social Justice, and the Faculty for Arts & the Humanities at the University of the Western Cape for their amazing support – and also to those of you who’ve supported me over the years (you know who you are)!
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- Current Writing Projects: I’ve been working on the first part of “Flushed” (book 5 in Panic! Horror In Space), but I’ll keep you updated on that as time goes by. That said, with my time now to be occupied with studies and assignments from varsity, I’ll likely have less time available for writing fiction for the immediate future! In the meantime, if you like, you can keep up by bookmarking What’s Brewing?
There we are, all caught up! 
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As always, I’ll keep you posted about any new developments. Until then, be kind, be strong, take care of each other, and all the best!
