Tig Notaro, C.diff, and laughing about death
A few days ago we watched the documentary Tig, about the comedian Tig Notaro. I first heard of Tig Natoro about a year and a half ago, when someone sent me Continue Reading →
Author Archives: writehanded
A couple of quick things
Hello! I know I said I wasn’t going to blog while I was in Wellington… but, things change. I realised that was kinda unrealistic. So, here’s some news.
Stop the screaming cornpops
Minions. They are everywhere. They are inescapable. They are “screaming cornpops who are tearing apart society through middle aged mom memes.”
The futility of writing and why we keep doing it anyway
“Writers are either optimistic or seriously stupid—perhaps a combination of both.”
WINZ – How do we force change?
One of the things that has struck me about running this blog is the horror stories I have heard from people having trouble with WINZ. Having trouble is putting it Continue Reading →
Some news
I’ve been accepted into a course at the Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University in Wellington. So the blog will be on hiatus for a few weeks.
“How soon until I die?”
Sometimes, people’s courage astounds us. Sometimes, we look at people and think ‘How are you still standing? How are you still going?’ Bird By Bird – Some Instructions on Writing Continue Reading →
What I’ve learned about mindfulness
I’ve just completed a six-session course in mindfulness. It was specifically aimed at helping me manage my pain, but I’ve found it applies to pretty much everything in my life.
GiggleTV update
I’ve had a response from the Ministry of Health, and I actually got up the courage to talk directly to the business owner of the restaurant I was in when Continue Reading →
The Do’s and Don’ts of dealing with blind people
GUEST POST: Pinky Fang is an illustrator and maker from Wellington, NZ. She has Retinitis Pigmentosa, a cat with a distinct lack of ears, and is about to get her very Continue Reading →