I'm back! Just returned from the Xhosa Language Congress, organized by the SA Journal of Linguistics ( Read more... )

The South African visit was a disaster. My Xhosa friends construed it as a result of their Zulu detractors' cabal. Think of it--a reading set up at the largest Port Elizabeth cemetery! Should have been a smashing success! And it was indeed, though no information ever appeared online or on paper. They say the country has gone to the dogs, it might ( Read more... )

Bernie is out for his Guayaquil conference, Judd is at the Bernies’ sister in Nova Scotia, and I have Paquita getting me tickets to Cape Town for April. My first visit to try my Xhosa. I feel a flow of new, pulsing energy and am full of enthusiasm, most likely silly and groundless. Anyways, am going to see Tschwete and hopefully Winnie Mandela-to ( Read more... )

A couple years after ( Read more... )

The elegant posture of a deer ( Read more... )

Before I'd do that what is right ( Read more... )

A FLOAT IN MY EYE ON A NOVEMBER DAY ( Read more... )

FLANEUR ( Read more... )

and want to start toiling on autobiographical
novel, the working name: WHY IS THE SHIT SO STICKY.

My Xhosa instructress is leaving (Bernie started to
pay too much attention), need to find someone
else--HELP! Help...

stop this misery and give me one more chance. Please. ( Read more... )