Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance

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The song I sang In Take the Mic was a cover song by Aaradhna called Not the Same. This song has been one of my favourite songs for a long while now as I feel it helps me with my vocals and helps me improve on my voice What has been the best part of the Take the Mic experience so far?

As You Were - 5 stars - this story broke my heart. I nearly shed a tear for this story, but mostly i was angry. The guy in this story is an absolute idiot, and I was hurt by what he did. I actually had to put the book down for a few minutes to process the actual idiocy of his proposal. This brings the first story in the collection a full circle with Grace finding a home, finally feeling connected to her indigenous land and also shutting down any debate about her heritage in the process. I thought the scene where her mom tells her that the best way of being part of the resistance is to love yourself, was simple but very meaningful. A great and powerful way to end the book. Central themes emerge in this collection of short stories by a diverse and representative group of authors: courage, bravery, and a refusal to be silenced. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Katie Holmes, Taylor Swift, Alexander Skarsgard, and Brenton ThwaitesI entered Take the Mic as a fun thing to do. I did not think much of it as I thought there wouldn’t be a high chance of me making it in to the top 12. But as I realised that I had made it in I wanted to show the world my love and passion for music and that Pacifica and Māori people can achieve in things like this as much as anyone else Tell us about your song? What was the inspiration?

ICYMI there has been a new show on TVNZ searching for the new generation of talented Kiwi musicians! Fighting the Blues - 1 star - I have no idea why this was in here. It was a short comic that was basically a motivational poster. Very sweet message, but not executed well. This year has been full of many thought-provoking, realistic forms of fiction, but this anthology is one of the biggest standouts in YA. This isn't fictionalized idea of resistance--this is the very sort of fiction that inspires, gives us hope, and is highly insightful. Take The Mic succeeds in all the ways that so many other collections fails; never once treating its audience as if they were watching a watered down after school special. Instead, it all feels very organic and brilliantly honest.

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Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve loved Taylor Swift. She was and still is a really big role model to me songwriting-wise and I have always looked up to her as she is such a powerful woman:). Why should people vote for you?