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Posted on July 22, 2026

Deadline, sweet deadline

I spent today at my newspaper (which I surprised myself by buying in May) - the GB Weekly - helping to finish it for the week. We sent it away to the printers in Christchurch this afternoon, and the next time I’ll see it is this Friday when it arrives in my letter box. It’s …

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Posted on July 5, 2025

What could you write by Christmas? 🎄

Kia ora!How are you?We’ve had an intense week of rain here in Golden Bay, including one day with no internet or cell phone reception! It was very 1980s.We’ve just nudged over the halfway mark of 2025, and this week I thought I’d remind you what you could achieve by the end of the year, if …

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Posted on December 12, 2024

Your rebellious past? 💃🏽

Kia ora! Sometimes readers send me stories that make me smile, and today I have one from Cathy Monnington. When she finishes writing it, her life story promises to be very entertaining. Before I share her words, I think it’s a great idea to share some insight into what you did for Christmas, in your …

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Posted on August 1, 2024

When you write, and 100 words of your story

Kia Ora, hello there lovely, I’m loving the cosines of winter. We’ve had a few days of rain and it’s been a great time to write, sitting as close as I can get to our impressively real looking fake fire, ha ha! I’m most productive as a writer in the mornings. How about you? If …

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