RichieB
@richieblack.bsky.social
Writer, AWGIE-winner, dog dad, currently in a messy divorce from reality. Fresh to this app, so kinda clumsy - but what's new.
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RichieB
@richieblack.bsky.social
· May 1
really thrilled to be writer/creator on this new tv project with support from Screen Australia; "Dadhood" is a comedy-drama which casts a critical yet compassionate eye over some of the juicier areas of today's discourse: male entitlement, pronatalism, and the need-to-breed
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
paying homage to Lawsie, i've dug up an article where I reviewed his show one morning in 2021. From his latter-day, post-retirement iteration at 2SM, the king of talkback had by then kinda entered his King Lear phase #JohnLaws web.archive.org/web/20210618...
Keeping the dream alive: a review of the John Laws Morning Show – The Sydney Sentinel
The Sentinel reviews a day's broadcast of the John Laws Morning Show - and finds out how the Golden Tonsils are holding up.
web.archive.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:22 AM
paying homage to Lawsie, i've dug up an article where I reviewed his show one morning in 2021. From his latter-day, post-retirement iteration at 2SM, the king of talkback had by then kinda entered his King Lear phase #JohnLaws web.archive.org/web/20210618...
plotting your novel maybe difficult, but have you ever tried brushing your dog's teeth (on vet's orders) when they wanna perpetually chomp on the toothbrush? That's tough
#writingcommunity
#perspective
#writingcommunity
#perspective
August 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
plotting your novel maybe difficult, but have you ever tried brushing your dog's teeth (on vet's orders) when they wanna perpetually chomp on the toothbrush? That's tough
#writingcommunity
#perspective
#writingcommunity
#perspective
we had several excellent meetings with producers over the weekend at the Melbourne International Film Festival's 37ºSouth Market industry meet n greet.
Is there anything quite so unnatural as an introverted writer pitching their project to financiers? Maybe not - but we did good!
#Writingcommunity
Is there anything quite so unnatural as an introverted writer pitching their project to financiers? Maybe not - but we did good!
#Writingcommunity
August 13, 2025 at 1:05 AM
we had several excellent meetings with producers over the weekend at the Melbourne International Film Festival's 37ºSouth Market industry meet n greet.
Is there anything quite so unnatural as an introverted writer pitching their project to financiers? Maybe not - but we did good!
#Writingcommunity
Is there anything quite so unnatural as an introverted writer pitching their project to financiers? Maybe not - but we did good!
#Writingcommunity
few things will outlast the apocalypse quite like my mother feeling duty bound to tell me: "you need to have a haircut"
August 8, 2025 at 2:20 AM
few things will outlast the apocalypse quite like my mother feeling duty bound to tell me: "you need to have a haircut"
specific 21st century #dogdad feeling when you've stocked up at the pet store on various kinds of treats/medicines/gourmet dogfood and then getting home to realise all you've got in the cupboard by way of human dinner is baked beans.
August 6, 2025 at 3:05 AM
specific 21st century #dogdad feeling when you've stocked up at the pet store on various kinds of treats/medicines/gourmet dogfood and then getting home to realise all you've got in the cupboard by way of human dinner is baked beans.
defs something weirdly poetic about this article providing (predictable) confirmation that ai is gonna kill a lot of my writing work, and then tacitly recommending i get a job in embalming
#writingcommunity
gizmodo.com/microsoft-pr...
#writingcommunity
gizmodo.com/microsoft-pr...
Microsoft Predicts These Jobs Are Safe From AI
If you want to work with dead bodies, AI probably won't steal your career.
gizmodo.com
August 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
defs something weirdly poetic about this article providing (predictable) confirmation that ai is gonna kill a lot of my writing work, and then tacitly recommending i get a job in embalming
#writingcommunity
gizmodo.com/microsoft-pr...
#writingcommunity
gizmodo.com/microsoft-pr...
my review of the 2025 Miles Franklin award winning 'Ghost Cities' - "an intricate tapestry of narratives – stories within stories about storytelling – that will beguile and reward those willing to engage with its patterns, shapes and form"
#writingcommunity
#books
www.artshub.com.au/news/reviews...
#writingcommunity
#books
www.artshub.com.au/news/reviews...
Book review: Ghost Cities, Siang Lu
A playful and metafictional novel about storytelling, Chinese history and contemporary society.
www.artshub.com.au
July 25, 2025 at 4:06 AM
my review of the 2025 Miles Franklin award winning 'Ghost Cities' - "an intricate tapestry of narratives – stories within stories about storytelling – that will beguile and reward those willing to engage with its patterns, shapes and form"
#writingcommunity
#books
www.artshub.com.au/news/reviews...
#writingcommunity
#books
www.artshub.com.au/news/reviews...
read my review of Blondie guitarist Chris Stein's memoir: capable of being both incisive and coolly enigmatic, as perhaps befits this legendary band #rock #writingcommunity #bookreview #DebbieHarry #Punk www.artshub.com.au/news/reviews...
Book review: Under a Rock, Chris Stein
Under a Rock is a fascinating if enigmatic memoir from Blondie's guitarist and co-founder, and romantic and songwriting partner of Deborah Harry.
www.artshub.com.au
July 18, 2025 at 2:59 AM
read my review of Blondie guitarist Chris Stein's memoir: capable of being both incisive and coolly enigmatic, as perhaps befits this legendary band #rock #writingcommunity #bookreview #DebbieHarry #Punk www.artshub.com.au/news/reviews...
nothing brings on a twinge of the 'ol existential angst about the ravages of time like updating your driver's license photo.
June 4, 2025 at 6:08 AM
nothing brings on a twinge of the 'ol existential angst about the ravages of time like updating your driver's license photo.
my review of the new book "I Want Everything" by Dominic Amerena - to me, more than just a literary satire, but a bleakly funny yet humane portrayal of the complex desire to transcend the painful or mundane limitations of one’s own identity
#writingcommunity
www.artshub.com.au/news/reviews...
#writingcommunity
www.artshub.com.au/news/reviews...
Book review: I want everything, Dominic Amerena
A debut that tracks authorship and authenticity and the vagaries of the writing life.
www.artshub.com.au
May 19, 2025 at 10:20 PM
my review of the new book "I Want Everything" by Dominic Amerena - to me, more than just a literary satire, but a bleakly funny yet humane portrayal of the complex desire to transcend the painful or mundane limitations of one’s own identity
#writingcommunity
www.artshub.com.au/news/reviews...
#writingcommunity
www.artshub.com.au/news/reviews...
my writing goal today is trying to attain the focus and discipline of Arby when she eats (pet-friendly) gelato
#writingcommunity
#DogsOfBlueSky #Pets #Dogs #puppy #BlueSkyDogs
#writingcommunity
#DogsOfBlueSky #Pets #Dogs #puppy #BlueSkyDogs
May 6, 2025 at 12:41 AM
my writing goal today is trying to attain the focus and discipline of Arby when she eats (pet-friendly) gelato
#writingcommunity
#DogsOfBlueSky #Pets #Dogs #puppy #BlueSkyDogs
#writingcommunity
#DogsOfBlueSky #Pets #Dogs #puppy #BlueSkyDogs
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just posted something to LinkedIn promoting my work, so naturally i cringed so hard i needed to lie for a bit on a foam roller
#writingcommunity
#writing
#writingcommunity
#writing
March 13, 2025 at 10:33 PM
just posted something to LinkedIn promoting my work, so naturally i cringed so hard i needed to lie for a bit on a foam roller
#writingcommunity
#writing
#writingcommunity
#writing
really thrilled to be writer/creator on this new tv project with support from Screen Australia; "Dadhood" is a comedy-drama which casts a critical yet compassionate eye over some of the juicier areas of today's discourse: male entitlement, pronatalism, and the need-to-breed
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
May 1, 2025 at 11:16 PM
really thrilled to be writer/creator on this new tv project with support from Screen Australia; "Dadhood" is a comedy-drama which casts a critical yet compassionate eye over some of the juicier areas of today's discourse: male entitlement, pronatalism, and the need-to-breed
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
how i imagine the payroll guy who consistently refuses to pay my invoices on time
#writingcommunity
#DoctorWho
#writerslife
#writingcommunity
#DoctorWho
#writerslife
April 30, 2025 at 3:39 AM
how i imagine the payroll guy who consistently refuses to pay my invoices on time
#writingcommunity
#DoctorWho
#writerslife
#writingcommunity
#DoctorWho
#writerslife
in these dark times, it's more important than ever to comfort the disturbed, and disturb the comfortable, so here's Kevin Eldon and Matt Berry as Amish Sex Pistols.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NQp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NQp...
IT'S KEVIN Amish Sex Pistols
YouTube video by Al Campbell
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April 11, 2025 at 7:41 AM
in these dark times, it's more important than ever to comfort the disturbed, and disturb the comfortable, so here's Kevin Eldon and Matt Berry as Amish Sex Pistols.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NQp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NQp...
me going off to work on Monday feeling fresh n' chipper after a nice weekend, then turning into a monster about lunchtime
#DoctorWho
#Inferno
#writingcommunity
#DoctorWho
#Inferno
#writingcommunity
March 31, 2025 at 1:22 AM
me going off to work on Monday feeling fresh n' chipper after a nice weekend, then turning into a monster about lunchtime
#DoctorWho
#Inferno
#writingcommunity
#DoctorWho
#Inferno
#writingcommunity
in these divisive times, i think we should come together and agree the shortened version of "favourite" should be spelled "fave" not "fav"
#controversy
#writingcommunity
#writing
#controversy
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#writing
March 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
in these divisive times, i think we should come together and agree the shortened version of "favourite" should be spelled "fave" not "fav"
#controversy
#writingcommunity
#writing
#controversy
#writingcommunity
#writing
trying to embrace the sending of reminders to pay my invoices as a “creative writing challenge” #amwriting #writingcommunity
March 20, 2025 at 3:25 AM
trying to embrace the sending of reminders to pay my invoices as a “creative writing challenge” #amwriting #writingcommunity
just posted something to LinkedIn promoting my work, so naturally i cringed so hard i needed to lie for a bit on a foam roller
#writingcommunity
#writing
#writingcommunity
#writing
March 13, 2025 at 10:33 PM
just posted something to LinkedIn promoting my work, so naturally i cringed so hard i needed to lie for a bit on a foam roller
#writingcommunity
#writing
#writingcommunity
#writing
so thrilled to be the writer of the film "If/When" which had its cast and crew screening last week. Comprised of intricate yet spectacular stop-motion animation, it took four years to realise this time-jumping story of a love that defies the universe
#film
#animation
#stopmotion
#writingcommunity
#film
#animation
#stopmotion
#writingcommunity
March 10, 2025 at 6:05 AM
so thrilled to be the writer of the film "If/When" which had its cast and crew screening last week. Comprised of intricate yet spectacular stop-motion animation, it took four years to realise this time-jumping story of a love that defies the universe
#film
#animation
#stopmotion
#writingcommunity
#film
#animation
#stopmotion
#writingcommunity
writing tip: if you need some inspo to write some caustic, eccentric and confrontational dialogue, just search a Facebook local community page for threads about bin night, cats, or stolen deliveries
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#writerslife
#writingcommunity
#writerslife
March 9, 2025 at 3:01 AM
writing tip: if you need some inspo to write some caustic, eccentric and confrontational dialogue, just search a Facebook local community page for threads about bin night, cats, or stolen deliveries
#writingcommunity
#writerslife
#writingcommunity
#writerslife
always strangely poignant yet inspiring watching my computer struggle to restore all the tabs from the previous day, like you go girl
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#writing
#writerslife
#writingcommunity
#writing
#writerslife
March 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
always strangely poignant yet inspiring watching my computer struggle to restore all the tabs from the previous day, like you go girl
#writingcommunity
#writing
#writerslife
#writingcommunity
#writing
#writerslife
woke up this morning with a dose of imposter syndrome, but I dunno, worrying now if I've truly earned it
#writing
#writingcommunity
#writing
#writingcommunity
March 5, 2025 at 7:02 AM
woke up this morning with a dose of imposter syndrome, but I dunno, worrying now if I've truly earned it
#writing
#writingcommunity
#writing
#writingcommunity
caught this movie just then & it was all-round great: surreal, smart, beautifully performed; esp liked the mordant representation of a writer using details from someone else's real life to serve their creative ambitions, raising twisty questions of appropriation and identity
#writingcommunity'
#writingcommunity'
February 28, 2025 at 7:40 AM
caught this movie just then & it was all-round great: surreal, smart, beautifully performed; esp liked the mordant representation of a writer using details from someone else's real life to serve their creative ambitions, raising twisty questions of appropriation and identity
#writingcommunity'
#writingcommunity'
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I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
February 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes