Author: Frank(ie) Talk
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On 31: Steeped in hope
I turned 31 over a week ago and man, what a trip! My 30th year was a dramatic dramatic journey as we all know (here and here for a preview). For me, 2022 has been a year of resolution. As Zora Neale Hurston says, “There are years that ask questions and years that answer”. This […]
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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 […]
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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 […]