Jaq TweedieJaq Tweedie

Jaq Tweedie is a writer, poet, and reformed comedian who was born in Auckland and is now aged somewhere between 40 and Death. She has no pets or hobbies and her sole ambition is to bury you all.

The Monday Excerpt: ‘Dad told me once he thought the RSA were a bunch of fools who just liked to drink and brag’

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An excerpt taken from the introduction to Dad Goes to the Movies (1941), a World War II diary edited and published by Auckland writer Jaq Tweedie, the daughter of serviceman Les Tweedie. Everything has a beginning and an end, and when I was young I was mostly interested in how things started. I knew my … Read more