Our colonisers’ talismans just don’t feel like “ours”
Link: Our colonisers’ talismans just don’t feel like “ours” Written for Radio New Zealand, 2nd December.
Relief
I hate answering “how are you?” because the answer is typically “crap”, but the bummer for the asker is a bigger bummer for me who lives it. Yes, others have it worse. Others share similar stories. This is just one small story of one small day. No advice please. Do not make a single suggestion. Tweet me …
Paying for dinner
My partner and I went out for dinner and to see Deadpool* at the cinema tonight. After a decent meal, hosted by the restaurant owner or manager and a team of rushed young women, we were perfectly timed to get to our film. From a seat basically under the bar I got up, and reaching …
Fly like a woman
Assigned seat 6E on an A320 plane, I know it’s not likely I’ll have a seat empty beside me. I’m hopeful to be seated next to good people. I’m first to arrive in my row, tentatively sitting in the middle seat and not fastening my seatbelt because at best, no one will be seated by …
Post-op
I’m writing a few posts about my health issues. It’ll make the most sense if you read from part 1: The problem with my head. Each post has the next link below it, this is part 4. If you wish to talk to me about what I write, please do so via twitter: @antheaw, or on …