m rahurahu
@tainuitillidienui.bsky.social
Maaori / Irish rat
worstselling author of the novel "Poorhara"
https://teherengawakapress.co.nz/poorhara/
NOT A WOMAN
worstselling author of the novel "Poorhara"
https://teherengawakapress.co.nz/poorhara/
NOT A WOMAN
Pinned
m rahurahu
@tainuitillidienui.bsky.social
· May 28
saw someone use the grape emoji to describe the sexual violence in my book & i want to say please just say rape when you are talking about rape
i am constantly burned by the romance smut genre bc every single blurb says the characters have breathtaking chemistry and then the interactions are like, "hey girl u r my girl and no one elses girl"
December 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
i am constantly burned by the romance smut genre bc every single blurb says the characters have breathtaking chemistry and then the interactions are like, "hey girl u r my girl and no one elses girl"
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Mauatua Fa'ara-Reynolds is the winner of the Letteri Family Prize for Creative Nonfiction with her hybrid and poetic work Our Bark-Skinned Bodies, and Stephenjohn Holgate is the winner of this year's Modernletters Fiction Prize with his rich, poignant novel about three generations of Jamaican men
December 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Mauatua Fa'ara-Reynolds is the winner of the Letteri Family Prize for Creative Nonfiction with her hybrid and poetic work Our Bark-Skinned Bodies, and Stephenjohn Holgate is the winner of this year's Modernletters Fiction Prize with his rich, poignant novel about three generations of Jamaican men
do u think people vote national / act / nz first bc they just see old cranky people and they are also old cranky people
December 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
do u think people vote national / act / nz first bc they just see old cranky people and they are also old cranky people
sometimes I miss Twitter but then I remember once a person saw one of my posts and then commented that they had gotten permission from their maaori friend to be offended by it on their behalf
December 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
sometimes I miss Twitter but then I remember once a person saw one of my posts and then commented that they had gotten permission from their maaori friend to be offended by it on their behalf
best book lists of the year in nz should be renamed to "all the books published in nz this year except for one random omission"
December 10, 2025 at 2:46 AM
best book lists of the year in nz should be renamed to "all the books published in nz this year except for one random omission"
the new boomer fb obsession is the "pakeha Maori" a recycled invention when some Pakeha were naturalized Maori by being Jake sully type saviours or pakeha 'slaves' taken by Maori
It seems we have gone from trying to understand history and supremacist legacy to writing new fictions with Ai
very cool!
It seems we have gone from trying to understand history and supremacist legacy to writing new fictions with Ai
very cool!
September 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
the new boomer fb obsession is the "pakeha Maori" a recycled invention when some Pakeha were naturalized Maori by being Jake sully type saviours or pakeha 'slaves' taken by Maori
It seems we have gone from trying to understand history and supremacist legacy to writing new fictions with Ai
very cool!
It seems we have gone from trying to understand history and supremacist legacy to writing new fictions with Ai
very cool!
ey miss pantograoh punch sm
September 9, 2025 at 4:23 AM
ey miss pantograoh punch sm
I think u should be shamed in the agora if u as a bookseller r publically recommending Donna tartts goldfinch in 2025....
.. any other inspired picks u got there......hey I bet no one has heard of the handmaid's tale yet
.. any other inspired picks u got there......hey I bet no one has heard of the handmaid's tale yet
August 28, 2025 at 5:29 AM
I think u should be shamed in the agora if u as a bookseller r publically recommending Donna tartts goldfinch in 2025....
.. any other inspired picks u got there......hey I bet no one has heard of the handmaid's tale yet
.. any other inspired picks u got there......hey I bet no one has heard of the handmaid's tale yet
had a dream i was dating one of those terrifying alpha men & he asked me "who do u belong to" and I said "the state"
August 20, 2025 at 4:56 AM
had a dream i was dating one of those terrifying alpha men & he asked me "who do u belong to" and I said "the state"
watched an episode of Alone where a guy four days in caught a catfish & then made fish head soup & when he ate it it made him gag then whenever he thought about it he would gag & the next day he tapped out bc of "mental health"
August 8, 2025 at 12:11 AM
watched an episode of Alone where a guy four days in caught a catfish & then made fish head soup & when he ate it it made him gag then whenever he thought about it he would gag & the next day he tapped out bc of "mental health"
some recommendations for the current half price THWUP sale for books published before 2022 yeayah
![[GRAPHIC] NOVEL & ANTHOLOGY RECOMMENDATIONS
Photos of different books left to right:
the new animals Pip Adam, the boyfriend Laura Southgate, the fountain of tears Stephanie de Montalk, an anthology of Aotearoa monsters in the garden edited by Elizabeth knox & David larsen, are angels OK? Edited by Paul callaghan and Bill manhire, the magic pen by Dylan horrocks](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5j7j22afhxasius54e3yd2vs/bafkreihfrlrdtsek3lo2ucu26k2igme4oo3pk6ovycgbfdb36krmkko4qa@jpeg)
August 6, 2025 at 3:56 AM
some recommendations for the current half price THWUP sale for books published before 2022 yeayah
my sister has a bf after a long terrifying casual dating era of bassists & men aspiring to be bassists & is discovering the joys of relaxed hikes, cafe breakfasts, hanging out with a person who wants to know things about u
August 2, 2025 at 5:21 AM
my sister has a bf after a long terrifying casual dating era of bassists & men aspiring to be bassists & is discovering the joys of relaxed hikes, cafe breakfasts, hanging out with a person who wants to know things about u
every day i pray a vice article doesnt find me
July 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
every day i pray a vice article doesnt find me
colonisation is so shit like what do u mean u stole the option to seek out other foreign relationships that could have been beneficial and peaceful???
July 14, 2025 at 8:40 AM
colonisation is so shit like what do u mean u stole the option to seek out other foreign relationships that could have been beneficial and peaceful???
being asked what ur blood quantum isnt offensive to me its like when a baby calls u ugly what am i supposed to do yell at someone who shits their pants every day
July 10, 2025 at 2:05 AM
being asked what ur blood quantum isnt offensive to me its like when a baby calls u ugly what am i supposed to do yell at someone who shits their pants every day
i might be nicer to peiple than i should be
like why am i trying to unpack a stranger's guilt at the book signing
like why am i trying to unpack a stranger's guilt at the book signing
July 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
i might be nicer to peiple than i should be
like why am i trying to unpack a stranger's guilt at the book signing
like why am i trying to unpack a stranger's guilt at the book signing
kia ora
the scene form my book that is highlighted in this article contains sexual violence
it's important we make the distinction between rape and sex bc users of violence will purposely try to blur that line
rape is concerned with power - this act of violence is sexualised* but it is not sex
the scene form my book that is highlighted in this article contains sexual violence
it's important we make the distinction between rape and sex bc users of violence will purposely try to blur that line
rape is concerned with power - this act of violence is sexualised* but it is not sex
Let’s read about sex: what are the books that do it best?
Let’s read about sex: what are the books that do it best?
Writers nominate novels that include what they consider to be well-written sex scenes....
thespinoff.co.nz
July 4, 2025 at 12:39 AM
kia ora
the scene form my book that is highlighted in this article contains sexual violence
it's important we make the distinction between rape and sex bc users of violence will purposely try to blur that line
rape is concerned with power - this act of violence is sexualised* but it is not sex
the scene form my book that is highlighted in this article contains sexual violence
it's important we make the distinction between rape and sex bc users of violence will purposely try to blur that line
rape is concerned with power - this act of violence is sexualised* but it is not sex
my sister has started to use AI in her messages to me (it's obvious) & admittedly it has made communicating w her easier
June 30, 2025 at 1:35 AM
my sister has started to use AI in her messages to me (it's obvious) & admittedly it has made communicating w her easier
if i had a penis i would go to glory holes with small hats, feather boas or googly eyes stuck to my meat just to break the ice
June 22, 2025 at 12:02 PM
if i had a penis i would go to glory holes with small hats, feather boas or googly eyes stuck to my meat just to break the ice
there are bigger fish to fuck in this world but it's nice to quietly complain on the Lords Day
June 22, 2025 at 3:04 AM
there are bigger fish to fuck in this world but it's nice to quietly complain on the Lords Day
the anthologies with Maaori titles are getting out of control like are u not embarrassed? not even half ur contributors are Maaori??? & ur pulling out te aka????
June 22, 2025 at 2:21 AM
the anthologies with Maaori titles are getting out of control like are u not embarrassed? not even half ur contributors are Maaori??? & ur pulling out te aka????
had the "talk" again today where my partner asks me to stop putting dead animals in boxes for him to find
tbf i put a dead mouse in an old computer mouse box so it's on him
tbf i put a dead mouse in an old computer mouse box so it's on him
June 21, 2025 at 8:09 AM
had the "talk" again today where my partner asks me to stop putting dead animals in boxes for him to find
tbf i put a dead mouse in an old computer mouse box so it's on him
tbf i put a dead mouse in an old computer mouse box so it's on him
the amount of people who miss out on knowing beautiful rangatahi because they can't relinquish power over them...........fk
June 12, 2025 at 11:39 AM
the amount of people who miss out on knowing beautiful rangatahi because they can't relinquish power over them...........fk
some people think of their cats as their babies, my cat is my flatmate
June 12, 2025 at 6:49 AM
some people think of their cats as their babies, my cat is my flatmate
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running my non binary venture at a loss for proof of concept
June 12, 2025 at 3:12 AM
running my non binary venture at a loss for proof of concept