I just read that if you get raptured, no one remembers you. Everyone's memories are wiped of your existence. People get raptured all the time. We just don't remember them. This is a brilliant loophole in a batshit loopy belief.

I hope the Tylenol people sue the gold off Trump's toilet.

Cross fingers this fog clears before our flight tomorrow 🙏😔

Oh dear. It seems Dr. Oz’s company sells Trump‘s big autism cure. What a crazy happenstance.

Gotta love these older homes with one powerpoint per room. Our one in the kitchen blew. Currently boiling water in my bedroom like a caveman

Fireworks! Wtf.

I have an announcement #booksky! I have signed a contract for my next mg novel! Find out all about it here: macdibble.com/announcement... (Allen & Unwin have world rights if you're outside of Aus/NZ want to get in on the ground floor).

The Melania hat photos have given me so much joy today.

School strike today, so took the child to get new school sandals. Taranaki Rubber make shoes to fit the feet! You can get a custom pair in like 45 mins. Her last pair lasted 18 months which is brilliant for hard-wearing kids. Highly recommend.

I had to clean under and behind the stove today 😭

I'm making a pasta bake with tinned corned beef. I haven't done this before. But corned beef is nice, pasta is nice and bake is nice, so I figure it'll all work out 😃

So how are all my former gifted and talented kids who used to read several books a day and now rot their faculties doomscrolling while ignoring a TV show doing tonight

i bet all the etsy witches are making bank right now

Now with "Whoa! Shit! Oh Fuck!" disclaimer

I don't trust this sunshine.

I don't want to brag, but I have a paid writing gig, and I think I'm gonna splash out on a little butter.

First review for 'Summoning Skies' on Goodreads was five stars 😭and so OF COURSE I made a pretty picture with it. 😍 #booksky #fantasyauthor #books

I can't tell if a video is AI or not anymore. From now on, I believe nothing.

It's my only sleep-in day and I woke at 4am, this is not right or good 😭

Newtown/Mount Cook political commentary

Why am I awake 😭

My child managed to melt the toaster onto a stove element and while I was trying to pry it off, said with a wink, 'toaster oven!'

Tomorrow's press conference

Melania is going to need a new screen on her phone after wearing a groove in it from refreshing all day

Imagine if another supermarket came, and went 'wow these idiots are paying $8.50 for butter, let's charge $8:50 too!' and then they join the Countdown gang, and suddenly we have a tri-opoly or a thruppoly or whatever. Like, that's what I'd do if I was a supermarket.

ABC kecap manis sweet soy sauce is so nice. I love it. (dumplings for dinner)

I really wanted to be that type who gets up early and walks and does yoga and has a healthy breakfast. And then I realized I could literally be that person, by just getting up early for a walk and yoga and a healthy breakfast. It feels like a cheat code.

I went to the supermarket telling myself I'd only spend $200 on the weekly shop, and I am a fool, a broke, lying fool.

GREAT NEWS! Our wonderful library, Te Matapihi, has reached a huge milestone with construction work now finally finished. On time and on budget. It'll re-open in March 2026. For me, this marks an exciting future for Wellington where we'll start to see parts of our city open back up again. #nzpol

It's bluddy frozening here in New Plymouth! Gales and cold af. Am charging all the electronics and filling up the thermoses just in case of outage 🤞

Last week my book won best first book at the NZ book awards for children and young adults and it was very surprising and lovely 💚 I am gazing at Witi Ihimaera in the groups winners photo - how did I get here?!

I just ordered a pair of leg warmers. I don't care, shut up.

I remember homeschooling my kids during lockdown. Just give the teachers whatever they want, I'm begging you #nzpol

This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.

AKE AKE AKE A FOREVER LANGUAGE KIA KAHA TE REO MÃORI

You can now pre-order Spellcasting On - my witchy, sapphic, yarn shop book - from your favourite ebook retailer: buy.bookfunnel.com/psfdv1soqy If you're a reviewer, you can request an eARC at booksirens.com/book/EOU3RGE... Paperbacks coming soon! 🧶✨👭

The fact they banned Chlöe Swarbrick for a week, tone policed her for speaking truth to power on behalf of victims of genocide, and tried to turn the proceedings into a debate about what she was wearing says a great deal more about how much they are afraid of her than any actions she took today.

🧵 Speaking of, here's some advice I gave tonight that might be useful to fellow creatives of all stripes...

Yay!!!

A private number call is never a fun call.

Courtesy of Shamubeel Eaqub, Chief Economist at Simplicity... 74,000 jobs gone. SEVENTYFOUR THOUSAND JOBS!!!! This government is destroying AoNZ simplicity.kiwi/learn/resear... #NZPol

YASS WHAEA!!! #nzpol

Does anyone else wear a beanie to bed, or just me? I want one of those nightcaps like Scrooge McDuck.

@stephm1.bsky.social what a fab review! Neville and Alex worked out a daily page goal to reach the deadline... but Alex soon sped beyond it & was exhorting his father to catch up .... His excitement convinced Serena and Zoe to read it too, and soon ‘there was a lot of discussion at the dinner table

We asked parents to read the young adult finalists in the NZCYA awards alongside their teens and tweens. Here are their reviews: www.thesapling.co.nz/nzcya-2025-y... @mandyh.bsky.social @stephm1.bsky.social

Was just told by a teacher that my book 'Flight of the Fantail' is the most stolen in their school 😅❤️

I do sometimes complain about New Zealand feeling boring but it has its upsides. newsroom.co.nz/2025/08/05/p...

It’s not just that unemployment is up 28% since the govt took office it’s that they engineered it! If you have the faintest clue about how the economy works you know that cutting public spending impacts the private sector immediately. The govt is the private sector’s BIGGEST customer.