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John Birmingham @birmo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

You know one way of stopping AI agents from accessing Australian government data would be by making them have MyGov accounts.

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Mark S Perry @markperryau.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Just blow the siren and get on with it #aflgf

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Opinion Editor @ Bluesky @dly.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I hope this Ishmael finds you whale

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No Typewriters / No Talking @notypewriters.com · 11/09/2026

Edited by @jjw.wtf , illustrations by @meadowargus.bsky.social, pieces by 10 amazing writers / poets. Find out more here 👉 www.pozible.com/profile/no-t...

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No Typewriters / No Talking @notypewriters.com · 11/09/2026

In this year's edition you'll find some fantasy, some horror, some auto fiction, something that sits between poetry and prose. Something to make you feel. Something to make you cringe. Something to make you cry, and much more.

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Mark S Perry @markperryau.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Had a great time last night at the Melbourne Art Library spoken word event, including reading my short story "Telling the Bees" to the audience. Such a wealth of creativity and diversity over the evening. I'm looking forward to the next one.

I sit in a low armchair reading from my short story "Telling the Bees" at the Melbourne Art Library spoken word event

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SlenderSherbet @slendersherbet.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

You: Sleeping soundly. Your cat at 3:30am:

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The Chaser @chaser.com.au · 05/08/2026

“Those who choose to not sit inside will be subject to an additional leg room fee.” chaser.com.au/business/jet...

Photoshopped image of a man holding on to the wing of a Jetstar plane.

Chaser satirical headline: Jetstar introduces ‘sitting inside the plane’ fee

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Tom @tomgj.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Live your life such that your biography gets banned.

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Data Center < Date a Centaur

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

You can kill a French vampire with a baguette. It's a painstaking process but it works.

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Mark S Perry @markperryau.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

So I wrote the story. It ended up just over 1000 words. And decided to submit it to a competition. Now, back to my novel…

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Mark S Perry @markperryau.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Seed phrase for a new short story

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Mark S Perry @markperryau.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Currently adding to and editing something I wrote in 2007, to submit to a literary journal callout. Never throw anything away. #amwriting

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Mark S Perry @markperryau.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

There's nothing like that final few days before a literary competition submission is due. Individual words are mulled over, tested, changed, changes reverted.

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Kill Your Darlings @kydmagazine.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

How do writers forge a creative life when they're increasingly being priced out of their vocation? Nina Culley speaks to authors who are finding their way both home and abroad. Read more: www.killyourdarlings.com.au/article/who-...

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Mark S Perry @markperryau.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Introduce yourself with 10 bands you've seen live. Tackhead Steven Wilson Split Enz Models Nine Inch Nails Prince Depeche Mode Garbage REM The The

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 20/05/2026

Opinion | It's no wonder that The Australian, News Corp's flagship masthead, is tut-tutting over housing tax reform, writes Christopher Warren. Read it here: www.crikey.com.au/2026/05/20/t...

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Mark S Perry @markperryau.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Absolutely thrilled and grateful to be shortlisted for this prize! I went for a walk in the Moonah forest yesterday, as soon as I found out, to say thank you. #amwriting #writersky #BookSky #folkhorror #cosmichorror

A closeup of the sinewy, unearthly trees of the Moonah forest.

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Mark S Perry @markperryau.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

More about where my writing's up to, and an announcement! substack.com/home/post/p-... #booksky #amwriting #amediting #writesky

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Submitting

What I’m reading

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Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

"Hello darkness my old friend.." Darkness : "Ugh, forgot to turn off DMs"

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Mark S Perry @markperryau.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

The Guardian have published their list of the 100 Best Novels of All Time, published in English. I've read… 5. How many have you read? www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...

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The 100 best novels of all time

The top 100 novels of all time published in English, as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide. How many have you read?

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Joe Beda @h.olysh.it · 15/05/2026

If a Croque Madame talked to another Croque Madame about anything other than a Croque Monsieur Would they have passed the Béchamel test?

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Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Spotted this flyer today in Wellington - #horror film fam: the Weird Horror Film Festival 2026 is open to overseas filmmakers, time limit is 6 minutes and 66 seconds. Sound on for their "About" page 😂 Link: weirdhorrorfilmfest.com

Photo of bright green flyer pasted to a wall near the Embassy Theatre.
Red text says: Make A Film For
Black text continues: The Weird Horror Film Festival 2026

Details continue over black and white collage images of a creepy gut in a gas mask, lips drooling blood, a bird cage, and a chandelier.

URL is in red: https://weirdhorrorfilmfest.com/

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Mark S Perry @markperryau.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Olive making eyes at me from her day bed

Olive the tabby cay lying on one side, looking at the camera, on her fluffy hammock attached to the apartment window.

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Swamp @sirswampthing.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

First time in 2026 that RICH have kicked the opening goal #AFLTigersDees #AFL

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Jess Nevins @jessnevins.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

I'm brave enough to admit that I would, in fact, buy this the day it goes on sale or see it opening night. Yes, I would.

mock-up of either a movie poster or a novel cover, showing head shots of Shania Twain and Mark Twain, and in the front, the title: "Never the Twain Shall Meet."

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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

To whoever stole my dictionary... I have no words.

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Mark S Perry @markperryau.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

How many of you have repurchased cherished books you read as a child, because you've moved house more than once and got rid of them along the way? And now, you're regretting it? Or is it just me? 😥

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Mark S Perry @markperryau.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

The Cocteau Twins is perfect Sunday night wind-down music

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Mark S Perry @markperryau.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Finished draft, hot off the printer. Warm Novelette 🤣 Definitely the weirdest story I’ve written to date — a slice of Australian Gothic. Now it’s editing time. #amwriting #booksky

Photo of a printed manuscript “The Replacement “, Mark Perry

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

"You're an author? Would I know anything you've written?" "Have you heard of the book Eat Pray Love?" "Oh wow. I have, actually!" "Well, one of my books was printed in a typeface not totally dissimilar to the one in that."

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Mark S Perry @markperryau.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

My editor (my lovely wife) put a circle around the word "magnificent" in my ms today with the note "remove, or explain why it was magnificent." Apparently that word is a no-no, in her opinion. What do other writers (& readers) think? Can "magnificent" stand alone as an adjective? #amwriting #booksky

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Mark S Perry @markperryau.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Nearly completed my latest work, "The Replacement", folk horror with a devastating twist. 12,800 words atm, which TIL is a "novelette". One more writing session, then I'll do an edit. Then to find a beta reader or two. Written entirely at writers' groups over the last 3 months #amwriting #booksky

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Mark S Perry @markperryau.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Final proofread in Word before submitting. Appreciating the help from the Microsoft algorithm.

A screenshot of the Microsoft Word Spelling and Grammar Check window, showing a suggestion to improve the conciseness of the piece: More concise language would be clearer for your reader: instead of "I really fucking need it, consider: "I fucking need it".

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Claire Connelly @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

‘But I will eat any other cake. Any cake that is not the fire cake that tries to kill the boy.’

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Mark S Perry @markperryau.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Today I edited a 2000+ word short story down to 995 words for a flash fiction competition. Tough work.

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Rosearik Rikki Simons @rikkisimons.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

My landlord lives rent free in my head.

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William Stone @itswilliamstone.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

It’s actually FEWER Misérables

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No Typewriters / No Talking @notypewriters.com · 02/03/2026

Submissions for Patter vol. 2 are now open. Info about who can submit, how to submit, what to submit, and all the nitty gritty info in the link 👇 SUBMIT NOW notypewriters.com/patter/

Crudely photoshopped picture of a crudely photoshopped Patter over top of a photo of people writing.

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Mark S Perry @markperryau.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

I wrote about editing to a different type of target, and my new software project open.substack.com/pub/markperr...

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Fighting the Urge to Keep Editing

And the trials of editing to a page limit, instead of a word limit

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Mark S Perry @markperryau.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

New post up about an unlikely (for me) source of inspiration #amwriting #writesky markperryau.substack.com/p/how-differ...

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How Different Media Can Inspire

How I write

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