About Me — Mbango Casley Lefoka
Creative writer, Author & WordPress Specialist
I’ve updated my “About Me” story due to acquiring new skills and reviving old goals that are still stubborn in my heart.
I’m happy to know that Medium Partner Program now includes South Africa. That is the same joy I got from posting my first story:
About my background
I was born on 28 October 1997, in Johannesburg, South Africa. My name Mbango is pronounced as: “Mm-ba-nn-go” and my Lefoka surname as: “Lee-foo-ka”. Casley is my other english name. 😊
The written word has always been a fascination to me throughout my childhood — especially how words can be organised in a way that creates scenes in my mind. In primary school I came up with the idea of wooing girls using my short stories. It worked to hook their attention but face-to-face communication would make me cower in fear. I threw away all those short stories after I realised their limitation.
If I’m not typing stuff, I binge watch anime, cosplay and parkour videos. 😁
I worked in the retail industry in the past 6 years. Meeting countless celebrities became a norm. Some would leave tips just for pushing their trolley as I engaged in conversation with them. Regulars would buy additional stuff to help with reaching our store target. This was mostly during the festive season. We knew an influx of customers meant only one thing: bonus checks. 😁
Of course, there were challenges like any other workplace. I used those to my benefit though, like building important life skills. If you want to read more about my retail work environment experience, click the story below:
Recently, I completed writing my unpublished novel Tell Me It Ends. I will inform you guys on when I’ll officially publish it though. 😏
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To give you a brief synopsis:
In the gritty underbelly of central Johannesburg, twenty-three-year-old Keletso lives trapped by toxic coping mechanisms and unresolved grief over his late mother. His isolated world shatters when Mamello — a traumatized, injured teenager suffering from memory loss — wakes up in his rundown flat and escapes into the dangerous city streets.
As Mamello desperately searches for safety, Keletso spirals into a panic of paranoia and deceit to cover his tracks. Meanwhile, far from the urban chaos, Keletso’s aging stepfather quietly wrestles with the ache of abandonment.
Can Keletso outrun his past, or will it finally claim its cost?
I do hope these little details stay with you until I finally drop the book!😊
Childhood
The following pictures are a summary of my pics from infancy to young adult years. I know, I was cute 🤭.
Looking ahead
To be honest, I initially joined Medium just to write for fun and building genuine connections. Overtime, I realized the value of monetizing my work and building a sustainable writing career. My mind was completely blown when I discovered that you can actually assemble your Medium stories into a published book — shoutout to “Astris C’s article, An Announcement To My Readers, for opening my eyes to that possibility!
I hope you got to learn about the person behind my Medium home stories.
Enjoy your day! 😊🌻
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Let’s connect:
- LinkedIn
- mbhango97@gmail.com
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