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Corrupt? Moi?

Posted on 07/02/2014 by patrickprinsloo

As head of the Artefacts Rescue Board, Professor Arnold Ebenezer took it upon himself to rant and rave at those museums and private collectors who bought up war-looted ancient treasures from unscrupulous grave diggers and corrupt curators. If there wasn’t … Continue reading →

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The tattoo parlour on the high street

Posted on 05/02/2014 by patrickprinsloo

Written for Wednesday Write-in #77 Up to then life had offered Robert Clive Smith no great surprises. Things had gone as he would have expected and as his comfortable countrified middle class parents would have hoped for. As the only … Continue reading →

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Timberyard

Posted on 31/01/2014 by patrickprinsloo

I was still getting to know who was who. The guy wearing the lumberjack shirt and the Baltimore Ravens cap fascinated me. His name was Jack. “From Baltimore?” I offered. “Nah, from Houston,” said the foreman, “The cap was a … Continue reading →

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Overheard #9: Wakening Soul

Posted on 29/01/2014 by patrickprinsloo

For Wednesday Write-in Dawn. Slow awakening. I rub my face/the face to facilitate the process. I doubt. Pause. The fingers drift over the chin, the cheekbones, the forehead. There is no recognition. Damn! Soul-switch. So soon! Without notice. So who am I this … Continue reading →

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