A clear winter's day means a swim in the sea, right?

G&T time at the FLF with one of my lovely friends: @gailgil.bsky.social ❤️

Last night @exclusivebooks.bsky.social Cavendish: the beautiful launch of UNBRIDLING by Sheryl & Sandy James (@indeedbooks.bsky.social). The two authors were in conversation with @gailgil.bsky.social. Thank you to all three of you for an inspiring, heart-warming evening.

Arundhati Roy is my new author crush 🥰

An Autumn swim in the sea, and I feel good ...

At the FLF 2026 karinamagdalena.com/2026/05/03/a...

Just one more chapter ...

Hey South African writers, this is a general call out for flash stories (500 words), both fiction and creative non-fiction for the IN OTHER STORIES anthology I edit with @karavanpress.bsky.social Deadline: 1 June 2026. Email address: [email protected]. Information in the attached image.

COFFEE WITH KARAVN PRESS Saturday, 9 May 2026, 10AM-12PM karavanpress.com/2026/05/02/c...

BECAUSE I LOVE YOU by Joy Watson launching @thebooklounge.bsky.social on Thursday, 7 May 2026. I have the privilege of interviewing Joy. Can't wait! ❤️ karinamagdalena.com/2026/05/02/b...

The future is Africa! You'd better believe it 😉

Do not live in fear!

The remarkable memoir 'Unbridling' by mother-daughter duo Sheryl and Sandy James will be launched @exclusivebooks.bsky.social Cavendish on Tuesday, 12 May 2026, at 6PM. Sheryl and Sandy James will be in conversation with Mpumelelo Mhlongo. RSVP: exclusivebooks.co.za/pages/events...

We are excited to announce that with @karavanpress.bsky.social, Cheverelles Farm and Liberty Books we are organising the inaugural Elgin Poetry Festival between 24 & 26 July 2026. We will post details here including how to book tickets. Follow Elgin Poetry Festival on Instragram lnkd.in/danGdFir.

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THE CRAFT – online live poetry editing workshop – with Melissa Sussens, Nikki Allen, Lexi Pelle, and Carson Wolfe Sunday, 3 May 2026, 6PM karavanpress.com/2026/04/28/t... Tickets & info: www.tickettailor.com/events/thecr...

Meet the authors Sandy and Sheryl James on the Woman Zone Podcast - they share their UNBRILDING story of Sheryl's athletic career overcoming obstacles and pushing boundaries to become a paralympian. open.spotify.com/episode/4KX6...

Join Paralympian Sheryl James at Franschhoek Literary Festival on Sunday 17 May MOVING BEYOND LIMITS: 17 May 2026 from 11:30 - 12:30 Sheryl James joins Africa Melane to reflect on defying expectations, silencing doubt and redefining the limits of human potential.

Writers do not retire, right?

A writing tribe is a treasure. just saying ...

I feel a story about Hiroshima percolating, and it will not be ignored ...

UNHEARD VOICES: an anthology of stories to be published by @hollandhousebooks.bsky.social – call for submissions! www.hhousebooks.com/sa-unheard-v...

Karavan Press title: SELECTED PLAYS by @uncleloo.bsky.social karavanpress.com/2026/04/09/k...

I feel Irish today. Okay Irish South African, to be precise. There's a story brewing ...

Home, and finally forgiven by you know who 😺

Starting the long haul home. It's time!

Osaka, alive with possibility!

@barackobama.bsky.social May I ask a question? Why has no US president ever officially apologised for Hiroshima?

Leaving Hiroshima today, but it will stay with me forever ...

Hiroshima. The message is clear.

Hiroshima. I am so full of mixed emotions, but glad you are beautiful.

BOOKS ON THE BAY 2026: AN OVERVIEW by @karinamszczurek.bsky.social www.litnet.co.za/books-on-the...

Thank you for ordering copies of Cat Therapy and Under the African Sun, followers in Japan 😊 🙏

Kyoto is in full bloom!.

Inside the Bullet and on the way to Kyoto :).

I am officially a country bumpkin, and Tokyo is the most sophisticated city I have ever visited!

A Tokyo moment ...

About to fly. See you on the other side of Japan ;)

Focus on your future, not on your fear. ✨

Books on the Bay with inspiring women writers: @gailgil.bsky.social, Karen Jennings, Anna Hug, Debi Hawkins, Melissa A. Volker & @ellekeboehmer.bsky.social ❤️

Archie informed me that I don't need an alarm clock. He does the job perfectly 🐈😺

BOOKS ON THE BAY SATURDAY, 14 March 2026 11:30 – 12:30 Simon’s Town Methodist Church Elleke Boehmer Ice Shock Karina Szczurek is in conversation with @ellekeboehmer.bsky.social about how her characters respond to a catastrophically changing environment.

Fear is not your friend. This is your Sunday reminder! Choose love everytime 💖

And more children are bombed to smithereens.What have we become? 💔