Te Huringa o te Tai/Turn of the Tide
Author: Susy Pointon
Whether you’re farming, fishing or just passing through, life in the Hokianga is ruled by tides. The incoming tide may usher ina school of stingray, a pod of whales, even once a dolphin that took children for rides on its back. Teh otugoing tide carries away the carcass of a drowned cow, a troupe of tuna heading for their breeding ground, the debris of failed enterprises, broken dreams and unpunished sins.
In these stories, a millennial couple on a Tinder date turn up in search of Local Colour and get more than they bargained for, a broken cowboy is persuaded to enter one last race, a good mate tries to support his friend as he freefalls after a lapse in sobriety. A grieving teacher believes his wife has returned to her garden in the form of a skylark. Four old friends reunite for a David Bowie tribute that raises ghosts. And how could bumbling drug smugglers ever think their actions on a far north beach would go unnoticed?
The title reminds us that nothing is constant and secure, unless it’s in the knowledge that things seldom turn out the way we plan them.
Author: Susy Pointon
Whether you’re farming, fishing or just passing through, life in the Hokianga is ruled by tides. The incoming tide may usher ina school of stingray, a pod of whales, even once a dolphin that took children for rides on its back. Teh otugoing tide carries away the carcass of a drowned cow, a troupe of tuna heading for their breeding ground, the debris of failed enterprises, broken dreams and unpunished sins.
In these stories, a millennial couple on a Tinder date turn up in search of Local Colour and get more than they bargained for, a broken cowboy is persuaded to enter one last race, a good mate tries to support his friend as he freefalls after a lapse in sobriety. A grieving teacher believes his wife has returned to her garden in the form of a skylark. Four old friends reunite for a David Bowie tribute that raises ghosts. And how could bumbling drug smugglers ever think their actions on a far north beach would go unnoticed?
The title reminds us that nothing is constant and secure, unless it’s in the knowledge that things seldom turn out the way we plan them.
Author: Susy Pointon
Whether you’re farming, fishing or just passing through, life in the Hokianga is ruled by tides. The incoming tide may usher ina school of stingray, a pod of whales, even once a dolphin that took children for rides on its back. Teh otugoing tide carries away the carcass of a drowned cow, a troupe of tuna heading for their breeding ground, the debris of failed enterprises, broken dreams and unpunished sins.
In these stories, a millennial couple on a Tinder date turn up in search of Local Colour and get more than they bargained for, a broken cowboy is persuaded to enter one last race, a good mate tries to support his friend as he freefalls after a lapse in sobriety. A grieving teacher believes his wife has returned to her garden in the form of a skylark. Four old friends reunite for a David Bowie tribute that raises ghosts. And how could bumbling drug smugglers ever think their actions on a far north beach would go unnoticed?
The title reminds us that nothing is constant and secure, unless it’s in the knowledge that things seldom turn out the way we plan them.