Status Updates From House of Margins

“The spirit is here, uncontrollable, angry. Do not worry for now. Its evil is not strong enough to overpower you, yet. We will cleanse you today and give you remedies to cleanse the house. This will be the ceremony: the removal and therefore the burial of the evil spirit. It will cost R2,500 each.”

“You will come to learn that many things in this world are spiritual,” she says matter-of-factly. “Most people don’t realize the false gods they worship, how they’re promoted in every facet of our lives, from the shows and music we watch to the institutions we hold to.”
“Ogone, you’re a Christian that twerks in the club to this very same music you consider sacrilegious,“ I say.

“Lose the sexual slash gender identity through a Christian lens”—I can’t hear all of Katja’s words, as if Huis muffles my ears—“elevate your work while bringing commercial appeal for the mainstream market.”
“My faith is to God, not a capitalist market,” Ogone responds.

There’s a concrete bench and stoep; I feel as if I’ve stepped deeper into myself where I can reside quietly with my thoughts, like I’m a word on a page scented in the sea breeze.