Wendy Parkins
@wendmyway.bsky.social
Former professor of Victorian literature but I'm much happier now as a novelist and memoirist based in Dunedin, NZ. Tangata tiriti.
Devoted to Dickens, Woolf, and Radiohead. Don't make me choose.
Devoted to Dickens, Woolf, and Radiohead. Don't make me choose.
Wild and windy and warm spring day in my garden! #dunnerstunner
September 30, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Wild and windy and warm spring day in my garden! #dunnerstunner
Extra luggage to bring back from my quick trip to Christchurch!
September 26, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Extra luggage to bring back from my quick trip to Christchurch!
Stopped in our tracks by this sleeping beauty on our walk today ❤️ One of many snoozing in the sun along the length of Allan’s Beach
September 8, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Stopped in our tracks by this sleeping beauty on our walk today ❤️ One of many snoozing in the sun along the length of Allan’s Beach
A blue hyacinth on Bluesky. Spring is springing here despite the state of the world. So that’s something. 🫤🌷☀️
September 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
A blue hyacinth on Bluesky. Spring is springing here despite the state of the world. So that’s something. 🫤🌷☀️
Very happy to be included in the finalists for Best First Novel in the 2025 Ngaio Marsh Awards. Hope to meet my co-finalists at the Awards evening in Christchurch next month!
August 29, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Very happy to be included in the finalists for Best First Novel in the 2025 Ngaio Marsh Awards. Hope to meet my co-finalists at the Awards evening in Christchurch next month!
The shrinking violet beside the garden shed ❤️
August 17, 2025 at 5:47 AM
The shrinking violet beside the garden shed ❤️
Brooding harbour today. So calming. So beautiful.
June 3, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Brooding harbour today. So calming. So beautiful.
In this week of festivals and prizes, I am thinking about stripey dahlias and everyone who keeps writing, writing, writing.
May 14, 2025 at 7:55 AM
In this week of festivals and prizes, I am thinking about stripey dahlias and everyone who keeps writing, writing, writing.
Dottie says let’s all look after ourselves in these cold times. (Maud in background paying heed to Dottie.)
April 30, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Dottie says let’s all look after ourselves in these cold times. (Maud in background paying heed to Dottie.)
Tomorrow at 6pm - see you in the library!
March 26, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Tomorrow at 6pm - see you in the library!
Sound the trumpets! Let the re-write commence! 😬☕💻
March 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Sound the trumpets! Let the re-write commence! 😬☕💻
The world is so f*cked up that it's hard to think about anything else and despair comes easy but last week I saw one of these on my morning harbour walk and laughed out loud: presenting the wonder and whimsy of a walking sea hare!
Photo credit: NIWA
Photo credit: NIWA
March 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The world is so f*cked up that it's hard to think about anything else and despair comes easy but last week I saw one of these on my morning harbour walk and laughed out loud: presenting the wonder and whimsy of a walking sea hare!
Photo credit: NIWA
Photo credit: NIWA
Delighted to be Deadly in Dunedin -- join us at the City Library on the 27th!📚 😊
March 13, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Delighted to be Deadly in Dunedin -- join us at the City Library on the 27th!📚 😊
So much is so wrong everywhere you look but showing up at the laptop today, words to write, roses to watch blooming
February 23, 2025 at 10:34 PM
So much is so wrong everywhere you look but showing up at the laptop today, words to write, roses to watch blooming
So excited to be a part of this event in beautiful Wanaka!
February 15, 2025 at 11:52 AM
So excited to be a part of this event in beautiful Wanaka!
The Long Form is a truly wonderful read — if the art of reading and surviving is your thing, or if you’ve ever been a baby or had a baby, or if you like beautiful, immersive writing, grab it soon!
January 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The Long Form is a truly wonderful read — if the art of reading and surviving is your thing, or if you’ve ever been a baby or had a baby, or if you like beautiful, immersive writing, grab it soon!
If summer* was a flower ...
[*what is summer? signed, Dunedin]
[*what is summer? signed, Dunedin]
January 19, 2025 at 1:05 AM
If summer* was a flower ...
[*what is summer? signed, Dunedin]
[*what is summer? signed, Dunedin]
POV: can't seem to write a word today after powering along yesterday
(Image from pdimagearchive.org - such a treasure trove!)
(Image from pdimagearchive.org - such a treasure trove!)
January 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
POV: can't seem to write a word today after powering along yesterday
(Image from pdimagearchive.org - such a treasure trove!)
(Image from pdimagearchive.org - such a treasure trove!)
View from the tasting table this morning (back home to the real world this afternoon 🫤)
January 6, 2025 at 10:10 PM
View from the tasting table this morning (back home to the real world this afternoon 🫤)
Very 2025: Later, living! On yer bike!
January 6, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Very 2025: Later, living! On yer bike!
View from pétanque this afternoon ☀️☀️☀️⛰️
January 5, 2025 at 7:25 AM
View from pétanque this afternoon ☀️☀️☀️⛰️
My year begins dog-less, alas. (For the first time in a long, long time.) Still missing this girl. 💔
January 1, 2025 at 4:30 AM
My year begins dog-less, alas. (For the first time in a long, long time.) Still missing this girl. 💔
Hope is the thing with feathers
December 17, 2024 at 6:07 AM
Hope is the thing with feathers
A box of sparkling defiance in today’s mail!!
December 16, 2024 at 12:05 AM
A box of sparkling defiance in today’s mail!!
We lost this treasure today. She was 14 and the sweetest whippet on the planet. Hold your furry ones close tonight.
December 11, 2024 at 6:58 AM
We lost this treasure today. She was 14 and the sweetest whippet on the planet. Hold your furry ones close tonight.