Perfect opening sentence to a Ray Bradbury short story.

Maybe the funniest ad I've ever been served

My orthopedist winced when i casually announced that i don't really care about my bones. "We care about our bones here" he said

Love in particular the shout-out to @jake-dean.bsky.social's wonderful story "Apocalypse, Then" here! Opening: "Think your luck is bad? Try this: I got a short story accepted by The New Yorker and then the world ended..."

If I were a coach I would occasionally say to the referees "You're right we did commit a foul there" instead of arguing all the time. This builds my credibility as an objective interlocutor in their minds

Ok that was extraordinarily fun

"One Nation supporters are not unique or special. And treating their concerns as though they are more poignant, more precious, is part of a long history of racist scapegoating in this country" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I don't want to alarm anyone, but Wayne Marshall's historical/literary/speculative romp, Henry Goes Bush, is at large and roaming the countryside. Track down a copy however you can.

too many stupid people have money; that's why I'm launching protein cigarettes

Wayne Marshall talks about the writing journey behind Henry Goes Bush www.dymocks.com.au/blog/wayne-m...

Surely they've suffered enough?

Standing room only at today's launch of Henry Goes Bush by the newest Bard of Bacchus Marsh, Wayne Marshall. (Peter Carey and Frank Hardy can shuffle along a spot.)

Letter to the editor: [the most unhinged shit you've ever read that is easily refuted by readily available facts. Also somehow admitting they are guilty of war crimes] Newspaper editor: I'm going to print this in my newspaper

You’re not a real man unless you’ve done this imho

🚨🚨🚨🚨 No need to panic No special announcements why do u ask 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨

www.microsoft.com/en-us/micros... is it good to build an entire economy and software infrastructure on this

prices of oil per barrel continue to skyrocket. is that good

Absolutely classic news-talking-head bookshelves. US Civil War biographies, economics "classics", 2 novels and some puzzles to fill up the space.

A letter to the National Press Club. Send them your thoughts too, please.

Jesus when he comes back to Earth:

you don't hear much about wet heaving

you draw up that ad for amtrak? sure did boss, diarrhea money shot just like you asked

in case you've never seen it, this is Roger Ebert on The Mummy

Wayne Marshall's debut novel reviewed in Books & Publishing today ($): "Exhilaratingly inventive, Henry Goes Bush stretches the boundaries of historical fiction in ways that feel entirely its own." Out in May from Picador! www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...

here’s what the Kyle and Jackie O split could mean for your grocery bill

It's been a joy to contribute to Constellations/Not Writers Week. Over 100 speakers, 50 events, 20 locations around Adelaide & regional SA locations. Put together by community, bookshops, libraries and SA literature & publishing sector - in under 5 weeks with no prior budget. This is people power! >

sometimes the berserk local weather page I follow posts something that I instantly know is going to be stuck in my brain for months

Constellations: Not Writers Week begins tomorrow. Over 100 authors are participating in more than 50 events across 20 venues. And we have raised enough donations to pay them all ASA rates, plus print these paper programs. bit.ly/constellationsfestival for details January Tiser oped for scale

GP’s love to sit you in a chair and get you to watch them type ‘sick man too beefy??’ on their desktop computer. It’s easy to see why you’d pay 190 dollars for this experience.

So? I do this all the time

Children will literally be of the corn instead of going to therapy

I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.

new fave short story just dropped

Many thanks to Emma Rayward and Meanjin(!) for this thoughtful review of Here Are My Demands. All my world-building was not for nothing! (And now I'm inspired to go harder in my next spec-fic effort...) meanjin.com.au/latest/put-i...

(taking bart by the shoulder) lisa is your sister... you should advocate for her. raise her up

sonic the hedgehog ran straight through my house and busted up my pipes

Your favourite book of 2026 just dropped

I’m in a fringe show. Will be what it says on the box

I've been thinking about this sign for 6 months. a phrase I'll treasure forever. a metaphor with boundless potential

lol yeah that’s fuckin airtight wrap it up everybody no one’s ever been stupid and evil at the same time

Beautiful. Can’t wait to see it.

RIP Anne Frank you would've loved AI

Some of you haven’t read this and it shows - a lotta end-off-year book lists didn’t have this bad boy on it. “A tour de force” - my kid. “Whip smart” - some other kid. “[explosive sound emanating from nappy]” - foremost infant lit critic