Writing for friendly ghosts
I’ve been thinking a lot about death and dying lately. How we talk about it, and how we don’t, and how we need to more.
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A short story for those with ‘imp’oster syndrome
If you have ever dealt with imposter syndrome or the twin lying bastards of anxiety and depression, this one’s for you.
Unapologetically, joyfully weird
One of the things I loved about the show was how gloriously, unapologetically, joyfully weird it was. Here was a show where oddity was celebrated,
You are still an artist, even if you can’t art right now
If you are an artist, a writer, a musician, or any kind of creator at all, and you can’t art, write, music or create at the moment, you are still an artist – and you are not alone.
Happy pills and Covid jabs
Every time I see comments along the lines of “Big Pharma is going to microchip my goldfish”, it throws me back to the first time I stopped taking my meds.
Pre-orders and the world’s smallest bookmarks
So I decided I was going to have a bit of fun with the Raven’s Haven for Women of Magic pre-order launch this week by sending out some funky themed bookmarks to those who got in first. I had a really funky design made, found a website that would make them for me and paid for expedited shipping to get…
Witchy business at 40
Ten years ago I was having conniptions about turning 30 and not having achieved the things I ‘should have’ by then: And I never lose my wallet Instead I was getting ready to go sailing around the South Pacific with some bloke I’d been seeing for a couple of years – a trip that turned out better than any of…
Did you know our 8th PM was a giant sci-fi nerd?
The exciting thing about this year’s awards is that Ghost Bus is eligible for nomination. Despite 2020 being, well, 2020, there was some amazing stuff published and I’m super proud to be able to contribute to that in my own way.
Sabre toothed tigers and hypocrisy
Feature image “Sabre Tooth Tigers eating Daffodils” by andrew_j_w CC BY-SA 2.0 Whenever I write about my experiences with mental health people tell me how brave I am for doing it. I’ll let you all in on a secret though, whenever I talk about a rough patch it is always after I have gotten through it and am out the other side. When…
The Oriental Bay Piranhas
The following story appears in Ghost Bus – Tales from Wellington’s Dark Side. I’m putting it up here so I can have a freebie to give away to lure more unsuspecting victims (I mean readers) and also to showcase an awesome illustration done by the very talented Shaun Garea. Details on where to get all the things at the end…