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A portmanteau. A treasure trove. A time capsule. A poetry book. A diary. A photo album. Memories. Dreams. Wishes. Hopes. An open letter to an unsuspecting public. An intimate confession to close friends. A declaration of intent. A whisper of love. A personal record. An experiment in introspection. A performance space. A political rant. A wild yawp. Why do any of us publish our words and images online? Come, dream with me.Protected: Introducing Ariel Flux…
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Sedition is sexy
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Amazing night…
Absolutely amazing night at Juno Reactor. Tsuyoshi Suzuki was awesome as usual. Juno Reactor was mindblowing. Had a lovely, lovely time with Matt who made new friends with ladybela, who, scarily enough, recognised me from my LJ… it’s a very, very small world. Danced…
Sometimes even memes get political…
Author unknown (I’ve edited a little on the basis of feedback) A lot has been said about how to prevent rape. “Women should learn self-defense. Women should lock themselves in their houses after dark. Women shouldn’t have long hair and women shouldn’t wear short…
Sedition and its effects…
Ganked from Cameron Reilly: Hossien Derakhshan, born in Iran, living in Canada, has trouble getting back into the US when a border patrol officer GOOGLES him, finds his blog, and reads stuff he doesn’t like. And you thought your blog getting you into trouble at work…
Protected: Good day
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Protected: So, the world is going to hell…
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It’s a black, black day
Terror laws rammed through without change I can’t speak. I’m so gutted. Our only hope now is people crossing the floor in the Upper House.
Protected: Inner circle: Emotional crême brà»lée
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What a day!
Lunch with thorfinn. I’m gonna be a best man! First time ever. Soooo excited. And have realised this means I’m in charge of the buck’s night.… who’s silly idea was *that*? heh heh heh. Then, coffee with Matt, conversations about anarchism and marxism and idealism…
Drive smarter
I’ve wanted to drive a smart car ever since they were released. And I love the idea of community car pooling. Now I can combine the two. Thanks to orethule for the heads-up about Flo car pooling and their smart car pod in Carlton: “Special Offer $0 to Join plus the…
Thank Saint Precarity!
Frickin’ awesome. Starbucks strike in Aotearoa. I’ve been waiting for the precarious labour force to get pissed off enough to take some action at this end of town. It’s not the first casual workers’ strike: there have been McDonalds’ strikes and others. But…
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Phoenix Emberstone
passionate political poet
These are poems and meanderings that made their way to the page. I’d love to hear what you think of them. Want to get in touch? Drop me a line!
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I am also known as Ro Bersten, a communications specialist with more than 20 years’ experience. See my CV and professional projects.
