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Vera, what has become of you?
Hebe Kearney writes to Vera Lynn, of the bricks of the Blitz, of Christchurch and of Gaza in this addition to ‘the bad apple mixtape’.
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You came to see a rock show (a big gigantic cock show)
Alex Cherian channels Peaches in shockwaves through the dancefloor for ‘the bad apple mixtape’.
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Dedication
Always Becominging finds all the rhymes (perfect and imperfect) for this contribution to ‘the bad apple mixtape’.
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To the world I love and live.
Ivy Lyden-Hancy hears the songs of tangihanga and the karanga to Te Rerenga Wairua in this contribution to ‘the bad apple mixtape’.
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THESE DAYS
Local music drives Devon Webb’s contribution to ‘the bad apple mixtape’, taking its name and inspiration after a BADTAB song.
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Dear guy that stood in front of me at the gig on Friday
Violet Patterson has their view obscured by someone way too tall to be so close to the stage in this poem for ‘the bad apple mixtape’.
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Gay god
Theo Coles writes of the world that has sunk its teeth in, of the heartbroken poets, of the peach, ocean blue and pink aliveness of a gay god.
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Fun Home — A Response
Liz Breslin drives 356km from Ōtepoti to Ōtautahi to experience the Court Theatre production of ‘Fun Home’ and then drives 356km home to write about it for us.
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From the Editor — A 2024 Reflection
Lead editor Damien Levi tries to sum up bad apple’s 2024 in retrospect, with a selection of ten pieces to read over the summer.
In a dream, you saw a way to survive, and you were filled with joy.
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