May 2012
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Sam the Man – May 1992
This is piece I wrote when I visited the Lowveld in 1992: Sam Njima lives in…
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Conversations about Birthdays
As children my mother always organised great birthday parties. She would invite our friends and set…
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Conversations with My Grandfather
I do not remember either of my grandfathers. I am named after my mother’s father, Basil…
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Conversations about Herbs
When I was growing up there was only one herb in our house: oregano. It was…
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Conversations about Work and Corners
The Greeks use the word work to mean labour as well as to mean trying to…
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Ta Engenia tou Manelis – The Blessing of Manelis’ Restaurant, Artemisio, Greece 6 July 2011
The drive into Artemisio is peaceful, through an avenue lined with plane trees. A few are…
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Conversations: Five Things My Father Taught Me
My father did not actively teach, but reinforced ideas. This is what I learnt from him:…
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Conversations about May Day
I wanted to start this by asking “crisis, what crisis?” but it is unfair. There is…
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Conversations with My Father’s First Cousin
Panayiotis is the son of my father’s mother’s sister, Christina. He was born between my father…
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