Notes on Summer
The figs are ripening. The stream has slowed to a trickle, our pond, now silted up, is a shallow splash of clear water. In the midday heat Zach retreats to […]
The figs are ripening. The stream has slowed to a trickle, our pond, now silted up, is a shallow splash of clear water. In the midday heat Zach retreats to […]
A little box was delivered to my house today: a box of (spoken in hushed whisper) sex toys. I’ve been writing a piece about subscription services for Good Taste […]
I was asked to give a talk to the African Impact team about The Underdog Project and our Charity Ride held in 2012. I spoke about the impact the individuals […]
From Woman Unfolding Navigation Your body is my country. In the familiar borders of your provinces navigating roads across your contours I know I am home. Your shoulders are the […]
I don’t take part in chain mail (and nor should you), but with this Next Big Thing doing the rounds on the blogosphere, I have decided to break my own […]
An open letter to President Jacob Zuma. Dear President Zuma I am concerned about your speechwriter. I’m concerned because he or she is not coming across as particularly well-versed in […]
During my research for a feature on micro-farming in the Mother City for Good Taste magazine, I met a French winemaker crafting wine in the city bowl. Now if you […]
It’s hard to believe that it’s been over a year since my last blog post here. Obviously I am a very, very busy woman (she clears her throat) working on […]
Modjaji Books and the Book Lounge are delighted to invite you to the launch of Jenna Mervis’s long awaited debut collection of poems, “Woman Unfolding”. MORE ABOUT THE POEMS: There […]
A poem of mine (called “Planting Eyes”) has been included in the latest issue of Carapace (no. 86). It’s about potatoes, lack of basic education and care for children and […]
Last week a group of hags and poetry whores spent 2 nights corrupting innocent belivers as they tore at bread and bloodied their tables with red wine. Some video evidence […]
2. You can get hijacked in Cape Town. As the horrific experience of the Chandlers has demonstrated, you can get hijacked in the Sechelles too. You just need to be […]