What I'm Doing Now

(this is a now page – a  movement started by Derek Sivers)

Updated April 22, 2025 from Cape Town, South Africa

writing a speculative fiction novel-in-poems

this is my big creative goal and focus right now, and I absolutely love it. I am creating new poetry forms based on Cape Jazz music rhythms; world-building; character development and figuring out all the details of this multi-world, multi-book narrative. my inner geek/inner child is so utterly happy when I am lost in writing and working on the book. for a taste, you can:
- read two poems from the book in Poetry Magazine
- listen to my interview with Esther Belin on the Poetry Magazine Podcast
- listen to my interview with Nicole Klassen on The Soul Hum Podcast

slow sensual creativity

is my Substack blog, where I share learnings, reflections, and thoughts, as I re-member the feminine path of creating, and integrate with the masculine path of creative producing and output . you can find it here. this blog is also a way for people to directly support my writing, by becoming a monthly or annual subscriber.

online writing courses at The Firefly Garden

The Firefly Garden's aim is to grow writers, who grow words that grow light. words and stories are powerful things in our world. the words we speak, become the stories we tell. the stories we tell ourselves become the lives we live.

under this banner,  I create and facilitate courses, workshops and private mentorship programmes that support writers to connect deeply with their own inner knowing & wisdom; to write from a place of deep connection to their bodies and the earth, following the natural cycles and seasons of life.

every story has the potential to be a light in the dark, guiding someone to their truth. and every writer, is a firefly, who must be strong enough to fly and flicker in the dark, so their stories can do the work they came to do in the world. you can read about all courses and offerings here

I also run once-off workshops for universities, schools, book festivals, or other groups, so do get in touch if you would like to work with me in this way.

slowly returning to performances and readings

I am returning to live performances and readings this year, after a 3-year break. if you would like to invite me to read, or perform some of my work, I'd love to hear from you.

surrender | trust | flow

I have slowed down and simplified my life completely in the past three years. my days are filled with reading, writing, walking, time in nature and time with the people I love. I am now learning how to surrender fully to my inner knowing & particularly my feminine intuition and energy; learning how to let my womb and body guide, and flow with my energy, rather than having my mind run the show and work against it.