(Hint: it’s probably not coffee!) Christina Engela is a writer and digital creator based in Port Elizabeth, on the South East coast of South Africa – a tourist destination known as ‘the Windy City’, where watching birds fly backwards is a thing. She lives with her wife Kay and four cats who compete for her…
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Yvonne Engela – A Eulogy
“A truly gifted bilingual South African poet.” Yvonne Engela – A Eulogy My mother passed on 24 October 2013 at the age of 79 from complications resulting from pneumonia. Her memorial on 30 October was conducted, in accordance with her wishes, at St John’s Methodist Church in Central, Port Elizabeth. Here is the eulogy I…
Biography – Yvonne Engela
“A truly gifted bilingual South African poet.” Yvonne Lorraine van der Westhuizen (1934-2013) was a bilingual South African poet who lived in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Initially an Afrikaans speaker, she wrote 97 poems in Afrikaans during her youth and early adulthood, and later after adopting English as her…
Yvonne Engela
“A truly gifted bilingual South African poet.” Books by Yvonne Engela: Find out more: Biography of Christina Engela Milestones & Achievements Awards Family Theo Engela Biography – Theo Engela Theo Engela – Writing Career Yvonne Engela Biography – Yvonne Engela Yvonne Engela – A Eulogy Wendy K. Engela
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About Christina Engela Christina Engela is a writer and digital creator based in Port Elizabeth, on the South East coast of South Africa – a tourist destination known as ‘the Windy City’, where watching birds fly backwards is a thing. She lives with her wife Kay and four cats who compete for her attention and…
Amusing, Odd & Funny Last Names For Your Characters
Have you been looking for a list of good, funny names to use for a character or two? Look no further – I’ve already trawled the net and compiled a list of over 200 names for you!
Afterwords & Epilogs Explained
What is an afterword? What is an epilog? Authors need to know! Good morning, friends and fans! Today I’ll take a stick and poke at that question until it gives up a little clarity on the subject!





