Somebody asked me the other day, "how come you don't blog/write about being Mormon? Are you trying to hide it?" It never occurred to me that anyone would construe my NOT blogging about being Mormon as an attempt to 'hide it.' Just like, it never occurred to me to blog about my Mormon-ness purely for… Continue reading Mormons are Satan Worshippers
Category: Religion
Fierce Awesomeness. "Preserving Samoan-ness through Popular Fiction. A Researched Analysis of Hybridity in Telesa The Covenant Keeper"
You write a book. You send it out to agents with a hopeful heart. It gets rejected. Your hopeful heart gets a little bruised. You publish the book yourself. You send it out to the world with a terrified but hopeful heart. Some people read it. Some people like it. Some people hate it. You… Continue reading Fierce Awesomeness. "Preserving Samoan-ness through Popular Fiction. A Researched Analysis of Hybridity in Telesa The Covenant Keeper"
What makes a book culturally offensive? And other offensive questions on Telesa Tuesday.
Is she a true tamaitai Samoa? A true Samoan woman?TELESA Tuesday. I am preparing myself for outrage,hissing and spitting when TELESA hits the real world. Why? Because I have taken a Samoan legend/myth and completely twisted it beyond all recognizable belief. In doing so, I have probably offended any number of traditional beliefs and customs.… Continue reading What makes a book culturally offensive? And other offensive questions on Telesa Tuesday.
Girls are Evil.
JB has a girl friend. And Im not breaking any confidentiality laws by speaking it out loud - because he already announced it to all and sundry on Face Book. (and because he doesnt read my blog cos he says its boring...and only for old people. All you 'boring old'readers of this blog can get… Continue reading Girls are Evil.
No clues about fat day blues.
Do men ever have fat days? Do they even know what a fat day is? What a fat day feels like? Or maybe I should be asking – am I the only woman who has fat days? Slovenly, I-am-a-bucket-beyond-all-hope-and-rescue fat days? Days when your hair won’t do what its supposed to. When your skin is… Continue reading No clues about fat day blues.
You are nobody and have nothing of importance.
My parents are going to work in a certain Pacific island nation far away for 2 years. It's a somewhat dangerous place. One where you shouldnt catch a taxi from the airport because the driver is likely to drive you to the bushes where a helpful gang will be waiting to rid you of every… Continue reading You are nobody and have nothing of importance.