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Life Crises and General WTF-ery

Maggie — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 09:30:31 +0000

I’ve avoided writing this post for a long time. Months, actually. But that’s what I do – when things get tough my inner introvert comes to the rescue. Thing is, though, you guys are my people. You ‘get’ my books, which means you ‘get’ me – and you deserve to know what’s going on in my...

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Another Year Bites The Dust

Maggie — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:09:05 +0000

Down here in Christchurch, New Zealand (aka QuakeZone), 2011 has been unforgettable – and not in a good way. Admittedly, that first big quake – the one that set off all the others – was in 2010. But this year we’ve had literally thousands of aftershocks (some, incredibly, more violent than the original earthquake). We’ve...

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We Remember

Maggie — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 04:15:45 +0000

It seems incredible to me that ten years has already passed since 9-11 stopped being my friend’s birthday and became instead a symbol of terrorism. Ten years since I woke to images so horrifying, so emotionally overwhelming that I struggled to comprehend them. Ten years since I waited by the phone for news of our...

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QuakeZone – Twelve Days On

Maggie — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:02:56 +0000

Twelve days on and we’re struggling to re-boot normality here in Christchurch, NZ. It’s not that we can’t function: we can, and very well. Our infrastructures have withstood this crisis amazingly. Our civil defence emergency response teams have been excellent. Our community has come together to help each other through – I’m proud to live...

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Self-Cleaning Hair, Anyone?

Maggie — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 03:36:20 +0000

I once heard that if you don’t wash your hair it becomes self-cleaning in about four-to-six weeks. It sounded pretty good to me. Maybe I should try it some time. The perfect opportunity arose when my partner and I embarked on a year’s travel. Nobody would know me while my hair was at the manky...

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