I was only just starting to get used to writing the date 2010 and heck, its 2011 already. Where did the year go? What happened to it? My year was one dominated by writing. Stressing out about writing. And then more writing.In January we set our sights on moving to Auckland before the year was… Continue reading 2010 in Review
Author: Lani Young
Lani Young is an international bestselling author of YA fantasy, contemporary romance and literary fiction. The 2018 Pacific Laureate, her work is inspired by the diverse mythology of Oceania and the richness of her cultural heritage as a Samoan / Maori woman.
What’s in a name?
So Im faced with a conundrum. Of existential proportions:Im still sleepless but now i live in Auckland. So technically, 'Sleepless in Samoa' is a big fat lie. Hmmm what to name my blog? Im looking around for inspiration. There's so many clever names out there. Like 'Faikakala..you know you are!' (love that one.) And 'Kuaback'...and… Continue reading What’s in a name?
Simple Pleasures
I just have to rave about how amazing wireless internet is. Cos I just moved to Niusila and Im just a fob who only had dialup and now Im sitting on the sofa blogging on my laptop while JB is on FB at the exact same time on the desktop and I click on stuff… Continue reading Simple Pleasures
De – Fenceless
I feel naked. Vulnerable. Exposed. We have arrived in New Zealand and are settling into our new home. Its lovely and all. But so....OPEN. Back home in Samoa, I had a ten foot chainlink fence with barbed wire. Two padlocked gates that were barred every night. Four dogs that barked ferociusly. And a significant other… Continue reading De – Fenceless
The Mosquito Whisperer
First there was the Horse Whisperer. And that boy "I see dead people." And of course, the ever-stunning, Ghost Whisperer. And now, in the Young family, we have our very own otherworldly communicator...The Beast is speaking to creatures big and small. Like mosquitoes. There was a bloodsucker hovering around her juicy plump leg. I shooed… Continue reading The Mosquito Whisperer
My High School Musical Whine.
Where do you all go after high school?I got my high school magazine in the mail today. It travels a long way to get to me. All the way from Washington D.C in the land of the free and the home of the brave. A long time ago, my father moved us to the murder… Continue reading My High School Musical Whine.
Waging War on Princess Leia
When I was little, my nickname (courtesy of my loving siblings) was – Princess Leia. Or, as they spelled it – Princess Lia. No, not the Princess Leia with the earphone braids hairstyle who traipsed around the galaxy with the dashing and wildly attractive Han Solo. I wish. ( The Han Solo part, NOT the… Continue reading Waging War on Princess Leia
Can you buy academic excellence?
My heaven on earth...It's exam time and prizegiving time in Samoa. Another opportunity to demonstrate how different me and HRH are. HRH believes in rewarding academic excellence with cash and other material assets. Which is a foreign concept for me. I always thought you had to strive constantly to come first in class, or else… Continue reading Can you buy academic excellence?
Solitude sucks.
What my living room might look like IF solitude ruled.A long time ago when I was contemplating getting married ( at the tender age of 19…shock, horror), a ‘friend’ counseled me against it. He said, “Before you commit to sleeping with someone else, make sure you can first sleep alone in the dark.” I think… Continue reading Solitude sucks.
Things that keep me awake at night – Questions.
In 2002, a 14 yr old girl called Elizabeth Smart was abducted at knifepoint from her bed in the middle of the night by man called Brian Mitchell. Her abductor took her to his forest hideout where he lived with his ‘wife’. Elizabeth commented later, “I thought maybe they took me because they had no… Continue reading Things that keep me awake at night – Questions.
Lani Wendt Young 