Wazzer’s unexpected date takes place at the most cutting-edge beer house in town. The middle-aged hipster, Ram, buys her a handle of stout. Not the most lavish date, but by choosing this beer house, he shows that he’s rich in social currency. Wazzer gets introduced to some of his friends who “just happen” to be […]
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Don’t Call Them Boy Toys
October 13th, 2011 1 Comment
Ulrika has a new boyfriend, and the word on the street is that this one is a keeper. Max is tall, lean-jawed, has a tendency to wear snappy hats, and works as a sound editor in Miramar. A quiet Kiwi bloke, he’s happy to let Ulrika chatter. You can see the future Bohemian Couple starting to […]
Everything They Wanted
August 11th, 2011 3 Comments
Wellington has its secrets, and mid-August is one of them. There’s an inexplicable three-week streak of clear, bright weather. Winona lets her red trench coat flap becomingly loose around her as she darts off up the Terrace to meet Willow for lunch, at their usual cafe. “Hi! How are you? It’s been ages!†Willow hasn’t […]
Rather Too Victorian
June 9th, 2011 1 Comment
Wazzer gets home from the women’s business meeting to find her flatmate-cum-landlady, Willow, perched in the breakfast nook. “Hey, mate, how’s it going? Want to order pizza? “I – yes, that would be lovely. Here’s your corset back. Thank you so much!” “So, how’d the long weekend go? Hot guy? Steampunk Ball? Hey? Hey?” Willow […]
Steaming Up
May 5th, 2011 2 Comments
Wazzer is enjoying the novel sensation of lying on her bed on a Thursday night, reading. There is a small scratching at the door. Curious, she opens up. A pretty calico cat is sitting in the hallway. The cat head-bonks Wazzer’s calf. “Hey, Cilla,” she says, scratching the beast behind the ears. “Where’s your mum?” […]
More Eurodrama
April 27th, 2011 Comments Off on More Eurodrama
Six hours later, Wazzer is lying in bed, listening to the rain. Tomorrow, her last lover from the summer, Otto, is getting on the plane back to Amsterdam. But she’s cheerful nonetheless. It’s still a day off. And Otto is beside her in the bed. Otto is gazing at the ceiling, compulsively crumpling one of […]
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Engagement Party Chemistry
March 13th, 2011 1 Comment
Winona and Will haven’t gone to much fuss for their engagement party. The back room of Wazzer’s bar has been adorned with white fairy lights. A long table is jumbled with wine bottles, bowls of chips, and irregular engagement presents that arrived with guests. When Ulrika attempts a dramatic entrance, no-one pays much attention, they […]
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A Night of Win
February 7th, 2011 2 Comments
Courtenay Place, the night of the Sevens rugby final, is a scene of post-apocalyptic debauchery. Hooting groups of drunkards fumble out of taxis and stagger around, their group costumes the worse for wear after three days. Unwilling to sacrifice a parking place in Mount Victoria, Winona and Will have watched the madness through the safety […]
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The Inevitable
September 21st, 2010 1 Comment
Willow had gone into her favorite cafe that Tuesday morning with a spring in her step. She’d had a lovely time at Nerdnite on Monday – oh, the heaven of going out in the evening as a nerd and having it be a good thing. The latest round of budgetary threats at her government department […]
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Auckland Mysteries
July 2nd, 2010 Comments Off on Auckland Mysteries
Willow is in Auckland for work, just for a few days. Why are men in Auckland fawning all over her? Her Auckland friends complain just as much as she does about no good men, dismal dating, etc. Maybe it’s the recent influx of South American immigrants that she’s heard about? Not having a mirror in […]
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