Iona Winter

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  • Out with Resolutions

    I’ve never been one for making New Year’s resolutions. I think I learned a long time back that they are very rarely held onto for the entirety of a year,… Read more

  • Poverty at Christmastime

    I’ve been pondering poverty today. Nothing new there, I often do, especially around Christmastime. I know it’s not light and happy and fluffy, but its real and exists and I am not blind… Read more

  • Off she goes…

    I farewelled the Masters Thesis (aka ‘The Novel’) into the post last week. Released into the hands of the markers, acutely aware that I’ll not hear anything for months. But it’s done, kia mutu,… Read more

  • Aural Feasts and Compost

    I’m pretty sure that some people thought I was running away, leaving the city and moving to the wop-wops. Maybe I was on a level. BUT I’ve escaped things that I’ll never… Read more

  • Chook Pooh Blood Moon Thesis

    Who would’ve thought that collecting chook pooh would be added to my list of distractions from writing? Certainly not me – NEVER in a million years did I want to repeat… Read more

  • Going Country

    I’ve moved. I know, I know, I’ve been talking about it for over a decade! So you’ll be pleased to know I’ve done it, and you won’t have to listen… Read more

  • Are hospitals places for inspiration?

    It’s a good question. Are hospitals good places for inspiration? Well they certainly could be, when one of my characters works in the medical field. Although I’m not sure it’s the… Read more

  • Eating and Feedback

    These past few weeks I’ve become fascinated with my eating. Well perhaps my use of ‘fascinated’ is overly generous…I’ve become somewhat obsessed. I know, I know, NOBODY wants to read another… Read more

  • The Waiting Game

    I am waiting. Some say I have always had the patience of a saint. I am pretty good at waiting (cue elevator music). Waiting however, with my saint-like patience, is… Read more

  • Endings & Goodbyes

    Endings and goodbyes are things I try to do well. In real life. In story-writing terms however, I’m not so great at them. Knowing how a story will end feels like… Read more