Best thing on this trip to Sydney is discovering the new extension to the Sydney Metro project. And blow me down the first of the artworks that I see at one of the stations is my old bookselling buddy callum morton’s wonderful “The Underneath”

Right now, arts orgs and boards are being forced to clarify who it is they really serve, who they listen to as a result, and who they prioritise when everyone doesn’t agree: the largest group, the loudest or richest, or those closer to their purpose. overland.org.au/2024/08/the-st…

"You have inactive tabs" excuse me how very dare

Thrilled to have a new piece in this issue! Can't wait to have a read and see where everyone has gone with the time theme - my one's about childhood rhymes and is another little SmokeLong Quarterly summer baby 👼

I have a new story called Clicky Rib in BULL today! Cackling at the pic they put with it what a find 💀

For all those 'I paid off my HECS debt and you should too' types, check out the ways HECS has been distorted way beyond its original design as a 'contribution' to the cost of degrees, to a life-changing debt for many: australiainstitute.org.au/post/people-ar…

Hello there! Guardian Australia is looking for 800-word comment pieces that can run any time over the Summer months. If you have an idea you'd like to pitch, email [email protected] before November 14 with SUMMER PITCH in the subject

background anxiety not very background today :/

If you need something gross to distract you from awfulness, how about this- what were thought to be tar balls (which can be a natural phenomenon) are actually *human excrement balls*. We really need to stop dumping sewage in the sea...😖💩 9news.com.au/national/cooge…

Hello creators, would anyone like to share a little anecdote with me for something I'm writing? I would love to hear your story of a time when doing something the hard way was advantageous. 1/4

So thrilled to be a finalist in the 2025 Joanne Burns Microlit Award alongside so many great flash fiction writers ✨ shortaustralianstories.com.au/2025-nwf-joann…

So amazing that Liminal has created this fantastic resource. I couldn't get to the festival and I've only just started reading but already this is SUCH a treat

"As with climate change, we have been tricked into thinking there are no alternatives, and that the economic systems we inhabit are natural... In fact the opposite is true." Author James Bradley's brilliant keynote on AI, so many great points here 🔥 theguardian.com/technology/202…

New fiction out in Bending Genres today! I'm loving this issue so far - I've already read an amazing multiple-choice #flashfiction by Kelli Short Borges & Amy Marques, and a boardgame-style piece by Fiona McKay. Dive into it 🤿bendinggenres.com/the-pit/

"'I don't know how to do this,' I tell Ben, our son in my arms. A weight now. A squalling leviathan and he knows. He knows I'm failing him and it breaks me into a million tiny pieces." "Gallery" by Jane O'Sullivan, new flash fiction out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2025/06/27/gal…

ICYMI: "Gallery," flash fiction by Jane O'Sullivan: okaydonkeymag.com/2025/06/27/gal…