Tips & Inspiration
First words: If they don’t come to you, then you might have to go out and meet them
It's not procrastination, it's not science, it's something else entirely
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If we were logical, the future would be bleak
I felt like we needed some light relief this Wednesday - here's Lois, in a throwback from the archives :)
Poppin' off Pānui
Poppin' off Pānui #3 - Are we really fucked?
In which I enthusiastically share with you what I'm thinking, reading, watching, making (with a brief eulogy to a beautiful departed friend)
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The myth of 'special treatment' (how not to silence yourself)
It was like an awful, angry, bittersweet gallery of memories and stories. Never any preamble. Just a ricochet of disembodied words, unanswerable questions and occasionally a shard of poetry.
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Poppin' Off Pānui #2
In which I enthusiastically share with you what I'm thinking, reading, watching, making (with an invitation to kaituhi Māori)
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Treasures passed down
Whaea Betz made us think about the things we inherited, and the things we didn’t. It’s difficult to pass on something you did not yourself receive.
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The ones that got away (and how it feels to see them again)
You never love a new place the same way you loved the old place. You must learn to love differently.
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Te Papa Tupu: Mentorship Programme
Applications close in a week - should you apply?
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"Pop off, Mum" (a pānui #1)
When you're not sure if your kid is mocking you or encouraging you
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In the grit (Reasons I withhold poetry)
When your lawyer forbids you from writing poetry, lol
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Have you ever been woken by a turn of phrase?
All the drinking I have ever known is merely distraction from drowning.
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Writing about Writing
A stand-alone section for those interested in craft with a tikanga | Te Ao Māori lens