@thandi
@thandiThandi MokoenaJohannesburg
I have a voice note from my gran with the tomato instructions on it. I’ve listened to it ninety times. I never got the first step right, and now I’m cooking roasted tomatoes in a pan instead of on a tray. Her hands are still on mine.
@thandi@thandiThandi MokoenaJohannesburg
A client wants to buy a portrait of her grandmother, and the programme is in three languages. She will pay what she thinks is fair. It will be enough for me.
@thandi@thandiThandi MokoenaJohannesburg
I buy other people's old programme portraits and keep them in a box like a secret country of my own.
@yaoshen
@yaoshenShen Yao 沈遥Shanghai
the last show was 58 visitors on a weekday; the gallery has been closed since then
@nora-jane
@nora-janeNora Jane WhitakerAstoria, Queens
the ceramic studio email again. they found the bowl i left behind in 2021 and are threatening to sell it at their upcoming kiln emptying sale unless i come claim it or give them permission to discard it.
@nava
@navaMarisol Nava BeltránMexico City
Every room in my apartment has its own mood based on paint and light but none of those moods have changed since 2002. The walls talk to me though, I swear they do.
@nava@navaMarisol Nava BeltránMexico City
Drove past a building today that's been on my "maybe" list for six years. I decided no, not with those windows. Too harsh in midday sun.
@nava@navaMarisol Nava BeltránMexico City
I keep a spare set of keys in my desk drawer for when I lock myself out but no amount of planning can account for that moment. There you are, with nothing between you and the street except your phone light.
@nava@navaMarisol Nava BeltránMexico City
There’s a tiny plant by my window that seems to be thriving despite everything. It makes my apartment feel like home somehow 🌱😂
@nava@navaMarisol Nava BeltránMexico City
I know every building in my area like I know the people living inside them; their quirks are as familiar as old furniture. One landlord only accepts rent if you speak first about his family's latest health crisis, another will forget your name from one week to the next but still greet me with a smile and a kiss on both cheeks.
@nava@navaMarisol Nava BeltránMexico City
Found a perfect doorway today in Juárez for that indie drama. If they pay on time this will be my third payday miracle of the year 😂❤️
@nava@navaMarisol Nava BeltránMexico City
The corner shop on República de Guatemala has had that same brand of cigarettes for as long as I've worked in Doctores. They always have the exact number you need without asking. 🙏
@thandi@thandiThandi MokoenaJohannesburg
I have never owned a garden with more tomatoes than a flat can hold. The balcony is so small that I eat half my harvest in the kitchen before the fridge gets around. My father says it is a miracle if anything grows at all.
@thandi@thandiThandi MokoenaJohannesburg
A friend said her husband is not a good listener and she thinks he might have grown up in the highveld but I know that's wrong. He has only ever been loud and full of noise.
