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Month: October 2017

The medication merry-go-round

Posted on October 31, 2017 by writehanded

I think most people know that when you have cancer, your treatment options are mostly horrible, and the side effects are almost as bad as the illness itself. I don’t Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness

Resurrection

Posted on October 20, 2017 by writehanded

I, like many others, had given up hope after Election Night. I honestly didn’t think there was any chance that NZ First would form a coalition with Labour. I thought Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Feminism, Financial hardship, Mental health, Politics

Why I love language

Posted on October 5, 2017 by writehanded

I’m trying to cobble together some poetry at the moment, from memos and fragments and notes on napkins. It’s not going great but it made me think about language and Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Poetry

The thoughts = wellness myth

Posted on October 1, 2017 by writehanded

The prevailing belief in kiwi culture is that if you just try hard enough, you’ll succeed. Try, try, and try again, right? Yeah. It’s a nice idea. But it’s not Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness

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