Everyone can write, we need to give ourselves permission to write creatively… and practice.

Apprentice for the raw recruit.

Artisan for those on the journey.

Shorts and Excerpts to amuse and inform.

The Reading Room to consider reading and its future.

Bird sport

And welcome to the 45th Bird Olympics being held here in Hawk Bay where we are at the poolside for the water polo. Normally thought to be a shoe-in for the Gannets. This year the Starlings, seen here in the...

Retirement

Well, that’s that then. It’s all over. At last. Tomorrow life begins again. Every minute of every test match as it happens, uninterrupted. Day after day. Every ball, every wicket, every run. Lunch at lunch, tea at tea. Supper at...

Something from nothing

Write, write, write, write, write. If you’re alone, write while the kettle boils. On a bus or train, write some more. Coffee, lunch or tea break, write something else. The only way to become a fluent write is to do...

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