Newsletter Thought for the day, 4 November 2021 One of things you learn as you get older - because you have to learn it, if you want to stay intact - is how to grieve. To be fair, I say this as someone who hasn't yet fully mastered it. Mostly, the things I've grieved
Newsletter Kōwhai is gone I was in the kitchen, and I looked out the window, and I could see the lady on the other side of the street, hunched over him and weeping. I couldn't see that it was him, but I think I knew. He was spooked today when I got
Newsletter I cocked something up last week I've been sad about it since. It wasn't a little thing, like misplacing my keys or forgetting my phone. And it wasn't a big thing, like the things I fear: leaving the stove top on, or my hair straighteners. It was somewhere in between.
Newsletter On this day, three years ago Today, Facebook memories reminded me of an adventure I had with three chums and a lady called Papatūānuku
Newsletter Coffee In my day job, I'm a policy nerd and writer for hire. It's rad! Something I love is that from time to time, I get to meet with people over coffee. A couple of weeks ago, I met a past colleague for a cup of Joe.
Newsletter I've taken the plunge And I have to thank Emily Writes again. Taking the plunge can be scary. Turns out I needed someone to take me by the hand, lead me to the pool, and reassure me the deep end isn't so bad. (To clarify, my swim style is much like my
Newsletter No bigots were harmed in the making of this post, but I'll try harder next time Originally posted 18 March 2021