cousin fati bought goldfish. im not sure why. anyway so they were meant to be called salt and pepper. apparently. but then their globular fishbowl cracked. then it broke. and pandemonium ensued. but theyre ok. they now live in the vase from my office. potentially traumatised by the strange space. and when it finally came down to naming them, they became lindt and mint. just seemed happier. i hope they are!
Shafinaaz is a sociologist, artist and poet based in Johannesburg, SA. She is the author of several works of non-fiction and fiction, and has been listed in HayFestival's Africa39 category of top 39 authors in Africa under the age of 40 at the London Book Fair 2014. Also see www.shafinaaz.co.za