31 May: Five of Pentacles & Three of Swords There is salvation & help in front of you. You just need to look for it despite a sense of disintergration and heartbreak. #tarot #fiveofpentacles #5ofpentacles #threeofswords #3ofswords

Sunshine amongst the trees this morning 💚

30 May: Knight of Pentacles & The Sun Two cards have been calling me over the past few days. They always have similar themes. There is always a call to action/ to keep going in line my dreams & also a call to celebrate the abundance in my life. #tarot

Launch of BRAIDED RIVER by Jenna Mervis in conversation with Julia Smuts Louw at Exclusive Books Cavendish with a very appreciative audience. 'Pinch my nose, hold my breath, hold it together. Just hold. ' A beautiful collection that should be on every poetry lovers shelf.

26 May: 6 Wands Accept success. Allow people to celebrate the success with you. Give yourself permission to bask in the glow of achievement. You don't have to hurry towards the next step on your journey. #tarot

24 May: Page of Wands Let go of your need to formalise any plans. Let your creative spirit free. Allow yourself to dream. #tarot

5 May: Knight of Pentacles Where are you putting your energy? You are improving things for yourself and others through your steadfast and consistent attention to foundations. You will reap rewards, keep going. #tarot

Gratitude Day 91/100: for literary events and spaces. Tonight at The Booklounge in Cape Town, Karina M. Szczurek from @karavanpress.bsky.social introducing @uncleloo.bsky.social and John Maytham for the launch of Louis Viljoen's SELECTED PLAYS #gratitude

4 May: Four of Swords Slow down. Take time to heal. This is a period of recuperation and reflection. #tarot #fourofswords #4ofswords

Gratitude Day 90/100: for conference and large meeting spaces where I was observing and not facilitating. It was a long day but I still had energy for yoga. #gratitude

3 May: Strength This card appeared at the beginning of April. Another reminder on the power and strength of love and willpower. You have the courage and perseverance to achieve and endure despite obstacles. Stand strong in your beliefs and desires. #tarot #tarotstrength

Wheel of Fortune on a Sunday. Sometimes the reading is just this: the mood is already changing before the facts do. You do not need to shove the next chapter open. It is already turning.

Gratitude Day 89/100: for the parade of horses on my walk today. #gratitude #100daysofgratitude

The Fool gets flattened into innocence all the time. Half the card is nerve. Starting anyway when you do not have proof yet. Thats the part people skip.

Six of Cups always asks a sharp question: are you remembering the past, or editing it to feel safer than the present? Nostalgia can comfort you. It can also keep you standing still.

Gratitude Day 88/100: for outside spaces. #gratitude #100daysofgratitude

2 May: Five of Pentacles You are so caught up in loss & lack that you can't see the salvation & help in front of you. Don't allow self-pity & helplessness to be your reality ... there is always an opportunity to move through your current limitations. #tarot #fiveofpentacles #5ofpentacles

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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.

May Full Moon Reflection: it is a Dark Moon. A time to give thanks for the bounty of the season that has just passed, to release what is not serving you and to honour the ancestors.

1 May: Nine of Cups A message of harmony and prosperity, of success and achievement. What have I been wishing for? What is coming true right now? I am grateful for the gifts coming my way. #tarot #nineofcups #9ofcups

Gratitude Day 87/100: for photographs in my camera roll.

Samhain here, in the global south. The veil between our world and The Otherworld is thin. What at you dreaming at night? What lurks in the shadows? What messages are your ancestors sending you?

30 April: Nine of swords. Is there something keeping you up at night? Has it led to feelings of hopelessness and despair? You are expanding too much energy worrying. How can you flip the perspective? What can you activate to bring a sense of perspective and calm? #tarot #nineofswords #9ofswords

Gratitude Day 86/100: for yoga. Always helps to restore my balance in so many ways 💚 #gratitude

Gratitude 85/100: for flexibility in my working hours that allows me to do things that take care of myself, like heading to my massage therapist to sort out a wonky back.

29 April: The Tower I wasn't expecting this card today. Unexpected change. Beliefs challenged. What structures in my life are breaking up? What is shattering my complacency? How can I rebuild to create something extraordinary? #tarot

28 April: The Moon Growth occurs through the clear light of intuition. What area of your life currently feels uncertain, where you can't distinguish up from down? Go within, be still, listen to your own intuition and inner wisdom. #tarot #themoon

Gratitude Day 84/100: for advice on making my working and writing life easier. I bought this bamboo laptop stand which converts my desk into a standing desk. And I can sit on the floor (or lie on my couch) and work on my laptop. #gratitude #100daysofgratitude

Gratitude Day 83/100: for walks and friends and dogs. Catching up with nature in between the rain showers.

Gratitude Day 82/100: for a quiet, simple day.

26 April: Judgement Accept the results of any decisions that have been made and move forward. If you rise above the emotions in play you will gain clarity. Forgive yourself. Accept yourself. #tarot

Today I pulled the Strength card, and it came at the right when I needed it. Strength isn’t always loud. Sometimes it’s patience. Sometimes it’s choosing not to react or it’s trusting that calm confidence will get you further than trying to control every outcome. A good card for today. 🙏 #tatot

Gratitude Day 81/100: for the time spent writing this morning, although I feel that I am writing myself into a corner with this story 💚 #gratitude #100daysofgratitude

25 April: The Chariot All your forces are harnessed towards your purpose and controlling your fears. Take inspired action. Choose what YOU want ... focus your efforts and move swiftly. #tarot #thechariot

Four of Cups can look like boredom from the outside. Half the time it's actually emotional saturation. Nothing is wrong, you just cannot take one more thing in today.

15 days left. A fortnight and a bit, in British terms. The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction (The Smokey). Nearly $5k of prizes. Deadline May 10th, midnight ET. www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...

24 April: King of Pentacles - radiates a deep sense of abundance & stability. A coming home. It reminds me that a deep understanding of who you are creates seeds for new things. The King of Pentacles signals the end of the Minor Arcana journey - the link back to the beginning - The Fool. #tarot

Gratitude Day 80/100: for the 30 minutes I was able to grab at a local café to work on my story for the latest @karavanpress.bsky.social short story anthology. The writing life 💚 #gratitude #writinglife #shortstories #100daysofgratitude

Gratitude Day 79/109: for work and the opportunity to earn money in the various ways that I do. It has been a multifaceted day. Also grateful that I am going to yoga this evening. #gratitude #100daysofgratitude

23 April:Queen of Wands The Queen of Wands returns to remind you to step into the limelight. Embrace your exuberance, creativity & passion. What failures are holding you back? Time to let them go. #tarot #queenofwands

22 April: Six of Pentacles Prosperity & Abundance. Giving & Receiving. Accepting & Offering Be open to giving to others what you have in abundance - time, money, energy. Being heart centred in your approach will bring new resources your way. Choose to help. #tarot #sixofpentacles #6ofpentacles

Gratitude Day 78/100: it has been a busy day with frustrations and good discussions as well as moving forward with certain projects, ticking off items on my admin list and saying goodbye to a team I worked with last year. Grateful for normal everyday days like this. #gratifude #100daysofgratitude

Pamela Newham will be at the Kingsmead Book Fair on Saturday 23 May talking about her book MY THREE NAMES. 'Schoolgirl or Celebrity - It's All Alien to Me' sums up her book wonderfully. It is a teen novel set in Cape Town is about identity and belonging.

All our FlashFlood editors have been busy over the last few days. So far we have accepted stories from the following: Spain, UAE, Australia, France, USA, Turkey, Nigeria, UK, Canada, India & Greece! Let me know if we’ve missed anywhere.Sub details here: flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/p/submission...

King of Cups is not numb. He just knows a feeling doesnt become wiser because it gets louder. Some mornings the real move is to stop feeding the storm your best words.

21 April: Five of Pentacles You are so caught up in loss & lack that you can't see the salvation & help in front of you. Don't allow self-pity & helplessness to be your reality ... there is always an opportunity to move through your current limitations. #tarot #fiveofpentacles #5ofpentacles

Gratitude Day 77/100: for a cute lady bug I spotted in my walk. #gratitude #100daysofgratitude

20 April: 10 Swords A jarring end to a situation or relationship, but it is an opportunity to find resilience and deep healing. Sometimes it is more important to absorb our hurts, leave behind what injured us, and move on. #tarot #tenofswords #10ofswords

Gratitude Day 76/100: for the rainbow after the rain. #gratitude #100daysofgratitude