Just for fun, I recently entered a worldwide flash fiction competition run by Inscribe Media (based in Britain.) The goal was to create emotion using 20 words or less. I had fun creating a few entries and was surprised when I received a special mention for this little story of 19 words: Scraps of rotting…
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Go to KurtX’s website to see his audition and semi-final performances. Or see my earlier blog posts about his audition and semi-final on NZGT! Carols By Candlelight with KurtX! You guessed it. KurtX was invited to perform at Carols by Candlelight, an iconic Wellington Christmas celebration for the last 20 years. Kurt did what the…
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A few weeks ago, I was presented with a Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Local Hero Award. These awards are given to kiwis who make a difference in their communities through volunteer work. So what did I do? Over the past seven years, I’ve organised numerous community service projects in my role as Director…
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KurtX rocked the stage at New Zealand’s Got Talent (NZGT) this week in his semi-final performance. KurtX may be the first musician to play harmonica to dubstep – a modern dance music genre that originated in Britain. What’s astounding is that he underwent heart surgery shortly after his NZGT audition to correct a congenital hole…
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We try balancing writing and family, but sometimes life just happens! Our family has been extremely busy in the last few weeks. We had a TV crew filming my husband (see my last post about KurtX on New Zealand’s Got Talent) a massive plumbing leak, and lots of kids’ activities. With four kids, we’re always…
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KurtX played his ‘wee instrument’ last night for New Zealand’s Got Talent, generating a storm of music with his harmonica. He started with a slow haunting lyrical line, but the judges’ faces soon changed as a rock number hit the sound system and KurtX ramped it up, showing us just what can be achieved with…
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