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TV Light Makes My Black Tea Blood Red
There is a call to action. And then there is the complete paralysis of disbelief.
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G: Grace Makutsi
“There is a Dr. Leakey there. He is a very famous doctor of bones.” “Doctor of bones?” Mma Ramotwe was puzzled. … … “Yes,” said Mma Makutsi. “He knows all about very old bones. She held up a picture, printed across two pages. … … “Is that Dr. Leakey?” Mma Makutsi nodded. “Yes, Mma,”she said,…
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F: Farai
Farai is the character in my novel that I most enjoyed writing. His role rises slowly from being a distinguished warrior to the ultimate mentor of the Healer. He was Ariana’s contemporary at the Temple of Learning where they honed the talents they were born with and taught a few more. The difference was that…
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E: Ebele
The elegant and powerful high priestess of Zym is a strange mixture of power and compassion. When she materialized in my mind, it was as an antithesis to my villain. However the more I got to know the more real she became to me. Like most mothers, while her love for her near and dear…
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D: Darth
When Lucas made his first trilogy, I don’t believe he had the entire story with two trilogies in mind. But by the time the story was told in its complete grandeur Star Wars turned out to be the story of Darth Vader. From the birth of his Jedi beginnings through his journey of turning evil…