Andi
@andiwrites.bsky.social
SFF writer, disability comms person. Likes: knitting🧶 board games🎲 sea creatures🐙 reading📚. Lives: Te Awakairangi ki Tai | Lower Hutt. Pronouns: they/them. 🏳🌈🩼♾️
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We elect people who value numbers on a piece of paper over whether actual people eat or have a roof over their head or can get healthcare when they sick. We elect people who value numbers on a piece of a paper over children eating or being educated. I also note that the numbers are all fake.
November 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
We elect people who value numbers on a piece of paper over whether actual people eat or have a roof over their head or can get healthcare when they sick. We elect people who value numbers on a piece of a paper over children eating or being educated. I also note that the numbers are all fake.
Oh fucking great, someone else I liked has emerged as a terf.
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Oh fucking great, someone else I liked has emerged as a terf.
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"When it came to Covid, we completely blew out what the value of a life was, completely, I've never seen such a high value on life.” - Brooke van Velden
"There are accidents that will happen. What I'm wanting to focus on is, how do I improve the overall economy and the situation that businesses and workers find themselves in?" - Van Velden. #PikeRiver
"She seemed to be focusing all the time on the employers and I sat and listened to it for a little while and then I just couldn't stand it" - Sonya Rockhouse. #PikeRiver
November 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
"When it came to Covid, we completely blew out what the value of a life was, completely, I've never seen such a high value on life.” - Brooke van Velden
"Let's take medical care away from children" COULD YOU BE ANY MORE CARTOON VILLAIN IF YOU TRIED YOU FUCKING GHOULS.
November 19, 2025 at 4:17 AM
"Let's take medical care away from children" COULD YOU BE ANY MORE CARTOON VILLAIN IF YOU TRIED YOU FUCKING GHOULS.
Absolute fucking ghouls, this government, absolute fucking ghouls.
November 19, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Absolute fucking ghouls, this government, absolute fucking ghouls.
Getting the house professionally washed because every year I wash one wall and then run out of energy, which wouldn't be terrible if it wasn't the same wall every time.
Deeply appreciate that this service has an actual online booking system though. Wish to god you could book all services like this.
Deeply appreciate that this service has an actual online booking system though. Wish to god you could book all services like this.
November 18, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Getting the house professionally washed because every year I wash one wall and then run out of energy, which wouldn't be terrible if it wasn't the same wall every time.
Deeply appreciate that this service has an actual online booking system though. Wish to god you could book all services like this.
Deeply appreciate that this service has an actual online booking system though. Wish to god you could book all services like this.
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WAIT I just realized Tachyon's website has an excerpt AND A PRE-ORDER LINK???
YOU CAN PRE-ORDER! PRE-ORDERS ARE LIVE!! AAAAAAA
#IgnoreThisBook
YOU CAN PRE-ORDER! PRE-ORDERS ARE LIVE!! AAAAAAA
#IgnoreThisBook
November 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
WAIT I just realized Tachyon's website has an excerpt AND A PRE-ORDER LINK???
YOU CAN PRE-ORDER! PRE-ORDERS ARE LIVE!! AAAAAAA
#IgnoreThisBook
YOU CAN PRE-ORDER! PRE-ORDERS ARE LIVE!! AAAAAAA
#IgnoreThisBook
"Why didn't I note down all the information for the sources I used as I went," I scream into the void for the nth time in my life.
November 11, 2025 at 10:17 PM
"Why didn't I note down all the information for the sources I used as I went," I scream into the void for the nth time in my life.
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Love is in the air 🥰 I'll be chairing the romance panel at the Local Readers and Authors Day next weekend, chatting with A.J. Lancaster, Carole Brungar, and Sean Monaghan about their brand new romance novels.
#Library #BookEvent #WritingCommunity 🌈📚🇳🇿📚💙👀📚🌎🌈✒️
#Library #BookEvent #WritingCommunity 🌈📚🇳🇿📚💙👀📚🌎🌈✒️
November 8, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Love is in the air 🥰 I'll be chairing the romance panel at the Local Readers and Authors Day next weekend, chatting with A.J. Lancaster, Carole Brungar, and Sean Monaghan about their brand new romance novels.
#Library #BookEvent #WritingCommunity 🌈📚🇳🇿📚💙👀📚🌎🌈✒️
#Library #BookEvent #WritingCommunity 🌈📚🇳🇿📚💙👀📚🌎🌈✒️
THAT was an unpleasant earthquake.
November 6, 2025 at 8:12 AM
THAT was an unpleasant earthquake.
Ha, needed some home maintenance done, went searching for recommendations, put in an estimate request to a business that covers basically the whole region... turns out the owner is five minutes walk up the road.
November 6, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Ha, needed some home maintenance done, went searching for recommendations, put in an estimate request to a business that covers basically the whole region... turns out the owner is five minutes walk up the road.
Oh hey, my essay on Alienation and Agency in Nino Cipri's Finna is now free to read - along with the rest of the Vector SFF and Class Issue:
vector-bsfa.com/2023/12/02/s...
vector-bsfa.com/2023/12/02/s...
Vector 294 SFF and Class
Vector 294 is now available to download. We open issues to the public after about two years. An index of back issues of Vector can be found at the ISFDB. For the availability of individual print is…
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November 5, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Oh hey, my essay on Alienation and Agency in Nino Cipri's Finna is now free to read - along with the rest of the Vector SFF and Class Issue:
vector-bsfa.com/2023/12/02/s...
vector-bsfa.com/2023/12/02/s...
OK NO I HAVE ONE MORE TAKE
Guy Fawkes did not enter parliament with honest intentions he was sneaking into the undercroft and if you want to praise someone who sneaked into parliament may I suggest Emily Wilding Davison thank you.
Guy Fawkes did not enter parliament with honest intentions he was sneaking into the undercroft and if you want to praise someone who sneaked into parliament may I suggest Emily Wilding Davison thank you.
November 5, 2025 at 8:40 AM
OK NO I HAVE ONE MORE TAKE
Guy Fawkes did not enter parliament with honest intentions he was sneaking into the undercroft and if you want to praise someone who sneaked into parliament may I suggest Emily Wilding Davison thank you.
Guy Fawkes did not enter parliament with honest intentions he was sneaking into the undercroft and if you want to praise someone who sneaked into parliament may I suggest Emily Wilding Davison thank you.
My other take of the evening is that noiseless / low noise fireworks, and confining the noisy sort to public displays are good things BUT the latter need to come with better accessibility including toilets, seating, and sufficient public transport.
November 5, 2025 at 8:37 AM
My other take of the evening is that noiseless / low noise fireworks, and confining the noisy sort to public displays are good things BUT the latter need to come with better accessibility including toilets, seating, and sufficient public transport.
Some people are very self-righteous about the noise from fireworks but uncaring or hostile when people struggle with other noise, and I suspect the difference is that they value dogs more.
(if this does not describe you it is not about you)
(if this does not describe you it is not about you)
November 5, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Some people are very self-righteous about the noise from fireworks but uncaring or hostile when people struggle with other noise, and I suspect the difference is that they value dogs more.
(if this does not describe you it is not about you)
(if this does not describe you it is not about you)
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I tried to listen to Trevor Noah interview a Gen AI hype man and that guy was like “this is a 4th relationship! It’s magic! It’s not a TOOL.”
My man, *you* are the tool. It’s not fucking magic and if you can’t explain what it does, get the fuck out.
My man, *you* are the tool. It’s not fucking magic and if you can’t explain what it does, get the fuck out.
October 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I tried to listen to Trevor Noah interview a Gen AI hype man and that guy was like “this is a 4th relationship! It’s magic! It’s not a TOOL.”
My man, *you* are the tool. It’s not fucking magic and if you can’t explain what it does, get the fuck out.
My man, *you* are the tool. It’s not fucking magic and if you can’t explain what it does, get the fuck out.
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To do #ArtsAccess well you need to be respectfully engaged with your audience, be as consistent and professional as with anything else and understand that accessibility is part of the creative process, not grace and favour. Policy and leadership matter. Include it in your regular marketing.
October 31, 2025 at 9:14 PM
To do #ArtsAccess well you need to be respectfully engaged with your audience, be as consistent and professional as with anything else and understand that accessibility is part of the creative process, not grace and favour. Policy and leadership matter. Include it in your regular marketing.
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Exciting day today. Not only is it Halloween, but my crowdfunding campaign is also live! Please support me by making a pledge and/or sharing on all your socials and with your friends, family, and colleagues. Thanks to everyone offering rewards. You rock! www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...
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October 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Exciting day today. Not only is it Halloween, but my crowdfunding campaign is also live! Please support me by making a pledge and/or sharing on all your socials and with your friends, family, and colleagues. Thanks to everyone offering rewards. You rock! www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...
One part of me has a lot of nuanced and emotionally charged thoughts about this Autism NZ charter school.
The other part of me is still staring at the headline like a goldfish 🐟
I... did not have this on my 2025 bingo card. I did not.
The other part of me is still staring at the headline like a goldfish 🐟
I... did not have this on my 2025 bingo card. I did not.
October 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
One part of me has a lot of nuanced and emotionally charged thoughts about this Autism NZ charter school.
The other part of me is still staring at the headline like a goldfish 🐟
I... did not have this on my 2025 bingo card. I did not.
The other part of me is still staring at the headline like a goldfish 🐟
I... did not have this on my 2025 bingo card. I did not.
Mele's lead has increased! Still not 100% confirmed but looking pretty clear.
Very pleased to see my city retain Māori wards, elect Kaz Yung (who has worked so hard for this), and NOT elect either the awful transphobe or the dude whose one hardship was "a 2-storey house was built near mine".
Hoping Mele Tonga-Grant's election is confirmed, but it's a 1 vote lead so...
Hoping Mele Tonga-Grant's election is confirmed, but it's a 1 vote lead so...
October 13, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Mele's lead has increased! Still not 100% confirmed but looking pretty clear.
Had two people visit the house today and both left with catfood. (This is not an ongoing offer.)
October 13, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Had two people visit the house today and both left with catfood. (This is not an ongoing offer.)
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October 11, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Connections
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Very pleased to see my city retain Māori wards, elect Kaz Yung (who has worked so hard for this), and NOT elect either the awful transphobe or the dude whose one hardship was "a 2-storey house was built near mine".
Hoping Mele Tonga-Grant's election is confirmed, but it's a 1 vote lead so...
Hoping Mele Tonga-Grant's election is confirmed, but it's a 1 vote lead so...
October 11, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Very pleased to see my city retain Māori wards, elect Kaz Yung (who has worked so hard for this), and NOT elect either the awful transphobe or the dude whose one hardship was "a 2-storey house was built near mine".
Hoping Mele Tonga-Grant's election is confirmed, but it's a 1 vote lead so...
Hoping Mele Tonga-Grant's election is confirmed, but it's a 1 vote lead so...
Looking at contents of kitchen, wondering what to make for dinner: we have energy drinks and potatoes so... Monster mash???
October 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Looking at contents of kitchen, wondering what to make for dinner: we have energy drinks and potatoes so... Monster mash???
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Since there is some discussion around sapphic relationships atm, these are the pairings in my sapphic books, which also feature trans women leads:
Soul Flames series: FF and FFF for the mc's.
Esper and the Witch: FF
Heart's Claim: FF
Best Friends' Promise: FF
Heart's Whispers: FF (both cis mc's)
Soul Flames series: FF and FFF for the mc's.
Esper and the Witch: FF
Heart's Claim: FF
Best Friends' Promise: FF
Heart's Whispers: FF (both cis mc's)
September 30, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Since there is some discussion around sapphic relationships atm, these are the pairings in my sapphic books, which also feature trans women leads:
Soul Flames series: FF and FFF for the mc's.
Esper and the Witch: FF
Heart's Claim: FF
Best Friends' Promise: FF
Heart's Whispers: FF (both cis mc's)
Soul Flames series: FF and FFF for the mc's.
Esper and the Witch: FF
Heart's Claim: FF
Best Friends' Promise: FF
Heart's Whispers: FF (both cis mc's)