by briant | Aug 28, 2016 | Novels, Observations, Publishing
A talk by Scott Pack at the Word Festival in Christchurch, 2016. Two months ago Pack received an invite from Rachel King, managed to convince his family (primarily his children) that he was a worthy world-travelling speaker, and finally had a brainwave for the theme...
by briant | Aug 26, 2016 | Brian Thurogood, Fiery Scribes, Observations
Being Chinese / White / Other in New Zealand. Notes on a conversation between Alice Canton and Helene Wong. Held at Word Christchurch Festival on Friday 26 August 2016. Helene emphasised that many of the older Chinese liked the ‘fair go’ attitude in NZ and...
by briant | Aug 20, 2016 | Adventure, Red Diamond, Thriller, Trilogy
Being the first to win a million dollars was a special achievement for Jessica, especially beating her best friend Bridget to the goal. Knowing they were guaranteed at least that sum was irrelevant. Jessica could step up when it really mattered, but even she was...
by briant | Aug 10, 2016 | Adventure, Red Diamond, Thriller, Trilogy
Dad would have loved a son but his tomboy Ella was ‘perfect’ he said, like a best daughter and a best son all rolled into one. He liked to hike when off duty. Mum was not the hiking type and Sally was too young. So we had often been on hiking expeditions for a day or...
by briant | Jul 30, 2016 | Novels, Red Diamond, Thriller
Tammi was starting to see her career as a dancer, and a gang leader, flushing down the toilet. She turned to the club manager, knowing his name from the previous times she’d danced at his clubs with her crew. “Please Mr Fabian, we’ll never do it again, ever!” “It’s...