🧵Spotted at an Indie Bookshop talk in Aotearoa New Zealand: An entire book club (20s-30s?) files into the front row in an independent small city book shop. Books piled on tables and shelves everywhere. They're here on a mission. The author is a friend and they WILL fiercely support her. (1)

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A woman (50s?) is huffing and puffing and teenage eye-rolling theatrically as her mum (80s?) straightens her scarf. Her Mum laughing and giving her a faux biff under her chin, telling her to behave. (1)

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A small human (4?) is walking along, hands waving emphatically in the air as he declares with an air of MAXIMUM gravitas: "I have so much to do Mum!" SO MUCH to do!"(1)

Hello beautiful people. If you didn't catch my post from a few weeks ago, I've been spending the past 4 months setting up a pay-what-you can/affordable indie writing festival that will be both in-person here in Nelson, Aotearoa New Zealand, but also online. (Ooohh ahh.) www.beautifulwords.net

Beautiful Words Con | Writing festival

A writing convention based in Nelson, New Zealand & Online that focuses on Independent, alternative & underground writing and publishing.

beautifulwords.net

🧵Spotted on Market Day in Aotearoa New Zealand: A tiny human (1?) is being hefted into the air by Dad. Giggles and squeals as he's thrown up... and then up... and then caught! And then up and up... And then caught! Both wearing matching smiles. Big blue sky overhead. It's a good day. (1)

Hello beautiful people. If you didn't catch my post from a few weeks ago, I've been spending the past 4 months setting up a pay-what-you can/affordable indie writing festival that will be both in-person here in Nelson, Aotearoa New Zealand, but also online. (Ooohh ahh.) www.beautifulwords.net

Beautiful Words Con | Writing festival

A writing convention based in Nelson, New Zealand & Online that focuses on Independent, alternative & underground writing and publishing.

beautifulwords.net

🧵Spotted on Market Day in Aotearoa New Zealand: A tiny human (1?) is being hefted into the air by Dad. Giggles and squeals as he's thrown up... and then up... and then caught! And then up and up... And then caught! Both wearing matching smiles. Big blue sky overhead. It's a good day. (1)

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A small human (4?) is standing next to a crosswalk, intensely focussed while eating an ice cream. Holding his free hand out as if to halt traffic. The Ice Cream Police are on duty and all must stop to admire their majesty! (1)

🧵Spotted at a Gallery Closing in Aotearoa New Zealand: A man (30s?) is grinning cheekily as he takes three slices of celebratory pizza. His partner's giving him "The LOOK" but he's unrepentant. It's getting late, people are going home and there is swiftly cooling PIZZA up for grabs. Why not? (1)

🧵Spotted in an Op Shop* in Aotearoa New Zealand: A woman (70s?) in a floor-length fake fur purple coat and a matching pill box hat is admiring a display of teapots. With a huge smile she picks up a pink one and exclaims. "These're all STUNNING, but THIS one's m'favourite." (1)

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A couple (80s?) are sitting across from each other, sharing a big slice of chocolate cake. Sipping tea. Having an entire conversation through raised eyebrows, half smiles, widened eyes and head nods. Absolute comfort. (1)

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A couple (80s?) are sitting across from each other, sharing a big slice of chocolate cake. Sipping tea. Having an entire conversation through raised eyebrows, half smiles, widened eyes and head nods. Absolute comfort. (1)

🧵Spotted at an Italian Film Festival Opening Night in Aotearoa New Zealand: A woman (50s?) is offered a paper cup of complimentary tiramisu as she walks into the cinema and exclaims: "Terrible Sue?! Touches my lips and goes on my hips?! Of COURSE I'll have some!" (1)

🧵Spotted on the Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever in Aotearoa New Zealand: A dance instructor, dressed in red, is directing a crowd in a practice run of Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights dance. It's all going bonkers. Legs wiff-waffling through the air. Arms flippy-flapping. Ridiculous fun. (1)

🧵Spotted on the Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever in Aotearoa New Zealand: A dance instructor, dressed in red, is directing a crowd in a practice run of Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights dance. It's all going bonkers. Legs wiff-waffling through the air. Arms flippy-flapping. Ridiculous fun. (1)

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A small human (5?) is standing in line at a bakery, eyes big as he surveys pies, sausage rolls, cakes, donuts, pastries and custard tarts in the glass display case. With a breathless whisper he says: "Dad what if someone got ALL OF THIS!" (1)

🧵Also a new cafe has opened in my city. Locally owned, employees are lovely. The only hitch is that the owners refuse to serve tea and I am currently tempted to pop down there with my card table, tablecloth, tea pot, tea cups and set up on the footpath, enjoying a brew and a book in gentle protest.

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A man (30s?) spots a waggy-tailed woolly dog and asks Woolly Dog's human for an introduction. They make firm friends in no time and soon there is some extraordinarily jolly dog talk going on. Woolly Dog accepting all adoration as his due. (1)

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand* A couple (70s?) are served two pepper steak pies in a country cafe. Their animated conversation abruptly stops. They pick up their knives and forks and get to work. There is no room for small talk when serious trencherwork is required! (1)

🧵Spotted at a Country Market in Aotearoa New Zealand: A woman (40s?) is walking along with a skip in her step. Two jasmine plants in sturdy pots tucked under each arm. A triumphant look on her face. Jasmine plants wibble wobbling at everyone she passes. (1)

🧵Spotted at a Country Market in Aotearoa New Zealand: A woman (40s?) is walking along with a skip in her step. Two jasmine plants in sturdy pots tucked under each arm. A triumphant look on her face. Jasmine plants wibble wobbling at everyone she passes. (1)

🧵Spotted at a Country Market in Aotearoa New Zealand: A tiny human (1.5?) is crouched in the middle of a big expanse of lawn dotted with little white flowers. Junior Botanical Scientist is inspecting each flower she sees by giving it a careful poke and a wide, toothy grin. (1)

🧵Spotted on Market Day in Aotearoa New Zealand: A man (30s?) is kneeling in front a small human (3?), helping her do up her bike helmet. Small Human is aiding the process by doing a vigorous noodly dance and singing a song about smelly frogs. Dad totally chill. (1)

🧵Spotted While Roaming During the School Holidays in Aotearoa New Zealand: A small human (4?) dressed in multiple tutus, a red plaid jacket and gumboots* is helping Dad mow the lawn by skipping along behind him, blowing bubbles with a MASSIVE home made wire bubble wand. (1)

🧵Spotted While Roaming During the School Holidays in Aotearoa New Zealand: A small human (4?) dressed in multiple tutus, a red plaid jacket and gumboots* is helping Dad mow the lawn by skipping along behind him, blowing bubbles with a MASSIVE home made wire bubble wand. (1)

🧵Spotted at the Beach in Aotearoa New Zealand: A young human (9?) is stomping up to Mum and announcing in a disgruntled grump: "Mum, Levi is SO ANNOYING!" Another young human (7?) races up behind him, radiating outrage, stating emphatically. "No! I'm NOT annoying. I'm just DIFFERENT!" (1)

Hey lovely people, I'm a tired potato today after a huge month of working on getting the program for Beautiful Words con up and running, plus book stuff. No spotted post, but I'll be back tomorrow. ❤️ Off to nap with the might of a thousand sleeping tigers! (Totally legit unit of nap measurement.)

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A burly man with a sturdy tum (40s?) is standing next to a vintage Triumph, smiling affectionately as he helps his son (12?) zip his leather jacket up. Mist in distant green valleys. A rainbow overhead. Perfect day for a ride with the boy. (1)

🧵Spotted At the Beach in Aotearoa New Zealand: A weka* is VERY curious about a sandwich currently being absent-mindedly held by a man sitting in a beach chair, reading a paperback. If Weka is very quiet... And very sneaky... And sidles up like this... Maybe... It shall have that sandwich... (1)

🧵Hey lovely people. Big announcement today. We're launching an indie writing con based in Nelson New Zealand and Online in September & October 2026. So many awesome events, including in-person and online Tiny Moments workshops. beautifulwords.net