Dusty Muffin
A little bit of this, a little bit of that. A miscellany of novelty-driven thoughts from a rather jumbled space between the ears.
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Coming Home - 146 days ago
A car stands deserted next to the road. Arthur slows down as he passes, squinting through the rivulets on the windscreen of his twenty-year-old Corolla. The pelting July rain intensifies the darkness. No movement from inside the other car.The... Topics: BMW, Cellphone, road rage, Short Stories
State of the Nation: Education - 169 days ago
Sometime last century I did a degree through Unisa. We only had two lectures a year, so we formed study groups and scrounged old exam papers. We worked hard and were proud when we got a distinction.This week I wrote two Theory of Literature papers. ... Topics: Education, Exams, Standards, Theory of Literature, Unisa
Retro Ray-Bans - 172 days ago
I have endured much flak about my sunglasses. No matter how many times I’ve sat on them, dropped them or misplaced them, they just keep going. They’re so old, they’ve come back into fashion. Mr Muffin was horrified when he saw them in Occhiali... Topics: Occhiali, Ray-Ban, retro, Silly Stuff, sunglasses
55 Pilot Whales beached at Kommetjie - 175 days ago
Started at 7.30 this morning.No survivors.Story and some pics here and here.In other news, North Korea says it has carried out its second ever nuclear test.“As with all marine mammals pilot whales are very sensitive to seismic disturbance”... Topics: Beached Whales, Euthanasia, Kommetjie, North Korea, Nuclear testing, Pilot Whales
I’ve met the Black Dog. - 242 days ago
The one that gnaws at my stomach, reminding me to worry: I’ve forgotten something; hurt someone with a thoughtless word; I’ll never complete what I’ve set out to do. It walks in my shadow all day, telling me there’s no point to it all, so why.. Topics: Depression, Drugs, No Longer Bulletproof, Procrastination, Saying Goodbye










