It’s my great pleasure and delight to announce that Weather Child is on the short list for the Sir Julius Vogel Award. This is the same category that Chasing the Bard won last year, so it is a wonderful thing to have my New Zealand story get this attention. All attending members of Au Contraire [...]
The wind scooped her up as she raised her arms to it. It was the gale from the south; harsh, bitter, and more powerful than anything the young woman had ever felt. It whipped her hair and body but each touch was magnificent. It filled her lungs with strength and laughter. Let the foolish creature that had turned on her people tremble. She was coming for them. The city's weather witch was free.

