Kate van NiekerkinShe Can DoPermission to be heard“We are defined by the stories we tell each other. How lovely, how amazing, if we allow ourselves to tell the truth.” — LaDonna Witmer…Oct 17, 20201Oct 17, 20201
Kate van NiekerkPlatonic cuddling, and other adventures in self-delusiondelusion dɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/ noun 1. an idiosyncratic belief or impression maintained despite being contradicted by reality or rational…Nov 7, 20162Nov 7, 20162
Kate van NiekerkA meditation on solitude, or, saying no to fuccbois“What is necessary, after all, is only this: solitude, vast inner solitude. To walk inside yourself and meet no one for hours — that is…Aug 14, 2016Aug 14, 2016
Kate van NiekerkConspiracy theory and chillEntering the dating world after being with one person for four years has been troubling, to say the least. I thought it would be difficult…Feb 4, 2016Feb 4, 2016
Kate van NiekerkOn turning 27 and who the hell knows“…And what is it to be young in years and suddenly wakened to the anguish, the urgency of life? It is to be reached one day by the…Dec 16, 2015Dec 16, 2015
Kate van NiekerkOn the words I speak, and whyI was pretty proud that I finally wrote my first blog post, very proud that more than one person obligingly read it. The best response I…Nov 25, 2015Nov 25, 2015
Kate van NiekerkTo blog or not to blog? Is that the question?I have wanted to start a blog for years. But somehow other things, like compulsive Facebooking, as well as watching videos of pugs talking…Oct 29, 2015Oct 29, 2015