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Writing about my face

Posted on November 17, 2018

This is my face, as photographed by John Hayes. It was on the wall at Creative Bay of Plenty for a couple of weeks as part of an exhibition of Tauranga writers....

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My new book is really good

Posted on December 22, 2016

I decided to review my own book. Turns out it’s really good.

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Ngā Marama: singing the months

Posted on September 25, 2016

I wrote this little song, Ngā Marama, to help me learn the Māori months. It's kind of dorky, but did the trick.

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Three favourite sentences

Posted on June 17, 2016

I have a new favourite sentence. It's the opening line from The Lie Tree by Francis Hardinge. "The boat moved with a nauseous, relentless rhythm, like someone c...

What holds the world together?

Posted on October 20, 2015

The way their blond hair hums in the sunlight.

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Signing off

Posted on September 5, 2015

So this is my last column...

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