He Pao
A pao is a ditty, a short impromptu song or poem to inspire and entertain (it can also mean to stare vacantly). Every Wednesday, inspiration from my creative practice to support yours.
Stuck: On the conditions that ignite or suppress truly creative writing
This type of writing doesn't feel like work. It feels like something between necessity and reward. If I was a bird I guess I'd sing.
Exciting news! (and boring admin)
Sharing and exchanging from our respective kete mātauranga? Yes! Let's do that.
Hope is shaped like a shovel and will give you blisters
More than once I felt like kneeling down. There’s a kind of awe that hits you when you understand the scale of the loss and the commitment required to heal and recover.
The rapture of Survival: A collage of post-Waitangi mundane delights
Lois realises in her list of delights, there are no mundane tasks. Is she lazy? Possibly. Probably. She is surrounded by people who excel at the domestic. Lois prefers to document the domestic.
Instructions for (not) Letting Go
A weird and short parable.
An editor lives in my head
Years ago, Lois used to argue with John in actual cafes. They would meet and he would have a long black and her and oat milk flattie. Sometimes they ate (him lasagne with side salad, her a scone which she'd barely touch).