What makes you a woman? What circumstances need to exist in your life to feel as though you’ve earned the title and trappings of womanhood? I ask because there has been a longtime conversation raging in …
Author: Malaka
“You do know you’re going to have to give up that anal one day.” This question was presented more as a statement of fact, rather than a query posed in earnest. The woman to whom the …
“You are a pastor’s wife. How do you reconcile that with the sort of material you blog about?” It might amaze you frequently I am asked this question; or then again, it probably does not. The …
The sun had just come up, its rays filtering through the latticework of our bedroom window, settling on the face of the man I’ve been married to for eleven years now. I watched him through eyes …
I have very excitable children; four of them. And last night, after watching Hair Spray for the fifth time, my very excitable son dashed towards the kitchen when “dinner!” was yelled. Unfortunately, he didn’t make it …
Ever since I moved back to the Continent (I live in the Western Cape of South South Africa), I’ve found myself spending more time indulging in one of my favorite pastimes: People watching. There is a …
Two lovers are locked in an embrace on the sofa, their dewy bodies clinging to the leather. He’s kissing her tenderly, eventually drawing his lips between the space between her navel and her thighs. She responds …
A good and wise friend of mine – whose sexual history is far more exciting and expansive than mine will ever be – one told me that when a woman is questioned about her body count, …
As African women, we devote a good portion of our day thinking about ways to live a successful life, whether consciously or not. Though or continent is blessed with an abundance and diversity of resources, we …
*This story is inspired by true events “That bitch!” Ilsa looked up from her cup of rooibos tea as Ryan stormed onto the veranda. He was glaring at his phone, sweating and swearing and sweating …