by Kate Motaung | Sep 28, 2022 | 31 Days, 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes
Welcome to the series, 31 Books by Authors of Color. This series is written in conjunction with the 2022 edition of the annual 31-Day Writing Challenge, hosted by Five Minute Friday. Learn more about the challenge here. Within the 31-Day Writing...
by Kate Motaung | Oct 31, 2015 | 31 Days, 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes
Some things just can’t be half baked. The word “almost” doesn’t fit into certain boxes. It’s a square peg that just won’t work in a round hole. It’s not possible to be “almost” pregnant. Either a person is...
by Kate Motaung | Oct 29, 2015 | 31 Days, 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes
It’s Day 29 of 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, and I’m SO proud of all of you for hanging in there for the long haul! I hope you’ve enjoyed and benefited from this series as much as I have. Today’s prompt is: SEA Setting the...
by Kate Motaung | Oct 28, 2015 | 31 Days, 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, Letters to Grief
I realise this post has the potential to spark a measure of controversy, though that’s certainly not my intention. Here are some questions for you: What makes Christians different from those who don’t love Jesus? What do they have that non-Christians...
by Kate Motaung | Oct 27, 2015 | 31 Days, 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes
Perhaps is a loaded word. A powerful word. Not powerful in its punch, but rather its quiet presence. Powerful in the way it is trailed by an invisible ellipsis and a lingering question mark. Perhaps is powerful in the way it commands attention from the future....
by Kate Motaung | Oct 26, 2015 | 31 Days, 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes
I lean in close as I tuck him into his bed at night. Cupping my hand to his ear, I whisper into the darkness, “I have a secret.” I feel his eight-year-old frame perk up with interest. “What?” he whispers back. “I love you.”...