Evening
You out there sitting in the chill black grass just beyond the yellow fall of light from the kitchen window You know I’m watching wondering if the evening dew has Continue Reading →
Hysteria: Not so Historical
In the last year of being ill, I have discovered a disturbing pattern between the sharing of my mental health situation, and the disparagement – bordering on disbelief – by Continue Reading →
Today I turned 27. It feels pretty good. I’ve had loads of energy the past few days – I feel a tiny bit like my old self. Despite the small Continue Reading →
Recommended reading
If you’re not reading Ideologically Impure, you should be. Written by the self-proclaimed ‘Lefty, feminist, Wellingtonian, philologist, geek, willing tequila-drinker, and rejecter of labels,’ our own Queen of Thorns, it’s Continue Reading →
How to let it go when you can’t get over it
When I was little, my father used to say I was “like a dog with a bone.” If a particular issue or argument bothered me, I could never let it Continue Reading →
Hospital visits and bright lights
A few quick updates and some opinions (as usual) about our health system. If you’re on Twitter you may have seen that I spent yesterday morning in hospital, which was Continue Reading →
Stretching Days
Sometimes I go for a walk in the afternoons, when the rain is still dripping from branches and letterboxes and the clouds on the hills look empty While I wander, Continue Reading →
Goodbye, 2013…
… don’t let the door hit your ass on the way out. So clearly, if you’ve been following along at home, 2013 hasn’t been a good year for me. I Continue Reading →
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas, everyone. I am on hiatus for a few days. I hope you all have a wonderful holiday, and kia kaha to everyone who finds this time of year Continue Reading →
No.
A couple people tried to tell me today that if I didn’t like something, I don’t have to read it – and that “freedom of speech” gives you a Get Continue Reading →