Episodic story part 3 – clean

As I step into the shower the blood stops flowing. The pleasure is sublime – the steaming water washes over my head; sweat dissolves, my body feels smooth and fresh. I forget the situation outside the glass walls of the cubicle, wallowing in the spray – I lose myself in the water and the soap and the [...]

shan’s poem

You are my dream
            machine
you make me lean
 
You are my Lear Jet
You are my Jet set
You are my dream
            machine
you make me lean
 
You are my disco queen
You are my Opium
You are my dream
            machine
you make me lean
 
You are my sweet basil pesto dish
 So scrumptious and delish
You are my dream
            machine
you make me lean
 
and when you [...]

The release of the Cho video by NBC

NBC – what a bunch of irresponsible, unfeeling, total and utter wankers!

Episodic story: Part 2 – mess

For a moment I lie there. Quiet. The faint hum of electricity, a bird, the distant roar of an aeroplane, my breathing but…quiet. Then I open my eyes, slowly - thankfully it’s only my nose that’s broken – my eyes are still functional. When my vision clears, through the sweat and tears, I see the man, [...]

Sunshine

Although Sunshine has been compared to 2001: a space oddity, I would say it threw away opportunities to be a film as great. 2001 allowed the viewer to be absolutely lost in the physical reality of space travel, as much a part of its narrative and its thematic fabric as the crazy mysticism that characterized [...]

south african in exile 1

It is the 17th April and I’m sitting on my balcony in south west london. Warm, quiet, just the cars and the white stripes in my ears.Weather is a big obsession for safas. There’s lots of talk about beaches and big skies, warm days and braais. There’s also talk about rape and murder. Of quality [...]