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About | megandthewaves
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South African writer in the midst of a South East Asian adventure. Currently teaching English to six-year old boys and living the big-city-life in Bangkok, Thailand. Ex-GLAMOUR magazine features writer. Contributor to O magazine SA and Blogwander.com. Freelance graphic designer and book cover designer; regular clients include Michaelis Galleries and Modjaji Books. Drop me a mail on meglovesgreen@gmail.com. Tweet me on @mstash meg. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. India Part 1: Madness.
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A short short | megandthewaves
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As a teenager, there is nothing that could ever feel more shameful. Nothing that stings or burns or weeps more than exposing an inherently female experience. It’s something girls dread and it is a fear that continues on into most of our adult lives. So, check out The Accidental Colour here. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. The Sound of Lau...
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One of my favourites… | megandthewaves
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One of my favourites…. I love designing book covers. I really, really do. It’s the one aspect of being a freelancer that really pays off, time and time again. I especially love designing them for Modjaji Books. An indie get up started by the wonderful Colleen Higgs in 2007. Modjaji is a South African pioneer in that they only publish work by women. I’m sure you’ve read one of their titles. And, if you haven’t, you should. Besides being amazing (and award winning! Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Notify me of ...
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India Part 1: Madness | megandthewaves
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India Part 1: Madness. Our SAA flight touched down on Indian soil with balletic grace, dipping towards the tarmac in a sultry. Five minutes outside Mumbai International were electric: the air crackled with voices and the smell of delicious food and life. I even met a friend-of-a-friend in airport (small world, huh? But after five hours in the tiny domestic departures I was entertaining regret. Can I go back? 8221; he said to Chad, beckoning him towards the car. Chad didn’t move. The disappr...They hurrie...
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Childhood stories | megandthewaves
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I am a book worm. Completely and utterly. I love reading and, in spite of a brief vacation from my favourite pastime after uni (who can enjoy it after enduring lecture slides and your own essays? Have never strayed far from my first love. Recently, I saw a Facebook gripe about reading’s newly acquired cool factor. After years of being called a nerd, said Facebook friend is upset by the alarming number of so-called. Hipsters who have taken up books as further proof of their being en vogue. The mandatory E...
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Reflection and retrospection in Rajasthan | megandthewaves
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Reflection and retrospection in Rajasthan. Speaking English]. Ireland? With a strange accent.] Germany? Said “Ja”]. Oh, South Africa! Good price, I give you good price. Thank you, yes thank you. Come, have a look! Into the whale’s mouth, churning and turning in a salivary cinema of jasmine and shit and smelly canine until the rapturous moment when you’re born into the traffic stream of its thousand-year-old body. You glide down the throat,. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. You are com...
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Surfing Again: Day 1 | megandthewaves
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Surfing Again: Day 1. I learned to surf when I was fifteen. Living in East London – home to legends like Rosy Hodge and Greg Emslie and surf spots like Nahoon Reef and Gonubie Point – it’s kind of stupid not to. This charade continued for thirty minutes. I almost caught two waves (seriously — I wouldn’t lie at this point! I admitted defeat. Faced my board’s nose to the dunes and rode a baby wave to the sand. The family that surfs together stays together. Or, as my sister so eloquently corrected me: t...
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Explaining Rape Culture To Men, Hilariously [a blog] #whatiwrite | megandthewaves
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Explaining Rape Culture To Men, Hilariously [a blog] #whatiwrite. Explaining Rape Culture To Men, Hilariously [a blog] #whatiwrite. Via Explaining Rape Culture To Men, Hilariously [a blog] #whatiwrite. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. Notify me of new comments via email. Tiger on a ...
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25 Truths About Backpacking Through Asia | megandthewaves
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25 Truths About Backpacking Through Asia. Admittedly, ‘truths’ is a stretch. This is more like a list I made to reflect on my own magical experiences while in this part of the East. On that note, apologies in advance for not treading lightly on the sacred ground of travel lingo. Turns out people get precious when you throw around words like ‘Traveler’ and ‘Backpacker’. Feel free to add your own. 5 Doxicycline clears everything. And I mean, EVERYTHING. A friend informed me over a Chang (or ten) th...6 Cha...
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A Clockwork Orange | megandthewaves
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I wrote this during my month’s stay in the Netherlands last year. I haven’t been able to write much in the past week; emptiness and a sense of loss prevails, so I thought it better to just post something completely devoid of…. everything we’re all feeling write now. Signboards, promotional material and certain buildings carry the hue of the nation; orange. And, did you know that carrots were once a purple root? You can forget white privilege and Afrikaans-owned farms. Here, the term “reclaimed ...Life cy...