“I once left a man because he wouldn’t touch me,” I whispered into my lover’s ear as we lay cuddling after a make out session, relaxing myself into his body, enjoying the heat emanating from him. He was visiting me for a night. It turned into 3 days of playing house and daydreaming about what life will be like when we are no longer scraping the barrel for survival. It’s a quiet existence punctured by random questions and conversations about …
Author: Makgosi
My baby brother and I I’ve been struggling to write this because he is such a private person, but he’s featured enough in my tweets and other social media to not be a stranger to anyone …
When I was growing up my mother used to tell me that she was saving up money so that when she gets to her retirement age, she can have herself moved into an old age home …
I need to buy a new nightdress. The one I’ve been wearing is torn all the way down the armpit and around the neck. It’s an old nightdress so it’s paid its dues, so to speak. …
I drafted this while I was in bed trying to check out of the dark cloud that I was feeling stuck under during one of my episodes of self-doubt. (This needs to come with a trigger …
My name is … I was being interviewed for a TV segment about Disability the other day and I had to introduce myself on camera (Quite a few times; things you learn in the media!) and while …
I became disabled in my mid-thirties. So I lived a lifetime as an able-bodied person, and I always wonder if anybody else who starts life as a disabled person ever misses the life they had before. …
I’m on Tinder. I’m sure it’s common knowledge. If it’s not, well you know something about me now. So, my bio says “I’m looking for a summer romance”. Pretty simple right? You would think so. However, …
What is womanhood to you? How do you define yours? Your essence? It’s a question I get a lot; not only about my Womanhood but my Disability. I surprise myself with how patiently I respond every …
Do you dream of a forever love? A lot of us will probably respond with an affirmative “yes”. Romantic love, with all its ups and downs, is one of the revered things in the world. People …
I forgot what it’s like to be lonely. It’s a funny statement to make considering the times we are living in, with a pandemic outside and having spent the better part of the start of the …