Author Archives: Gill

Screaming cars and paper walls

By Gill | Published: Wednesday, 15th September, 2010

” Hey lady, I can teach you to walk like a stripper!!” yelled a woman out of a bakkie window – she made my day – think I should take her up on that one.. I was on my way to the bowls club which is about a km from the motel I am staying [...]

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By Gill | Published: Monday, 13th September, 2010

Am sitting at TDN and have just read Anthony’s feature on the biff ladies – great names they all had, and I enjoyed it. This is a magic part of the world and went exploring this weekend as can’t go that far on my bike. Last week there were two of us here; Beccy was [...]

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Perspective

By Gill | Published: Friday, 6th August, 2010

Politicking, re-runs of a skimpy red speedo below greying chest hair and scripted hand movements dominate the media at present; Boriiiiiing!! How magic then to leave this behind and dance wildly, while singing along with gay abandon to the sound of Julio Iglesias crooning ” Moonlight Layayaydy……” in a first floor radio studio with the [...]

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Photo essay Gay Pride March June 2010

By Gill | Published: Sunday, 4th July, 2010

A work in progress as I get the alignments and the HTML sorted out – reflections on the united colours of gay pride

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Internship Day 3

By Gill | Published: Wednesday, 23rd June, 2010

Today at Quest flew past with lots to do and a whole new perspective on the office dynamics – the editor has a great rapport with his journos and they regard him with affection. Got four stories done and a funny vox pop with a photographer with a sense of humour and some press releases [...]

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