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Ntebogeng Mahlare Archer Author Newsletter, Issue # 3 • September 2024 Dumelang (hello), If you are receiving this quarterly newsletter for the first time, welcome. In case you noticed the date at the top, it’s not a mistake. I had planned to send this out earlier, but I’ve been feeling sluggish this past week. I’m pretty sure it’s because I’ve hit the trough of my energy cycle after pushing hard for the last three months. It’s been a good quarter—though challenging at times—and filled with...
Ntebogeng Mahlare Archer Pursuing Untold Stories It Really Couldn't Wait. Ha! Look at me, sending another email after I promised you could expect me in your inboxes quarterly. I should have put a disclaimer, because once you hear the good news, I think you'll agree that some things — like homemade bread — are best served piping hot from the oven. Well... Yesterday, I received an email from the Reese (yes, Witherspoon’s) Book Club LitUp Fellowship, announcing that I've been selected as one of...
Pursuing Untold Stories Author Newsletter, Issue #1 • March 2024 Maropeng: In the Ruins CHIRP, CHIRP, CHIRP! The relentless crickets pierced the now-still night, their rhythmic call summoning her back from the place where darkness had stolen her mind. CHIRP, CHIRP, CHIRP! She blinked, awakened, confused, and felt the clamminess of the warm air against her skin, mingled with sweat and filth collected from the floor of the dilapidated house. Now aware of the encompassing darkness, she tightened...