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17 • 04 • 20 / Notes from Self-Isolation / Week Three

Steve Braunias

The brief interregnum between Covid-19 Alert Levels 3 and 4 offered writer Steve Braunias an opportunity. He had to move fast to take it. 

 

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Steve Braunias

16 • 04 • 20 / Notes from Self-Isolation / Week Three

Amanda Jane Robinson

“Boredom is so personal,” says writer and filmmaker Amanda Jane Robinson, who finds time in lockdown expanding to allow contemplation of her internet search history, crosswords, and dance routines to a Britney Spears medley. 

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Amanda Jane Robinson

15 • 04 • 20 / Notes from Self-Isolation / Week Three

Dominic Hoey

To write his bestselling debut novel Iceland, Dominic Hoey had to isolate himself at the ends of the earth. Now that isolation is compulsory, he finds himself welcoming some of his bad habits back. This piece is entitled 24/7 Track Pants. 

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Dominic Hoey

15 • 04 • 20 / Notes from Self-Isolation / Week Three

Stephanie Johnson

From rotten-tooth pashes to pretentious air-kissing: award-winning novelist, poet and playwright Stephanie Johnson’s contribution to our Notes from Self-Isolation series is entitled A Short History of Kissing in Aotearoa. In it, she ponders how Covid-19 might change the way we smooch. 

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Stephanie Johnson

15 • 04 • 20 / Notes from Self-Isolation / Week Three

Victor Rodger

Writer and producer Victor Rodger (his plays include My Name is Gary Cooper and Black Faggot) grew up in Christchurch but has often vowed never to live there again. So guess where he’s spending lockdown? No more Gentleman Callers – he’s back at the family home. 

 

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Victor Rodger