Philisiwe Twijnstra🌈✍️🏾🎭🎬

Corfu, 2025

♥️

Sending love. Hope you get to write a bit.

I just want to create. ❤️

Solo date went like this.

UPDATE: www.writingafrica.com/philisiwe-tw...

Still healing from a “friendship heartbreak” and it sucks... had a performance tonight—another girl had her whole crew hyping her, filming, cheering. I felt so alone. Invisible and sad... but i’ll get back to being okay with being alone. I’ve done it before. I will again.

Why? What happened?

How are you holding up?

I keep meeting this fantastic womxn. Her work is incredible! A theatermaker + choreographer, and she is always so kind to me. We talk and laugh. We actually really like seeing each other. I worry that my creative hunger + desperation will outdo me and ruin this kindness. #creativehungerdiaries

Gathering my Brenda fassie spirit. #brendafassieenergy

Oh yes.

Draft Two Done.
#playwright #theatre

Strength is what I need right now. My kid is in the salon, and watching her in pain is difficult.

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Just finished watching Vampire Academy .' So interesting how political, power hungry it was. And you realise that is the world we live in. I also loved the normalisation of same sex relationships. No one was coming out or figuring out how to fit or not... I loved that...

In 2025, we say yes to Queer films ending better.

I wrote something, and the publisher liked it, and now my piece has a home. Here is to more stories finding their landing place. Part of this collection of short stories feels really awesome. Jan 2025 #published #temperaturestories #karavanpress #shortstories

Hey there, so I didn't get the writing grant I applied for. I need some uplifting. May I PLEASE see your writing space. This is mine. #writercommunity #writerspace

Sending love and light... and cry it out. 🧡

Bless you. ❤️❤️❤️

For 2025 I will have one FREE mentorship slot for a girl or woman who wants to be making or is making narrative romantic sex comics. If u need someone to say “yes girl make it worse/nicer” or “you CAN have that happen and you ARE allowed” or give u unshameable dev notes that is me. Email to apply

400+ ✨ #BlackBooks ✨ Coming Out in 2025

I'm a Miriam Makeba, Otis Redding kinder ghel, but my 10 years have discovered rap. We listened to Tobe Nwigwe and Tume the volume from SA and a few songs by Kendrick Lamar.I think I'm worried about the use of language and content. Is there any ear-friendly yet thought-provoking rap?

Writers, are you able to be creative when you are on your periods. Can you still write? #writerscommunity #writerthings #blueskycreatives

Love this.

Oh yes.