Writing
I'm a writer based in Ōtautahi, Christchurch. I write essays, features, and long-form pieces about recovery, identity, and the systems that shape lives.
My first essay collection will be released in 2026.
Essays
I publish essays on Trainwrecks, my Substack. They move between memoir and cultural criticism, using recovery, relationships, expat culture, social media, identity, and class to look at the stories people tell about who they are..
New essays go out regularly. Subscribing is free.
Published Features
I write commissioned features and travel pieces for publications in Aotearoa and overseas. Recent work has appeared in The Spinoff,Broadsheet, Sauce, The Asia Collective, and Hungry in Bali, ranging from cultural reporting to long-form essays on contested subjects.
FAQs
Recovery, identity, addiction, and the systems that shape the people inside them. My essays draw on personal experience alongside reported research. My features have covered travel, culture, and contested social subjects.
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What do you write about?
Where can I read your essays?
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On Trainwrecks, my Substack newsletter. New essays go out regularly and subscribing is free.
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Are you publishing a book?
Yes. My first essay collection will be released in 2026.
Where else has your work appeared?
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The Spinoff, Broadsheet, Sauce, The Asia Collective, and Hungry in Bali, among others. Full list on the portfolio page.