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Jun 16, 20202 min read
A most mysterious thing
Strange things sometimes happen at the writers’ groups. Here’s one of them ... A basket has magically appeared in my living room. Please,...
Dec 15, 20194 min read
Writers' groups weekly update: romance in the air
There are romance writers, and then there are people who can write about romance, which is not necessarily the same thing. Belinda...
Oct 10, 20191 min read
Writers’ groups weekly update: a tribute
This week I’d like to pay tribute to Nicky Handfield, a brave, positive woman who was already very ill with cancer when she came to do a...
Oct 3, 20192 min read
Writers’ groups weekly update: productivity and passion
Several members of the writers’ groups do well under pressure. Calene Kruger (she of the knitted mittens) can cut things particularly...
Sep 26, 20192 min read
Writers' groups: the next generation
It’s a joy to me that my grandsons love books. Daniel, nearly 12, reads voraciously; James, 10, has a growing appetite and Michael, 6,...
Sep 19, 20192 min read
Writers' groups: the discipline to write
Much of what a writer produces never reaches an audience, but we keep working anyway. One of the great benefits of writers’ groups is...
Sep 12, 20191 min read
Writers' groups: a weekly update
The writers who meet in my home each month are a constant source of inspiration and delight. There are novelists and columnists, a poet...
Sep 5, 20191 min read
Kindness
John O’Donohue, who writes with such wisdom about the human condition, says: “There is a kindness that dwells deep down in things; it...
May 20, 20192 min read
Snapshots of a life
My first magazine article, published 30 years ago, has a picture of me, the wannabe writer. There I stand: a young, suburban mother of...
May 20, 20192 min read
Pushing my buttons
An email arrived the other day, offering me access to three short presentations by a well-known teacher. Sign up and enjoy this FREE...
Mar 14, 20192 min read
The Rock Generation
By Cathy Eden At 8.30 on this perfect morning, low tide offers a shining expanse of sand as a mirror to the mountain. There’s no sign of...
Nov 2, 20183 min read
Where does the time go?
By Cathy Eden Every year I go to great lengths to plan a daily programme; one that includes household chores, meditation, exercise, time...
Oct 12, 20184 min read
Kalk Bay cliché
The vans are lined up on Kalk Bay pier. The catch is in, and it's a big one. Silvery snoek lie in a glistening heap, but not for long....
Sep 10, 20182 min read
Spring fashions
By Cathy Eden My walk this morning takes me over Belmont bridge and up to Rondebosch common. At the crest of the bridge there’s an...
May 15, 20182 min read
Holy circus
My walk this morning takes me over Belmont bridge and up to Rondebosch common. At the crest of the bridge there’s an apartment window...
May 8, 20182 min read
Let the light in
Twelve months seem to have flashed by and here we are, preparing for another trip around the sun. I'm not one for new year's resolutions,...
Dec 17, 20172 min read
Dressing the part
'Come to dinner,' Elizabeth said, 'I want you and Jean to meet each other.' To be fair, I have to point out that it was hellish hot that...
Feb 24, 20173 min read
In love with the new season
By Cathy Eden Autumn is, without doubt, my favourite time of year. The debilitating heat of summer is over; the smog-clearing wind, for...
Apr 26, 20163 min read
Spar Vagrant
By Cathy Eden I smell him before I see him: feral, dank, his scuffed denims exuding the mustiness of last night’s inhospitable subway....
Apr 20, 20164 min read
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