Your exclusive access to retreat tickets

Kia ora ,I'm so excited to share that tickets for the retreat are now available!!You have first access: tickets are exclusively available to the waitlist for the next 48 hours before being released to others.It’ll be 7 nights 24-31 July 2026 on the G...

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Jun 24, 2025
My friend Pat

Kia ora e ,A writer friend of mine, Pat Whitaker, died last month. People say it's an "honour" to be with someone in their final days. Being allowed into this very vulnerable time is difficult to describe. You're grieving someone while they're still...

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Jun 19, 2025
Retreat: pricing

Kia ora ,Our retreat Persuasion: Linger and Gaze 24-31 July 2026 is just over a year away. If you're interested in merch you can check it out here.Next month I'll be able to book and can confirm pricing but based on preliminary calculations it'll loo...

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Jun 14, 2025
Emma Chapter 35

Send us a textTW: Slavery, racismMrs Elton is rude and Frank is coming back!And I made a shirt...Check out the Intrepid French Film Festival Aotearoa and especially Jane Austen Wrecked My Life throughout the country May-June 2025Support the podcast a...

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Jun 06, 2025
Emma Chapter 34

Send us a textMrs Elton sucks and is a bully at the dinner party Emma throws for herOf course I made the tshirtCheck out the Intrepid French Film Festival Aotearoa and especially Jane Austen Wrecked My Life throughout the country May-June 2025Support...

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May 30, 2025
Emma Chapter 33

Send us a textMrs Elton sucks, Mr Elton would be a better person had he married a better wife (as would many men in Austen), Mr Knightley isn’t in love with Jane FairfaxI mention Pride & Promiscuity: the lost sex scenes of Jane Austen by Arielle...

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May 23, 2025
Sparkly outfits, costumes and prizes

Kia ora e ,I went to the pretend eras tour! Here's me all ready to go with sparkly eye shadow and sparkly jacket: (I'm low key obsessed with this makeup and would wear it every day - I might need to kidnap my make up artist...) Then on mothers day I...

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May 19, 2025
Emma Chapter 32

Send us a textMrs Elton arrives and she sucksHarriet has no idea about money and we have no idea about social rulesCheck out the Intrepid French Film Festival Aotearoa and especially Jane Austen Wrecked My Life throughout the country May-June 2025Sup...

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May 16, 2025
Retreat: Merch is here!

Kia ora ,In case you missed the April email, the dates for the retreat are 24-31 July 2026.The retreat is branded Persuasion: Linger and Gaze, based on a quote from the novel. It will be a very chill vibe, lots of time for naps or lying by the pool.T...

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May 15, 2025