On the 1st of May, we had a 'Story & Poetry Share' evening via Zoom. So great not to have to leave your house in the cold. It was an...

I try not to write too many blog posts about my books because it can become boring for readers. But birthing a book is quite a process,...

I am working with Wanda Thompson-Kiel on publishing her awesome book of poetry - Blue Waters. She really is a wonder - pardon the pun. It...

Resilience is my word of the moment - according to the Oxford Dictionary: the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness...

Poetry in a Pear Tree is dedicated to my parents. The sense of humour we grew up with, is threaded through many of the poems. I also had...

Poetry in a Pear Tree Blurb - Here is the write up on the back of my next book! Poetry in a Pear Tree is a pork and puha collection of...

I do love a bit of poetry and my little book is with Ingram Spark at the moment, awaiting birth. Here is a little teaser of the first...

Yay! There is such a lot to do as an Indie Publisher and I made it a bit harder because I wanted to print hard copies in NZ - but The...

At times my writing seems to take over our world with a life of its own 😂 But enter mokopuna (the grandkids) and embrace the fun and...

I am in the home stretch of the first print of The Future Weavers - yay - just waiting for the courier drop off in the next couple of...

I will say at the outset of this amusing and true story, that I have permission to laugh with my nearest and dearest. My brother-in-law...

YOUR QUESTION ANSWERED - WHY DID YOU WRITE THE FUTURE WEAVERS? I have answered in the short video below. Is it just me or is the world...

Oh, the angst of getting your cover ready for the book 😅. In the case of The Future Weavers - 5th time lucky, but thank goodness for...

I hope you spent your valuable time Indulging in the silliness of rhyme Day seven, the end of the week The close of my limerick streak...

There once was a man from Kaitaia Whose vehicle got a flat tyre He was so pissed off With a hiccup and cough His bad temper set his hair...

A girl came from the Waiapu River But the southerly wind made her shiver She warmed up with whiskey Which made her quite frisky But...

Well, it's raining it's pouring, and all that jazz today in Gizzy. So the rain in our plain couldn't be left out today, and there is a...

There once was a poet from Kaiti Who spoke words so eloquently His tintinnabulation Was famed throughout the nation But he only rhymed...

There once was a man from the Coast There was nothing, that he wouldn’t roast When he found some weed And he roasted the seeds He found...

Yesterday morning, I sat down and wrote a series of limerick poems. They are five lines, normally funny and allowed to be rude - yes!...