"From South Central College to South Africa"

“From South Central College to South Africa” is the name of my story about our trip to South Africa that came out in the Mankato Magazine this week.  The biggest problem  when working on the story was cutting it down to fit the magazine!  It could have...
"Nervous Conditions" by Tsitsi Dangarembga

"Nervous Conditions" by Tsitsi Dangarembga

I’ve had this book in my to-read pile since I started collecting African literature. It’s an interesting read, and I highly recommend it to those interested in women’s literature from Africa. I certainly would use this book if I taught an African...
Lions and the Lion Queen

Lions and the Lion Queen

This was my post from the visit to Glen Garriff Lion Reserve two years ago: Love Lions Alive Since that first visit, I have made sure to visit Glen Garriff both times I returned to South Africa. This year, the place had changed. Drastically. Andi Rive, who managed the...
I believe in Cultural Immersion

I believe in Cultural Immersion

We got off the plane in Johannesburg, met our guide Pieter, dropped our luggage at Flossie’s B&B, and plunged right into Soweto. Nothing like getting right down to the business of being immersed in South Africa. Earthstompers, our tour company, arranged with...
The Red Pencil

The Red Pencil

This novel in verse by Andrea Davis Pinkney, illustrated by Coretta Scott King Award Winner Shane W. Evans, is in some ways a Sudanese version of Out of the Dust by Karen Hess. The parallels are numerous: loss so great it’s unbearable, including the loss of a...
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