Michael Pryor
@michaeljpryor.bsky.social
YA fantasy writer based in Melbourne, Australia. Co-publisher of Aurealis, Australia's longest running spec fic magazine. Podcast host. Gadabout.
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Michael Pryor
@michaeljpryor.bsky.social
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What’s true? What’s not? Michael Pryor and George Ivanoff present three remarkable stories to each other. Two stories are true, but one is totally made up. Subscribe and listen to Michael and George as they try to fool each other into believing absolute nonsense.
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So, in the olden days they looked at coffee beans and said, 'Yeah, we'll pod these, then roast 'em, then grind 'em, then put in hot water, filter and drink' but they looked at other beans and said, 'Stuff that, let's just eat 'em.'
February 13, 2026 at 11:58 PM
So, in the olden days they looked at coffee beans and said, 'Yeah, we'll pod these, then roast 'em, then grind 'em, then put in hot water, filter and drink' but they looked at other beans and said, 'Stuff that, let's just eat 'em.'
I'm thinking of writing a delicious romantic comedy with a frenzied drumming soundtrack - a nom nom nom tom tom rom com.
February 12, 2026 at 2:37 AM
I'm thinking of writing a delicious romantic comedy with a frenzied drumming soundtrack - a nom nom nom tom tom rom com.
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Showcasing more of the amazing internal art from Aurealis #187, our first issue for 2026! Here's Leah Clementson's superb illustration for 'With Teeth' by S.R. Kriger.
February 10, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Showcasing more of the amazing internal art from Aurealis #187, our first issue for 2026! Here's Leah Clementson's superb illustration for 'With Teeth' by S.R. Kriger.
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More sensational internal art from Aurealis #187, our first issue for 2026!
Here's Andrew Saltmarsh's brilliant illustration for 'The Prince of Dogs' by Harry Goddard.
Here's Andrew Saltmarsh's brilliant illustration for 'The Prince of Dogs' by Harry Goddard.
February 10, 2026 at 3:33 AM
More sensational internal art from Aurealis #187, our first issue for 2026!
Here's Andrew Saltmarsh's brilliant illustration for 'The Prince of Dogs' by Harry Goddard.
Here's Andrew Saltmarsh's brilliant illustration for 'The Prince of Dogs' by Harry Goddard.
Reposted by Michael Pryor
Time to showcase the sensational internal art from Aurealis #187, our first issue for 2026!
First up is Peter Allert's perfectly moody illustration for 'The Last Faithful Servant of the Empire' by Blaize M. Kaye.
First up is Peter Allert's perfectly moody illustration for 'The Last Faithful Servant of the Empire' by Blaize M. Kaye.
February 10, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Time to showcase the sensational internal art from Aurealis #187, our first issue for 2026!
First up is Peter Allert's perfectly moody illustration for 'The Last Faithful Servant of the Empire' by Blaize M. Kaye.
First up is Peter Allert's perfectly moody illustration for 'The Last Faithful Servant of the Empire' by Blaize M. Kaye.
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Interrupting the depressing news cycle with a happy announcement: the program is live for Footscray West Writers Fest, March 27-29.
30 events across 15 venues along Barkly St. Lots of excellent writers, poets, journos, thinkers sharing thoughts and work. Program & tickets: FWWF.com.au
30 events across 15 venues along Barkly St. Lots of excellent writers, poets, journos, thinkers sharing thoughts and work. Program & tickets: FWWF.com.au
February 10, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Interrupting the depressing news cycle with a happy announcement: the program is live for Footscray West Writers Fest, March 27-29.
30 events across 15 venues along Barkly St. Lots of excellent writers, poets, journos, thinkers sharing thoughts and work. Program & tickets: FWWF.com.au
30 events across 15 venues along Barkly St. Lots of excellent writers, poets, journos, thinkers sharing thoughts and work. Program & tickets: FWWF.com.au
Rule No. 233 of the universe: the cordless drill/screwdriver is never charged when you desperately need it.
February 10, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Rule No. 233 of the universe: the cordless drill/screwdriver is never charged when you desperately need it.
The Future of Books
1. Self-turning pages
2. Quantum books
3. Cryptobooks
4. English translations of major alien works
5. Book/jetpack hybrid
6. Hoverbook
7. Book in a Pill
8. 4D Book
9. Science Experiment that Goes Wrong, Spawns a Book that Destroys Cities in a Literary Rampage
10. More Books
1. Self-turning pages
2. Quantum books
3. Cryptobooks
4. English translations of major alien works
5. Book/jetpack hybrid
6. Hoverbook
7. Book in a Pill
8. 4D Book
9. Science Experiment that Goes Wrong, Spawns a Book that Destroys Cities in a Literary Rampage
10. More Books
February 9, 2026 at 1:15 AM
The Future of Books
1. Self-turning pages
2. Quantum books
3. Cryptobooks
4. English translations of major alien works
5. Book/jetpack hybrid
6. Hoverbook
7. Book in a Pill
8. 4D Book
9. Science Experiment that Goes Wrong, Spawns a Book that Destroys Cities in a Literary Rampage
10. More Books
1. Self-turning pages
2. Quantum books
3. Cryptobooks
4. English translations of major alien works
5. Book/jetpack hybrid
6. Hoverbook
7. Book in a Pill
8. 4D Book
9. Science Experiment that Goes Wrong, Spawns a Book that Destroys Cities in a Literary Rampage
10. More Books
While reading, has anyone else ever accidentally turned over two pages at once and some time later marvelled at how the pacing of the story had really picked up?
February 7, 2026 at 2:45 AM
While reading, has anyone else ever accidentally turned over two pages at once and some time later marvelled at how the pacing of the story had really picked up?
I see lists of greatest inventions ever but I never see cheese on them so they're all wrong.
February 6, 2026 at 7:37 AM
I see lists of greatest inventions ever but I never see cheese on them so they're all wrong.
Episode 20 of the 'It's True - Or Is It?' podcast that I host with George Ivanoff is out now and we're going to the movies! Farfetched features, amazing awards and surprising stars dazzle the screen in this episode! Find it wherever you source your podcasts or here: itstrueorisit.podbean.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Episode 20 of the 'It's True - Or Is It?' podcast that I host with George Ivanoff is out now and we're going to the movies! Farfetched features, amazing awards and surprising stars dazzle the screen in this episode! Find it wherever you source your podcasts or here: itstrueorisit.podbean.com
One thing I've learned from the movies is that door chain manufacturers have got away with selling shoddy products to the public for years as evidenced by no intruder ever being denied entrance by a door chain when eager to barge in. They made of tinsel or something?
February 4, 2026 at 10:07 PM
One thing I've learned from the movies is that door chain manufacturers have got away with selling shoddy products to the public for years as evidenced by no intruder ever being denied entrance by a door chain when eager to barge in. They made of tinsel or something?
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They’d have to also be charcoalsmiths, pencilsmiths, pastelsmiths, threadsmiths, claysmiths, etc. Lotta mediums out there.
February 3, 2026 at 4:33 AM
They’d have to also be charcoalsmiths, pencilsmiths, pastelsmiths, threadsmiths, claysmiths, etc. Lotta mediums out there.
The things we don't know we know ... This is from the wonderful little book 'The Elements of Eloquence' by Mark Forsythe. Very highly recommended.
February 3, 2026 at 5:16 AM
The things we don't know we know ... This is from the wonderful little book 'The Elements of Eloquence' by Mark Forsythe. Very highly recommended.
If writers are wordsmiths, does that make artists paintsmiths?
February 2, 2026 at 1:07 AM
If writers are wordsmiths, does that make artists paintsmiths?
Making Toast.
Hmm, not brown enough.
Turns knob a tiny bit.
Reinserts underdone toast.
Flames, smoke detector shrieks, sooty puck from hell rockets out, lands on floor, scares cat, sits smouldering balefully until I approach it with tongs and hurl it outside.
Hmm, not brown enough.
Turns knob a tiny bit.
Reinserts underdone toast.
Flames, smoke detector shrieks, sooty puck from hell rockets out, lands on floor, scares cat, sits smouldering balefully until I approach it with tongs and hurl it outside.
January 31, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Making Toast.
Hmm, not brown enough.
Turns knob a tiny bit.
Reinserts underdone toast.
Flames, smoke detector shrieks, sooty puck from hell rockets out, lands on floor, scares cat, sits smouldering balefully until I approach it with tongs and hurl it outside.
Hmm, not brown enough.
Turns knob a tiny bit.
Reinserts underdone toast.
Flames, smoke detector shrieks, sooty puck from hell rockets out, lands on floor, scares cat, sits smouldering balefully until I approach it with tongs and hurl it outside.
Hotel front desk: And would you like your bed made up?
Dad: No thanks, I'd like a real bed.
Dad: No thanks, I'd like a real bed.
January 31, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Hotel front desk: And would you like your bed made up?
Dad: No thanks, I'd like a real bed.
Dad: No thanks, I'd like a real bed.
Writers, Plotter Vs Panster? I propose another option: Backpacker.
A Backpacker might know their ultimate destination and the major points they want to hit along the way, how they get from point to point is up in the air, open to whatever opportunities arise.
A Backpacker might know their ultimate destination and the major points they want to hit along the way, how they get from point to point is up in the air, open to whatever opportunities arise.
January 31, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Writers, Plotter Vs Panster? I propose another option: Backpacker.
A Backpacker might know their ultimate destination and the major points they want to hit along the way, how they get from point to point is up in the air, open to whatever opportunities arise.
A Backpacker might know their ultimate destination and the major points they want to hit along the way, how they get from point to point is up in the air, open to whatever opportunities arise.
'This book transcends genre' = 'I don't read much much of this genre stuff and I'm amazed at how good this book is.'
January 30, 2026 at 7:32 AM
'This book transcends genre' = 'I don't read much much of this genre stuff and I'm amazed at how good this book is.'
The biggest difference between an ebook and a paper book? The sound they make when they hit the floor after you fall asleep reading.
January 29, 2026 at 11:42 PM
The biggest difference between an ebook and a paper book? The sound they make when they hit the floor after you fall asleep reading.
In Australia, a bed quilt that throws outrageous artistic tantrums is a prima doona.
January 27, 2026 at 9:54 AM
In Australia, a bed quilt that throws outrageous artistic tantrums is a prima doona.
Here's Peter O'Toole reading a book and wearing a jacket that could probably hypnotise small animals.
January 27, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Here's Peter O'Toole reading a book and wearing a jacket that could probably hypnotise small animals.
I love it when the imprint page of a book tells me what font the book is set in.
January 26, 2026 at 4:03 AM
I love it when the imprint page of a book tells me what font the book is set in.
Cocktail time in Bangkok.
January 25, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Cocktail time in Bangkok.
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What happened to the alcoholic monk? Drank himself into a stupa.
January 25, 2026 at 6:06 AM
What happened to the alcoholic monk? Drank himself into a stupa.