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Come watch me die of embarrassment

Posted on June 23, 2019 by writehanded — Leave a reply

I’m a terrible public speaker. I faked numerous stomach bugs, colds, pains and periods to get out of doing speeches at school – and now here I’ve gone and said Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Mental health, Writing and books | Leave a reply

Pain is the doorway

Posted on January 17, 2019 by writehanded — Leave a reply

‘Pain is a form of alertness and particularity; pain is a way in.’

Posted in About illness, Writing and books | Tagged chronic illness, David whyte, pain | Leave a reply

2018 retro(/intro)(/per)spective

Posted on December 14, 2018 by writehanded — Leave a reply

My immediate response when I try to search the Mines of Moria of my memory is usually a 404 error, and trying to think about the whole past year crashed Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Feminism, Mental health, Poetry, Politics, Rebel Girl Reads, Uncategorised, WINZ/IRD, Writing and books | Leave a reply

Zopiclone letters

Posted on December 10, 2018 by writehanded — Leave a reply

I write a lot to stupid things when I’ve taken zopiclone, which is a sleeping pill that makes me think I’m a creative genius when actually I’m an idiot 

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‘Manic Depression on a mixtape’

Posted on November 27, 2018 by writehanded — Leave a reply

‘Take your pills. Don’t take your pills. Read this self-help book. Call her emotional. Put Manic Depression on a mixtape and give it to her for Christmas.’

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Give me back my anxiety chair!

Posted on November 19, 2018 by writehanded — 2 Comments ↓

Working my way through the impressive and throat-gripping essays in new anxiety anthology Headlands, I’m struck by two things. How unique each story is – and how each one is Continue Reading →

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‘I dropped coffee in my handbag’ and other excuses

Posted on October 28, 2018 by writehanded — Leave a reply

Found poems, sex dolls, drugged cats and robots – just another day, really. 

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Robots, writing and revolution

Posted on October 26, 2018 by writehanded

“I don’t see the point in writing about something that doesn’t really excite you; that doesn’t get right down into the base of your spine.” – Helen Heath

Posted in About illness, Mental health, Poetry, Writing and books

Education is failing women

Posted on August 12, 2018 by writehanded

My sex ed at school was rudimentary at best and focused very much on the many ways in which you could get pregnant and/or STIs and/or die. Not exactly the Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Feminism, Mental health, Rebel Girl Reads, Writing and books

Poukahangatus – Tayi Tibble

Posted on June 29, 2018 by writehanded

In some ways, I am not the best person to write about this book. I am wary of taking up space with my Pākehā voice. Not everything is for me, Continue Reading →

Posted in Poetry, Rebel Girl Reads, Writing and books

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