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A Collection of Thoughts Under Construction!So where does this "Creative Writing" thing come from? Find out here
Monday, July 28, 2003 Dragana's Poison (Diaries)posted by Ian Myon-Wright, Singapore, South East Asia. Tuesday, July 15, 2003 June 10, 2003 was not a good day for me. After not having seen each other for 6 months I arranged to have lunch with a friend that I've known for almost a decade. As Juan Malsamico and I lived on different continents and only got together about twice a year, I was looking forward to seeing him again.... Read Saturday, July 26, 2003 Pigs Can Fly (Trip Reports)posted by Lodewyk Steyn, Tacoma, Washington, USA. Saturday, July 26, 2003 Picture this: You go for a ride with 40 or so other fellow GS�ers and dual sport riders following the same route through state forests on fire roads and minor backcountry roads while not really bumping into anyone else other than you riding partner you started the trip with.... Read Thursday, July 24, 2003 Ode to a Car (Recollections)posted by Charles Edward Reeler, Brisbane, Australia. Wednesday, July 23, 2003 It was a 4.2L '64, the first with a full synchro gear box. I have no regrets selling it my friend. I basically swopped it for a brand new VW Golf 16V with leather and aircon. That 16V gave me more pleasure than anything else I have owned, BMW M3 included.... Read Sunday, July 6, 2003 Prague Reflections (Poetry)posted by Pierro o'Reilly, Johannesburg, South Africa. Sunday, June 29, 2003 'n Lekker koppie koffie En 'n bees-poes pie.... Read Friday, July 4, 2003 Fratricide (Prose)posted by Donald Massyn, Johannesburg, South Africa. Monday, May 23, 2003 I look the hijacker in the eye. I'm not afraid. I've got the gun. He walks over to me and slams the butt of his rifle into my face. "Look down! Don't you understand me? Don't look at me. If you look at me, I will shoot you. Do you understand?".... Read Thursday, January 2, 2003 The Worst Kind of Weekend Trip Report (Trip Reports)posted by Charles Edward Reeler, Brisbane, Australia. Sunday, November 24, 2002 My neighbour just took delivery of his new (probably the first in Australia) Ducati 999 and the plan was to go for a run on Saturday morning. In spite of a heavy night on Friday night catching up with an old mate now living in New Zealand, there was no way that I was going to miss out.... Read Monday, October 7, 2002 Train Czech - From Prague to Munich in one L-o-n-g Day (Trip Reports)posted by Holger Grunwald, Cape Town, South Africa. Monday, October 7, 2002 The last time I wrote I was on my way to Prague. I have now returned from there to Munich; it was an eventful week. Prague is probably the most beautiful places in the world - Culture, Beer, Food, Architecture etc..... Read Sunday, August 18, 2002 Give 'em Air... (Poetry)posted by Mark Pautz, Prague, Czech Republic. Wednesday, December 20, 1995 The smokin' boys With the chokin' fish Give them air FUCKHEADS Give them air!.... Read Sunday, August 18, 2002 Waar Is? (Poetry)posted by Gerhard Elmar Schröder, Pretoria, South Africa. Sunday, June 9, 2002 Ek staan hier hoog op 'n krans en staar uit oor...wat 'n oseaan behoort te wees. My voete staan op...wat 'n sagte groen mos moet wees. My gesig en hare is klam van...wat sagte druppels uit die wind moet wees.... Read Sunday, August 18, 2002 Die Sand Paradoks (Poetry)posted by Gerhard Elmar Schröder, Pretoria, South Africa. Sunday, June 9, 2002 Die droë besembos jaag die miskruier oor die sand. Hy stop...hy huiwer...hy sit stil�en slaan aan die brand!.... Read Wednesday, July 10, 2002 Kind! (Poetry)posted by Gerhard Elmar Schröder, Pretoria, South Africa. Sunday, June 9, 2002 Ek is die stem van die kind uit die kis� Die kis wat gebou is deur 'n komplekse samelewing wat sy bestaan en gedrag bepaal aan die hand van onsigbare reëls wat perfeksie en pseudo balans beskryf.... Read Wednesday, May 1, 2002 May Day 2002 (Diaries)posted by Charles Edward Reeler, Brisbane, Australia. Wednesday, May 1, 2002 May Day in Australia? Nah, just protests. They are protesting: Monday, April 15, 2002 Boereraat Teen Die Bomme (Prose)posted by Koos Kombuis, Cape Town, South Africa. Monday, October 8, 2001 Eienaardig hoe 'n mens altyd kan onthou presies waar jy was en waarmee jy besig was toe jy die eerste keer groot of ontstellende nuus gehoor het. Ek kan onthou waar ek was die oggend toe ek hoor van prinses Di se dood.... Read Monday, March 4, 2002 A Bumpkin in Britain (Diaries)posted by Beaudry Pautz, East London, South Africa. The early 1960's Sure I'm a bumpkin - and it helps in this crazy city that drives itself every day to do something more daring, more sordid, more noble. A bumpkin can take a detached look at the heart of the Commonwealth. And be sick with distress or laughter.... Read Saturday, January 19, 2002 Mescaleros (Recollections)posted by Mark Pautz, Prague, Czech Republic. Saturday, Januar9 16, 2002 July 1979 � July 1981. Two years of infantry hell thanks to PW Botha. National Service they called it....hmmm....I spent my time trying to undermine the system, spending about 15 months in the Nam "operational area".... Read Saturday, January 19, 2002 Cricket In Australia (Diaries)posted by Charles Reeler, Brisbane, Australia. Wednesday, January 16, 2002 I don't know if you guys saw the scenes at the cricket match (Australia vs New Zealand) in Melbourne about a week ago? Well, some of the crowd got out of hand and threw bottles and stuff onto the field and there were even some "pitch invasions".... Read Saturday, January 19, 2002 I Ate At McDonald's (Poetry)posted by Mark Pautz, Prague, Czech Republic. Friday, December 8, 1995 Putrid bile, vile heartburn shit. Oily, greasy tasteless crap. Insipid, limp-wristed rain-forest destroying cow-pat.... Read Saturday, January 19, 2002 Dancing With Dolphins (Trip Reports)posted by Derek Berliner Pretoria, South Africa Friday, January 11, 2002 Over the last 2 months or so, I have spent an unreasonable amount of time in, near, or on the sea. My recent obsession with sea kayaking has brought me a fresh perspective on the ocean, and some of its denizens.... Read Monday, October 1, 2001 Weekend Ride (Trip Reports)posted by Charles Edward Reeler Brisbane, Australia Monday, October 1, 2001 Saturday, 9:30 am, sun is shining a pleasant 23 degrees with not a cloud in the sky. Another typical Brisbane day (ho, hum). With a hair-on-the-back-of-your-neck-erecting howl from the lights to the roundabout, Hooligan Scott arrives at my place on his Honda Hornet. 10 minutes later and we're off to meet Greg (Honda 600 CBR with a make-me-sound-faster pipe) at the Samford servo... Read Saturday, September 15, 2001 New York (Recollections)posted by John Chatterton Springfield, New Jersey, USA Friday, September 14, 2001 As of Tuesday, I was the diving supervisor for a commercial company doing bulkhead remediation work underneath the World Financial Center in New York City for the Battery Park City Authority. Parts of Battery Park City are built over the waters of the Hudson River, specifically over the train tunnels...The two access openings were directly across the street from WTC Tower #1, one across from the south face of the building and one from the north face... Read Thursday, September 13, 2001 Afrikaans Rock & Pop Artists (The Rest)posted by M. Pautz, K. Rat & S. Vorster, Prague, Brisbane & Pretoria Wednesday, July 18, 2001 About a year ago I received an e-mail listing a number of Afrikaans translations of well known Rock and Pop artists. Since then King Rat, Schalk Vorster and I have added many more...please feel free to send me your own improvements or additions!... Read Sunday, September 2, 2001 Relocation Chronicles 3: "...An African In Europe" (Diaries)posted by Mark Pautz, Prague, Czech Republic. Sunday, February 11, 1996 This week we had the heaviest snow-fall since my arrival at the end of October. In a 24 hour period over two days we had about 20-25cm of pristine (pollution and acid-free) schnee. Try walking from your tram to the office in leather soles! I destroyed my shoes in just 3 days!... Read Wednesday, August 29, 2001 My Wife (for "Bokvres") (Poetry)posted by Mark Pautz, Prague, Czech Republic. Friday, December 8, 1995 "It's good to get away..." Into this sea of seething sex, Red hot Czechs... But I really miss my wife.... Read Saturday, August 11, 2001 Relocation Chronicles 2: "Life With Green Carpets" (Diaries)posted by Mark Pautz, Prague, Czech Republic. Saturday, January 13, 1996 As I sit here on my bed listening to these words on Bob Marley's classic album, "Kaya", I realise just how true they are. Contemplate the following... Read Saturday, August 11, 2001 Relocation Chronicles 1: "Xenophobic? Who Me?" (Diaries)posted by Mark Pautz, Prague, Czech Republic. Saturday, November 25, 1995 One month and ten days since I left Snor City (or should that now be Seekoei City after all the rain?), and life is ....hard? The time in London was OK. I stayed at the home of a good friend and his wife. They have a cute young daughter who seemed to fall in love with me. I know I like to "catch them while they're young", but 18 months is ridiculous!... Read Wednesday, August 8, 2001 Absence Of Presence - Chapter 1 (Prose)posted by Donald Massyn, Johannesburg, South Africa. Monday, July 23, 2001 "You seem like the type of person who needs to believe in life after death." John was in one of his moods that usually ended in someone getting angry with him. "I do believe in life after death, because it's the only thing I believe in that I know I'll be right about in the end. Either I'll be right or I'll be dead forever and there'll be no one around to tell me I was wrong... Read Saturday, July 28, 2001 Springbok Radio (Recollections)posted by Ari Dembo & Richard Sutherland, Across the USA. Saturday, July 28, 2001 Obvously growing up in South Africa the only thing that we really had for entertainment was radio and as kids we loved listening to every minute of Springbok Radio, starting out with kids programmes way-back-when in the late 60's. Now I'm going to date myself... Read Sunday, July 1, 2001 Cuffs Of Gold (Poetry)posted by Mark Pautz, Prague, Czech Republic. Friday, December 8, 1995 "Kill me" I said to my partner, "Take my freedom away from thee". Home of my own - financial bond, May destroy my soul that's so free... Read Sunday, July 1, 2001 Hospitaal Tyd (Recollections)posted by Mark Pautz, Prague, Czech Republic. Sunday, July 1, 2001 South Africa only got television in the mid-1970's and before then radio, cinema, drive-in movies and sex were the primary forms of entertainment (and probably in that order of priority)! I personally don't think that we, as kids growing up in a TV-free environment, "missed" or "lost" anything. On the contrary, I believe that not having the distraction of television was an advantage... Read Thursday, June 14, 2001 Aging - A South African Perspective (Poetry)posted by Charles & King Rat, Brisbane, Australia. Friday, January 21, 2000 Proes 1 Wag net tjom, Jou tyd sal kom, Dan loop jy krom, Jy sal ook brom!... Read Thursday, June 14, 2001 Collective Drinks (The Rest)posted by Mark Pautz et al, Prague, Czech Republic & The World. Wednesday, June 14, 2000 Etienne said "I can sense another collective document coming on" and he was right! The following collective nouns were contributed by Donald Massyn, Charles Reeler, Etienne Posthumus and Mark Pautz...and possibly some other drunken bums!
A gaggle of G&T's Wednesday, June 13, 2001 Truths Beyond Speaking (Poetry)posted by Mark Pautz, Pretoria, South Africa. Wednesday, May 4, 1994 Bleeding and feeding on death and destruction, The machine kicks into gear. Moaning and groaning not under conscience, But weight of arms and fear, That oozes from our every pore, And permeates our country dear... Read Thursday, June 7, 2001 Lethal Bethal (Recollections)posted by Johan Cronje, San Diego, California, USA. Monday, June 4, 2001 I grew up in a little town named Bethal in what used to be the South Eastern Transvaal. When I was in Std. 7 (a mere 21 years ago), my late father, who was in the car business, aquired a Honda motorcycle franchise. This was right in the motorcycle boom of the early 80's. Over the course of the next 4 years, I had 27(!!!!) motorcycles... Read Tuesday, June 5, 2001 Swaziland - August 1997 (Trip Reports)posted by Donald Massyn, Johannesburg, South Africa. Saturday, September 20, 1997 It all began with an e-mail from Etienne. "Who's up for the Swazi Rally, 29-31 August"? I was keen since I'd never been to Swaziland and had always wanted to go. Swaziland, for those that don't know is a small landlocked country sandwiched between South Africa on the west and Mozambique on the east. Unique in that it's one of the few monarchies in Africa... Read Thursday, May 17, 2001 The Grand Wazoo (Recollections)posted by Mark Pautz, Prague, Czech Republic. Thursday, May 17, 2001 If you lived in Pretoria, South Africa between 1977 and 1980 and were aged between 16 and 21, then you are likely to have destroyed a significant number of brain cells at the premier night club of the era, namely The Grand Wazoo. If you were in the city at the time but never went to the club, then I can safely say that you were a social leper... Read Tuesday, May 8, 2001 Damage? Motorcycling...South Africa (Trip Reports)posted by Holger Grunwald, Cape Town, South Africa. Tuesday, May 8, 2001 Over the 2001 Easter weekend I did some riding with the BMW Western Cape Club, altogether I did 2,025 km in 4 days of riding, most of which was dirt track under extremely wet, muddy and treacherous conditions. Location was Southern and Eastern Cape mountains... Read Monday, May 7, 2001 Tracing One's Past (To The Extreme) (Recollections)posted by Roland Fogt, St. Charles, Missouri, USA. Sunday, May 6, 2001 During the summer of 1987 I was stationed at a remote installation in North Africa while serving with the U.S. Air Force. This small compound, which had previously served as a Russian Mig base, was now host to a small contingent of U.S. personnel on a mission which, to this day, I still cannot divulge... Read Saturday, April 28, 2001 Walk With Fish Eye (Poetry)posted by Schalk Vorster, Pretoria, South Africa. Saturday, April 28, 2001 Walk with fish eye Dance with a lemon His friend also saw it go by Please pass the cinnamon... Read Friday, April 27, 2001 A Code of Silence (Poetry)posted by Amy Klemke Uehara, Kanagawa, Japan. Thursday, April 26, 2001 The "Japanese code of silence" She said to me when I let him get away with it; I kept quiet. I didn't sue him. I didn't complain. I let him get away with it. He did it again, wrongly, I knew. But it was only money... Read Saturday, April 21, 2001 Demoncracy '93 (Poetry)posted by Mark Pautz, Pretoria, South Africa. Saturday, July 1, 1993 Should I stay or should I go? We ask ourselves today. Where and how and what about home, Or should we stay in Africa and pray, For peace and love and dollar's loan, And go headlong into the fray... Read Saturday, April 21, 2001 Hi-Tech & The Horse's Arse (e-Bites)posted by Anonymous e-Mailer, Somewhere, The World. Wednesday, April 18, 2001 When we see a space shuttle sitting on the launch pad, there are two big booster rockets attached to the sides of the main fuel tank. These are the solid rocket boosters, or SRB's. The SRB's are made by Thiokol at a factory in Utah... Read Monday, April 16, 2001 Two Grandfathers & Two Incidents (Diaries)posted by Roland Fogt, St. Charles, Missouri, USA. Sunday, April 15, 2001 Having researched my family history for over ten years now, I have compiled many facts and anecdotes about people whom I have never met but feel a close bond with. My two grandfathers shared a similar incident during the same time frame while being hundreds of miles apart... Read Monday, April 16, 2001 Li(fe)bido (Poetry)posted by Mark Pautz, Pretoria, South Africa. Saturday, January 30, 1993 Driving my car down a suburban road I didn't know where I was going. Looking so far down this well driven track I thought there's no way of knowing... Read Monday, April 16, 2001 Wortlos / Wordless (Poetry)posted by Wilhelm Höffgen c/o Roland Fogt, St. Charles, Missouri, USA. Circa 1945-1946 Ich brauche eine Hand, die mich umhegt Treusam und weich am Abend und am Morgen. Die Liebend sich auf meinen Scheitel legt, Und von der Stirne streicht die grauen Sorgen... Read Monday, April 16, 2001 Endless Graves - A 10-year Search... (Trip Reports)posted by Roland Fogt, St. Charles, Missouri, USA. on Saturday, April 14, 2001 The letter from the Munich Search Office of the German Red Cross had become worn and faded since 1960. The words "durch Grenatsplitter in Ringenwalde bei Berlin gefallen" (died from shrapnel in Ringenwalde by Berlin) continued to haunt me. What had become of my grandfathers' remains and where was his final resting place?... Read Tuesday, April 3, 2001 Monday Mourning Meeting (Poetry)posted by Mark Pautz, Johannesburg, South Africa. on Monday, January 25, 1993 Looking at you I must declare, You set my loins a-tremble. A rounded beauty of rare delight, The Lord truly did assemble... Read Tuesday, March 27, 2001 Hypno Lock (Prose)posted by Beaudry Pautz, East London, South Africa. probably in the early 1960's In among the hard brilliance of the glittering stars, winking over the desolate acres of Karoo Bush, Collyer saw the flame. He stopped his car and stepped out into the chill wind burbling across the desert and stared at it. The coruscating lance of light winked red and orange and green and blends of the three. He frowned, one hand on the door of the car, head craned to the heavens, as he studied it. He shivered with cold and with a sudden fear that pierced him. Across miles of space and through the wind came a whisper of sound... Read Sunday, March 25, 2001 Executive Decision (Prose)posted by Beaudry Pautz, East London, South Africa. some time in the late 1950's Meddlethwaite had tasted success. It mantled him with warmth and awe. The dammed thing worked! Hurriedly he cast around for something to try in it. The ashtray! He pushed it into the transmitter and hit the go button. The computer tapes started hunting and the power indicators swung over as the ashtray disappeared in a burst of pale blue light to re-assemble instantaneously in the receiver receptacle at the other and of the room... Read Sunday, March 25, 2001 10 Words That Don't Exist, But Should (e-Bites)posted by Anonymous e-Mailer, Somewhere, The World. on Thursay, March 15, 2001 AQUADEXTROUS (ak wa deks'trus) adj. Possessing the ability to turn the bathtub tap on and off with your toes... Read Saturday, March 10, 2001 Ants Invade Brisbane! (Prose)posted by Charles Edward Reeler, Brisbane, Australia. on Friday, March 9, 2001 Yea there's a major problem in Brisbane, and it's a complete fucking disaster - they found non-Australian ants! O fok!... Read Wednesday, August 30, 2000 Understanding Rêllies (Satire)posted by Deon Meyer, Cape Town, South Africa. on Friday, May 26, 2000 To understand why bike hire firms are not keen to provide bikes to riders who attend local rallies, you have to understand what these get-togethers are all about. And because some of you obviously have not had the opportunity to partake in these curious South African events, I'll try to explain... Read Thursday, February 10, 2000 Philemon en sy Tryn Straaik (Satire)posted by King Rat, Brisbane, Australia. on Thursday, February 10, 2000 Djy het seker gehor hierso in Brisbane hulle het hom die tryn straaik. Wel, gister more ek het niks van hom gawiet nie. Nogal ek staan vroeg op die Woensdag, ek drink net hom die "power drink" vinnig for brekfis want ek wil early wees. Maar ek kom by die stashin hier gaat fokkol aan. Nie 'n kar gepark of niemand innie ticket boksie nie. Nou hie by ons plêk hy het hom hard gareen innie nag. Nou slim kjend hy reckon maybe dis net hierie line wat hy loop nie, maybe die elektrieks hulle is gaverdrink innie nag... Read Friday, April 21, 2000 SADF Insights : 1979 to 1981 (Recollections)posted by Mark Pautz, Pretoria, South Africa. at the end of June 1981 In June 1981 I completed my two years of compulsory "National Service" in the South African Defense Force (SADF). I had been conscripted into the 7 SA Infantry Battalion and spent nine months in training (at Bourkes Luck and at Phalaborwa) and almost 15 months in the South West African (Namibian) "operational area" commonly known as "The Border". For most of that time I was a "Grunt" - Rifleman 2, Section 2, Platoon 2, Alpha Company... Read Monday, October 12, 1992 Outercourse (Poetry)posted by Mark Pautz, Pretoria, South Africa. Wednesday, July 8, 1992 Come with me to places of PLEASURE, Value for money, measure for MEASURE.
TREASURED virginity the first FRONTIER, Sunday, June 14, 1992 Bipolar Affirmation (Poetry)posted by Mark Pautz, Pretoria, South Africa. Sunday, June 14, 1992 Red water - yellow blood, Reflections of warped mind - mud, Shadows in my mind's eye, Who and what and where am I?... Read Monday, January 20, 1992 White Army Blues (Poetry)posted by Mark Pautz, Pretoria, South Africa. Wednesday, July 4, 1979 Goodbye Gillian, The army's come to take me, So I'm leaving on a train... Read |
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