by Kate Motaung | Sep 8, 2015 | 31 Days, 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes
It’s nearly time for another round of 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes! If you haven’t heard, we’re linking arms with the annual Write 31 Days Challenge, and offering a “challenge within the challenge” — namely, to write a...
by Kate Motaung | Sep 3, 2015 | 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, Five-Minute Friday
If you want to know what Five Minute Friday is all about, I could send you the same place I always suggest and tell you to click here. But if you *really* want to know — like, really — what the Five Minute Friday community looks like, all you have to do is...
by Kate Motaung | Aug 27, 2015 | 31 Days, 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, Five-Minute Friday
It’s Five Minute Friday time! If you’re new here, you can find out all about this amazing community by clicking here. We love newcomers, and we’d love to have you join us! So, most of you have heard about the crazy, month-long phenomenon called Write...
by Kate Motaung | Oct 30, 2014 | 31 Days, 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, 31 Days of Life in South Africa, Five-Minute Friday
We made it! It’s the final day of October! For those who have been doing Write 31 Days, CONGRATULATIONS!! This is me sending you virtual cupcakes, hot tea and lots of expensive, dark chocolate. Seriously, posting every day for 31 days is a huge accomplishment. ...
by Kate Motaung | Oct 30, 2014 | 31 Days, 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, 31 Days of Life in South Africa, South Africa
I had marveled at the majesty of it for weeks, but I’d never been to the top. Then one day my chance arrived. The student ministry where I worked was hosting a social event for students, and we were going to climb Table Mountain. The plan was to meet at...
by Kate Motaung | Oct 29, 2014 | 31 Days, 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, 31 Days of Life in South Africa, South Africa
The African wedding is not an afternoon affair. It’s not even an all day affair. It’s an occasion, and sometimes it spans over days, at times up to a week. But even before the big day, there are months and months of preparations that span far wider than just the...