15 Years of 2Summers in Joburg
This post first appeared in Johannesburg In Your Pocket. I published my first blog post on 6 June 2010, making this month the 15th anniversary of the 2Summers blog. (I didn’t actually move to [...]
It’s 2Summers. Hi.
It’s Me. Hi. I’m 2Summers, it’s me. I apologize for not having posted in a really long time. After publishing at least once a week on average since 2010, I had to take a [...]
What ChatGPT Says About 2Summers
Yesterday I listened to an episode of The Daily, my favorite news podcast, titled "The Writers' Revolt Against AI Companies". The episode focused on a current news story about comedian Sarah Silverman, who is [...]
The 2Summers 2021 Support Group: Is Anyone Reading This?
I haven't written a 2Summers Support Group post since February and I think now is a good time to revive the series. It's a strange time to be in South Africa, at least for [...]
A 2Summers Memoir Progress Report
A few months ago, I wrote in a blog post that I was finally working on writing my memoir. Like, for real this time. "I’ve started working on my memoir again, for real. I’ve set [...]
Ten Years of 2Summers (Lockdown Day 92)
Ten years ago today, I opened wordpress.com for the first time and started this blog. I published a short, not terribly interesting post about why I named the blog 2Summers and my recent experience [...]
Five Good Things That Have Happened to Me During Lockdown (Day 76)
It's Day 76 of the South African lockdown, and I have now blogged on 71 of the last 79 days. (I started my Lockdown Journal three days before the lockdown began.) I have blogged [...]
Lockdown Journal: Day 53 (I’m Back)
It's Day 53 of the South African lockdown. Did you miss me? It's good to be back. I'm not sure if numbering these lockdown journal posts makes sense anymore, since I didn't blog on [...]
Lockdown Journal: Day 49 (Facebook)
Welcome to South African Lockdown Day 49. Today I have some thoughts about Facebook. Lockdown photo 49: A stained glass butterfly in my kitchen. I know this is not a cool thing to admit, [...]
Lockdown Journal: Day 47 (The Third Quarter)
It's Day 47 of the South African lockdown, and I think I'm suffering from third-quarter isolation. Lockdown photo 47: An angry queen at Gay Pride 2011 (from the archives). This photo has absolutely nothing [...]
Lockdown Journal: Day 32 (Time Travel)
If you’re new to this blog series and don’t know what’s happening with South Africa’s 21-day (now 35-day) lockdown, my first post has all the details. Or read all my lockdown posts. It's South African Lockdown [...]
Lockdown Journal: Day 16 (My 1000th Blog Post)
If you’re new to this blog series and don’t know what’s happening with South Africa’s 21-day (now 35-day) lockdown, my first post has all the details. Or read all my lockdown posts. Welcome to Lockdown Day [...]