From the Melville Cat: I’m free at last. The blasted cone was removed. May this horrid collar never adorn my neck again. (If you missed the story of how I …

The Hillbrow Tower was neutered last month. The giant sphere that floated atop the Hillbrow Tower (aka Telkom Tower) for the last four years – painted …

I went to Alexandra Township to watch a rehearsal for a play. Five women participated in the rehearsal: four actresses and the writer/director. The rehearsal …

A year ago, I wandered into a gallery in Joburg’s Maboneng Precinct and discovered a photo exhibition comparing Sowebo – a low-income neighborhood …

From the Melville Cat: This is the worst week of my life. This photo says it all. Heather had been gone forever, in a place called America. I was starting to …

A few days ago I was with my mother in Key West, Florida, watching the sun set from the southernmost point of the United States. Key West is famous for its …

Everyone knows that Washington D.C. is a historic city. But unbeknownst to most of the world, D.C.’s history extends far beyond the monuments and museums …

It’s interesting that I chose this particular time to return to America. Summer is drawing to an end here, while it’s just heating up back in …

This past weekend I visited my sister Susanna in Middlebury, Vermont. For those of you unfamiliar with American geography, Vermont is a tiny state in the far …

I’ve been back in America for four days. Here are a few things I’ve observed since arriving. A street in Washington D.C. Please don’t be …

So here I am, back in America. I landed at Dulles Airport yesterday morning. I’m really happy to be back in Washington D.C. – much happier than I …

The title of this post was a shameless ploy to get people to click on it in a panic, thinking that I’m leaving Joburg forever and moving back to America. …