Matthew Willey

At this very moment, there is a war going on in my body. It is a war of unimaginable scale, with billions of participants. It is a war that has been going on, not just in my body but in the body of ... (651 words)

Do you skip words or lines while reading? Do you lose your place or have to reread lines? Does reading make you tired? Do you find yourself blinking or squinting when you read? Do your eyes hurt, or ... (3218 words)

With its scenic miniature railway, the National Rugby Museum and the country's second-largest ball of string, Palmerston North is often wrongly described as “the Armpit of New Zealand”. When Massey ... (951 words)

A couple's story about leaving the Mormon Church Midsummer New Zealand. Driving to Jen and Camilo's house I pass two missionaries. On a hot and humid February afternoon in Palmerston North, the two ... (4557 words)

Matthew Willey has a series of discussions about big questions. My creationist is a pillar of the community. She is a well-regarded professional in the town where I used to live. She is a deeply ... (1710 words)

Matthew Willey finds Skeptics in the Pub hasn't been as much fun lately This Friday is our Skeptics in the Pub night. I like going, but I do feel inadequate. Keep this to yourself, but I have ... (1281 words)

Matthew Willey finds it difficult to get into the spirit of the holiday season. It's over now. But Christmas for me is an annual ordeal. I loathe it. But even typing this admission, I hear the intake ... (1366 words)

Matthew Willey recalls the days before the internet, and an old friend My friend Maggie had a wasting, incurable illness. If that sounds awfully sad, well, it was. But we had a great friendship and ... (633 words)

In the first of a new series of columns, Matthew Willey catches up with what celebrity medium Kelvin Cruickshank is up to these days. The dead talk to no-one. Kelvin Cruickshank is either ... (1002 words)