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Aaron S. Veenstra @asveenstra.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is a great piece of writing about knowing and loving the character of a place. I already thought Fremantle and Milwaukee were long-lost siblings, but this specifically brings to mind the parade the city held for the Brewers after they lost the 82 World Series. Helpful to read after a brutal GF.

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Patrick Marlborough @cormacmccafe.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

to love Fremantle Is to love the loser (complimentary) - it’s what makes the place so great

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Patrick Marlborough @cormacmccafe.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

it’s the glorious warriors of Dockas vs the vile slomos of Brisrael, and I know who I’m rooting for

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Patrick Marlborough @cormacmccafe.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

the highest form of success for an Australian comedian is becoming an actor in a sports betting app

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Patrick Marlborough @cormacmccafe.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

for my 81 yo dad, who loves the Dockers more than anything and has the music taste of a 55yo gay man, this performance is the greatest thing he’s ever seen

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Patrick Marlborough @cormacmccafe.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

trying to understand the interiority of the average G-flip fan...truly, Young Labor conference music

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Patrick Marlborough @cormacmccafe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Freo has a real "baton down the hatches" energy right now. If we lose, I think the mob will disassemble the Round House brick by brick and burn the markets to the ground. If we win, I think there will be a 10,000 person orgy on the Cappuccino Strip + burn down the markets anyway.

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Patrick Marlborough @cormacmccafe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

the price gouging being done by Australian airlines right now should be criminal. 2k to get to Melbourne if you're a lifelong Freo fan wanting to see their team in their first Grand Final. It's such disgusting stuff.

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Patrick Marlborough @cormacmccafe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

how come every ‘neo-decadent’ looks like a poor casual academic with a lapsed Finasteride script?

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Patrick Marlborough @cormacmccafe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

lesbian bar article got me thinking about the wreckers i have known, and there's this legendary quasi-BIPOC non-binary kid on crutches who haunts the Perth theatre scene that participants in that scene talk about the way goons talk about Batman. Like, they will cancel you out of existence.

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Patrick Marlborough @cormacmccafe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I am hearing that on his deathbed Angry Anderson received the light of Islam and unhesitatingly recited the Shahada

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Patrick Marlborough @cormacmccafe.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Matt Chun, Drew Pavlou and I all have the same Mossad/ASIO handler, and they REFUSE to tell us which one of us is their favourite

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Patrick Marlborough @cormacmccafe.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

probably Australia’s best writer if we’re being honest

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Patrick Marlborough @cormacmccafe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I agree with Pauline Hanson that Andrew Hastie is a traitor, but for a different reason: i think any soldier is a traitor to the human race, and that Hastie is a traitor for murdering people in Afghanistan.

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Patrick Marlborough @cormacmccafe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Belle & Sebastian is a really funny band/show to get so drunk and belligerent at that you are kicked out by the third song, but I have now literally seen the same bloke do this two years apart. An impressive effort tbh.

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Patrick Marlborough @cormacmccafe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The Honourable Freo Wharf Rats have defeated #TeamRape 💪💪💪

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Patrick Marlborough @cormacmccafe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The Dockers are trying to murder my 81yo father and 90yo aunt

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Rick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

they drew the name from a hat and now they don’t know whether that’s the winner or the person eliminated, which imho should disqualify them all

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r1nce.bsky.social @r1nce.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This glorious read is full of all-time bangers! "a pyramid scheme for facebook cooked nazi gooners where all the money trickles up to her and her malevolent ageing twink vizier, James Ashby)" The Press Gallery catching rightfully deserved strays throughout is so gratifying. #auspol

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Patrick Marlborough @cormacmccafe.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Is Barnaby Joyce deserving of love? I argue ‘no’ over at YNR yeahnah.substack.com/p/barnaby-jo...

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Barnaby Joyce: Australia’s Ugliest Man

what’s wrong with your face!?!

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Patrick Marlborough @cormacmccafe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I have correctly guessed the winner for every literary prize I’ve been nominated for. I think I’m 5 for 5 rn.

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Honoré de Ballsack @mnurkic.online · 11/09/2026

Albo gave essentially the same answer to Joe Hildebrand before the last election. Joe Hildebrand!!!

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Patrick Marlborough @cormacmccafe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

dressed appropriately to meet the premier

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Patrick Marlborough @cormacmccafe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

CRAIGIE kickstarter ended today. I thought it would be such a slog to raise the 15k, but we did it in 6 days. Everything else has just been a huge bonus. Ended on 18.2k, but you can still give/pre-order books (I think). Thank you everyone who donated!!!!

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Patrick Marlborough @cormacmccafe.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

historically mid year for Australian books

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Kit Kriewaldt @sixaltogether.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Patrick Marlborough (@cormacmccafe.bsky.social) of Nock Loose fame has a Kickstarter going to cover the cost of publishing their next book, and setting up a small press to publish actually good AusLit. Ends in 16 hours – get in/on/around/amongst (delete as appropriate) it! kck.st/45UCKe3

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CRAIGIE + WHARF RAT PRESS

From Patrick Marlborough, the author of Nock Loose, comes a munted literary satire built to launch their alt-OzLit imprint.

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Patrick Marlborough @cormacmccafe.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

24 hours left to help us reach our 20k stretch goal. More money = more books n’ goodies. Help make OzLit weird! www.kickstarter.com/projects/wha...

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CRAIGIE + WHARF RAT PRESS

From Patrick Marlborough, the author of Nock Loose, comes a munted literary satire built to launch their alt-OzLit imprint.

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Dave @daswickerman.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I always wondered who took this picture.

An old canon advertisement featuring Godzilla using a printer. Godzilla is standing over a large printer with a handful of paper. There is Japanese text and the title Canon NEW BELPIA.

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Patrick Marlborough @cormacmccafe.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

it sucks that Australian universities are all run by the most cowardly curs imaginable, it would be so cool if they were allowed to be anything other than utter dogshit again.

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Patrick Marlborough @cormacmccafe.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

the intelligence and vibe of a Montessori kid who bit the school therapist on the shin then demanded they be fired for not applauding the sharpness of their teeth

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Patrick Marlborough @cormacmccafe.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

everything wrong with mainstream ‘progressive’ OzLit orgs in one image. One of Israel’s strongest allies is now “ambassador” for the Stella Prize. I’m the wrong kinda non-binary for the Stella (too weird) so I don’t mind burning this bridge, but, this is a repulsive decision.

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Patrick Marlborough @cormacmccafe.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

a taste of the Wharf Rat manifesto in Books + Publishing (published before we hit 15k)

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jul.i.an @kathand.kim · 24/08/2026

i can't wait to get me hands on this presumably vile book by one of our best writers

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Patrick Marlborough @cormacmccafe.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

CRAIGIE Kickstarter is still going. 2 weeks to hit 20k. Yes, it was fully funded in a week, but more money = more books and goodies. www.kickstarter.com/projects/wha...

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CRAIGIE + WHARF RAT PRESS

From Patrick Marlborough, the author of Nock Loose, comes a munted literary satire built to launch their alt-OzLit imprint.

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Patrick Marlborough @cormacmccafe.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

the international rights to NOCK LOOSE have reverted back to yours truly. If you know an agent that’d help me sell my critically acclaimed very well selling cult novel to the UK/US market, lmk.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 20/08/2026

Dad’s Driving Directions Hinge On Where Old Shell Station Used To Be theonion.com/dads-driving-direction…

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