A 10-minute Writing Prompt Because the silence of a writer not writing is among the most deafening, here is a 10-minute writing prompt to get started. I’m offering you 4 different, easy ways to go about it. First of all, set your kitchen timer (or the timer on your phone if you must) for 10 …
New Zealand’s Far North: Let’s Take a Virtual Tour Now Most of Us Can’t Travel
There’s an equally popular and persistent myth about New Zealand/Aotearoa: that the South Island is more beautiful than the North Island. Perhaps it’s because of the Lord of the Rings movies. Or it could be because many European immigrants initially settled on the South Island in the 1950s and wrote lyrical letters home about the …
Will New Zealand’s post-COVID ‘transformation’ solve its environmental challenges?
It was certain to me that the New Zealand Labour party would win the elections. What is not certain is that Jacinda Ardern’s new government will be green enough to face the country’s massive environmental challenges. But with the return of the Green Party’s James Shaw as climate minister and a new dedicated ministry for …
Why it was essential to declare the Easter Bunny an essential service
The ultimate consolatory message combines a touch of emotion with humour, according to Dr. Madelijn Strick, Senior lecturer social psychology at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. “However, these stories are hard to come by and it is difficult to track them down. But the search is worthwhile because they make us laugh and …
