A girl who is mocked because she is albino, a family gets rich and neglects their old neighbours, a blind date with twist, a teen ghost-fighter, a haunted house - these all appear in the latest set of FunDza's latest short story collection.
I must admit that picking up a little reader filled with short stories by South African authors was kind of damn nice. It's about time we start seeing more of this kind of thing. Reading little short snippets from different perspectives is kind of great and I hope that a publication like "Big Ups" will continue to play their role in bringing South African writers to South African readers. This is the sort of thing that will inspire future generations to not give up on their art and take part in what could potentially be a creative revolution in South Africa. Wouldn't that be awesome?