Patrick Marlborough
@cormacmccafe.bsky.social
writer, comedian, musician based in Walyalup, WA.
The Yeah Nah Review on substack
co-host of The Battler
debut novel NOCK LOOSE out NOW!!!
The Yeah Nah Review on substack
co-host of The Battler
debut novel NOCK LOOSE out NOW!!!
got paid $500 for NOCK LOOSE and I don’t see a penny of royalty money (10% per sale) until March (book came out July 1)
when I say OzLit is for hobbyists, this is what I’m talking about.
when I say OzLit is for hobbyists, this is what I’m talking about.
December 29, 2025 at 10:55 AM
got paid $500 for NOCK LOOSE and I don’t see a penny of royalty money (10% per sale) until March (book came out July 1)
when I say OzLit is for hobbyists, this is what I’m talking about.
when I say OzLit is for hobbyists, this is what I’m talking about.
stoked to be a guest on my favourite literary podcast, @beyondthezero.bsky.social !!!
December 29, 2025 at 4:57 AM
stoked to be a guest on my favourite literary podcast, @beyondthezero.bsky.social !!!
please help my friend Drew out
December 29, 2025 at 2:03 AM
please help my friend Drew out
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guy who invented whichever one of these came second: fuck it just call it a compass too. i'm so bad at naming things... fuck! i'm angry. fuck my life. i'm going for a walk
December 28, 2025 at 1:16 AM
guy who invented whichever one of these came second: fuck it just call it a compass too. i'm so bad at naming things... fuck! i'm angry. fuck my life. i'm going for a walk
every second post on this website reminds me of this
December 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM
every second post on this website reminds me of this
Merry Christmas!
December 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Merry Christmas!
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you will be visited by three spirits
December 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
you will be visited by three spirits
NOCK LOOSE
out now
out now
there's still time to get me a sword for Christmas. it doesn't even have to be enchanted or blessed. you can get online gift cards for those bits
December 23, 2025 at 8:33 AM
NOCK LOOSE
out now
out now
the barber has given my 80yo father a scene kid mullet
December 23, 2025 at 8:32 AM
the barber has given my 80yo father a scene kid mullet
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I think this is better than dessicated coconut
December 22, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I think this is better than dessicated coconut
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Desperate to extract a smidge of humour from this extremely grim (and accurate) analysis? This description of Johnny Howard is perfect.
December 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Desperate to extract a smidge of humour from this extremely grim (and accurate) analysis? This description of Johnny Howard is perfect.
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What’s Coming in Australia Is Unimaginable
This isn't supposed to happen here. Except now it does.
slate.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:24 PM
at the airport watching returning FIFOs being greeted home by their goth girl teen brides
December 22, 2025 at 10:25 AM
at the airport watching returning FIFOs being greeted home by their goth girl teen brides
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NOCK LOOSE made Guardian Australia’s top Australian books of 2025 list.
Maybe now those lit agents will think I’m worth their time?
Maybe now those lit agents will think I’m worth their time?
December 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
NOCK LOOSE made Guardian Australia’s top Australian books of 2025 list.
Maybe now those lit agents will think I’m worth their time?
Maybe now those lit agents will think I’m worth their time?
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I'm old enough to remember when Pauline Hanson announced she was moving to the UK then, after spending 10 weeks in Europe, abandoned her plans because she thought Britain had been ruined by immigrants.
(this was 2010)
(this was 2010)
December 21, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I'm old enough to remember when Pauline Hanson announced she was moving to the UK then, after spending 10 weeks in Europe, abandoned her plans because she thought Britain had been ruined by immigrants.
(this was 2010)
(this was 2010)
it’s too nice a day to be inside writing about Andrew Hastie
December 21, 2025 at 4:05 AM
it’s too nice a day to be inside writing about Andrew Hastie
a Pavlouvian reaponse
December 20, 2025 at 6:48 AM
a Pavlouvian reaponse
NOCK LOOSE made Guardian Australia’s top Australian books of 2025 list.
Maybe now those lit agents will think I’m worth their time?
Maybe now those lit agents will think I’m worth their time?
December 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
NOCK LOOSE made Guardian Australia’s top Australian books of 2025 list.
Maybe now those lit agents will think I’m worth their time?
Maybe now those lit agents will think I’m worth their time?
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Excellent
December 19, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Excellent
the coolest feature of apple glass is how hot and slow it makes my iPhone
December 19, 2025 at 3:51 AM
the coolest feature of apple glass is how hot and slow it makes my iPhone
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Magnificent:
"As I write, Australia’s mainstream journalists—many of whom rank among the dumbest on Earth—are riling up great dramas and screeds in a tone and style that is distinctly American, which is to say, worrying."
"As I write, Australia’s mainstream journalists—many of whom rank among the dumbest on Earth—are riling up great dramas and screeds in a tone and style that is distinctly American, which is to say, worrying."
December 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Magnificent:
"As I write, Australia’s mainstream journalists—many of whom rank among the dumbest on Earth—are riling up great dramas and screeds in a tone and style that is distinctly American, which is to say, worrying."
"As I write, Australia’s mainstream journalists—many of whom rank among the dumbest on Earth—are riling up great dramas and screeds in a tone and style that is distinctly American, which is to say, worrying."
What’s Coming in Australia Is Unimaginable
This isn't supposed to happen here. Except now it does.
slate.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Melbourne University Publishing said it closed Meanjin for “purely financial reasons”. But why did the university rebuff the many offers from parties trying to save the magazine?
FOI docs reveal Meanjin axing never debated by Melbourne Uni. And why were all bids to save it rejected?
www.crikey.com.au
December 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Melbourne University Publishing said it closed Meanjin for “purely financial reasons”. But why did the university rebuff the many offers from parties trying to save the magazine?
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Australia is one of the few countries in the world where taxpayers subsidise non-government schools. As more students shift to the private system, the cost to taxpayers continues to escalate. satpa.pe/brciFgI
Private schools’ million-dollar principals
The government is yet to compel private schools to publish their principals’ salaries, despite concerns that taxpayers are supporting packages up to $1 million a year.
satpa.pe
December 17, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Australia is one of the few countries in the world where taxpayers subsidise non-government schools. As more students shift to the private system, the cost to taxpayers continues to escalate. satpa.pe/brciFgI