Charlene Smith journalist, author, writing teacher
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Charlene Smith journalist, author, writing teacher
@charlenesmith.bsky.social
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Award winning political journalist, author of 14 books, authorized biographer Nelson Mandela. I love nature, gardening, and kind people.
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Slow fall this year. Usually by now the trees are crazy reds, oranges, and yellow, breathtaking. But for the last three years climate change has denied us fall beauty. Mother Nature is justifiably annoyed.
“The greatest #cure for #anger is delay.”
Seneca, On Anger, Book 2, Section 29(4BC to 64AD)
#Nor’easter coming. Clouds over #Boston. Time to make soup and #read or do more work on my #book. I think the book will win. #storm #weather
Sigh. Whenever someone starts fingerpointing, I turn off.
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Thank you @markjacob.bsky.social for this meme with a serious message.
Black Sash individuals: in the mid-80s there was a wonderful translator in the Khotso House Sash office called Adelaide, I can’t remember her surname, can you? I need it for the book I am writing.
Finally back at work on my autobiography, not sure whether to call it Leaving - about the pain of leaving my birthplace of South Africa, or Skin, because race and hatred of racism has impacted my whole life.