Damon Young
@damonyoung.com.au
Philosopher & author. Fourteen books of nonfiction & children’s fiction. New nonfiction: IMMORTAL GESTURES (Scribe). Agents: Zeitgeist & Alex Adsett. www.damonyoung.com.au
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Damon Young
@damonyoung.com.au
· Nov 12
Hey, folks. My name's Damon Young, I'm a philosopher & author.
You can see some of my books below.
I also write short fiction: mostly science-fiction, fantasy, horror. My tales have appeared in magazines & newspapers.
I live in Hobart with my wife Ruth (also a writer) & two kids.
Do say hello.
You can see some of my books below.
I also write short fiction: mostly science-fiction, fantasy, horror. My tales have appeared in magazines & newspapers.
I live in Hobart with my wife Ruth (also a writer) & two kids.
Do say hello.
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How many days in a week?
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
How many days in a week?
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The controversy engulfing the #BBC underscores the powerful forces that seek to undermine public broadcasting & that have also weakened the ABC. Pandering to those forces never works.
Extract below from Working for the Brand.
Extract below from Working for the Brand.
November 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
The controversy engulfing the #BBC underscores the powerful forces that seek to undermine public broadcasting & that have also weakened the ABC. Pandering to those forces never works.
Extract below from Working for the Brand.
Extract below from Working for the Brand.
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Going into Starbucks is the first mistake. Anything after that is your own fault.
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Going into Starbucks is the first mistake. Anything after that is your own fault.
Tea drinkers, here’s a little gift for you.
Enjoy this perfect teapot from Starbucks.
Enjoy this perfect teapot from Starbucks.
November 11, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Tea drinkers, here’s a little gift for you.
Enjoy this perfect teapot from Starbucks.
Enjoy this perfect teapot from Starbucks.
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Tatsuya Nakadai (1932–2025)
November 11, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Tatsuya Nakadai (1932–2025)
My fourteenth book came out earlier this year, and I feel exactly as Sam does. In fact, I suspect I enjoy writing *more* now than when I wrote my debut.
The writing is the thing.
The writing is the thing.
Sometimes I wonder if our many years of jokes about writers hating writing and doing anything but writing, etc, have convinced people that the writing part is the hurdle and the goal is just to have a thing in hand. But I am here to tell you: the writing is the best part. The act is the thing.
November 11, 2025 at 4:03 AM
My fourteenth book came out earlier this year, and I feel exactly as Sam does. In fact, I suspect I enjoy writing *more* now than when I wrote my debut.
The writing is the thing.
The writing is the thing.
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The replies to this are handy for finding bigots to preemptively block.
IOC edges closer to ban on transgender women in female Olympic events
IOC edges closer to ban on transgender women in female Olympic events
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Sources expect ban within next six to 12 months
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IOC president wants to protect the female category
The International Olympic Committee is edging closer towards implementing a ban on transgender women competing in the female category in time for the Los Angeles Olympics.
Multiple sources expect such a ban to come into effect over the next six to 12 months with the new IOC president, Kirsty Coventry, making clear she wants to drive through her campaign pledge to protect the female category. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:31 AM
The replies to this are handy for finding bigots to preemptively block.
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*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
November 11, 2025 at 12:52 AM
*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
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"Looking out for the underdog is, for me, part of Jewish values."
Hear more about why lawyer and writer, Josh Bornstein joined the Jewish Council Advisory Committee. If you haven't yet done so, head to the link below to sign up to our statement of values. www.jewishcouncil.com.au/supporters?u...
Hear more about why lawyer and writer, Josh Bornstein joined the Jewish Council Advisory Committee. If you haven't yet done so, head to the link below to sign up to our statement of values. www.jewishcouncil.com.au/supporters?u...
November 11, 2025 at 1:43 AM
"Looking out for the underdog is, for me, part of Jewish values."
Hear more about why lawyer and writer, Josh Bornstein joined the Jewish Council Advisory Committee. If you haven't yet done so, head to the link below to sign up to our statement of values. www.jewishcouncil.com.au/supporters?u...
Hear more about why lawyer and writer, Josh Bornstein joined the Jewish Council Advisory Committee. If you haven't yet done so, head to the link below to sign up to our statement of values. www.jewishcouncil.com.au/supporters?u...
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Amazing moment in time right now where people who yelled at us for sticking to genocide as a red line are now also disgusted with Democrats and threatening not to vote for them. So your health insurance becoming more expensive was your red line?
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Amazing moment in time right now where people who yelled at us for sticking to genocide as a red line are now also disgusted with Democrats and threatening not to vote for them. So your health insurance becoming more expensive was your red line?
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I love* how the UK and Australia are currently echoing one another in the worst ways.
The supposed party of labour licking the corporate & xenophobic boot. The national broadcaster trying desperately to appease those who hate it.
The supposed party of labour licking the corporate & xenophobic boot. The national broadcaster trying desperately to appease those who hate it.
November 10, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I love* how the UK and Australia are currently echoing one another in the worst ways.
The supposed party of labour licking the corporate & xenophobic boot. The national broadcaster trying desperately to appease those who hate it.
The supposed party of labour licking the corporate & xenophobic boot. The national broadcaster trying desperately to appease those who hate it.
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No more noble British tradition than resigning over some nonsense everyone is only pretending to be angry about rather than all of the actually bad things you've done.
November 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
No more noble British tradition than resigning over some nonsense everyone is only pretending to be angry about rather than all of the actually bad things you've done.
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new record wall! will try to keep up with changing it each month.
here is November 2025:
here is November 2025:
November 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
new record wall! will try to keep up with changing it each month.
here is November 2025:
here is November 2025:
Booklovers in Victoria, help me out.
November 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Booklovers in Victoria, help me out.
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With the release of THE RISE: Tales From The Gulp 3 coming next February, I've updated the Gulpepper Mythos post on my website. For those who want to know!
The Gulpepper Mythos - Alan Baxter
The Gulpepper Mythos Updated: November 2025 I’m a huge fan of when an author builds a fictional geography and frequently sets stories there (like Stephen King with Castle Rock). I’ve been working on t...
alanbaxter.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
With the release of THE RISE: Tales From The Gulp 3 coming next February, I've updated the Gulpepper Mythos post on my website. For those who want to know!
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I might just check on how the United States is d
November 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I might just check on how the United States is d
me when there’s good news
November 9, 2025 at 10:11 AM
me when there’s good news
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RIP Baudrillard you would have loved this shit
New uncanny valley unlocked: inflatable corn maze for urban fall fests.
November 9, 2025 at 4:25 AM
RIP Baudrillard you would have loved this shit
Sometimes I see a video and think of all the people who might enjoy it.
Then I see their names in the “followers” field.
Good afternoon, @patrickstokes.com.
Then I see their names in the “followers” field.
Good afternoon, @patrickstokes.com.
November 9, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Sometimes I see a video and think of all the people who might enjoy it.
Then I see their names in the “followers” field.
Good afternoon, @patrickstokes.com.
Then I see their names in the “followers” field.
Good afternoon, @patrickstokes.com.
Sunday pleasures: reading Connie Willis and drinking port from @alanbaxter.bsky.social.
November 9, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Sunday pleasures: reading Connie Willis and drinking port from @alanbaxter.bsky.social.
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