John Small

@smalltorquer.bsky.social

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Open-minded economist, koro to 4 mokopuna, promoting prosperity for Aotearoa and the mana of all who live here. Posts are personal views. Shares are not endorsements.

A room full of boxes, a fireplace, and 2 people who've spent the last 3 days extracting us from 17yrs of farming

Three happy cartoon cows on the road-facing side of a cow milking shed in the Ronga Valley, way up in the Te Hoeire, catchment. Native bush hills and a cloudy sky backdrop.

The cover of On the Beach by Neil Young. Foreground is a beach umbrella & table & 2 deck chairs with abandoned drinks, a discarded newspaper and the right-rear fin of a big old american car stabbed into the sand. Midground is a pair of boots & a man looking out to sea.

Catherine Chidgey finishes her discussion with Kate DeGoldi at the Auckland Writers Festival this afternoon by reading a passage from The Book of Guilt.