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A blast from the past
When I was at school, I was a mostly unexceptional student. I was resigned to it, and not overly bothered, but every now and then I had an inkling that I was smarter than my marks, as well as a hankering to prove myself. When the fifth form English research
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Remember, remember
The problem with David Seymour is he's actually really smart. Guy Fawkes was still a thing when I was a kid. There were fireworks, of course, and that was fun; but you also made a human effigy to throw onto the fire. It seemed kind of messed up,
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For my boy
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A note about notes
I just did something possibly silly but also joyful: bought a cheapie electric piano on TradeMe. I'd promised myself I'd have my house fully unpacked and clean and pristine first - then I broke my own promise. I taught myself to play piano as a wee
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Ambulances, cliffs
Normally, I try not to bust things out in haste. Haste is a byproduct of anger. For me, at least, if the anger isn’t given it’s due - allowed to run a little of its course - then the quality of the words is less. Tonight, I don’
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From a schoolgirl in 1992, who will always want what she hasn't got
I just coined a phrase in my mind. Sineád was the patron saint of the fucked up but unable to back down. I wasn't so much younger than her, but I didn't quite get it at the time, in sixth form, in 1992. I’m still
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High functioning
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Nerd Sunday: Going gangbusters
We've heard a bunch of reckons from politicians. What does the evidence say?
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Thought for the day, 19 July 2023
I believe in reason, in being reasonable, even if I don't always practise what I preach. I'm not aligned to any group, but I'm a left voter. I try not to be slavish about it, or tribal. I know batshit people on the left
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Takiwātanga
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A sequel
Please be warned that this post is deliberating confronting.