Mackie is a 50 year old South African who has always aspired to be an author but has never succeeded in having her few submitted stories published. When she writes it is always with the hope that her words will touch people's hearts and minds. She has lived through a lot of horrific times in her country, followed by a time of peaceful transition to a democracy which is under threat by unchecked crime. All these factors influence her writing. She is married and has one biological child, three step children and a 10 year old foster child from a previously disadvantaged background.
I live in a country I love dearly. The plight of the majority of her citizens due to unemployment, poverty, crime, HIV AIDS is of immense concern to me and influences my writing, thought processes and actions on a daily basis. I feel very honoured to have been alive during the time when Mr Nelson Mandela was our president. He is a man who inspires one to aspire to so much more through his sheer humility.
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