August Woman’s Month Guest Blog
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Guest Blog: Pairing whisky and food
Last week I saw a request on Social Media from Nocturnal Wenchy asking for female guest bloggers for her blog during the month of August. I have been following her and her journey for a long time, and I knew I wanted to be part of this special initiative. I was unsure what to submit… Continue reading
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Guest Blog: What’s in a name?
It’s just a name, just change it. If it’s just a name, why is everyone so upset that I want to keep the one I was born too? You are not normal, you’re being disrespectful, how does your husband feel, you going to confuse your child, you are selfish, anything to challenge tradition, you are… Continue reading
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Guest Post : Tampons and toxic masculinity.
Yesterday at Dischem I was paying for some randoms when the lady behind the counter reached below and then, without blinking an eye, placed a smallish box of tampons on the counter. We both kinda stared at each other awkwardly for a few seconds before she loudly asked; “Do you mind?” I did mind, I… Continue reading
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August 2019 : Woman’s Month Guest Posts Submissions
Dear friends and other interesting creatures, Every August I invite individuals identifying as female, to share my digital space. If you would like to write a piece in the form of a blog or have me interview you via email (or in-person 😉) – all in celebrating the essence of being a woman – please… Continue reading
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Guest Post: A part-time transgender woman.
Male Privilege: Yes, It Is Real When typing the heading to this piece I felt myself fighting back the words ‘no shit Sherlock’ and then wondered, ‘should I carry on writing this?’ Then I remembered why I wanted to write this and resolved to carry on bashing the keyboard relentlessly. You see, I have been… Continue reading
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Guest Post: It’s all about the boobs!
1 October 2008 It was a normal Wednesday… Work, clients, paperwork, homework with the kids, dinner…. A lovely day actually… That evening, after bath, I was applying body lotion, and when putting it on my breasts, I felt something strange…. A bump/lump…. WTH??? I checked, checked again, lay down on the bed, felt this way… Continue reading
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Guest Post: Rephethile Kgwale
My name is Rephethile Kgwale and I’m the founder of a campaign called Matters of the brain, I’ve been living with Bipolar Disorder, Generalized Anxiety disorder and Dysthemia for eight years. After being diagnosed I experienced judgement from society due to the expectations they had of me. I realize how stigmatized mental health is especially… Continue reading
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Guest Post : Behind the door
I have always been fascinated with doors. I find myself photographing various shapes and types of doors wherever I travel throughout South Africa. My Pinterest account has a board aptly named ‘Doors’ and on my ‘France’ and ‘Architecture’ boards, you’ll find numerous beautiful photographs from around the world featuring… you guessed it… all kinds of… Continue reading
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Guest Post: Being a woman
My name is Melanie but often I can’t pronounce it so let’s stick to Miss Pretorius or Lu. It’s no state secret that I stutter and that it gets worse when I’m nervous…and I’m nervous a lot. It’s funny that I would choose a career in the media that involves interacting with strangers and often… Continue reading
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Girls With Curls
Nappyversary*, shrinkage**, BC***, LOC****. Just some of the many terms that have become part of my natural hair discourse since dumping the ‘creamy crack’ (chemical relaxers) and, literally and figuratively, embracing my roots twelve years ago. I had started researching issues of slavery, oppression, Apartheid, class and race for my third year mini-thesis “Representations of… Continue reading
About Me
Mom to many, wife to SirNoid. Lover of water, walks in the shade and all things purple.
Nocturnal Wenchy 