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September and awareness
September may always be a difficult month for me, due to most of the world running on the Gregorian solar-based calendar system. Dates, as I’ve written about in A Counter… Read more
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Abundant August
I’ve been thinking a great deal about gratitude this month. The etymology of the word dates back to the mid 15th century, and comes from Medieval Latin for ‘thankfulness’. I… Read more
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July, the month of busy
July has been an extraordinarily absorbing time, editing work for the next Elixir & Star Press (ESP*) Grief Almanac a liminal gathering 2. The work feels both bittersweet and necessary;… Read more
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Winter Solstice updates
First off, a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who takes the time to read my posts (having subscribed to them), who’ve engaged with rocks in my pockets (the new podcast),… Read more
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May 20th, sharing the love
Today marks what would’ve been my son Reuben Winter’s 32nd birthday, had he not taken his life in 2020. The deep mamae (pain) accompanying suicide bereavement is something many people… Read more
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ESP* submissions open
A friendly reminder, to creatives from Aotearoa New Zealand, that Elixir & Star Press is open for submissions to the next grief almanac a liminal gathering 2. Massive thanks to… Read more
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An answer for everything
A couple of notes, before we get to the NEW short story that’s just been published. Wait, what? Did you say a new short story? Yes, hold on one moment…important… Read more
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Silence that Speaks
Last month, I had the privilege to be part of a panel discussion speaking to suicide and the arts, with Nadine Anne Hura, Hendrix Hennessy-Ropiha and Susan Wardell (moderator). This… Read more
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YouTube Review
My deepest gratitude to Pallas Hupé Cotter, for the review of A Counter of Moons. Thank you for the work you’re doing in the areas of grief, suicide bereavement and… Read more