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Carin Smeaton

Carin lives in Tāmaki Makaurau with whānau. Her latest book is Death Goddess Guide to Self Love (Titus 2025). An upcoming collection Age of Orpah will be published soon - in 2026.

HuΣanity

Today angel got caught up in the Σarch he was just outside the casino headed 2 lorne it’s hard enough 2 get thru the crowds but now they’re ringing down the street for miles only 2 more days to go …

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Sister Swan

sister told us 2 go stake out the bunning bins if we ever needed freebies when she feels lucky she loves a good dip in an open skip she says it’s our inner city’s untapped treasure chest a blessed spot …

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ngā tuna o opoutukeha

like egypt opoutukeha’s fate was never written in the stars it was writ on a piece o park in grey lynn by a kahawai the gardener dug up in the dirt a goddam miracle memory in soil unstoppable steak silver-wet …

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Govinda’s

u better not read from yr notebook naina says else he’ll know we sent u then she sends me to find out his prices across the road the place next door to govindas where the hare krishnas is standin outside …

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Nuit

even though the new specs made nuit jus a shadow of her former featherd self at least she no longer had to squint n fidget like a fruit bat at the regi swipin the organic as hell hand creams (which …

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