About

 

Hello,

Thank you for stopping by!

I write thriller, contemporary fiction, and poetry on the premise:

 

In our angst and joy, we are ONE under the sky of humanity 

I am a South African born Australian with a global soul. My South African heritage, rooted in the apartheid era, is the impetus for my fictional stories and poetry that take on a life of their own when a benevolent muse beckons. Human relationships tested by the challenges of life, within their respective societies, are featured in my novels. The shadows of injustice birthed my creative soul to keep me whole.

During my childhood days, I read novels, plays, and poems from the English literary canon — literature,  far removed from the reality of daily life under a divided South African sky.

I write multicultural stories to allow forgotten voices to be heard by those who seek to understand and be understood. Every story is worthy of a  page in the history of life.

Writing inspiration is also drawn from working as a teacher in secular and non-secular educational institutions, in motivating students to trust their creative passion. The joy of seeing students achieve their creative quests added to the tug that drew me into this vast story-telling oasis.

Every novel, poem and play read, and taught, continues to receive my respect for the inspiration drawn from the artistry of the craft.

My favourite time of day is sunrise after creative flow practice, listening to birdsongs as I embrace the rising of the sun in a world blanketed in blissful silence.  The Australian summer skyline, as it peeps over the horizon, is a breathtaking sight to behold! Stillness and beauty prompt the soul to speak… drip by drip… as stories emerge…

the sea, my soulful home…

 

 

 

Publications:

Novels and Short Stories 

Sequel Set

• Across Time And Space
• Vindication Across Time

Trilogy or Standalone Novels

• Souls of  Her Daughters
• Chosen Lives
• What Change May Come

 

Short Stories

• Life’s Seasons – A Collection of Short Stories.
• The Rain, A Collection of Short Stories
• Crossings – Short Stories 

 

The Bardo Trilogy

• Aurora Days-The Bardo Trilogy 1
• Gallery Nights-The Bardo Trilogy 2
• Blackwater Mornings-The Bardo Trilogy 3

 

• Plantation Shadows – latest publication

 

 

Poetry Collections

 

• Random Heart Poetry – Light and Shade
• Random Heart Poetry – Visions and Voices
• Random Heart Poetry – Time and Place 
• Random Heart Poetry – Rainbows and Shards 

 

 

Stories are created from the colours of life, the light and shade, the intricate tapestry … forging understanding… creating connections… it is the breath to survival…   ― Mala Naidoo

 

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