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A wedding in the Depression could be – well, depressing when a girl’s happiest day was pinched by poverty. So when Pauline and Eddie married it was simpl ...More
There was the hand to hold and he held it. Beau’s hand, big, bold, Beau’s hand and he felt happy and proud and self-conscious and amazed all at o ...More
Eddy Smallbone (orphan) is grappling with identity, love, loss, and religion. It’s two years since he blew up his school life and the earthqua ...More
I had a sinking feeling in my stomach that January when I arrived in Dunedin. I stood in front of the dirty shallow porch of my flat and it wasn ...More
We are pleased to announce that you can now switch fonts on every story. Just slide the green button at the top. ...More
It was a pretty chill place to live for the first two thirds of the year. It was a place of freedom and acceptance, a place of thinking, talking, c ...More
Inspiration: High Pressure/Low Pressure by Josh O’Rourke Dragons fly easy High streams of sibylline light Lazy loops of gold Cerulean myst ...More
Inspiration: Artwork by Jacob Yikes The afternoon sun has made Alice sleepy. She follows White Rabbit down a different dark, mossy hole and emer ...More
Drexel relaxed in the beat of swiping inner seams of jeans as the heft of cans tapped a pattern against his spine. In the chill air of just-before-da ...More
Catch a Falling Star by Eileen Merriman The compelling prequel to Catch Me When You Fall. A fifteen-year-old reaches for stardom as he slides into ...More
The Grimmelings by Rachael King ~ Spellbinding middle-grade fantasy adventure of loyalty, courage, and being careful what you wish for . . . The s ...More
Inspiration: “Elephants” by Owen Dippie A family, part of a herd, strong, steady and constant. My first visit to Chris ...More
Inspiration: Artwork by Richard “Pops” Baker Don’t hang me on the wall of your lounge Freeze frame frozen in time I need un ...More
Kingdom of Blong is the fifth in the Elastic Island Adventures children’s book series for children aged 7 – 12, although note all the b ...More
Inspiration: Artwork by Cracked Ink Silver fences keep me from the touch of tourists. I am kissed by cameras, spoken around, as though I have not lea ...More
The Sparrow by Tessa Duder ~ A powerful new historical novel from one of New Zealand’s best-loved YA authors An exciting new novel from the author of ...More
A seagull stands still, eyeing humans who are finishing their fish’n’chips. It perches upon a dark grey hard-edged rock, its white plumage flicker ...More
Nā J.K. Rowling ~ Nā Leon Heketū Blake i whakamāori Ko tētahi o ngā tino kōrero mā ngā tamariki ā mohoa nei, ko tā J.K. Rowling Harry Potter an ...More
Flip Flop Bay is the sixth in the Elastic Island Adventures children’s book series for children aged 7 – 12, but note the books can be r ...More
I was looking forward to 2011. I hadn’t been finding 2010 to be a very settled year. On one level I put the unsettled feeling down to it being the Year of th ...More
Inspiration: High Pressure/Low Pressure by Josh O’Rourke Rarer than gold Water shading, light dancing, greased lightning. Shimmering, ...More
Inspiration: Artwork by Tepid and Wisk A continuous loop repeating itself. A couple seconds closer to your birthday. A few seconds closer to d ...More
Inspiration: Artwork by D Side Cluck, cluck, cluck, A pirate digging. Dig, dig, dig, Deeper in the sand. Brr, brr, The tree leaves swishing, ...More