Academic, writer, storyteller, digital creator.
Hello there, friends and fans! I’ve noticed a heck of a lot of advertising from Avon in my Facebook feed lately. In fact, just over the last couple of weeks, my wife remarked that she’d noticed the same, sudden frenzied number of postings by Avon recruiters and sales reps on Facebook based in our immediate…
Hello there, friends and fans! This morning I found an item in my mailbox from Andre’ Bekker, a representative of “New Living Way Ministry” – an ‘ex-gay’ group in South Africa. It was headed “An Open Letter to the Gay Community and Activists”, and its content can be read right at the bottom of this…
Hello there, friends and fans! I read this book a number of years ago. Twice. Seeing it listed on Goodreads.com today made me see red, and prompted me to write a review on it. It turned out to be a rather scathing public lashing in which I visualized the pen in my clenched mental fist…
Hello there, friends and fans! In a somewhat unusual move for me, I went to a church service on Sunday 18 Aug – unusual because I am not a Christian and haven’t been since I renounced the religion and all its tenets in 2010. In the meantime, I have affiliated with Pagan religion. On the…
Hello there, friends and fans! Last week, national South African radio station SAFM featured a debate on “Satanism and crime” called “What is Satanism?” – you can find the link to the debate here: SAFM podcast link (31 May What is Satanism?). Having listened to this debate, and having become involved in the academic study of…