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A Week in Samoa

Lani Young

I'm in Samoa - staying with my parents but otherwise completely alone. No Hot Man. No Fabulous Five. I was invited to attend the 2012 SPACLAL Pacific Literature Conference held at the National University of Samoa and I had to give a presentation thingamajig about electronic books and self-publishing and social media etc. It was… Continue reading A Week in Samoa

author, diet, donuts, Facebook, food, KFC, NaNoWriMo, samoan writer, telesa, writing

Skinny (NaNoWriMo) is for Fools

Lani Young

So Im doing this NaNoWriMo thing where hundreds of thousands of people the world over sign up to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. It's so massively huge that probably even Martians are doing NaNo. It's my first time doing it. In theory, its a fabulous concept. You commit to sitting down and… Continue reading Skinny (NaNoWriMo) is for Fools

children, exercise, family., food, marriage, music, privacy, sex, U2, writing

106 Minutes of Sexual Intimacy

Lani Young

I always suspected I was a bad mother/wife/woman. And now I just had it confirmed. Some scientists  ( with nothing better to do with their time than find ways to make me feel bad), did a study on "What a Woman's Perfect Day Would Consist Of." And the results? Went a little something like this - 106… Continue reading 106 Minutes of Sexual Intimacy

childeren, food, Hot Man, Little Daughter, Little Son, mcdonalds, parents, women, writer

There are Some Skank Ho’s in West Auckland

Lani Young

There are some skanky ho’s living in West Auckland. And they aint got no shame. At all. But what makes it worse? Little Son thinks they are wonderful, delightsome creatures…The Hot Man was being kind and thoughtful. He took all the children off my hands so I could write. (Yay for the Hot Man.) He… Continue reading There are Some Skank Ho’s in West Auckland