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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 4h

Starting in 1.45 hours. Pay-what-you-can/Koha With myself and my wonderful psychoanalyst friend, Emma. This is going to be a really fun and gentle walk through the world of building relationships and friendships for supportive and positive communities and careers.

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 23h

🧵Spotted on a Rainy Market Day in Aotearoa New Zealand: A small human (3?) is clutching a wheel of camembert cheese to her chest and wearing a big watery frown. Dad asks what's wrong and she bellows with utmost distress: "MY CHEESE IS SAD!" Dad trying to commiserate in between belly chuckles.

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Starting in 1.5 hours: If anyone would like to attend an online workshop about micro journaling to find positive moments in your day, I'm doing one. October 3rd 9am NZT. Pay-What-You-Can Available for 2 weeks for ticket holders who can't make it on the day.😊🪻🌸 www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/finding-ti...

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Finding Tiny Moments of Joy in Everyday Life

Do you need more joy and calmness in your life? Then this workshop about how to find small joys in the world might be for you!

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A small human (3?) in a sparkly blue dress with sparkly red shoes is cycling a tiny tricycle as FAST as she can go! A big placid dog (Staffy cross snuggle?) is trotting at her side. Two friends off on an adventure.

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I'm chatting to this wonderful human today in a few hours. Can't wait! If you want to come along, there's still time to book. Video on demand for two weeks after the recording if you can't be there at the actual live event time.

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If anyone would like to attend an online workshop about micro journaling to find positive moments in your day, I'm doing one. October 3rd 9am NZT. Pay-What-You-Can/Koha Available for 2 weeks for all ticket holders if you can't make it on the day.😊🪻🌸 www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/finding-ti...

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Finding Tiny Moments of Joy in Everyday Life

Do you need more joy and calmness in your life? Then this workshop about how to find small joys in the world might be for you!

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A tiny new human is being snuggled in Mum's arms as Mum sits in a park, gazing out over a gently rushing river. Tiny Human does not care for the view, however. Tiny Human's fast asleep. Blowing little milk-drunk bubbles. A picture of total serenity.

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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Finding Tiny Moments of Joy in Everyday Life

Do you need more joy and calmness in your life? Then this workshop about how to find small joys in the world might be for you!

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🧵Spotted During the School Holidays in Aotearoa New Zealand: A rotund and spotty pony (Shetland cross toadstool?) has a rather itchy bottom and has decided the BEST scratching post possible is the foreleg of a large shaggy Clydesdale horse. Big Horse appears content with this arrangement.

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A couple (80s?) are holding hands across a cafe table, smiling at each other as steam drifts from their cups of coffee. Every now and then bursting into great peals of laughter at something the other has said.

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm going to be talking to the wonderful poet Teoti Jardine. This coming Friday 2nd October, 10am Pay-What-You-Can. Video On Demand for two weeks of you can't make the time. (There might be some explicit words/content but it will be amazing content.) www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/the-weight...

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The Weight We Carry: Teoti Jardine in Conversation

An hour of poetry and storytelling with acclaimed poet Teoti Jardine.

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🧵Spotted From a Sunny Cafe in Aotearoa New Zealand: A effervescent woman (80s?) wearing a flowing yellow floral dress bustles from her wooden cottage and carefully crouches down on her garden path to offer a bumble bee a drink from an outstretched teaspoon. Beaming when her gift is accepted.

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A small human (4?) is dinosaur ROARING and STOMPING towards a cafe door. Dad asks him to open it and he pushes and pushes and PUSHES. But what is this?! The door is too mighty for Small Human T-Rex's arms? Time for Dadosaurus to come to the rescue!

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hey lovely people. I'm going to be running a Social Media for Creatives workshop that's focussed on keeping safe, sane and even having fun on social media. October 6, 9am NZT. Pay What You Can Online Available on demand for 2 weeks after. www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/social-med...

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Social Media For Creatives

A talk for creatives wanting to use social media for promotion without sacrificing their sanity and time. Led by author George Penney.

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🧵Spotted in a Cafe in Aotearoa New Zealand: A small human (3?) is sitting at Mum's feet in a cafe, frowning grumpily at the Rubik's Cube is his hands. He's not sure how this thing works. All he knows that he does not disapprove of all this blue on the red side. Hmm... maybe Dad can fix it.

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Hello lovely people. I'm running a 3 hr crash course in indie publishing in October that'll give you all the info you'll need to get a book/publication out there and seen. Pay-what-you-can. Oct 7th. Available for 2 weeks afterwards. www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/a-crash-co...

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A Crash Course In Independent Publishing

A 3 hour self-publishing talk delivered by multi-best selling author and publishing company director, George Penney.

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: An Australian cafe owner is regaling two customers of that time he was bitten by a snake and didn't die. Bushy eyebrows waggling to punctuate the dramatic bits of the tale. Thoroughly enjoying his appreciative audience.

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

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A Crash Course In Independent Publishing

A 3 hour self-publishing talk delivered by multi-best selling author and publishing company director, George Penney.

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Hey lovely people. Every now and then you'll come across me mentioning a public piano in one of my Spotted posts, often the one at my favourite fruit and vege shop. Well, here's that piano being played beautifully recently. www.facebook.com/share/v/1BK4... (I know it's a FB link but it's worth it.)

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: Two lambs are frolicking in a gassy paddock as their mum contentedly munches grass. Sneezing before she moves on to a more tasty spot. Birds calling overhead. The scent of green on the breeze.

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Hey lovely people. My beautiful friend Emma and I are running an online workshop about friendship and networking. It promises to be a wonderful time. 4th October, 9am NZT, Pay-what-you-can. (Available for 2 weeks for people who can't attend on the day.) www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/friendship...

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Friendship & Networking For Creatives

A warm, fun workshop about networking and friendship for writers, artists and anyone wanting to connect to a community.

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

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Friendship & Networking For Creatives

A warm, fun workshop about networking and friendship for writers, artists and anyone wanting to connect to a community.

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

🧵Spotted on Market Day in Aotearoa New Zealand: A tiny puppy (King Charles Cavalier cross furry donut?) has decided that circling around and around and around his human's foot is a very good idea. His laughing human scoops him up for a squirm-cuddle. Puppy love all the way.

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A small human (5?) is MOST DISGRUNTLED with his pushbike. Hands on hips, glaring and stomping as he lectures its prone form. Pushbike appears completely unrepentant but Small Human is determined to keep lecturing until it gets the idea!

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Little under the weather today lovely people. Will resume regular transmission tomorrow. If you want access to thousands of my wee Spotted vignettes, I have a rather spiffy Patreon.🥰🌸🌼 www.patreon.com/georgepenney

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George Penney — Writer, People Watcher, Book Sniffer, Critter Loving Traveller

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A fluffy little ginger cat is slinking through a garden bed. Body low, low, low to the ground as he creeps... and creeps... and creeps... AND POUNCES. ROLLING and CLAWING and PAWING on a leaf that dared twitch in the wind in front of him.

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: Two black swans are coasting along on an inlet as the tide comes in. Four little grey cygnets bobbing on ripples behind them. Fluffy blue clouds overhead in a vast blue sky. Snow on the mountains beyond. (1)

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A tiny human (1?) has decided that she'd rather like to chomp on the lunch menu Mum's looking at. Mouth open expectantly. Watching... Waaaatching... Mum distracted! Ha! CHOMP! (numnumnum) (1)

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

🧵Spotted on Market Day in Aotearoa New Zealand: A woman (30s?) is wrangling five small humans (3 - 5?) in sparkly dresses and glitter shoes as they make their way through the market. Small Humans bouncing all over the place like tiny sparkly chaos particles. Giggles and laughter all the way. (1)

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A tiny human (2?) in denim overalls and a pink jumper, hair in bouncy pigtails, is doing a waddle-stomp next to Mum as they walk down the street. Singing a stompy song with utmost enthusiasm. A huge grin on her face as she goes. (1)

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

No spotted post today because of physics lovely people. I was hoping to get a spotted post to you this afternoon, but my lovely partner Tony is delivering a science fiction and physics presentation in a few hours and we're running late setting up for it!

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A tiny human (2?) is holding Mum's hand, pulling her past a roadworks site from digger to digger. Regarding their mechanical dinosaur frames with rapt admiration. Roaring back in Mechanical Dinosaur Language when they make noise. In his element. (1)

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A tiny human (2?) is taking holding his little brother's hand very seriously as they cross the road. Walking next to Little Brother's pram with great gravitas. Big Brothering is a VERY serious business indeed. (1)

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A man (50s?) is approaching his garden gate when a huge fluffy cat darts out. Meowing an enthusiastic hello. Brushing first this way and that against his legs and asking to be picked up for a big snuggly hug. Purring like a cuddly little tractor. (1)

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

If it's anyone's cup of tea, the lovely Perlina Lau from RNZ's Culture 101 program (think New Zealand's BBC, NPR or ABC) interviewed me last week about Beautiful Words. It was such a fun chat and quite a buzz to get so much time to speak on such a great program. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

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George Penney on Beautiful Words Con and why Silence of the Lambs is actually a romance

Beautiful Words Con is a new independent writing festival launching in Nelson from Tuesday until 26 September, with 30 talks and workshops covering fiction, poetry, songwriting, game writing and indie...

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

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George Penney on Beautiful Words Con and why Silence of the Lambs is actually a romance

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