Mel / MJ (she/her)
@emjayenzed.bsky.social
I’m a queer, autistic, elder Millenial Pākehā from Aotearoa New Zealand. I read 200+ books a year, mostly fiction, and spend way too much time solving genealogy mysteries.
“The Earth is our mother / we must take care of her.”
“The Earth is our mother / we must take care of her.”
Pinned
Surnames I’m researching for my own family tree:
Allen, Hipwell, Lima, Notlen/Nutland, Oakford, Raynor, Smart, Turner, Walker, Ward
Bevin, Downes, Dunbar, Ferguson, Flockhart, Lawrence, Marshall, May, Outram, Probert, Rutherford, Tansley, Tough
#newzealand #aotearoa #familyhistory #genealogy
Allen, Hipwell, Lima, Notlen/Nutland, Oakford, Raynor, Smart, Turner, Walker, Ward
Bevin, Downes, Dunbar, Ferguson, Flockhart, Lawrence, Marshall, May, Outram, Probert, Rutherford, Tansley, Tough
#newzealand #aotearoa #familyhistory #genealogy
Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!
cluesbysam.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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Hey all, we have six more days to raise the funds we need. Just a few more donors could help us get over that line. Any support you could offer would be massively appreciated.
Auckland Queer Writers Anthology
Boosted is Aotearoa New Zealand’s only arts crowdfunding platform. We’re here to bring creatives and supporters together to grow creativity. With our mentored approach to crowdfunding, we have one of ...
www.thearts.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Hey all, we have six more days to raise the funds we need. Just a few more donors could help us get over that line. Any support you could offer would be massively appreciated.
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Does your giftee like cats? There's 15% off Kat's Nip and Fluffy Balls til the end of the month!
Home-grown, hand-made.
katsnip.nz
#nzpets
Home-grown, hand-made.
katsnip.nz
#nzpets
Kat's Nip: New Zealand's Dankest Catnip and Cat Toys
Kat's Nip is Aotearoa New Zealand's premium catnip. Grown fresh and harvested by hand, Kat's Nip is the dankest 'nip available for your feline pal.
katsnip.nz
November 20, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Does your giftee like cats? There's 15% off Kat's Nip and Fluffy Balls til the end of the month!
Home-grown, hand-made.
katsnip.nz
#nzpets
Home-grown, hand-made.
katsnip.nz
#nzpets
I’m so angry about this. It’s just stupid for so many reasons! Can’t wait to vote these CoC politicians out of power. In the meantime, my blood pressure is gonna continue to be high.
Article on NZH about ban on puberty blockers sounds neutral until you notice they've left out fact the pause on treatment until UK completes review w'd last until 2031. Six years w/o meds is too long. Permanent physical changes would have kicked in by then.
#NZpol
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
#NZpol
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
Government pausing prescription of puberty blockers
The change applies to patients seeking treatment for gender dysphoria or incongruence.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I’m so angry about this. It’s just stupid for so many reasons! Can’t wait to vote these CoC politicians out of power. In the meantime, my blood pressure is gonna continue to be high.
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As Wicked season is upon us again, this is your reminder to read the book before you buy it for your 9 year old.
November 16, 2025 at 1:31 AM
As Wicked season is upon us again, this is your reminder to read the book before you buy it for your 9 year old.
Fun little logic puzzle!
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Fun little logic puzzle!
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Ata mārie and happy Halloween to all who celebrate!
In recognition of the year's spookiest day I will be sharing some of the most "cursed" images from our digital repository, #CanterburyStories. #CursedImages
(Mute this thread if you are of a sensitive disposition! 😱) ^MT
In recognition of the year's spookiest day I will be sharing some of the most "cursed" images from our digital repository, #CanterburyStories. #CursedImages
(Mute this thread if you are of a sensitive disposition! 😱) ^MT
October 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Ata mārie and happy Halloween to all who celebrate!
In recognition of the year's spookiest day I will be sharing some of the most "cursed" images from our digital repository, #CanterburyStories. #CursedImages
(Mute this thread if you are of a sensitive disposition! 😱) ^MT
In recognition of the year's spookiest day I will be sharing some of the most "cursed" images from our digital repository, #CanterburyStories. #CursedImages
(Mute this thread if you are of a sensitive disposition! 😱) ^MT
Birthday book haul! My spouse organised with a bunch of my fam & friends to get me books and it made for the loveliest surprise to go collect them from our local indie bookstore today 😭🩷 and then we visit some Little Free Libraries & I picked up a few 2nd hand books there (and dropped off 20).
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October 28, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Birthday book haul! My spouse organised with a bunch of my fam & friends to get me books and it made for the loveliest surprise to go collect them from our local indie bookstore today 😭🩷 and then we visit some Little Free Libraries & I picked up a few 2nd hand books there (and dropped off 20).
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My first Jo Walton read, which instantly made her one of my forever faves. So clever & beautifully written.
#pukapuka
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My Real Children, my novel about a woman with dementia who remembers two different versions of her own life, is on sale for only $2.99 as an ebook right now www.amazon.com/My-Real-Chil...
My Real Children
My Real Children - Kindle edition by Walton, Jo. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading My Real Children.
www.amazon.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
My first Jo Walton read, which instantly made her one of my forever faves. So clever & beautifully written.
#pukapuka
#pukapuka
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We sometimes read of young people with life threatening health conditions whose parents manage to get treatment for them. The cost is so much tho! 😮
Amelia was treated 😊
www.rnz.co.nz/life/people/...
Forest's family is still fundraising. Please give if you can 🙏
givealittle.co.nz/cause/forest...
Amelia was treated 😊
www.rnz.co.nz/life/people/...
Forest's family is still fundraising. Please give if you can 🙏
givealittle.co.nz/cause/forest...
Crippling stomach pain was not in her head - teen has surgery in Germany
As her daughter got sicker and sicker, Maddy Turner’s quest for answers dragged on. Now she has them.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
We sometimes read of young people with life threatening health conditions whose parents manage to get treatment for them. The cost is so much tho! 😮
Amelia was treated 😊
www.rnz.co.nz/life/people/...
Forest's family is still fundraising. Please give if you can 🙏
givealittle.co.nz/cause/forest...
Amelia was treated 😊
www.rnz.co.nz/life/people/...
Forest's family is still fundraising. Please give if you can 🙏
givealittle.co.nz/cause/forest...
Pain/depression has been too intense to let me focus/read so instead I’ve been rewatching Criminal Minds (my comfort watch). Currently playing s05e16 “Mosley Lane”, which is one of the absolute best & most heartbreaking episodes. Unforgettable.
October 15, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Pain/depression has been too intense to let me focus/read so instead I’ve been rewatching Criminal Minds (my comfort watch). Currently playing s05e16 “Mosley Lane”, which is one of the absolute best & most heartbreaking episodes. Unforgettable.
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If Mario can dress as a frog and fight tyrants then so can you.
October 12, 2025 at 4:12 AM
If Mario can dress as a frog and fight tyrants then so can you.
RIP Nigel Latta, a Kiwi legend, and my third cousin once removed through the Rutherford line.
#kikorangi
#familyhistory
#genealogy
#kikorangi
#familyhistory
#genealogy
October 1, 2025 at 5:11 AM
RIP Nigel Latta, a Kiwi legend, and my third cousin once removed through the Rutherford line.
#kikorangi
#familyhistory
#genealogy
#kikorangi
#familyhistory
#genealogy
4 children have visited my house in the last 2 days; I sent 3 of them home with a book. Not a bad ratio! Shoulda been a librarian
September 27, 2025 at 7:34 AM
4 children have visited my house in the last 2 days; I sent 3 of them home with a book. Not a bad ratio! Shoulda been a librarian
I won a giveaway hosted by my fave bookstore in Auckland, Time Out, so went in today to pick up my prize: a copy of Katabasis by R.F. Kuang! Love any excuse to go to Mt Eden, but a free book is the best one yet. Beautiful cherry blossoms lining side streets & good coffee were an added bonus.
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September 11, 2025 at 4:41 AM
I won a giveaway hosted by my fave bookstore in Auckland, Time Out, so went in today to pick up my prize: a copy of Katabasis by R.F. Kuang! Love any excuse to go to Mt Eden, but a free book is the best one yet. Beautiful cherry blossoms lining side streets & good coffee were an added bonus.
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It’s things like this that persuade me the human race still has a future.
September 7, 2025 at 9:13 AM
It’s things like this that persuade me the human race still has a future.
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World Central Kitchen got fired on in Gaza by Israel, had members killed, and went back anyway because people shouldn't have to starve to death. This is an amazing humble bundle.
August 24, 2025 at 12:56 AM
World Central Kitchen got fired on in Gaza by Israel, had members killed, and went back anyway because people shouldn't have to starve to death. This is an amazing humble bundle.
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Hey booksih types, there's an Indie Writer's festival happening at Te Manawa in Auckland in a month, and it would be lovely to see some of you there.
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Indie Writers Festival 2025
Find your next favourite read amongst the independent writers, publishers, and comic artists this August.
ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
July 31, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Hey booksih types, there's an Indie Writer's festival happening at Te Manawa in Auckland in a month, and it would be lovely to see some of you there.
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If we're doing groceries and take-out discourse, here's my take:
Man-made famines are crimes against humanity.
If you can help the World Central Kitchen in Gaza, please do. Donate dollars. Call your reps. Share their story in your communities to invite help.
Man-made famines are crimes against humanity.
If you can help the World Central Kitchen in Gaza, please do. Donate dollars. Call your reps. Share their story in your communities to invite help.
After a five-day halt due to a lack of supplies, our team at WCK’s Deir al-Balah Field Kitchen has resumed limited hot meal service in Gaza. #ChefsForGaza (1/3)
World Central Kitchen | WCK Resumes Limited Hot Meal Service in Gaza After 5-Day Pause
After a five day pause, limited cooking operations resumed today at World Central Kitchen's Deir al-Balah Field Kitchen in Gaza.
This marks the second time in 2025 our hot meal program has been force...
wck.org
July 27, 2025 at 1:07 AM
If we're doing groceries and take-out discourse, here's my take:
Man-made famines are crimes against humanity.
If you can help the World Central Kitchen in Gaza, please do. Donate dollars. Call your reps. Share their story in your communities to invite help.
Man-made famines are crimes against humanity.
If you can help the World Central Kitchen in Gaza, please do. Donate dollars. Call your reps. Share their story in your communities to invite help.
We definitely need more SF novellas, and I highly recommend this duology!
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If anyone else shares this opinion, may I recommend my book STATION IN THE SKY which contains 2(!!) sci fi novellas, which are related but separate. 😁😁
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July 25, 2025 at 5:38 AM
We definitely need more SF novellas, and I highly recommend this duology!
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🎟 TICKET GIVEAWAY 🎟
Win a double pass to Ladi6: Auckland Women’s Centre 50th Birthday Fundraiser! Entries on INSTAGRAM only - head over to the post to learn how to enter: www.instagram.com/p/DMO2Hw_gFnm/
The competition closes 5pm, Wed 23 July 2025
Win a double pass to Ladi6: Auckland Women’s Centre 50th Birthday Fundraiser! Entries on INSTAGRAM only - head over to the post to learn how to enter: www.instagram.com/p/DMO2Hw_gFnm/
The competition closes 5pm, Wed 23 July 2025
July 18, 2025 at 4:40 AM
🎟 TICKET GIVEAWAY 🎟
Win a double pass to Ladi6: Auckland Women’s Centre 50th Birthday Fundraiser! Entries on INSTAGRAM only - head over to the post to learn how to enter: www.instagram.com/p/DMO2Hw_gFnm/
The competition closes 5pm, Wed 23 July 2025
Win a double pass to Ladi6: Auckland Women’s Centre 50th Birthday Fundraiser! Entries on INSTAGRAM only - head over to the post to learn how to enter: www.instagram.com/p/DMO2Hw_gFnm/
The competition closes 5pm, Wed 23 July 2025
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I realise that reading vast amounts of fiction, and buying about three times more than even I can read, is neither a substitute for therapy nor a solution to everything out there. However, in my defence, just fucking *look* at everything out there.
July 15, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I realise that reading vast amounts of fiction, and buying about three times more than even I can read, is neither a substitute for therapy nor a solution to everything out there. However, in my defence, just fucking *look* at everything out there.
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Tammy pierce may your pillows always be cold and your food microwaved at the right time
June 30, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Tammy pierce may your pillows always be cold and your food microwaved at the right time
25 years ago today, I started dating my best friend. 13 years ago, we got married. Love waking up beside you every morning, @kazaral.bsky.social ❤️🔥
June 30, 2025 at 6:50 AM
25 years ago today, I started dating my best friend. 13 years ago, we got married. Love waking up beside you every morning, @kazaral.bsky.social ❤️🔥