Lets talk about writing – then and now. Traditionally, writing has been a somewhat solitary activity where the writer creates in seclusion and is separate from their audience. The hermit in their cave… The writer also has little or no control over the publishing and...
Read MoreMe and the super fabulous and funny Gagaumalo Irene Nautu in Brisbane. I was at church and someone said, "You haven't blogged since April 19th. When are you going to blog again? I'm suffering from Sleepless in Samoa withdrawal symptoms." It's very nice...
Read MoreThere are many tellings of the Creation Story in Pacific mythology. To celebrate my birthday (yay!), I'm sharing this piece from 'When Water Burns': the Creation Story - according to Telesa legend. If you've ever wondered about the origins of these fierce protectors of the...
Read MoreIn the weekend I was a guest speaker at a super awesome conference that targeted Pacific youth in South Auckland. Organized by Accelerating Aotearoa, their aim is to help connect young people with potential careers and training opportunities and other really useful stuff like that....
Read MoreSamoans - there's lots of different kinds of us.Something strange happened to Big Son when we moved to New Zealand. Something that involved a lavalava, the siva and 'real'...
Read MoreMy mother is a powerhouse of creativity and I owe much of who I am - to her. It's no accident that my Telesa series centers around beautiful, strong, vibrant and powerful women because that's the kind of mother I've been blessed with. Both my...
Read MoreI was sitting in church looking around ( from the depths of the back rows where I always creep in and hide) when suddenly it hit me.I've been coming to this particular congregation for a year now. A whole year. And I don't even know...
Read MoreWhat I wish I did today...
Read MoreWe've had six Tattoo Time Tributes here on Sleepless in Samoa and today marks a historic first in the series - our first female feature! (Because we are an equal opportunity and non-sexist blogosphere.) We like to pay tribute to tattoos and the Polynesians who...
Read MoreThe thing about being a full-time writer and domestic slave to too many children, is that it means the only work clothes you own are sweats and pyjamas. Which can be a problem when you get invited to fly to another city to do a...
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