Winona and Will went to City Market this morning and have just enjoyed the illusion of cooking. After unwrapping and plating their dinner, they are having a glass of wine, some cheese, and a discussion about the local body elections. Their election paperwork is spread out on their retro coffee table. Who to vote for? […]
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The People’s Choice
September 27th, 2010 Comments Off on The People’s Choice
Tags: government · old city · Wellington · will · winona
Roastless
September 13th, 2010 1 Comment
Will found himself, on Sunday night, left to his own devices. Winona has been away for three days and wouldn’t be back for two more. It was raining. He could smell the neighbors’ dinner, spaghetti bolognaise. His phone was silent. The possibilities of the Internet were exhausted. Loneliness seeped under the doors with the cold […]
Paradise Would Be A Parking Lot
August 16th, 2010 Comments Off on Paradise Would Be A Parking Lot
Will wants a car. His mates all wanted to know what he was looking for. “Personally, I’d like a 4 x4, at least a 3 liter. Manual, of course. I grew up with Holdens but I’m liking what some of the European makers are doing. That’s what I’d like. However, we’ll be parking it on […]
Nerdxhaustion
August 6th, 2010 1 Comment
Five days after his vacation, Will is drained. An IT programmer and an introvert, he longs for the days, three short years ago, when being a nerd meant you didn’t have to be that social. You had your best mate and your girl and your computer, and Hell Pizza delivery, and life was good. He […]
Tags: geekery · social mores · will
The Wind Up
August 4th, 2010 1 Comment
There was a moment on the drive back to Wellington. Winona glanced up from the very back seat. In the rear view mirror, she saw her partner, Will, check out her and Ulrika, nearly nestled together as Ulrika murmured her story. Intuition twinged in her gut. Her partner was thinking about something, and she was […]
What Snow Is, and Will’s New Passion
July 26th, 2010 2 Comments
To Ulrika’s Swiss expatriate irritation, after five people have come all the way to Turoa with her, nobody else is particularly motivated to ski. They want to snowboard, drink, and send photos to their friends. Snow here is a toy, not a way of life. The only person willing to ski is, unexpectedly, Winona. “We […]
Tags: other cities · ulrika · will · winona
Leave Town During The Film Festival? Are You Mad?
July 16th, 2010 Comments Off on Leave Town During The Film Festival? Are You Mad?
Winona is vexed. Her partner Will says that his work friend Ulrika, a Swiss expatriate inspired by the crisp, cold weather, wants them to join her and a few other people on a ski weekend. Winona can’t ski, but that doesn’t bother her. The real problem is that she doesn’t want to leave Wellington during […]
Tags: films · social mores · ulrika · will
Rusticated III: Seen At The Market
July 9th, 2010 Comments Off on Rusticated III: Seen At The Market
It is Saturday morning, time to entertain guests. Wilhelmina has taken Leona, her friend from Levin to Frank Kitts Market. A chatty stall holder switched off and lost interest when she mentioned being from Levin and remembering the stall holder from a market up there. Wilhelmina has her back up about it. Wilhelmina huffs, “I […]
Tags: food · markets · wilhelmina · will · winona
Rusticated II, or, Bacon Futures
July 7th, 2010 4 Comments
The season of guests visiting Wellington has only just begun. Across town, Winona and Will are similarly gobsmacked by their own out-of-town visitor. Owen was at university with Will. He is currently in Winona and Will’s living room, in a striped shirt and braces, his bowler hat placed carefully on a table. Twelve years after […]
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Our Scum
June 28th, 2010 1 Comment
Will has spent the rainy Saturday at his best mate Wayne’s place. They only left the garage for bathroom breaks. Between replacing the engine of a secondhand 4 x 4 (Will spotted and handed over tools) and dissecting the All Whites’ football performance, time has flown. The 4 x 4, with the key in the […]
Tags: beer · social mores · wayne · will