floodwaters, tinderboxes and a bear In 2004, hurricane Ivan hurtled toward New Orleans. We evacuated. My family and I crossed the state line into Mississippi…
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How can I explain the many ways living in New Orleans has influenced my writing? To say it’s a city steeped in history, food, music,…
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Comments closedI love words that lean in more than one direction at once. ‘Yield’ is one of those excellent, very old English language words that does…
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Comments closedFlora and fauna? I flicked through the contents of ‘Night Horse’ to see what I could find. There were plenty of animals, not so much…
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Comments closedFlash Frontier: Kia ora, Sue, and congratulations on winning North and South’s Short, Short Story Competition with your wonderful story ‘Swan Song‘. It’s a layered…
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Comments closedContents Interview: Rata Ingram, SIWA flash fiction competition winner Verus Amicus Cognoscitur – Rata Ingram That’s My Girl – Sally Carroll Christmas Saboteur – Céline…
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Comments closedExcerpts from a Natural History began in 2008, when my then-partner was finishing up an honours degree at Otago University, which included taking an upper-level…
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Comments closedAn Aswang (or Asuwang) is a shape-shifting monster usually possessing a combination of the traits of either a vampire, a ghoul, a warlock/witch, or different…
Continue reading Feature Story: E ngaro taku ringa – Vaughan Rapatahana
Comments closedWe’re excited that we were able to catch up this month with New Zealand’s Poet Laureate Selina Tusitala Marsh, to talk about the culture of…
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Comments closedFakaalofa atu, John Pule! We are excited to talk with you about your art and inspiration, about your relationship to your own history and geography…
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