Category: loss
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New Book: A Counter of Moons
Kia ora friends, whānau and writerly colleagues. Today’s news is that my new book A Counter of Moons has been printed and published with Steele Roberts Aotearoa. A Counter of Moons shares my initial grief experiences, after my son Reuben Winter took his life in 2020. Each chapter explores a…
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Grief Dialogues reading
Here’s my second audio for 2023 ~ a reading of Zealandia and October in your māra as published with Grief Dialogues in December. Massive thanks to Elizabeth Coplan and Halle Williams for publishing my work.
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Q&A with Elixir & Star Press (aka me)
I’ve had a few people ask, ‘Where did the name Elixir & Star Press come from?’ ‘Elixir’ was Reuben’s 2015 Totems album, and ‘Star’ was his first word. The other question has been, ‘How come you’re doing this?’ After researching (a lot) about grief whilst writing A Counter of Moons, I…
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Rejections and openings
I’ve come to loathe the 17th each month, being the counter of moons that I am these days. 21 months last week since Reuben took his life, and despite meandering through the day fully aware of it, it wasn’t until I checked messages from him, in the weeks before he…
Iona Winter 