The air is thick with loss
Loss is like a fog choking off the city from the life of the sun. Or in words better expressed, “When the sun falls behind the sumac thicket the wild yellow daisies in diffuse evening shade lose their rigorous attention half-wild with loss turn any way the wind does and lift their petals up to float off their stems and go. ” Loss – by A.R....
Read MorePublished by Pambazuka
I have always associated Pambazuka as a place the super-smart go to write, so it was a a tremendous honour for me to be contacted by the editor, Firoze Manji, with a request to republish my interview with Andile Mngxitama on the anniversary of Steve Biko’s death. You can read the original on Daily Maverick here and the Pambazuka version here.
Read More“Memory as a weapon”
The last time I was at the Market Theatre I watched PJ Powers play Janis Joplin in a childish haze of awe and fear. This was certainly no Chopin And what I knew of drugs, sex, and rock and roll whispered in an elephant’s ear. Now I breathe air thick with Tiger Balm And I miss you as if you were here as if you were real.
Read MoreA recommendation from Digital Media and Marketing Association
"Khadija Patel who cuts her teeth on Daily Maverick, and who’s strong, distinctive style has made her a writer to watch."
Read MoreIncluded in the Mail and Guardian Book of South African Women 2011
I was included in the 2011 edition of the Mail and Guardian's Book of Women.
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