Weird. I've been sober for over 9 years now, & last night I dreamed I got wiped out drunk. I woke up devastated by it, and it took about 5 minutes to realise it was only a dream and that my sobriety was still intact. #onedayatatime #soberliving

I saw a disclaimer in an ebook the other day that said, 'This book is 100% human generated. I'd rather write a story that might have lumpy bits than generate a soulless, passionless, piece of crap." I'm thinking of adding something like that to my next book if I ever get around to writing it.

In a nutshell. 😊

Fifty pounds a novel, 2 novels a month, 38 pen names. 56 years later, and very little has changed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nlb...

Child: I know your name. Mamdani. Obama: What’s his first name? Child: Mayor.

Truth. #Caturday

Something, something, the leopard's eating my face says voter of the leopards eating people's faces party. www.thepinknews.com/2026/04/17/c...

POV: you’re a junior reporter covering a marijuana raid and the wind changes 😭🫠 don’t remember how my story finished, but I remember being so hungry all day. Throwback to maybe 2012/13 in Coffs Harbour! 😂🤣😅 #throwback #reels #explore

Meanwhile at the Pentagon: www.foodandwine.com/department-o...

The last thing the couch sees before the cushions start screaming.

Surely being forced to take leave without pay is illegal.

Got my hair cut and this little cutie kept me company.

It's long overdue .. (cartoon Dave Granlund) #2547now

I read that as Paddington 4, Escape from New York. Now I'm disappointed.

Oh fuck off. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Please and thank you.

Nice to see the Trump Effect continues to topple far-right governments. Congratulations, Hungary. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Arvo. ☕️

Classy 🤮

My day started with a trip to the dentist. Wasn't as bad as I'd feared. Still would rather have started doing something, anything, else.

I try not to be cynical, but what's Melania Trump trying to get ahead of with her Epstein press conference?

TikTok's algorithm is screwy. It's putting people with the word patriot in their names on my FYP. Pauline Hanson, Trump supporters, and worse, Netanyahu supporters. F all the way off & give me back the heated rivalry edits & queer shit.

If you want to push your writing forward, make sure to read Writing the Blockbuster Novel. It is a little dated, but the section on Ken Follett's outlines for The Man from St Petersburg absolutely rearranged the way my brain thinks about developing a story. #writersky

Cherry blossoms in Japan.

The news cycle was so satisfying yesterday.

Sic em Rex.

This is giving Peter Dutton's wife's 'he's not a monster' energy.

Great book. One of fav reads this year.

Guys i’m just gonna say it that address could have just been an email. #auspol

I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to read The Godfather, but it’s brilliant.

In what world is it okay for the Defense Secretary to make multi-million dollar investments in defense companies: a) Ever; b) In the run-up to starting a war in the Middle East FT has the scoop: www.ft.com/content/744e... In a functional democracy, he would offer his resignation tonight.

If the govt had brought in a 25% tax on gas exports when it came to power in 2022 it would have raised $68bn by now and the missed revenue is growing every second. Check out our gas tracker gas.australiainstitute.org.au

When you're not paying attention, and you mean to write the sentence 'Sister Maureen was busy,' but you have fat fingers, so instead write 'Sister Maureen was busty.' Not that type of story, Mike. Pay attention. #writersky

This looks camp. You know I'm already seated. #StopThatTrain www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-uk...

Couldn't read Gone With the Wind, so I DNF'd it and started this instead. Having never seen the movies, I've gone in blind. It's amazing. What a masterclass on how to write a story that won't let go.

I'm already in socks & trackpants, and it's only March. Don't make me dig out one of my grandpa cardigans this early.

Lemsip helps to relieve a sore throat, right?

Memo to them Young players @ournewhomecoach.bsky.social @mspraxis.bsky.social @koparafallskid.bsky.social @3wombats.bsky.social @bronwynhill1.bsky.social Don't feel too bad about you fallin' into trap. Just look at this 🤣😂😀

Next up on the to-read pile, Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell. I had no idea how big this book was until my Kindle said last night it was an estimated 26 hours and 55 minutes of reading time. It's over 1000 pages. #bookworm

I finished Ken Follett's The Man From St. Petersburg last night. Published in 1982, it's honestly not something I'd have usually considered, but it's mentioned in another book on writing that I'm reading. Best read of the year, so far. Double 5-star. #booksky

SO YOU’VE DECIDED TO LOSE A WAR. So here’s @johnbirmingham.bsky.social with some pertinent observation and advice… as always. open.substack.com/pub/aliensid...

Could the media stop with this bullshit? CPI adjustments to poverty payments are not a "cash boost" and it's a disgusting insult to say so. Try listening to people forced to live below the poverty line for a change instead of regurgitating Labor spin. (Fixed it for you, btw.)

What a great idea.

Rest well and thanks for the music.

He was probably talking to himself in the bathroom mirror.

Reforms to be introduced to the NSW parliament on Tuesday would increase penalties for those convicted of hate crimes against the LGBTQIA+ community. Under the changes, it would also be made an offence to lure victims on false pretences, only to offend against them. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...