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A helluva lot of people are more talented than me. Some are friends. Some are world changers. I place them here as a reminder to myself to express.

Michael Wood interview

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Wicked Mike| Leave a comment

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A resident of my home town, Knysna, Mike Wood recently released his second African adventure novel, Somali Kiss. I read it in a day and caught up to him for a great chat over good coffee.

WM: Although both of your novels are fiction, you purposely address many contentious issues? Should storytellers remind of reality rather than offer escape from it?
Mike Wood: The way I see it, writers focusing on Africa can either do a McCall-Smith and write upbeat, happy, everything is rosy stuff. Or they can deal with the impacts of big issues like corruption, human trafficking, prostitution, AIDS and tribal conflict. However, I recognise that people won’t be entertained by a dissertation on the woes of our continent. I add plenty of light and comical touches as well. Continue reading →

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IndieBerries

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Wicked Mike| 2 Comments

iindieberries che IndieBerrieswww.indieBerries.com is the wonderful world of Che, a fellow South African whose embraced blogging with quirkiness, charm and intelligence. Her cartoons will illicit a giggle.

indieberries awkward 300x250 IndieBerriesChe says that she laughs a lot, takes pictures, eats cereal, explodes eggs in microwaves and has explored 17 countries.

Let me not be guilty of the very apathy i bitch about and instead share the internet lovelies i encounter.

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The Extraordinary Photography of Sarah Small

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Wicked Mike| 2 Comments

This afternoon, Sarah Small captured me with her photographic contrasts; animal versus man, youth versus age, colour versus colour, sexuality versus asexuality. Her use of nudity is refreshing to say the very least.

In her words, “The Delirium Constructions is an ongoing body of work exploring disassociated themes and characters brought together into the same space. I bring models into improbable, close interactions to examine the social and graphic contrasts of youth and experience, hysteria and discipline, tragedy and hilarity, and sexuality and desexualization.”

I offer only a small sampling below. There’s much more on her website. – i strongly suggest that you lovers of creativity, surrealism and alternate beauty spend your next hour there. Thereafter, you’ll want to visit her Living Picture Project whose opening bow utilized  120 models and musicians.

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Clive Barker – Imajica quote

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Wicked Mike| 2 Comments

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My favourite book of all time is Clive Barker’s masterpiece, Imajica.
I quote from that brilliance:

Magic is the first and last religion of the world. It has the power to make us whole, to open our eyes to the dominions, and return us to ourselves. We’re born divided, and long for union. We’re joined to everything that was, is and will be. From one end of the Imajica to the other. From the tiniest mote dancing over the flame to the Godhead Itself. We’ll not be subsumed at our deaths. We’ll be increased to the size of Creation. Magic’s our means to that revelation while we’re still in the flesh. The flesh isn’t punishment. It’s there for joy. But it also marks the place where we end and the rest of Creation begins. Or so we believe. It’s our illusion, of course. Does God want us to be more than we are? Of course. Does God want us to love, which is the desire to be joined and made whole? Of course. Does it want us in Its glory, forever and ever? Yes, It does.

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