Author: Frank(ie) Talk
-
Women keep saving me
Today is women’s day in South Africa. As I was reflecting on the day, I got so emotional thinking about the women who have and still carry me. Late last year when I couldn’t see a way forward, I went home to my mother and aunts and sisters and cousins. They literally carried me and […]
-
Why the story of my becoming
The story of my becoming is exactly that – a story of one becoming different versions of self through the process of growing. It is a reflection of the glorious and the grotesque that one encounters along the journey of adulthood. And a safe space that wrestles with the fact that this is not the […]
-
Reflections on adult friendships…an ode, or something
Now that I qualify as usisi omiddle age, I have been meaning to write about my friendships in adulthood. There has been a lot of learning and unlearning when it comes to that area of my life to be honest. A few significant losses, defining of boundaries and lots of growing together. Last night I […]