Nick Petroulias
@nickpetroulias.bsky.social
Writer of fiction
Melbourne Australia
Author of Man Alone
https://www.asterismbooks.com/product/man-alone
Melbourne Australia
Author of Man Alone
https://www.asterismbooks.com/product/man-alone
Pinned
'Enshittafication': the feeling that everything on the internet is becoming progressively worse. Macquarie dictionary's new word of the year.
ICE escapes - a great new genre
Can anyone explain why one ice guy is wearing a white ten gallon hat?
www.youtube.com/shorts/t8hcu...
Can anyone explain why one ice guy is wearing a white ten gallon hat?
www.youtube.com/shorts/t8hcu...
It's Hammer Time 🤣😂😆 ICE Melts Under Pressure!!!
YouTube video by The Tony Michaels Podcast
www.youtube.com
September 29, 2025 at 3:45 AM
ICE escapes - a great new genre
Can anyone explain why one ice guy is wearing a white ten gallon hat?
www.youtube.com/shorts/t8hcu...
Can anyone explain why one ice guy is wearing a white ten gallon hat?
www.youtube.com/shorts/t8hcu...
π reading at the Meanjin rally this morning.
Hopefully an independent group can take the name and archive and start afresh away from corporate control. happy to help in whatever wsy
Hopefully an independent group can take the name and archive and start afresh away from corporate control. happy to help in whatever wsy
September 11, 2025 at 1:47 AM
π reading at the Meanjin rally this morning.
Hopefully an independent group can take the name and archive and start afresh away from corporate control. happy to help in whatever wsy
Hopefully an independent group can take the name and archive and start afresh away from corporate control. happy to help in whatever wsy
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RALLY TO SAVE MEANJIN
Thursday 11 Sep 9am
Outside the Melbourne University Publishing office, 715 Swanston St, Carlton.
A number of Australian writers and editors will speak in support of this vital cultural institution
Thursday 11 Sep 9am
Outside the Melbourne University Publishing office, 715 Swanston St, Carlton.
A number of Australian writers and editors will speak in support of this vital cultural institution
September 8, 2025 at 8:53 AM
RALLY TO SAVE MEANJIN
Thursday 11 Sep 9am
Outside the Melbourne University Publishing office, 715 Swanston St, Carlton.
A number of Australian writers and editors will speak in support of this vital cultural institution
Thursday 11 Sep 9am
Outside the Melbourne University Publishing office, 715 Swanston St, Carlton.
A number of Australian writers and editors will speak in support of this vital cultural institution
Reposted by Nick Petroulias
People in Melbourne, get along to the rally at 9am tomorrow (Thursday 11 September) on the footpath outside Melbourne University Press (715 Swanston Street, Carlton) to demand that Meanjin be saved. (I'll be there in spirit)
September 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
People in Melbourne, get along to the rally at 9am tomorrow (Thursday 11 September) on the footpath outside Melbourne University Press (715 Swanston Street, Carlton) to demand that Meanjin be saved. (I'll be there in spirit)
Reposted by Nick Petroulias
Rally tomorrow morning: 9am at MUP
Hear from literary giants, show your support, #savemeanjin
Details at savemeanjin.org
Hear from literary giants, show your support, #savemeanjin
Details at savemeanjin.org
Save Meanjin
Save Meanjin from closure
savemeanjin.org
September 10, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Rally tomorrow morning: 9am at MUP
Hear from literary giants, show your support, #savemeanjin
Details at savemeanjin.org
Hear from literary giants, show your support, #savemeanjin
Details at savemeanjin.org
September 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Overwhelmingly NEGATIVE response to Melbourne University Publishing shutting Meanjin down (what did they honestly expect❓)
MUP needs to reverse the decision
MUP needs to reverse the decision
Peter Carey: “Remember when property developers destroyed mangroves without understanding they were a breeding ground for mud crabs, prawns, & barramundi? They bear comparison with MUP, who are now destroying a proven breeding ground for Australian literary culture” www.theage.com.au/culture/book...
‘Destroying a proven breeding ground’: Peter Carey slams Meanjin closure
The acclaimed Australian author added his voice to outcry over the Melbourne University Press’s decision to stop publishing the literary magazine.
www.theage.com.au
September 7, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Overwhelmingly NEGATIVE response to Melbourne University Publishing shutting Meanjin down (what did they honestly expect❓)
MUP needs to reverse the decision
MUP needs to reverse the decision
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I wrote about the killing of Meanjin for YNR
September 9, 2025 at 5:41 AM
I wrote about the killing of Meanjin for YNR
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The Death of Meanjin. a couple of thoughts. open.substack.com/pub/greenwor...
The Death of Meanjin
Price of everything, value of nothing dept.
open.substack.com
September 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
The Death of Meanjin. a couple of thoughts. open.substack.com/pub/greenwor...
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Jacinta Parsons on the fall of another literary institution- Meanjin.
The day the music died
The death of an institution
www.thespencerstreetend.com.au
September 6, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Jacinta Parsons on the fall of another literary institution- Meanjin.
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Byron Writers Festival is deeply concerned by the shuttering of Meanjin, one of Australia's oldest, most revered and influential literary magazines, for 'financial' reasons. (1/4)
September 8, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Byron Writers Festival is deeply concerned by the shuttering of Meanjin, one of Australia's oldest, most revered and influential literary magazines, for 'financial' reasons. (1/4)
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FYI MEAA Rally: Save Meanjin!
Thursday 11 September, 9am
Outside the Melbourne University Publishing office, 715 Swanston St, Carlton.
Thursday 11 September, 9am
Outside the Melbourne University Publishing office, 715 Swanston St, Carlton.
September 8, 2025 at 7:49 AM
FYI MEAA Rally: Save Meanjin!
Thursday 11 September, 9am
Outside the Melbourne University Publishing office, 715 Swanston St, Carlton.
Thursday 11 September, 9am
Outside the Melbourne University Publishing office, 715 Swanston St, Carlton.
Reposted by Nick Petroulias
Opinion | Melbourne University Press says it shut down Meanjin for "purely financial reasons". Perhaps the university could have used some of its $273 million surplus to safeguard the seminal journal, @catrionamp.bsky.social writes.
Meanjin's 'financial' shutdown doesn't add up
www.crikey.com.au
September 8, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Opinion | Melbourne University Press says it shut down Meanjin for "purely financial reasons". Perhaps the university could have used some of its $273 million surplus to safeguard the seminal journal, @catrionamp.bsky.social writes.
Reposted by Nick Petroulias
Rally to save Meanjin magazine
Thursday 11 Sept 9am
715 Swanston St Carlton
A number of Australian writers, editors and academics will speak in support of this vital cultural institution
Thursday 11 Sept 9am
715 Swanston St Carlton
A number of Australian writers, editors and academics will speak in support of this vital cultural institution
September 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Rally to save Meanjin magazine
Thursday 11 Sept 9am
715 Swanston St Carlton
A number of Australian writers, editors and academics will speak in support of this vital cultural institution
Thursday 11 Sept 9am
715 Swanston St Carlton
A number of Australian writers, editors and academics will speak in support of this vital cultural institution
Is Meanjin seriously closing ?
Is there a funding project yo to keep it alive?
Fuck this, who’s the fucker behind it?
I know freedom and democracy are hard work but it’s becoming near impossible without such journals.
Is there a funding project yo to keep it alive?
Fuck this, who’s the fucker behind it?
I know freedom and democracy are hard work but it’s becoming near impossible without such journals.
September 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Is Meanjin seriously closing ?
Is there a funding project yo to keep it alive?
Fuck this, who’s the fucker behind it?
I know freedom and democracy are hard work but it’s becoming near impossible without such journals.
Is there a funding project yo to keep it alive?
Fuck this, who’s the fucker behind it?
I know freedom and democracy are hard work but it’s becoming near impossible without such journals.
Someone should write the thesis.One of the great themes of colonial settlers is the fear of losing their little outpost of the homeland - in Oz this is the closing of the outback pub AKA frontier outpost.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Fears tiny town will die as 130-year-old pub closes its doors
The Moonan Flat Pub was once bustling with regulars and tourists, but its closure has left locals fearing it could spell the end of the town.
www.abc.net.au
August 7, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Someone should write the thesis.One of the great themes of colonial settlers is the fear of losing their little outpost of the homeland - in Oz this is the closing of the outback pub AKA frontier outpost.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Respect to the Macrons. Firstly their argument is nobody else’s business and secondly thanks for letting your emotions free in public. Relationship aren’t fantasy.
May 28, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Respect to the Macrons. Firstly their argument is nobody else’s business and secondly thanks for letting your emotions free in public. Relationship aren’t fantasy.
Ok I’m listening. You say we drop the Hills Science Diet because we boycott USA. We switch to an Australian product of equivalent nutritional value. So where is it ?
March 20, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Ok I’m listening. You say we drop the Hills Science Diet because we boycott USA. We switch to an Australian product of equivalent nutritional value. So where is it ?
Late night at the lizard lounge
March 19, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Late night at the lizard lounge
Just wondering when an airline approved caterer suddenly became a food destination. I mean it’s Airline Food!
www.theage.com.au/goodfood/mel...
www.theage.com.au/goodfood/mel...
Review: Takeaway spot inside an Asian grocer is Thai Airways crew-approved
Eddie Goosag’s food at Melbourne suburban gem Thoong Thong is light, bright and fresh with dancing flavours.
www.theage.com.au
March 19, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Just wondering when an airline approved caterer suddenly became a food destination. I mean it’s Airline Food!
www.theage.com.au/goodfood/mel...
www.theage.com.au/goodfood/mel...
Bees do great work making honey. They are expert at a virtual monopoly. So why enslave them into mass pollination?
It might come back to bite us .
It might come back to bite us .
March 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Bees do great work making honey. They are expert at a virtual monopoly. So why enslave them into mass pollination?
It might come back to bite us .
It might come back to bite us .
Been thinking : almonds taste wonderful and you can make so many things with them, cakes, granola, eat them roasted or raw. So, why the “f” liquify them?
March 15, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Been thinking : almonds taste wonderful and you can make so many things with them, cakes, granola, eat them roasted or raw. So, why the “f” liquify them?
… his attempts to intimidate me are working … long negotiations are planned … there’s still a weeks supply of Hills dry food… HELP, could anyone recommend a 14+ dry cat food not US made
March 14, 2025 at 8:04 AM
… his attempts to intimidate me are working … long negotiations are planned … there’s still a weeks supply of Hills dry food… HELP, could anyone recommend a 14+ dry cat food not US made
… discussions are ongoing once I raise options for a locally made dry food …
March 14, 2025 at 8:01 AM
… discussions are ongoing once I raise options for a locally made dry food …