Matthew Turner

My debut novel, SWEDEN, came out in August 2018. To mark its fifth birthday, I’ve given it a new cover. And from today, it’s also available again as a paperback. #books #WritingCommunity #BookTwitter Amazon: amazon.com/dp/B0B4TZMP9R Kobo: kobo.com/us/en/ebook/sw…

Buckle up, Japan! "While speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump suddenly touched on Japan. 'I love Japan. We have a great relationship with Japan, but we have an interesting deal with Japan that we have to protect them, but they don't have to protect us,' he said."

1/4 In the winter of 1943/44 this cave in the mountains of northern Italy hosted one of the most unusual exhibitions in NZ art history. Two escaped NZ prisoners & veterans of partisan fighting were hiding in the cave with an American airman.

@DoubleEBooks Berlin edition was fascinating.

anyone read this series from Europa? any good?

Happy New Year! 明けましておめでとうございます！

1/7 MAGA is melting down as the movement's lumpenproletarian base rages against tech bros' talk about American mediocrity & the superiority of migrant workers. I'm reminded of a story Tongan-based American sociologist Maikolo Horowitz told me about Trumpism.

@MikaSaitama The ones in supermarkets here tend to be overly sweet, which is probably why I get sick of them. I should probably make my own. I have done that with hot cross buns the last few years.

@thewalkingfool Here there’s one shop that sells the pies. Or one where you can buy the mincemeat and DIY.

A few people on my timeline are already baking mince pies. Are you eating them before Christmas already? I don’t feel that Christmassy enough yet.

@MikaSaitama Yes, they’re everywhere here.

@thewalkingfool Oh you live where you can buy them easily. My bad 😂

@MikaSaitama On second thoughts, I might have some next week. Developed a bit of a craving after looking at that pic.

@MikaSaitama I’m already sick of them! Ate my first about a month ago, my last a couple of weeks later.

I have spent many hours photographing and videotaping birds, and I’m always amazed at their ability to fly, but this one is mind-blowing. Check out how it uses its tail to make a 180-degree turn. Its entire body shifts, and each feather is being individually controlled by the bird. Who choreographed this dance? 😊

@nzjazzhistory Hope you get better soon!

Dammit. No longer a No-vid unicorn. And while I'm at a conference away from home to boot (because of course!) (don't worry folks I've got friends in Wellington who are making sure I have everything I need and I'm in an apartment)

@hp88 Found a photo online

@hp88 Re the cheesecake, Zenkuro is New Zealand’s only sake brewery, located in Queenstown. They provide the sake kasu. zenkuro.co.nz/products/sake-…

Yes or no? Anyone tried it?

@hp88 Not the restaurant I had in mind, but the Japanese place we went to last night had “matchamisu” on the menu. The sake kasu cheesecake was also delicious. (No photos of the actual desserts, unfortunately.)

@hp88 It’s a yes from me. One of our favourite restaurants has a matcha tiramisu.

Really chuffed that my short story 'I Wish You Good Time' made the Hammond House Publishing @hhpublish1 2024 International Literary Prize 'Time' short list. A real writing boost! tinyurl.com/ypkyxpy5 #writingcompetitions #WritingCommunity

@deborahjmantle @hhpublish1 Congratulations, Deborah! 🥳

@MikaSaitama Oh dear. Does he speak very LOUDLY as well?

Male nurse uses Japanese to me in an English accent. Like shit sooray shima sheeta. I haven’t the heart to say o jama shee masheeta sounds wrong. And I can understand Japanese better when pronounced Japanese style. It’s quite odd really.

11/30 SST nest The cam has moved a "few doors down" the track to Signal Station Trig RCam couple: RLK (m) 12 yrs old & GLG (f) 14 years old Egg laid Nov 11 2024, candled Nov 24 & is fertile tinyurl.com/2n4pmdfn AllAboutBirds.org/Albatross GLG last evening incubating their egg.