I nearly became a cellist but my teacher died, so I became a nylonist instead, or something like that

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I announced it over dinner. I was 13 and had learnt all the words to Anarchy In The UK – which was not difficult as all I had to do was growl like I had Cornflakes ...

They were fat and juicy, like stubby grubs, and I rolled them around in my mouth, savouring their worminess

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I thought about it while cutting onions. I thought about it after stubbing my big toe on the trolley thing under the bed that is meant to contain shoes but has become ...

Human League

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There’s a whole lot of sexism going on. First, the new body scanning machine at the gym coldly informed me I am the Khulubuse Zuma of the exercise world. I’m convinced ...

How I could be just in time to save the world

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The circumference of my head is 48cm. I once lifted a rock that weighed at least 50kg. I put my back out and spent three days walking like a poisoned rat, but I ...

Cheeky plan may be nude awakening we need

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He was big, black – and naked. And his bareness so offended the residents of Strand, that he was forced to leave town. Now he stands in a field in the Hex River ...

Why I’m a wet blanket about sun in winter

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The new birdbath has been crowded with doves. They mostly come in the afternoon, cautiously perching on the metal rim, one eye on the cat.

Grisly gremlins on dreaded long-haul flight

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In a few weeks’ time, I will be wing(e)ing my way to London. Actually, the whinging will only start somewhere over Morocco. First there will be a low mewling, then ...

Helen Walne’s Human League

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Helen Walne has a parking-related confession to make.

Helen Walne’s Human League

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Why we should cut out the middlemen and keep it local.

Helen Walne’s Human League

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The Walne clan is in recovery mode after a topsy-turvy few weeks.

Helen Walne’s Human League

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There’s nothing like a visit from the parents to make you clean up your act.

Helen Walne’s Human League

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From one Helen to another … Helen Walne has a few words of advice for the premier

Women are still being zapped by the dark ages

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We are living in a post-feminist society, so deal with it

Helen Walne’s Human League

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Helen Walne takes an instructive trip down memory lane

Helen Walne’s Human League

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Helen Walne is ready to go off the rails

Helen Walne’s Human League

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Helen Walne is too young for a mid-life crisis and too old to care

Helen Walne’s Human League

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Watch out, Mamodupi Mohlahla: Helen Walne is learning how to complain

Helen Walne’s Human League

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Why life can be bittertweet.

Helen Walne’s Human League

Helen Walne|Published

Age might not wither you, but the gym will

Helen Walne’s Human League

Helen Walne|Published

What’s rocking Helen Walne’s world?

Helen Walne’s Human League

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Pooh-pooh to sin tax voodoo, fine dog-doo instead, writes Helen Walne

Helen Walne’s ‘Human League’

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We need to learn to live and love the moment, writes Helen Walne

Human League

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Here’s your rebate, now spend it wisely, writes Helen Walne