What I m reading: Author Fiona Sussman on her favourite books of the moment
5 Mar, 2021 09:00 PM
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By: FIona Sussman The focus of my artistic life, says George Saunders in his latest book, has been trying to learn to write emotionally moving stories that a reader feels compelled to finish. A few years ago, I had the privilege of attending an Auckland Writers Festival masterclass by this distinguished writer. It was an incredible 90 minutes. Saunders, who has taught creative writing at Syracuse University for more than 20 years, was generous with his insights, conveying wisdoms about the writing process and writer s life in an accessible, inspiring way. You can imagine my excitement when my daughter gifted me A Swim in the Pond in the Rain, a distillation of his Syracuse course, in which seven short stories by great Russian writers are springboards for examining the craft and reflecting on the significance of storytelling. I have just begun t
Quake aftermath: Always be ready to flee your home for three days
5 Mar, 2021 05:00 PM
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Footage shows tsunami waves hitting New Zealand. Video / Claudia Maaka / Waiapu Civil Defence / Gina Pewhairangi / Dean Purcell
Footage shows tsunami waves hitting New Zealand. Video / Claudia Maaka / Waiapu Civil Defence / Gina Pewhairangi / Dean Purcell
Be ready at any moment to flee your home for three days. That s the advice from a Bay of Plenty community leader after earthquakes and tsunami alerts caused disruption across the Bay of Plenty and other parts of the country yesterday.
People from across the region fled for higher ground after a powerful magnitude 8.1 earthquake in the Kermadec area about 1000km northeast of New Zealand triggered a tsunami warning.
Mar 3, 2021
A TikTok challenge asks people what the big incident was at their high school. This woman explains a transfer student, that went to all the parties and hung with many of the big crowd was actually an undercover cop and calls it a 21 Jumpstreet moment.
Google Maps captures moment man attacking another person with pickaxe in bizarre incident
3 Mar, 2021 02:08 AM
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The bizarre scene was captured by the Google car in Stoke-on-Trent. Photo / Google
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The strange scene was captured in Stoke-on-Trent in the UK.
On the map, a man can be seen lifting a pickaxe above his head as his victim lies helplessly on the ground.
The man with a pickaxe looks ready to swing it down upon the man lying on the ground.
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The baffling photo as posted online with the caption: Quick, the Google car is coming.
Another commented on the location, asking: This is Fenton ain t it? Never thought I d see good old Stoke online like this.