Author Archives: Minette

‘n Paar jaar terug wys my ma my ‘n roerende gedig van ‘n man aan sy oorlede vrou. Ek onthou die titel het my nie aangestaan nie: “as daar ‘n god is.” Net so. Kleinletter en al. Dit staan my … Continue reading →

For the third time in my life I have lost a father. When I was alone with oupa Collin this afternoon, I said. “Daddy, I have an invitation for you. The King of love has sent for you. You must … Continue reading →

Met erkenning aan Robbie Wessels, wat ‘n weg met woorde het: “Ek sing ‘n liedjie sonder fancy woorde oor ‘n man wat ek nooit ooit sal vergeet nie. Hierdie woorde maak ‘n prentjie van ‘n man wat van sleg dinge … Continue reading →

It is after 2 in the morning. Normally I don’t sleep like a baby, which means I sleep really, really well, even if I do sometimes burn the candle way past the midnight oil. Wake me up, shake me, ask … Continue reading →

As my ma hand-op-die-hart gesê het “hygend hert”, en haar oge hemelwaarts geslaan het, ek ek altyd gedink sy hyg omdat haar “hert (hart) moeg is.

I am overcome with gratitude. To sit with a person who is in the throes of death and see such peace and – dare I say – eagerness to be with God: that is truly humbling. To ask a man … Continue reading →

Sjoe, kan so ‘n Masbiekervrou vir jou dig. Sy’t my in amperse trane gehad. “Was dit my ma se ma se ma se ma se ma, of haar pa se pa se pa se pa se pa…?

I know someone who…

Die heel, heel eerste keer dat ek in VCC ingestap het, het ek haar gesien: antieDol se doppelgänger, right down to the twin set, hair do and pearls. Ag, sy is sooo sweet! Woensdag, by die ontbyt, vra Zénia of … Continue reading →