Monthly Archives: May 2012

Tuesday Poem: ‘The Red Weaver’ by Christine Swint

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

—after La tejedora roja by Remedios Varo In a corner of a dark room she winds a skein of rose-colored wool into a ball. Behind her graying crown of braids, fleur-de-lis on papered walls reflect their vague faces in the mirror, and … Continue reading →

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2012 Short Story Collab, #4

Posted on May 26, 2012 by

Story #4 is a slightly longer story in a series of short story collabs, written in March in honour of International Women’s Month. It began when I wrote the first 100 words of a story and then sent it to two … Continue reading →

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2012 Short Story Collab, #3

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

Story #3 in a series of short story collabs, written in March in honour of International Women’s Month. It began when I wrote the first 100 words of a story and then sent it to two other women, asking them to … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Poem: ‘puriri moth dreaming’ by Piet Nieuwland

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

puriri moth dreaming under a midnight moon on ridgelines of obsidian hangs the emerald cloth of spring from te moananui a ranginui floats a rainbow by moonlight in this sacred night clouds of kowhai in rivers of stars the desires … Continue reading →

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2012 Short Story Collab, #2

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

Story #2 in a series of short story collabs, written in March in honour of International Women’s Month. This story began when I wrote the first 100 words of a story and then sent it to two other women, asking them … Continue reading →

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Summer / Winter: a collaboration with Walter Bjorkman

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

* This poetry collab is posted for this month’s Aotearoa Affair Blog Carnival, hosted by Christopher Allen. The theme this month is “Bi”  – so this 2011 collaboration across seasons and hemispheres seemed to fit. Walter has also posted a collab … Continue reading →

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2012 Short Story Collab, #1

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

This project took place in March, in honour of International Women’s Month. It began when I wrote the first 100 words of a story and then sent it to two other women, asking them to pass it along after adding onto … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Poem: ‘Change Your Name, Poetry’ by Adrienne Gilde

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

You ought to change your name, poetry. You’re one of those words like courage, conjures difficulty up the road, or mother, even more trying. I had to put you at the end of the line, poetry, because the minute you … Continue reading →

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The Wall: A love story, of sorts

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

Posted here for Edition #15 of the Language/Place Blog Carnival, hosted this month by Abha Iyengar in New Delhi, India. The theme this month is “encountering the other in language/place”. This story, originally written for Flash Frontier‘s “after the party” … Continue reading →

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