creativity – Stephanie Ebert

Making and Making-do

Growing up, we didn’t have much pocket money, and so most of our birthday and Christmas presents were made by hand. Being a lover of presents, I would begin with this “making” in October, hoarding things I made in an old hat-box under my bed that (I think) was discovered at a retiring missionary garageContinue reading “Making and Making-do”

Quiet is not quitting

I see the word “quiet” and laying on the page, it kind of looks like “quit”. If I stop, if I get quiet, what will happen? Will the algorithm spit me out and scrap me back to zero? Will I still be a writer, if I’m not producing 800 words a day? It’s hard, inContinue reading “Quiet is not quitting”

Guest Post: Have I made a difference?

We’ve loved having Anna with us! Here’s her reflection on her time with us. It is almost time for me to go home, which means I have been a volunteer at iThemba Projects for about four months. My biggest fear these days relates to trying to answer the question, “Anna, did you make aContinue reading “Guest Post: Have I made a difference?”