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Winner: WTR Phyllis Grant Zellmer Prize for fiction 2023; Fish SS Prize 21/22, Cuirt NWP 2019, Flash500 (2019), Reflex FF (2018). Pushcart nominated 2020. Kiwi in exile. Heart all over the place.
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“Elon Musk said he is ending his government work to spend more time on his companies.” — NYT Elon was out here throwing stiff arm salutes and stealing info while telling lies. Fuck Elon and fuck his companies.

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Regional developments of significance to those living or doing business in #Cyprus. We aim to pick those that might not have turned up in your social feed. By our Director, Fiona Mullen. open.substack.com/pub/sapienta...

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www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

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I open my Etsy shop for my limited edition signed art prints just 2-3 times a year. I design my botanical photos using recent research so they dial down the fight or flight response in your brain when you look at them. I'll be closing my shop again on Sunday evening: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...

submitted 27 days ago • 17 comments

Delighted to be a part of Issue 23 of Headland NZ today: headland.org.nz/issues/issue...

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Good morning. Should anybody have any interest in pre-ordering a grimly authentic crime thriller involving teenagers, murder and unhinged lawyers, The Cut Throat Trial is available from @waterstones.bsky.social for 25% off with this nifty discount code. www.waterstones.com/book/the-cut...

submitted 44 days ago • 21 comments

‘What’s the message if he had been a refugee, a Muslim or a small boat arrival - that it would have been okay to riot?’ @mrjamesob.bsky.social questions the motivation behind misinformation about the Southport killings.

submitted 53 days ago • 8 comments

Issue 1 of The Lonely Crowd was published 10 years ago today. To celebrate we’re giving away a rare copy of this issue. Simply share this post to be in with a chance of winning!

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Biologist whose innovation saved the life of British teenager wins $3m Breakthrough prize

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“The US defense department webpage celebrating an army general who served in the Vietnam war and was awarded the country’s highest military decoration has been removed and the letters ‘DEI’ added to the site’s address… The URL was also changed, with the word “medal” changed to “ ‘deimedal.’”

submitted 81 days ago • 71 comments

My latest free-to-read article on #Cyprus

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All we need for peace in Ukraine is for Russian soldiers to return to Russia.

submitted 100 days ago • 98 comments

Excellent place to be and I’ve managed to sneak in as well with my piece ‘Recoil’.

submitted 102 days ago • 0 comments

A more personal Substack post this week. Patience: the secret weapon of old age.

submitted 104 days ago • 1 comment

Trying to escape Zuckerberg - has anyone got thoughts on the WhatsApp alternative SIGNAL?

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My God, this follow up by Becky Manawatu to her debut ‘Aue’ is breathtaking. It’s like reading a dream - I have neither language or experience to understand everything but the work is mesmerizing and her writing almost divine. #NZLit #BeckyManawatu #Makarofiction

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Revealed: Thames Water diverted ‘cash for clean-ups’ to help pay bonuses

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This tells you everything about private health insurance and how evil it is.

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A glimmer of good news for once. The Syrian people have suffered terribly and as usual no help came for them. Bashar al-Assad reported to have fled Syria as rebels say they have captured Damascus

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Happy publication day, Catherine Chidgey! In a Fishbone Church, Catherine's groundbreaking debut, is back in bookshops alongside new editions of two recent bestsellers, The Axeman’s Carnival and Pet, in stunning series design by Todd Atticus ✨ @catherinechidgey.bsky.social @toddatticus.bsky.social

submitted 183 days ago • 1 comment

Stunning work by @elissalash.bsky.social

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submitted 185 days ago • 49 comments

On Badenoch and the recent election petition…

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The Hunter Biden story is a perfect encapsulation of what’s wrong with American media: Is it a story? Sure. But every newspaper in America devoting front page headlines to Hunter fucking Biden while Trump appoints a cabal of rapists, racists and con-men to positions of enormous power is MADNESS.

submitted 185 days ago • 271 comments

My brain’s not well at all atm but small creative routines can help so I’m going to try to post a (hopefully dopamine-boosting) photo for you every day through till🎄. Some small wreaths bc I really like twiggy circles 🌿:

submitted 186 days ago • 64 comments

Submissions to our anthology on the theme of SEASONS (up to 500 words) and entries to our Micro Fiction Competition (no theme, up to 100 words) are now open. For more details pls click on the link: nationalflashfictionday.co.uk

submitted 187 days ago • 2 comments

And just like that, Donald Trump gets away with his insurrection. Something that would have never happened in any other democratic country on earth. Astonishing.

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Remember: Christopher Luxon didn't have to agree to support the Treaty Principles Bill to any extent. It could have been a hard line. But he decided in negotiation that he valued power over principles and he has upheld that decision every day since. This is no less on Luxon than it is on Seymour.

submitted 199 days ago • 3 comments

Reposting this to remind you....

submitted 199 days ago • 6 comments

Not sure about the new Star Wars.

submitted 351 days ago • 40 comments

something so grim about this

submitted 201 days ago • 254 comments

Amazingly, Jane Austen lived at a Pizza Express for four months.

submitted 202 days ago • 45 comments

Just drove home from Auckland, passed the hīkoi at Levin. Every bridge on the motorway covered with people and tino rangatiratanga flags. Tomorrow is going to be HUGE Fuck you Seymour #nzpol

submitted 201 days ago • 3 comments

France 30 29 NZ Bugger!

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Deadline 25 May 2025!!

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'If there are times when moral flexibility is needed, this is not one of them' www.liberalcurrents.com/now-is-not-t...

submitted 204 days ago • 8 comments

Definitely need a nursery class for those of us stumbling out of the dark into the light.

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