How Does It Hurt?
Last week I was lucky enough to go to Wellington and spend some time with some really incredible people. I arrived home utterly exhausted and completely exhilarated. How Does It Continue Reading →
Author Archives: writehanded
‘Writers have lives, not careers’
Here’s this week’s Nelson Mail column.
Somewhere beyond thank you
A couple of days ago, Cate Owen tweeted asking for examples of kindness people had experienced because of Twitter. She was inundated with some pretty incredible replies.
Whose story is it?
I originally wrote this in January when the events surrounding the suicide of Dr Essay Anne Vanderbilt came to light. It was never published, because I was far too angry Continue Reading →
Online activism: Does it make a difference?
In this week’s Nelson Mail column, I asked if online activism really makes a difference. Can a Facebook like really feed a child? Here’s the full story with all relevant Continue Reading →
No Way TPPA
I’ve avoided writing anything about TPPA up til now, because frankly it just seemed too big and scary and I didn’t get it at all. I have a natural aversion Continue Reading →
Numbers, predictions, and the usual WINZ terror
Last week I wrote a post at On The Left about “WINZ-speak” and how much of it is deliberate bureaucratic miscommunication. I wanted to say a few more things about Continue Reading →
What to do when you can’t do it
To Do List Open current writing project document Check Twitter and Facebook Laundry Find cardboard boxes suitable for cloning and/or time machine Check Twitter and Facebook Scroll all the way Continue Reading →
Insomniacs Anonymous
It’s like one of those bad b grade horror movies where the main character wakes to a voice on the phone rasping “It’s 3am. Do you know where your daughter is?” Continue Reading →
Introducing On The Left
If you’ve not had your head under a rock this week, you might’ve spied the new kid on the blogging block – On The Left. I’m entirely partial, but I Continue Reading →