it was new year 2009. rosie and i ran through the bus tunnel in the middle of the night, my velvet coat floating around me,Read More
there must be a name for the phenomenon of coming across a new word (or object or idea or anything) and then suddenly seeing itRead More
you may not have noticed, but new zealand got a new government at the weekend. as in the USA, the people voted for a changeRead More
i’m in sydney this week with my grandmother, and this morning we got up early to watch The Apology broadcast live on TV. former primeRead More
i’m briefly back in wellington, touching base with my community here and planning to type up a pile of notes from the my years ofRead More
it’s election day in australia and the opposition labour party has swept in to power, ousting john howard’s liberal (conservative) party after 11 years inRead More
the brisbane writers’ festival has begun & today i went to two events: first a talk by writer/illustrater shaun tan, and then a talk entitledRead More
a couple of months ago, the howard government in australia declared a state of emergency in northern territory aboriginal communities, claiming that widespread child abuseRead More
this evening i’ve been enjoying the lunar eclipse, amongst other things. here in brisbane we saw it as a beautiful deep dark orangey-red colour, iRead More
i’ve been waiting for my blog to get its style formatting back before i post but i realise it’s a bit silly to wait. theRead More
