Author Archives: Laurel C Kriegler

About Laurel C Kriegler

A born and bred South African, I was educated at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa, where I graduated with an Honours Degree (post-graduate) in Economics at the end of 2001. After spending several years gaining work experience in the UK, I returned to South Africa to get married. It was during the ensuing period that my pursuits of writing and editing took hold.

Should we leave “childish” things behind?

Posted on July 21, 2018

Many in the English-speaking world grew up in churches in the last century (acknowledged, many didn’t too). I did. And over the years I have watched the exodus of young people from the church institutions, many citing it as being … Continue reading →

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Review of Palimpsest by Charles Stross

Posted on June 21, 2018

Palimpsest. Noun. a parchment or the like from which writing has been partially or completely erased to make room for another text. (link) Stasis. Noun. a state or condition in which there is no action or progress. (link) Agent Pierce is a … Continue reading →

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Review of If Ever I Should Leave You by Pamela Sargent

Posted on June 14, 2018

The narrator of this story remains nameless. Her husband is Yuri Malenkov, and when we meet them, Yuri is dying – having cheated death for around three hundred years – apparently that’s what people do. In the last six months … Continue reading →

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