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Tracy Farr @hissingswan.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Bad Diaries Podcast is back … talking about good diaries, writing, and the creative process

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Tracy Farr @hissingswan.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Mōrena Beautiful morning at Careys Bay, Ōtākou

View over still water, low morning light, boats in Careys Bay, and out beyond towards the heads of Otago Harbour

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Tracy Farr @hissingswan.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

The eve of publication for this beauty, WONDERLAND Turns out the text on the cover matches my 1st + last notebooks for this novel 📕 📒 From 1st notebook: “1.1.16 Where to start?…It may be that there are *3* sisters…3 is a good fairytale number, a prime” Been a long ride getting here #pukapuka

A novel with WONDERLAND in red text and Tracy Farr in yellow text. There are two notebooks underneath it, one red (Wonderland the 1st), the other yellow (Wonderland 15).

A book, Wonderland, angled so you can see the front cover and spine. It’s being held in front of a pile of other books. The image on the front cover is of an old-fashioned amusement park, highlighted with overlaid colour pops in read and yellow and blue.

The back cover of the novel, with blurb that reads:

Te Motu Kairangi Miramar Peninsula, Wellington 1912

Doctor Matti Loverock spends her days and nights bringing babies into the world, which means her daughters-seven-year-old triplets Ada, Oona and Hanna—have grown up at Wonderland, the once-thriving amusement park owned by their father, Charlie. Then a grieving woman arrives to stay from the other side of the world, in pain and incognito, fleeing scandal. She ignites the triplets' curiosity and brings work for Matti, diverting them all from what is really happening at Wonderland.
In a bold reimagining, Marie Curie-famous for her work on radioactivity-comes to Aotearoa and discovers both solace and wonder.

Passionate, beautifully constructed, sorrowful and yet immensely hopeful. -Fiona Kidman

'Mesmerising. A book that leaves you filled with wonder, and deeply moved. I loved it. —Gigi Fenster

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Tracy Farr @hissingswan.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Beginning week 2 (of 6!) of my residency at Robert Lord Writers Cottage in Ōtepoti Dunedin. What a treat to have such a chunk of writing time in this house, this city. In my down-time I’m immersed in Robert Lord Diaries – delighting in reading it here, in his place. Now, back to work… #pukapuka

A hand holds a book, ROBERT LORD DIARIES, in front of an open door, a brick wall, a green-framed window. Through the door, a fireplace mantel and hearth, a hallway. Reflected in the window, the outhouse laundry, a clouded blue sky.

The flat front of a small brick house, with two metal plaques. One, rectangular, reads, ‘THE ROBERT LORD WRITERS’ COTTAGE 1992’. The other, below it, oval, reads, ‘HISTORIC PLACE / NEW ZEALAND HERITAGE LIST / 9274 / RĀRANGI KŌRERO / HERITAGE NEW ZEALAND POUHERE TAONGA’

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Tracy Farr @hissingswan.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Today is a Wonderland day Here’s the beautiful cover of my new novel, WONDERLAND, published next month by The Cuba Press I’ve spent a fab summer editing with @drsian.bsky.social, working with TCP to bring it to the page. Can’t wait for it to be released into the wild @nzsa.bsky.social #pukapuka

Book cover, WONDERLAND by Tracy Farr. A view of Wonderland amusement park from 1907 is tinted green, with colours highlighting a string of lights in yellow, the boat lake in the foreground blue, a boat on the lake in red, a fence line snaking down the hillside in yellow.

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Tracy Farr @hissingswan.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

“The only weapons I have to use against the disturbing things I see happening in the world at the moment are my words; my stories.” #pukapuka

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Dr Lucy Stewart @lcsnz.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Something I think isn’t really obvious to non-researchers is that the vast, vast majority of NZ government science spending already goes to funds which are targeted at direct economic outcomes. The Marsden Fund was the last, inadequate bastion of fundamental research funding. 🧪

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Nicola Gaston @nicgaston.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

godDAMN this stupid milkloving piece of shit dumbass mean spirited sale at briscoes racist sexist 40% off deck furniture piss country #MarsdenSchmarsden

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jem @janetmcallister.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Some Marsdens announced last month, 🧵 1. Whiria te tangata: Understanding the importance of traditional clothing making as a vital contributor to mental, spiritual & cultural wellbeing eg by transmitting knowledge, preserving traditions & fostering connection. Focussed on women. Hinekura Smith.

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Whiria te tangata: Understanding the importance of traditional clothing making

In this innovative project, Associate Professor Hinekura Smith (Te Rarawa, Ngā Puhi) of Pūrangakura Māori Research Centre will work alongside communities to explore the considered practice of traditio...

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Tracy Farr @hissingswan.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

“In some ways it's complex, in other ways it's simple: art and creativity are a public good”

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Tracy Farr @hissingswan.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

It’s @baddiariessalon.bsky.social time! Our last live salon for 2024 – be there, people of Pōneke (though there is so much good stuff on at LitCrawl you will, like me, want to be everywhere all at once) #pukapuka

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Tracy Farr @hissingswan.bsky.social · 25/09/2024

Looking forward to a wild, wild time next week, talking with Janis Freegard about her brilliant new short story collection Wild, Wild Women, published by AT THE BAY | I TE KOKORU 12.30pm Tue 1 Oct at Unity Wellington #kikorangi #pukapuka #booksky

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Join us in the shop to hear from Janis Freegard chat about her recent collection of short stories, Wild, Wild Women, published by At The Bay | Te Kokoru.

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Tracy Farr @hissingswan.bsky.social · 24/09/2024

Such a delight to chat with @clairemabey.bsky.social this month for the poddie – we talked about her fab book, diaries and writing, and making a life work in the arts

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Tracy Farr @hissingswan.bsky.social · 24/09/2024

La di dah, I’m going to try to ease gently back in to social media. My gleanings from the beach yesterday make a face that shows you how this makes me feel 🙀

Four beachcast objects arranged on a white background mimic a terrified face. Two fragments of shell are the eyes, a coil of copper wire the nose, an O of a limpet (missing its middle) the mouth.

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Adele Jackson @adelespencil.bsky.social · 20/08/2024

Happy 100th Birthday to Janet Frame 🎂 Join us & Katherine Mansfield House at Wellington Writers Studio for an informal gathering with snacks & readings of her work. There will be readers but bring along your favourite Frame poem to read and share. Wed 28th Aug 5.30 - 6.30 Info in the images.

An invitation to a little celebration for Janet Frame in the event of her 100th birthday.

Wednesday 28th August 5.30 to 6.30 pm at Wellington Writers Studio 145 Cuba St Wellington NZ

A party hat, a book by Janet Frame and a birthday cupcake with a candle on a plate

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Bill Manhire @pacificraft.bsky.social · 22/06/2024

. A Clerihew Christopher Luxon Hardly ever mucks in. He looks a bit sinister But he’s actually the New Zealand Prime Minister. .

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Tze Ming Mok 莫志明 @tzemingdynasty.bsky.social · 22/06/2024

I am honestly so grateful that nobody died, and that we can actually joke all day about this

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sophie malice @sophieactual.mitsuko.nz · 21/06/2024

"Brown said the Government was committed to a resilient Cook Strait service" you don't get to have it both ways Simeon, both you and Nicola have tots fucked up for no discernable reason other than arrogance #nzpol

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 21/06/2024

Well, some of them are built so they don't run aground at all

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Tracy Farr @hissingswan.bsky.social · 16/06/2024

“…too little read, not quite respected” Lovely long read – @tricialockwood.bsky.social on A.S. Byatt

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Tracy Farr @hissingswan.bsky.social · 15/06/2024

Indescribably delighted to have won this marvellous award, which means The Cuba Press will publish my third novel, WONDERLAND, in 2025 #pukapuka

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Jolisa Gracewood @nzdodo.bsky.social · 13/06/2024

Minister of Transport to New Zealanders. And all for what? www.beehive.govt.nz/release/gove...

A still from the movie Shrek, showing Lord Farquaad addressing his subjects: "Some of you may die, but that is a sacrifice I am willing to make."

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Tracy Farr @hissingswan.bsky.social · 12/06/2024

New episode of Bad Diaries Podcast – S2E3 out now! In our first guest interview for 2024, Jenny Ackland chats with Jock Serong about diaries, rituals, the writing life, and what Jock does with his old Blundstones 🌊 ✍️ 🎧 + extra show notes on the website👇 🎧 wherever good pods are found

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S2E3: Jock Serong — Bad Diaries Salon

In our first guest interview for Season 2 of the podcast, Jenny chats with Jock Serong on a chilly Victorian night. They talk diaries, rituals, the writing life, and what Jock does with his old Blun...

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Vincent O'Malley @vomalley.bsky.social · 09/06/2024

Delighted to be taking part in 'Raise the Roof for Randell Cottage: Letters Live', a fundraising event for Randell Cottage, in Wellington on 15 July, featuring Emily Perkins, Ngahuia Te Awekotuku, Hinemoana Baker, Anna Fifield and other letter readers. authors.org.nz/raise-the-ro...

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Caren Wilton @carenwilton.bsky.social · 06/06/2024

Ecotest are also good quality, rated highly sensitive by the Australian TGA. Worth stashing a few boxes!

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Michael Plank @michaelplanknz.bsky.social · 06/06/2024

There's a lot of respiratory disease out there at the moment - some of it is Covid (orange), a lot of it is other viruses. It's likely we are close to winter Covid peak whereas flu will probably peak later in the winter. Not too late to get your Covid + flu vaccines!

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Julie Blommaert @drjulieb.bsky.social · 06/06/2024

Imagine calling it the Pothole Prevention Fund but using it to fix potholes rather than prevent them by getting people and freight off of roads

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Bauhausandmies 🏳️‍🌈🇳🇿 @bauhausandmies.bsky.social · 06/06/2024

$4billion for “pothole prevention” but this govt still can’t manage to announce the funding and availability of the cancer drugs they campaigned on.

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Tracy Farr @hissingswan.bsky.social · 06/06/2024

PSA for Wellington #kikorangi peeps struggling to source free RATs – they’re in stock and available (lunchtime today, at least) at 8 Kelvin Grove (around the corner from Southern Cross, ~top of Cuba St) ngā mihi to whoever blueskied about this last week

healthpoint.co.nz

Wellington COVID-19 and Immunisation Community Health Service • Healthpoint

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takahē magazine @takahemagazine.bsky.social · 05/06/2024

In our latest interview, Anne Kennedy talks about her poems, what she’s reading, and her advice to writers starting out ❤️🤍🖤 www.takahe.org.nz/anne-kennedy/ 📚🇳🇿

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Dr Lucy Stewart @lcsnz.bsky.social · 04/06/2024

Yet another example of research cuts which are very small amounts in terms of the Budget as a whole, but staggering in terms of the work itself. This is where we've got to with research in AoNZ, so underfunded that every cut hits bone. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

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Terrorism and violent extremism research funding cut by two-thirds

The government has slashed funding of research into terrorism and violent extremism, with the fledgling centre that carries out the research already having to cut back.

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IIML @modernletters.bsky.social · 31/05/2024

Ok, spread the word: we've added an extra week to the last minute, just to make sure we get applications from all of you emerging Pasifika writers who have been too busy with life admin/earning a living/protesting this week: deadline extended to 7 June! And it's a long weekend, so...

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David Hood @thoughtfulnz.bsky.social · 29/05/2024

Looks like a nice day to express my opposition to recent government actions, not by striking, but by lawfully (and ethically) attending a protest in my own lawful and legal time. #NotJustWeekends

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Katya @nzkatya.bsky.social · 29/05/2024

Check what is happening in your area and turn up if you can. We need to send a message to this government by supporting this kaupapa. You don't need to be Māori or a supporter of Te Pāti Māori. I am neither but I will be there. www.maoriparty.org.nz/toitu_te_tir...

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Toitū Te Tiriti Activation

Make it Māori. Mana Motuhake. Make it Happen!

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Tracy Farr @hissingswan.bsky.social · 29/05/2024

Done my submission – both the ActionStation template and the Spinoff article were, as @lauriewinkless.bsky.social says, super helpful (ngā mihi nui to all who posted reminders here and got me motivated!) #toitutetiriti

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𝕯𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖆𝖘™ @dallasbarnett.com · 24/05/2024

I cannot stress this enough .. Go to transact.nzta.govt.nz/transactions... to remove your info from unauthorized access by anyone like these pricks, or private parking bandits

rnz.co.nz

Transport Agency privacy breach: 1500 motorists' information illegally accessed

The Transport Agency is investigating a privacy breach involving illegal access of information held on driver licence and motor vehicle registers.

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Anthony Lapwood @antzlapwood.bsky.social · 23/05/2024

"Some conclusions seem to be clear: 1) support your local book festival... 2) buy books locally (use BookHub)... 3) get emotional about books and bookshops – remember how much they bring to the quality of your life and your community..." #pukapuka thespinoff.co.nz/books/24-05-...

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Why are book festivals thriving while the publishing industry is struggling?

While record audiences are flocking to festivals, publishers are shrinking and shops are closing down. What’s eating the books sector?

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IIML @modernletters.bsky.social · 22/05/2024

Lunchtime today! A conversation with two terrific creative nonfiction writers about finding home and freedom in their writing and their lives. 1230 at Unity Books Wellington.

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