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Becs Tetley
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Nonfiction writer and editor in Wellington, New Zealand.

📝 Essays in The Spinoff, Roi Fainéant, Reckon Review, Vagabond City Lit, Headland Journal, and elsewhere.
📚 Reviews in Kete Books.
🎓 MA Creative Writing - AUT.
📷 Ebony Lamb
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Becs Tetley @becstetley.bsky.social · Dec 5
"At some point over the course of every drinking session, a responsible voice inside my hazy brain would cut me off from further drinks. But during the last two years of my life in Auckland, things began to darken, and it seemed the voice had abandoned me."

thespinoff.co.nz/society/06-0...
The Sunday Essay: Lush and lost on Ponsonby Road
Drinking wasn't just a pastime, it was my profession – and it got way out of control.
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Got two lit mag rejections on April Fools' Day, so assuming they're actually silly acceptances 😜
April 1, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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I've never liked ticking clocks 🕛 I'll remove batteries from any clock within hearing distance. My essay, "Pacific Standard Time" explores the deeper reason.

Forever grateful to Headland Journal for including me in Issue 19 back in 2023 ❤️🌟

headland.org.nz/issues/issue...

📷: Headland Journal
February 7, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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Meri Kirihimete from Wellington, New Zealand 🎄✨
December 25, 2024 at 6:58 AM
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Reviewers' favs of 2024 are here! I was torn between two knockout essay collections: Bad Archive and Otherhood. Thankfully, @ericastretton.bsky.social didn't make me choose📚🌟

@lilobrien.bsky.social @kathrynvanbeek.bsky.social @thwupbooks.bsky.social
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Reviewers' Favourites: Books from 2024
Who better to ask for their favourite books from Aotearoa now that 2024 has entered its final chapter? Kete reviewers give their thoughts. ...
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December 19, 2024 at 6:53 AM
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"At some point over the course of every drinking session, a responsible voice inside my hazy brain would cut me off from further drinks. But during the last two years of my life in Auckland, things began to darken, and it seemed the voice had abandoned me."

thespinoff.co.nz/society/06-0...
The Sunday Essay: Lush and lost on Ponsonby Road
Drinking wasn't just a pastime, it was my profession – and it got way out of control.
thespinoff.co.nz
December 5, 2024 at 8:15 PM
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Love this comic series about NZ arts funding 101 ♥️🌟♥️
November 29, 2024 at 8:58 PM
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thespinoff.bsky.social The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · Nov 27
The future of The Spinoff:

The Spinoff’s CEO, founder and editor level with you in an open letter published this morning.
An open letter about the future of The Spinoff
An important announcement from the CEO, the editor and the founder of The Spinoff.<br />
thespinoff.co.nz
November 29, 2024 at 8:56 PM
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So cool to be part of this stunning issue ✨❤️🌟
rfpress.bsky.social Roi Fainéant Press @rfpress.bsky.social · Nov 20
Can you pencil in some CNF into your day with a great story from our oppression 77? Cool! Here’s “Racing Airplanes” by @becstetley.bsky.social ! Get it while it’s a click away!

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“The wheels rumble over crackling leaves as the wind sends my hair flying behind me like a cape”
November 20, 2024 at 10:32 PM
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"I will never tire of this game, even though I'll never win."

My latest essay, "Racing Airplanes," is now live! Thank you @melissacuisine.bsky.social and the @rfpress.bsky.social team for making my pub dreams come true 🥹♥️

www.roifaineantpress.com/post/racing-...
November 17, 2024 at 9:03 PM
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So excited my essay, "Racing Airplanes," is landing in Roi Fainéant this Sunday! 🛬😍✨
rfpress.bsky.social Roi Fainéant Press @rfpress.bsky.social · Nov 14
This bite from “Racing Airplanes” a CNF piece by Becs Tetley says everything I feel about the current state of affairs. However this story underscores the power of hope- trust me, need this right now. Sunday 11/17.
“I will never tire of this game, even though I’ll never win.”
November 14, 2024 at 9:08 PM