Marinda Kotze

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  • Ontkoppel / Disconnect

    (scroll down for the English version of this post) My kortverhaal “Ontkoppel” is in die September 2023 uitgawe van Naskrif gepubliseer. Dis geinspireer deur die foto hierbo, die eerste Apple Vision Pro demonstrasie videos wat ek gesien het ‘n paar…

    Ontkoppel / Disconnect

  • Hello World!

    I used to write stories as a child (until I was about 13 or 14). I cannot exactly remember why I stopped, but I think it might have had something to do with an educational psychologist and a couple of…

    Hello World!

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A charming little book I rediscovered in my library. With whimsical verses and cute illustrations. Published in 1974. A new story of mine just dropped on Curios. If you're in the mood for some pulpy uncanny valley techno-horror - this one's for you! My digital artwork "A New Theology" is featured on the cover of The Word of Myth Magazine 😇 #coverart #artofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/DUV-2RqDNe3/ It was overcast during Saturday night's supermoon, but I managed to capture a short video and a couple of photos of the clouds drifting across the bright moon. My boyfriend and I visited his mother in Tzaneen over Christmas. We currently don’t have a car that can reliably handle long distances, so we decided to take the bus. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DS66NWIjPAD/ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DS631wLDF7c/ @blackharepress 's annual anthology, Year Seven, collecting all the horror flash fiction published on its digital platforms during 2025, is out now. My flash horror story "Red in New Hamlet" has been published on @blackharepress 's Patreon. My micro-story, “Escape,” has just been published on 50-Word Stories. Find "First Love Everlasting" on my website: https://marindakotze.com/free-stories/free-english-stories/