Fred Gillespie’s life, tracing back to South African settler heritage, was marked by significant personal transitions.
He formed multiple family connections, including two marriages and subsequent partnerships, resulting in five children.
His journey spanned various locations across South Africa, from Kimberley, Swaziland to Namibia, before his passing in Mtubatuba. in 1994.
A Short Story
Lines on his face are trenches of despair, scars turned battle hymns. Today, he’ll pretend, a hero born from necessity, not by choice.
The battle-worn armour he bears glints like a fading sun, mocking the memories of triumphs long turned to ash. Each scratch screams defiance against time and mortality, a silent anthem of a man who’s endured too much.
Eyes, sharp yet haunted, dare the world try and break him one last time. He doesn’t seek recognition, nor absolution—just survival. Today, he is a fortress, daring the heavens to strike him down.
A hidden world of echoes and shadow-cages. Iinner struggles, a constant presence. Robberies, gunshots, a terrifying daily rhythm with political beats pulsing drumbeats of war.
Nightmares rise from ashes. Security efforts are often futile. Anger fills the streets. A chilling call thunders, igniting fear.
Children stare, wide-eyed, confused. Weapons fill the house. A single shot mobilizes fear, as anger surge across this beautiful land.
In this “Who Moved My Cheese?” saga, I revel in the joy of remote labour. But the ticking clock of an ending contract sends the winds of change my way.
New opportunities beckon, but they could be sandwich artists on Etsy or cow milkers on a farm, pay cheques pending.
Meanwhile, my life partner’s inflexibility could land us back in Gauteng, a locale met with a sigh and a shrug. Job-seeking Hein’s skills are vast as the sky.
I’m hoping the universe will toss me more than a stale breadcrumb of hope. Did I mention he was available?
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I remember the awkward moment when I came out to my mom during another potential introduction to another female friend. Mustering up courage, I blurted out, “Mom, I’m gay.” Her response? “Well, that’s certainly a unique choice.” I could practically hear the crickets chirping in the background, briefly.
Growing up closeted, embracing diversity was a challenge. I felt isolated and alone, struggling to reconcile my true self with societal expectations.
Coming out was a daunting step, but finding acceptance within the LGBTQ+ community and eventually within my family was incredibly rewarding. It was a long journey, It remains a never-ending one. One slip can terminate all that LGBT freedom that was fought for.
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Exposed: The Voter Trust Crisis No One Talks About
As the world melts, unwavering party loyalty breeds a self-imposed blindness. We look but do not see fractured realities; propaganda shatters convictions as we turn to racist blame and hatred, turning truth to air.
This silent endorsement of the status quo, of continiously voting for a disfunctional government party, or not voting at all, this “speaking by saying nothing,” allows decay to proliferate.
Voting polls shapes our collective and detrimental legacy of experience, dividing us as blamegaming govern the day, when nobody takes responsibility to right the wrong, even though in the vote, they agreed in subjegation.