Restore, Reflect, Retry

Uke wayidlala le geyimu ngaphambilini. Umdlalo we-haunted mayelana nomdlalo we-haunted. Ungase ungakhumbuli, kodwa umdlalo uyakukhumbula. Ngiyakukhumbula.

"Buyisela, Cabangisisa, Zama futhi" iyinoveli eyesabekayo ebhalwe nguNatalia Theodoridou. Isekelwe emibhalweni ngokuphelele, amagama angu-90,000 namakhulu ezinketho, ngaphandle kwemifanekiso noma imiphumela yomsindo, futhi igqugquzelwa amandla amakhulu, angenakuvinjwa womcabango wakho.

Akekho kini okhumbulayo ukuthi ubani owathola kuqala umdlalo: ibhokisi elingunxande elimnyama elinesikrini esincane lapho kuvela khona imiyalelo. Impela kwavusa intshisekelo yakho: lena ngeminyaka yawo-1990, phela; futhi akukuningi okwenziwa yintsha edolobheni lakho elincane. Abangane bakho babethathekile; wawuthakasela. Ngakho waqala ukudlala. Futhi ukudlala. Futhi ukudlala.

Kubaluleke ngani uma kungekho muntu okhumbula kahle ukuthi uwuthole kanjani umdlalo, noma uma indaba ishintsha, kancane kancane, isikhathi ngasinye lapho uyixoxa? Noma uma [i]wena[/i] ushintsha, kancane kancane, ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho uphumela emhlabeni wangempela futhi?

Okubalulekile ukuthi uqhubeke nokudlala. Umdlalo udinga inyama yawo.

• Dlala njengowesilisa, owesimame, noma ongeyena kanambambili; gay, straight, noma bi.
• Hamba emhlabeni wonke njengeciko elinombono, umdlali wamaqhinga, noma umthandi wezincwadi ocabangayo.
• Yiba umngane nesipoki; ube isipoki; dla isipoki.
• Londoloza abangani bakho emdlalweni ngaphakathi kwegeyimu—uma ukwazi.
• Hlola amanye amaqiniso angamaphikiseli ukuze uxazulule imfihlakalo yomsuka womdlalo, futhi ucabange ngamaqiniso ajulile aleli qiniso.
• Yiba umngane nomuntu ongemuva kwesikrini—noma uzame ukucekela phansi igeyimu oyidlalayo, futhi uthemba ukuthi ngeke ikwazi ukuzilwela.

Ngena Mdlali. Ngilindile.