words craftef by an apprentice sage and/or madwoman 

Today marks exactly 3 years of my vegan journey! It was on the 28th of July 2017 that I had made myself (vegan) pancakes with blueberries...

I see now more than ever that to the world, I’m a woman who must be ‘put in my place.’ I’m too loud, too opinionated and take up far too...

I’ve observed that my mum says I look pretty only when my hair is straightened. So naturally I blame my heat damaged ends on her and my...

I think it was the YouTuber, Friendly Jordies, who once pointed out, “You spend 99% of your day thinking about yourself. Every thought...

My life changed, it really changed today. I’ll set the scene. Ayisha and I were on the bus home. We had a long and odd last day of school...

I need to go. I don’t know where or how or when. But I need to go. I need to disappear into a random patch of overgrown wildflowers in no...

Slip into the silky sheets of silence My Dear. Whispered the Universe. The only sounds to keep me company were the gentle thud of my feet...

I’m so completely, Utterly, Fully, Entirely Sick of being a dependable and stable person. I don’t know what exactly it is that makes me...

I got called a feminist bitch today. Twice. By two different people. I understand it is the ignorant comments of 16-year-old boys,...

I took myself on a date today. It was a spontaneous date as I was waiting for Punya and mine’s favourite burger shop to open. I had an...

“You do know that men need us more than we need them.” My teacher reveals this secret with electric eye contact, a secret that if known...

I bought a dress the other day! And I am in love! She’s pink, frilly, with puffy sleeves, a sweetheart neckline and little roses flowing...

I realised this morning that I forgot how to braid my hair. I hadn’t done so in a phat while and it did sadden me to know that skill and...

I’m outside in the sun right now. Bathing in the delicious and lazy warm beams. And I realise that I want you here. I want you here. I am...

I’ve been closely observing my interaction with people lately. The way they make me feel, the purpose of them approaching me and the way...

Blah. I just feel blah. Usually, I only write in moments in great epiphanies or sparks of marvellous inspiration, but right now, in this...

I was doing strenuous yoga under our Misty May Flower moon and reflecting on the calm feeling of being at home and in harmony. This state...

Dear Arunita, I’ve never written vows before and I’ve certainly never been married, But if there’s anyone in the world I would dream to...

I was doing my chemistry homework the other day. It was all about electronegativity and ionic lattices and all the other odd chemistry...

To kill a spider. Is it as heinous of an act as killing a mockingbird? For a mockingbird provides us, simple and shallow beings, with...