: About Me

I am 49 year old male living in South Africa. I am happily married (29years) and have 4 children, 3 fanatastic grandchild and another to 1 grandchild on the way.

I graduated from High School in 1978 and continued on to study as a Telkom Technician (N6). I continued to study over the years, completing a diploma in business management. 

I have spent many years in management positions, including sales, farming and manufacture. 

I enjoy keeping up with the local news and events in and around South Africa.

I have a passion for writing, and plan to write my first novel in the near future. My personal goal is to become competitive in the Marketplace, and to write articles that will benefit others.

My passion is ...

Farming and writing

I know too much about ...

nothing

My parents always told me ...

live life to the fullest

My childhood ambition ...

To make a difference

My favorite memory ...

The day I met my wife

Why I write ...

Personal enjoyment, entertaining others

My first job ...

Technician

My best moment ...

The day I maried my wife

Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Death of a sibling

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It's already been 17 years and 8 months since my brother Anthony, (Tony as he was called) took his own life. His death was sudden and horrific and devastated my family. The events leading up and on that fateful morning of 11th January 1992 are still vivid in my mind and although I have tried for so many years, they cannot be forgotten. A brief background was that Tony had lost his beloved wife of 13 years on 31st December 1990 (aged 30 to the day). Shirley was diagnosed with cancer 9 months prior to that and no treatment had worked. Tony was left to cope with bringing up his 2 young daught...

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