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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Afternoon out with a friend at the small but excellent Carmen Rupe exhibition, followed by liquorice gelato and logging a few bees. Wellington, you're still pretty great.

a bright red mobility scooter with feather boas and other bright shiny decorations, along with sequined and otherwise flamboyant outfits

hand holding a red striped cup of near-black gelato with a wooden spoon - the harbour is in the background out of focus

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Extremely wholesome start to the school holidays: "daisy" (actually snowdrop) chains tied to the bridge by the playground and streaming out in the wind.

Concrete road bridge over a small stream, with grass on the foregrounded bank. Long chains of flowers with stalks are tied to the railings and hanging from the bridge.

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Hey look the Hannah has fixed their death stairs I dramatically fell from! I will likely still find a dramatic way to injure myself, but this is a good move.

A low railing on the edge of stairs where they turn.

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I'm freezing because I'm a goblin who never brings their coat but I also have hot night market noodles and tomorrow booked off work and there are kids practicing their singing from the council buildings balcony and it's pretty nice actually

Bowl of noodles with chopsticks- in the background are cars and plants and a dark night sky.

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Anyway the onomatopoeia in this is beautiful.

text: atua whiowhio
1. (noun) railway train, steam engine, locomotive, train.

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Synonyms: tima rerewē

2. (noun) whistling atua.

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Also very cool to see Sanctuary on the library's stall - thanks folks!

A selection of books with a rainbow table cloth underneath

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Walk through the cherry blossom on the way to Living in Colour 🏳️‍🌈. I don't know why my city does Pride in September, but it's always good. Nice to catch up with friends and meet some new people.

A park with cherry blossom trees and red benches and railings

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Very cool to find this at our crafting spot at @wcllibrary.bsky.social. Ka rawe!

a poster in a plastic stand titled "Kupu mahi ā rehe for your kete" and lists kupu/words to do with crafting, and ends with "Too much wūru in my whakaputunga" which means "too much wool in my stash"

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Look how pretty the resources / handouts at today's writing workshop were!

A selection of patterned cards in soft colours - one is a name card marbled mostly in blues, there are also some books on the table and a little hessian drawstring bag.

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A little sad to not make it to Word this year but very nice to have this sent to me: not one but two of my books on display at Tūranga!

displayed books with bookmarks that read "staff picks"

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

At the Living Wage election forum, still 20 mins til start and this place is PACKED (yes I know there are empty chairs but there are more people in the food queue).

a crowded hall with performers in a stage. a sign says Living Wage cities.

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

In the horrible mall with the horrible light to test my new light sensitivity glasses. If they work here they'll work anywhere.

Selfie - white non-binary person with slightly pink tinted glasses in a mall.

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

It's release day! Like sea magic? Ghostly ships? A queer protag with ADHD? Tides of Time has all this and more. It's available on all the usual platforms at: books2read.com/b/tides3 Or start the series at books2read.com/b/tides1

Cover of Tides of Time by Andi R. Christopher. Cover shows a young woman in a leather jacket with magic like turquoise swirls around herand an old ship in the background.

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Never not annoyed by what spell check has become.

screenshot of text that reads "Her ma will be watching her closely". Spellcheck suggest "ma will" should be "man will".

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

It's a -feeling- seeing things you were involved in organising on a timeline like you were there in history.

Holding up a page of a booklet with a timeline in an auditorium.

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Recipe comments about Beef Wellington read so differently these days...

text: cyberroo
02/07/2012
looks like a great side for my beef wellington dinner tomorrow.

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

It's a Charley Deacon month! Tides of Time out soon.

Cover of Tides of Time shows a young woman surrounded by glowing turquoise swirls with an old ship and the moon in the background. Round the cover are arrows pointing to text: Sea magic! ghostly ships, sea creatures, time slipping, neurodivergent characters, mysterious isolated coastal settlement, Bi protag!

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Look at this shiny bookmark-trophy I got as a @tepaetawhitiawards.bsky.social finalist!

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Good turnout on a cold day 🏳️‍⚧️ I didn't manage all the march but did what I could.

Crowd protesting in civic square, some with signs and trans flags

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

And lastly Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White. It's dystopian and harrowing in places - I put off reading it for a while - but it also really sucks you in. Pacey with terrifying worldbuilding.

cover centres a young person with bleeding from the heart and multiple feathered wings each with an eye, surrounded by chains above a ruined cityscape

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Power to Yield and Other Stories by Bogi Takács. I finally got to read the "turned into a houseplant" story Bogi hinted at a while back! Enjoyed basically all of these stories, and loved the wide range of ideas underpinning them.

cover seems to show a blue skinned person with visible veins and brain in what might be purple clothing or might be a bird or dragon like form. Red symbols suggest flowers or arrows on a lime green background

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha. One of those books that part breaks you and part heals you. Filled in a lot of gaps from the author's previous book, and acknowledged a lot of messiness. Important reading.

Cover is semi abstract but seems to show sun breaking through multi coloured cloud and a sundial where the gnomon and the hour markers are people.

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Menewood by Nicola Griffiths - I grew up already feeling points of connection to Hild/a and to be honest this series feels as much like lost lore to me as fiction. It's also just really well researched and crafted. It's long but doesn't feel like a chore to read at all.

Cover shows Hild looking stauch, her hair blown in wind, with a medieval battle raging behind her. Her hand is on her sword.

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

This Delicious Death by Kayla Cottingham. Look, this YA won't change your world but it was a lot of fun. Teenage me who loved Point Horror would have loved this with all the horror, minus the weird misogyny and plus large amounts of gay.

cover has a cooler held by a hand with yellow nail polish and bracelets, with blood seeping out

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

A Fire Born of Exile by Aliette de Bodard - this series is so rich in its worldbuilding, but here I particularly appreciated the depth, the echos of past wrongs and how the permeate the world.

Cover is partly abstract but includes two women, and birds, in reds and purples

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Lakelore by AnnaMarie McLemore is beautiful magic-realist YA, with two Latino, ND, non-binary teens, their (supportive!) families, and a world beneath a lake (which is one of my favourite story topics).

cover shows two teens half submerged in a lake - seaweed is appearing to grow from them. Lake is many colours and blocky, giving a surreal feeling to it.

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

New finished object: trans pride beanie 🏳️‍⚧️ 🧶🇳🇿

Beanie in light pink, baby blue and off white stripes, alluding to the trans flag. Stripes are sort of diagonal and swirling round. The hat has a large white ribbed brim and white pompom on top.

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

To misquote Erin Patterson: this government, I swear to fucking god.

Letter from Total Mobility announcing cut of subsidy and limit

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

I know when I went round saying 2026 was going to be my Luddite year most of you thought I was just really sick of AI. The truth is, I'm really sick of generative AI, engaging in political activism in the best ways available to me, _and_ I bought a handloom.

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Quote with a fictional band that is not Spinal Tap

Nicky and Pamela from The Sleez Sisters from the Movie Times Square. Both are dressed sort of punk - Robin has a ripped shirt and Pamela is wearing badges on her jacket.

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Beautiful setting for a witchcraft uh I mean writing retreat

View out from a living room across grass to the lake with clouds and a hill in the background. It's prettier than my description.

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Also really cool to bump into several of the D*List crew and see these resources.

A display with several books by disabled authors, fidget toys, and headphones.

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Main drawcard for me was hearing Rebecca Kuang speak and she absolutely did not disappoint. Daniel Hahn's translating Shakespeare discussion, which I picked out almost at random turned out to be another highlight.

Rebecca Kuang and panel chair on stage in theatre - Rebecca's image is also on large screen

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Auckland friends, I'm lurking around the Writers' Festival until late afternoon tomorrow. Say hi if you're doing the same.

Aotea square with bridge like banner for the festival

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Made it to Auckland. Had new food experience. Now hanging out in giant hotel room.

Malatang - seafood, noodles, tofu and other things in tomato soup.

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Friend visited from India. We took them to sample the local cuisine.

Outside of Currizza - the shop that sells curry pizza

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Sold some books! Got to hang out with some great people! Back home now...

stall set up with my books, needles and knitting, pride flags, and signs

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Kirikiriroa Hamilton, I am at Ages of Pages tomorrow. Table K05. Come say hi! 🇳🇿📚

Basic info about Ages of Pages Book Fair 2 May, 9:30am to 4pm, Claudelands Event centre. 140+ authors, free entry

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Made the first mitten in 2019. Finished the second today. Nice and quick pattern if you don't leave a seven year gap mid project. 🇳🇿🧶

Multicoloured green fingerless mittens with frilled edges and a little twisted cable detail on the backs. Hands modelling are white and pointed in opposite directions.

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

"Spellcasting On" has made the Sir Julius Vogel Award shortlist for 2026. Thank you to everyone who nominated, and congratulations to my fellow shortlistees.

Cover of Spellcasting On by Andi R. Christopher - is purple and decoraged with knitting and home hardware items

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

New bookmarks are here in time for Ages of Pages!

Bookmarks! One side is purple with cover of Spellcasting On, the other is green with images of a cauldron, a moon with a cat, and two women on a bench, eeading: Andi R Chtistopher Sorcery Sapphics Secrets.

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

March reading (learning heavily into YA). Titles and authors to follow in thread.

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Rainbow from the bus stop this morning

Almost vertical slice of rainbow in a grey sky with powerlines and parts of trees visible

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Cat in the sun, having interrupted my reading.

dark tortoiseshell cat, almost glowing in the sun, next to a copy of hardback book (Sheine Lende) with trees, ferns, and lawn in the background

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

This week I started my term as the Toi Pōneke d/Deaf and/or Disabled Artist in Residence. The time and space to write is so precious, and I'm loving hanging round my old stomping ground again.

my desk by the window with laptop and keyboard

a flattened cardboard box with coloured postits

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Playing Wingspan with a new expansion I asked if hummingbirds counted as birds, was emphatically told "hummingbirds are birds" and my brain immediately did this. #OwlsAreValid

the words hummingbirds are birds with two silhouetted hummingbirds, all in the colours of the trans flag

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Look, we all love to see it, but the entertainment classification is just a little on the nose, perhaps?

Piers Morgan in hospital with text: Entertainment, Piers Morgan breaks hip after tripping in London restaurant, 19 Jan 06:50 AM

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Lovely day at the duckpond

a duck pond with Oamaru stone sculpture in the water. There are many ducks and a few other birds in and around the water. Trees/bush are visible in the background at the far end of the pond.

large duck pond reflecting the surrounding trees and blue sky

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Comments on Washington Bullets on Youtube

two comments reading "ah yes, again" and "Here we go again"

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