Join a free online gathering of the arts & health community in Ireland on 12 November hosted by Réalta, Developing Arts + Health in Ireland. Network with peers & explore innovative practice w. Mary Grehan Breda Mayock Tully Barnett Alex Cothren & more #artsandhealth artsandhealth.ie/2024/10/24/che…

Places filling fast for our 'go to' spotlight on the latest in arts + health practice! Tues 12 Nov 11am. Super opportunity to hear from Alex Cothren Tully Barnett Mary Grehan Breda Mayock Gillian Grattan & more. Book yr FREE place & read more here: eventbrite.ie/e/1050474787367

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It's so lovely to have a groovy new publisher start up in Oz – when does that ever happen? Welcome Adelaide's Pink Shorts Press! (pinkshortspress.com.au) booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2024/…

Deal news! OZ indie publishing's felt at a low ebb recently, thus super exciting to sell Alex Cothren's debut story collection, the marvellously inventive/hilarious (+devastating) "Playing Nice Was Getting Me Nowhere", to Adelaide start-up Pink Shorts Press!

20% ON THE EU, 34% ON CHINA, 46% ON VIETNAM, 24% ON JAPAN, 49% ON CAMBODIA, 25% ON SOUTH KOREA, 36% ON THAILAND, 47% ON MADAGASCAR, 38% ON GUYANA

Paul Kinkade Republicans against Trump A thought just struck me. It will be July soon. Where do US fireworks come from? Looking at the table of US firework consumption, US used 273.6 million pounds in 2023. That is 124.1 million Kg. US imported 120.5 million Kg that year, 117.8 million from China. Happy 4th July!

Tom kenny dillinghamsexual Aaron Rupar If you think spending the rest of your life in a prison hellhole is a fair punishment for having left a gang-ridden poor country looking for a better life, you're a bad person. Period.

1st review ($) up for Alex Cothren's debut: "Each story is simultaneously unhinged & hits close to home in our era of climate change, precarious employment, AI & Trump. The tone is sarcastic & deadpan – if you don’t laugh, you’ll cry" booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2025/…

"In a world going mad, what can you do? Read Alex Cothren!" (Jane Rawson). Only one more month to the release of Alex's debut from Adelaide's new Pink Shorts Press pinkshortspress.com.au/books/p/playin…

Strewth, finished copies of Andrew Roff’s debut novel emerge! Out very soon from Adelaide’s Wakefield Press! #HereAreMyDemands

Still spaces available for my free satire workshop next week :) events.humanitix.com/write-back-to-…

I will be in conversation with author mate Alex Cothren on 14 August about our new releases. Webinar free for all comers. Join us for books, brains and bromance! (Ps. you don't need a student id to register) adelaide.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

A reminder that this is tonight! From the comfort of your preferred location, listen to Alex be erudite about satire, and me... also say words.

Thoughts & prayers 🙏

House Dems should drop a ‘Charlie Kirk Gun Safety Act’ on the floor just to make Republicans go on record voting against it.

Chris Hedges with a masterful take.

Thanks, Steak 'n Shake.