Andi
@andiwrites.bsky.social
SFF writer, disability comms person. Likes: knitting🧶 board games🎲 sea creatures🐙 reading📚. Lives: Te Awakairangi ki Tai | Lower Hutt. Pronouns: they/them. 🏳🌈🩼♾️
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I propose to make universal the old policy of the Blackfriars conference at the American Shakespeare Center:
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
February 16, 2026 at 1:14 AM
I propose to make universal the old policy of the Blackfriars conference at the American Shakespeare Center:
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
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re protests at pride // everyone who is against our queer whaanau should be made to feel unsafe in all public settings / and they definitely should never ever be given a fucking platform at pride
February 16, 2026 at 2:24 AM
re protests at pride // everyone who is against our queer whaanau should be made to feel unsafe in all public settings / and they definitely should never ever be given a fucking platform at pride
New newsletter: andis-newsletter.ghost.io/storms-and-s...
Storms and setbacks
Today I was meant to be starting my residency at Toi Pōneke, and with it writing the first words of my new YA novel.
While this isn't a live-in residency I do live quite a distance from my office spa...
andis-newsletter.ghost.io
February 16, 2026 at 3:23 AM
New newsletter: andis-newsletter.ghost.io/storms-and-s...
Well I picked the best week to return to commuting for a while, didn't I?
I'm going to arrive _soaked_.
I'm going to arrive _soaked_.
February 15, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Well I picked the best week to return to commuting for a while, didn't I?
I'm going to arrive _soaked_.
I'm going to arrive _soaked_.
I see once again people are aggressively assuming my posts are about the US and their government, when, in fact, lots of countries have a government.
February 13, 2026 at 2:45 AM
I see once again people are aggressively assuming my posts are about the US and their government, when, in fact, lots of countries have a government.
One would think a government keen for people to understand what things mean would not have repealed the Plain Language Act, but what do I know?
February 12, 2026 at 9:39 PM
One would think a government keen for people to understand what things mean would not have repealed the Plain Language Act, but what do I know?
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Among literally hundreds of other good things in this, you can get my little one-shot generator where drunk girls* in the tavern bathroom get together to help someone
*"girls" here used for trope recognition, characters of any gender can play here!
sarahloch.itch.io/solidarity-d...
*"girls" here used for trope recognition, characters of any gender can play here!
sarahloch.itch.io/solidarity-d...
February 10, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Among literally hundreds of other good things in this, you can get my little one-shot generator where drunk girls* in the tavern bathroom get together to help someone
*"girls" here used for trope recognition, characters of any gender can play here!
sarahloch.itch.io/solidarity-d...
*"girls" here used for trope recognition, characters of any gender can play here!
sarahloch.itch.io/solidarity-d...
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Renting in Aotearoa NZ? Please fill in the survey; if nothing else the results will help me with council decision-making!
Own your home? Please share it widely to get max responses.
Own your home? Please share it widely to get max responses.
Aotearoa Renter's Survey 2026
This is about gathering stories and information about what it's like being a renter in Aotearoa in 2026 - to support you, your flatmates and your neighbours to advocate, organise and campaign for dece...
actionstation.typeform.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Renting in Aotearoa NZ? Please fill in the survey; if nothing else the results will help me with council decision-making!
Own your home? Please share it widely to get max responses.
Own your home? Please share it widely to get max responses.
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Authors Alix E. Harrow, Olivie Blake, and more raise concerns about BookCon 2026
Authors Publish Open Letter Condemning BookCon Organizer’s Parent Company RELX Over ICE Ties - Reactor
Authors Alix E. Harrow, Olivie Blake, and more raise concerns about BookCon 2026
reactormag.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Authors Alix E. Harrow, Olivie Blake, and more raise concerns about BookCon 2026
So what I'm understanding is that the rabbit was bad but in a good way and the owl was superb.
February 9, 2026 at 9:22 PM
So what I'm understanding is that the rabbit was bad but in a good way and the owl was superb.
OH GODDAMMIT just got a new project idea *checks watch* one week before starting my residency. Nope. Nope. Back in the drawer you go. We can see how you react to daylight in a few months.
February 9, 2026 at 4:47 AM
OH GODDAMMIT just got a new project idea *checks watch* one week before starting my residency. Nope. Nope. Back in the drawer you go. We can see how you react to daylight in a few months.
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All of my books are now available on itch.io! Behold!
remwigmore.itch.io
This took some doing so I'm very pleased!
remwigmore.itch.io
This took some doing so I'm very pleased!
February 3, 2026 at 3:31 AM
All of my books are now available on itch.io! Behold!
remwigmore.itch.io
This took some doing so I'm very pleased!
remwigmore.itch.io
This took some doing so I'm very pleased!
I'm trying to track down the original report for this 70% figure - but it's looking like it was actually "up to 70% in several specific industries".
So now it's:
1. the government gloating about reducing costs for drivers at the same time as making things more expensive for Total Mobility Users
2. the Minister for Disability Issues saying 70% of jobs require drivers licence painting it as an issue w the driving test not disability discrimination
1. the government gloating about reducing costs for drivers at the same time as making things more expensive for Total Mobility Users
2. the Minister for Disability Issues saying 70% of jobs require drivers licence painting it as an issue w the driving test not disability discrimination
February 2, 2026 at 11:50 PM
I'm trying to track down the original report for this 70% figure - but it's looking like it was actually "up to 70% in several specific industries".
So now it's:
1. the government gloating about reducing costs for drivers at the same time as making things more expensive for Total Mobility Users
2. the Minister for Disability Issues saying 70% of jobs require drivers licence painting it as an issue w the driving test not disability discrimination
1. the government gloating about reducing costs for drivers at the same time as making things more expensive for Total Mobility Users
2. the Minister for Disability Issues saying 70% of jobs require drivers licence painting it as an issue w the driving test not disability discrimination
February 2, 2026 at 11:33 PM
So now it's:
1. the government gloating about reducing costs for drivers at the same time as making things more expensive for Total Mobility Users
2. the Minister for Disability Issues saying 70% of jobs require drivers licence painting it as an issue w the driving test not disability discrimination
1. the government gloating about reducing costs for drivers at the same time as making things more expensive for Total Mobility Users
2. the Minister for Disability Issues saying 70% of jobs require drivers licence painting it as an issue w the driving test not disability discrimination
Someone posted to the local FB page about 4 pro choice people with activist pins and rainbow hair in Pak n Save having a go at them for being pregnant, and I never expected such down-with-cis-bus vibes in my local community.
February 2, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Someone posted to the local FB page about 4 pro choice people with activist pins and rainbow hair in Pak n Save having a go at them for being pregnant, and I never expected such down-with-cis-bus vibes in my local community.
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My very Wellington flood story is out! 🐡 (you'll see)
The latest from Reckoning X is @remedy.bsky.social's "unconventional flood" story, "Antediluvian": reckoning.press/antediluvian/
Antediluvian | Reckoning
Your house isn’t flooded in the conventional sense. It’s an unconventional flood. You knew about the rising seas and that, but this was faster, like the kind of disaster movie that pisses off your mat...
reckoning.press
February 2, 2026 at 2:33 AM
My very Wellington flood story is out! 🐡 (you'll see)
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
#OwlsAreValid
January 31, 2026 at 7:40 AM
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
#OwlsAreValid
Wouldn't it be funny if the Eftpostle fell into the harbour tho.
January 30, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Wouldn't it be funny if the Eftpostle fell into the harbour tho.
I got a smart watch and it has a function where if you fall over it notifies the emergency services and I guess that's a setting for people who are _not_ dyspraxic.
January 30, 2026 at 9:27 PM
I got a smart watch and it has a function where if you fall over it notifies the emergency services and I guess that's a setting for people who are _not_ dyspraxic.
That fucking councilor:
1) comparing having to listen to someone speak a language he doesn't understand to conversion therapy
2) implying it would be reasonable to expect a councilor to go to a church (but not a marae) as long as that church didn't do conversion therapy.
The absolute state of it.
1) comparing having to listen to someone speak a language he doesn't understand to conversion therapy
2) implying it would be reasonable to expect a councilor to go to a church (but not a marae) as long as that church didn't do conversion therapy.
The absolute state of it.
January 29, 2026 at 7:12 AM
That fucking councilor:
1) comparing having to listen to someone speak a language he doesn't understand to conversion therapy
2) implying it would be reasonable to expect a councilor to go to a church (but not a marae) as long as that church didn't do conversion therapy.
The absolute state of it.
1) comparing having to listen to someone speak a language he doesn't understand to conversion therapy
2) implying it would be reasonable to expect a councilor to go to a church (but not a marae) as long as that church didn't do conversion therapy.
The absolute state of it.
Quote with 5 jobs you’ve had:
(Yes, volunteering and internships also)
1. Document Preparation Assistant (6 weeks removing staples)
2. Arrivals Co-ordinator (retrieving new intl students from the airport)
3. helping with stocktakes
4. handing out leaflets
5. data entry of mortgage applications
(Yes, volunteering and internships also)
1. Document Preparation Assistant (6 weeks removing staples)
2. Arrivals Co-ordinator (retrieving new intl students from the airport)
3. helping with stocktakes
4. handing out leaflets
5. data entry of mortgage applications
Quote with 5 jobs you’ve had:
(Yes, volunteering and internships also)
1. clown for kids' parties
2. cataloguing for a research kids' library (w books from the 1500s and up!)
3. ceramics studio manager & teacher
4. marketing/strategy consultant for tech co's
5. writer
(Yes, volunteering and internships also)
1. clown for kids' parties
2. cataloguing for a research kids' library (w books from the 1500s and up!)
3. ceramics studio manager & teacher
4. marketing/strategy consultant for tech co's
5. writer
Quote with 5 jobs you’ve had:
(Yes, volunteering and internships also)
1. Video store clerk ⭐️
2. Microbiologist (for a minute i was an actual authority on identifying cyanobacteria, that was wild)
3. Domestic violence counselor
4. Hotline supervisor/community therapist
5. Medical social worker
(Yes, volunteering and internships also)
1. Video store clerk ⭐️
2. Microbiologist (for a minute i was an actual authority on identifying cyanobacteria, that was wild)
3. Domestic violence counselor
4. Hotline supervisor/community therapist
5. Medical social worker
January 29, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Quote with 5 jobs you’ve had:
(Yes, volunteering and internships also)
1. Document Preparation Assistant (6 weeks removing staples)
2. Arrivals Co-ordinator (retrieving new intl students from the airport)
3. helping with stocktakes
4. handing out leaflets
5. data entry of mortgage applications
(Yes, volunteering and internships also)
1. Document Preparation Assistant (6 weeks removing staples)
2. Arrivals Co-ordinator (retrieving new intl students from the airport)
3. helping with stocktakes
4. handing out leaflets
5. data entry of mortgage applications
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Want to see something no one's ever seen before? (barring 160~ people who watched it live a few minutes ago)
January 28, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Want to see something no one's ever seen before? (barring 160~ people who watched it live a few minutes ago)
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hi friends, i've put together a short collection of SFF stories and set it free—i hope it can give you some encouragement, a smile, or even just a pause in the doomscrolling. art is resistance. <3 🐺 📚
ko-fi.com/s/f0da603a0d <— support/PWYW (free!)
tiny.cc/2q7y001 <— direct download
ko-fi.com/s/f0da603a0d <— support/PWYW (free!)
tiny.cc/2q7y001 <— direct download
January 28, 2026 at 3:26 AM
hi friends, i've put together a short collection of SFF stories and set it free—i hope it can give you some encouragement, a smile, or even just a pause in the doomscrolling. art is resistance. <3 🐺 📚
ko-fi.com/s/f0da603a0d <— support/PWYW (free!)
tiny.cc/2q7y001 <— direct download
ko-fi.com/s/f0da603a0d <— support/PWYW (free!)
tiny.cc/2q7y001 <— direct download
On a family history deep dive and realising that GG Grandfather was actually very significant in football history but the living family (baby cousin a possible exception) tends to think of sport as some weird torture so no-one has really mentioned it beyond "he ran a football club or something".
January 28, 2026 at 5:40 AM
On a family history deep dive and realising that GG Grandfather was actually very significant in football history but the living family (baby cousin a possible exception) tends to think of sport as some weird torture so no-one has really mentioned it beyond "he ran a football club or something".
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They've updated the Community Roadwatch Report form so your car registration is a required field, meaning pedestrians are no longer able to lodge complaints 🫠
Community Roadwatch Report | Webforms
webforms.police.govt.nz
January 27, 2026 at 7:53 PM
They've updated the Community Roadwatch Report form so your car registration is a required field, meaning pedestrians are no longer able to lodge complaints 🫠