40-something writer, dreamer, lover, lemur. I write things, mostly for @dailymaverick. Author of 'Best White' & 'Self-Helpless'
Joined March 2010
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18 Aug 2018
I've written a book! It's called 'Self-Helpless', and it's my take on the self-improvement industry. It's funny (I hope). In SA shops in Sept and available to pre-order as e-book now: a.co/8WdC51Z
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Video in which Renaldo Gouws and Roman Cabanac discuss how Roman can’t listen to Queen because Freddie Mercury was gay, and also that his death from AIDS is proof that God exists. Cc @jsteenhuisen @helenzille
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4 Sep 2024
I am also absolutely certain that @jsteenhuisen and @helenzille already know about this video as it is circulating among DA employees, many of whom are appalled by these appointments.
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4 Sep 2024
“But the ANC is worse”. Sure. The ANC-run government also fired spokesperson Mcintosh Polela for a homophobic tweet: iol.co.za/news/south-africa/…
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4 Sep 2024
In its insistence on taking a “brave stand” against the “woke mind virus” and “cancel culture” the DA leadership is willing to ride roughshod over what we hope will be the very basic GNU values of decency and inclusivity.
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21 Sep 2018
Also, in today's Cape Times, my review of #SelfHelpless by @becsplanb!
(I saw three strangers discussing the review and the book in a coffee shop this morning - quite a surreal experience.)
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25 Sep 2018
Cape Town launch of my new book 'Self-Helpless', tomorrow (Wed) at Book Lounge at 5.30 for 6pm!
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13 Sep 2018
Tomorrow (Friday 14 Sept) I'll be in conversation with John Maytham at the @CapeTalk studios about my new book 'Self-Helpless' at 17h00. You're invited to join us - just SMS your name, ID number & the word 'BOOK' to 31567, and come!
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11 Sep 2018
If you're in Joburg next Wednesday 19 September, I'll be launching my new book 'Self-Helpless' at Love Books in Melville, 18h00, and I'd love to see you there.
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13 Jun 2018
My partner @Sage_Of_Absurd and I have produced a feature on gay Muslims. It was hard to research and will be unpopular in some circles, but hopefully also helpful to some: dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
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4 Apr 2018
Don’t touch me on my tekkies!
For the ever-provocative columnist Haji Mohamed Dawjee (@Sage_Of_Absurd), tekkies are not just cool but a political statement to people of colour.
WIN a signed copy of Sorry, Not Sorry PLUS a pair of @Converse tekkies: bit.ly/2JdpENw
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4 Apr 2018
Briefly emerging from Twitter hibernation to say: SEE YOU THERE! Since @Sage_Of_Absurd happens to be my brilliant wife. x.com/BooksLIVESA/status/981…
3 Apr 2018
Cape Town - RSVP today for the launch of @Sage_Of_Absurd's "Sorry, Not Sorry": next Monday, 5:30 PM at the @book_lounge. She'll be in conversation with none other than @MarianneThamm. (Hier kom 'n ding!)
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23 Apr 2017
I fear part of the #ShelleyGarland fallout will be a reluctance from editors to publish writers they don't know or haven't heard of. Sad.
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22 Apr 2017
Do you really think the same hoax is going to work twice in a row? Yawn.
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21 Apr 2017
The Queen looks like she's about to drop the hottest album of the year here.
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21 Apr 2017
This Storify of couples/families playing tricks on each other has the same feeling.Making each other laugh is key.
storify.com/mooseallain/more…
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