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This is the melty time of year, when the dates meld into each other and you can’t recall which day of the week it is. It is the right state of things that this barely matters, and that for a short window of time the calendar has no power

Mosquito affixed to a nearby inboxThe emails have already been infiltrated with talk of the Season. A local electronics store wants to wish me greetings for the Season in their “Countdown to Techmas!” (Body Benefits Percussive Massage Gun now at the HOT PRICE of $185!) An international book chain reminds

If you’re a Kiwi who’s not into DIY, then people look at you a bit funny, since this is a skill set assumed to be compulsory in the curriculum vitae of your New Zealand citizenship. And you’re hopelessly out of fashion if you’re like me and

The most dangerous goal Standing next to the steel post of a field hockey goal on a starry winter evening, a column of steam rising off me, I would wait for the opposing player at the top of the scoring circle to take a shot. My friend Kris, the goalie,

What’s in the letter? 💌 * New post, continuing a theme: Notes from a small house II 🏡 * Mantra of the week – (potentially?) wise things I’ve tried to tell myself 💬 * Elsewhere on the internet – James Clear saying even wiser things  ⚛️ * Centenary – we hit 100, but let’s not stop there 💯

What’s in the bag? 🎒 * Podcast episode #8: Wait, what did you say? 🎙️ * (Bad) job of the week – a new post on working at The Crystal Palace 🔮 * Elsewhere on the internet: Overemployment – it’s a thing 👔 * Update on Christmas (as in, 25 December) – it’s still coming 🎄