Words by Ilonka Louw “Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of Magic. Capable of both inflicting injury, and remedying it.” – Albus Dumbledore – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows The thing about words is… they’re filled with echoes of the ancients. They’ve the power of prophecies running in their dangly …
Words by Jamie Conway Ah, English – one of the most widely spoken languages on earth but just how pure is the English language? Turns out many quirky, cool, colloquial and sophisticated English words have been begged, borrowed and even stolen from the tribes before us. Suffice to say, English would be lacking something important, …
Words by Ilonka Louw As children, we read with abandon, devouring books like they were made of sweets instead of dry paper and ink. We lived in their worlds of imagination, friendship, adventure, and rhyme. And our days were filled with just as much magic! Then, we had to grow up – because Peter Pan …
Words by Jamie Conway The question isn’t how to write a famous page-turner that will be remembered for decades – it’s where to write it! We spent some time digging in the good old literature archives to find some of our favourite classical authors’ secret writing spots. Was it the city skyline from the hotel …
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Words by Natasha Fracchiolla I always loved Dylan Thomas as a teen. I had a torn-out magazine clipping that I kept in my secret letter box for years with his poem ‘Do not go gentle into that good night’. There was a pic of him, I remember. A curly-haired close up of him lighting a smoke. I …
Words by Raffaella Migliore Wisdom for a more enjoyable drive Ah, the car- in recent months it’s more of a novelty, but not long ago – and soon enough again- when we’re in the thick of day-to-day mundanity, some days your car moments are the only opportunity to show the world how snazzy you are. …
Words by Natasha Fracc When ‘swiping’ was a thing you did in break dancing? That day when a ‘dashboard’ was part of your car and held a steering wheel and a clip-out radio? When ‘disrupting’ was that thing you did in class with paper planes; when ‘a handle’ belonged on a door – and an …
Words by Raffaella Migliore A large part of the recent time gone by, has felt like a waste. I’ve watched the sun fall, missed its rising and watched it fall over again, losing track of how many times that has happened in the past while. My life is on hold and there is absolutely nothing …
Words by: Natasha Fracc I know what panic looks like. I saw it once lying in a hospital bed expecting to die. I know what fear feels like. I felt it once, for 3 years, trying to overcome my physical limitations, my fear of dying and the fear of losing air in my lungs. I’ve …
Words By Maeve Kousiakis Lying under the covers with your heart thudding out of your ears, the blanket your only defense against the hideously clawed beast creeping up the side of your bed, the desperate grappling for an escape strategy has terminated any intentions of sleep. Remarkably similar to when you’re sitting at your keyboard …
