jensmartwriter.bsky.social
@jensmartwriter.bsky.social
Thinking time. Newcastle Ocean Baths.
#writing #australianwriter #summeriscoming
November 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Whilst I suspect it is largely self-serving, it’s a great win for Epstein’s victims that Andrew Mountbatten- Windsor is being held accountable by his family.
#releasetheepsteinfiles
October 31, 2025 at 2:33 AM
It’s 13.6c and pouring in Newcastle this afternoon. Last Wednesday it was 36c with gale force winds. It was like spending a day in a fan-forced oven. Today is more like a soggy, cool bath. Do not recommend either.
October 28, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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It absolutely matters.
A lot of folks may think that just yelling at ICE agents is ineffective, but consider the cumulative psychological toll of being yelled at EVERY DAY when trying to do shit. Even the biggest asshole in the world who doesn't give a shit about other people will feel the pressure.
More from the scene
October 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Ignore the 1 star reviews for House of Dynamite- it’s very good.
October 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I’ve been watching the UCI World Championships on Stan in Aus. Not sure who the broadcaster is, but am really missing the superb commentary from the crew at SBSAus. So knowledgeable, entertaining & on the ball.
September 28, 2025 at 8:50 AM
It is possible to hold both horror at the manner of a death and not feel sadness. My compassion and can only go so far.
September 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I’ve just finished reading @ghostspecies.bsky.social novel Landfall. Loved it! Started it on Monday, couldn’t put it down. I don’t usually read crime fiction, but James Bradley is such a great writer that this crosses genres effortlessly. The depiction of a future Sydney is all too real.
September 9, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Linda Reynolds will always be remembered as the woman who vindictively pursued a young woman who was raped whilst in her employ.
September 9, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Normal People?
open.substack.com/pub/jeanette...
Always a thoughtful and articulate take on this issue.
Normal People?
Sally Rooney has blown up a storm around herself since she wrote a piece in the Irish Times against genocide in Gaza, and more specifically, pro the now banned Palestinian Action Group.
open.substack.com
August 19, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I watched Dying for Sex last night - yes, all of it. What a show! Michelle Williams is extraordinary & deserves all the awards. Jenny Slate is equally glorious. In fact all the cast is great, wonderful writing. You will need tissues.
June 23, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Listening to Marlon Williams album - Te Whare Tiwekaweka. Beautiful. Great track featuring Lorde.
June 15, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Things I do when I should be writing. #1 write a social media post about things I do when should writing. And then try to work out how to make it work for Insta.
#writing #writinglife #australianwriters
June 11, 2025 at 6:14 AM
So @albomp.bsky.social you’re going ahead with Woodside. What a sell out. But if this is to happen at least make Woodside pay for stripping our natural resources, adding incomparable damage to the climate and destroying Indigenous rock art. They can pay their CEO $7.5m a year, they can pay us.
May 28, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Rain is so heavy in Newcastle tonight I can hardly hear the SBS Giro d’italia commentary. Expecting flooding in the Hunter.
May 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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All aboard for this one
#auspol
The woman seen arguing with Senator Jacinta Price recently in the lobby of the Intercontinental Hotel in Adelaide, Noongar Advocate Marianne Headland Mackay, has shared a petition:

Oppose Jacinta Price as Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians

#auspol
www.change.org/p/oppose-jac...
Sign the Petition
Oppose Jacinta Price as Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians
www.change.org
May 14, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Really Goldstein?? You ditched Zoe Daniel, articulate & intelligent, for Tim Wilson??
May 6, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Antony Green- I’m in tears. Thank you so much. Now go buy a vase!🙏
May 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Good grief. Dan Tehan for leader? The desert beckons for the LNP.
May 3, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Pre poll leaning Labor in Dickson. Goodbye Dutton. 🤞🤞
May 3, 2025 at 10:31 AM
James McGrath on ABC just called Greens supporters horrible, nasty people. Not a gracious loser.
May 3, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Read it slowly and understand it. 😳🥺

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February 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
December 9, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 2/20
December 8, 2024 at 1:27 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 1/20
December 6, 2024 at 7:08 AM