Latest Stories
I’m Lulu van Aswegen—a wife, mother, grandmother, and writer from Bloemfontein. Life, faith, and family inspire the reflections and short stories I share here. I write in English as RedeemedPioneer and in Afrikaans as VrygekoopteBaanbreker.
Explore, enjoy, and feel free to share your thoughts—I’m delighted to have you here!
Latest Stories From Lulu van Aswegen
WELCOME HOME!
…not the warmest WELCOME, but HOME indeed. WARNING : The graphic nature of the picture on the left...
T MINUS ZERO : A TIMELESS TRUTH
Where THERE minus T becomes HERE The only One Who is always THERE when no one else is. How is...
PLUTO, PYN EN ‘N PIENK PAPIERJOERNAAL
…aan die stukkende kant van die ewigheid You ARE the weakest link, goodbye! Ek vermoed baie sterk dat...
KLAAGLIED VAN ‘N OPGE-K-K-KLITSTE VET VROUTJIE
met ‘n sin vir humeur* en haar tong innie kies….soortvan Konstante kuberruimte-knetter waar...
MELANIE FOXWORTH
A life lost, a lesson learnt “Look Nana, this is the lady we saw in the store last week. She was the...
DIE JAMMERSTE JAMMER
van ‘n ma aan haar geliefde kind/ers Ek is so baie jammer… Vir al die kere wat ek nie— daar...
NOT PICTURE PERFECT
The perception of imperfection “Look, Amelia, it’s a helper monkey! He is helping the poor fishy.”...
RETURN TO DARKNESS
—my Gethsemane, revisited— I sit there, in the darkness It gnaws on my bones It smothers my soul It is so...
VANDAG VIER EK JOU!
‘n Gediggie oor 2-9 opgedra aan my geliefde daughter-in-love, Chanré, op haar 29e verjaardag. Ons...
TROUBLED SOUL
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ODE TO HER
Carli van Aswegen (30 March 1995 - 25 January 2022) My beloved daughter-in-love Today would’ve been...
KOSMOSSIES
Veldblommetjie-gediggie Op die Vrystaatse vlaktes En langs die Hoëveldpaaie In die doodsnikke van Somer In...