Solomon Wakeling
@solomonwakeling.bsky.social
Scholar of dream worlds.
Western Sydney University Alumni, Doctor of Creative Arts
Western Sydney University Alumni, Doctor of Creative Arts
I’m enjoying Emma. Still playing Clueless in my head simultaneously.
January 19, 2026 at 9:40 AM
I’m enjoying Emma. Still playing Clueless in my head simultaneously.
I did too much stretching. My body doesn’t like it. It keeps telling me so in whinier and whinier terms.
January 19, 2026 at 4:51 AM
I did too much stretching. My body doesn’t like it. It keeps telling me so in whinier and whinier terms.
I applied for a job yesterday for a role that had the recruitability scheme apply. They don’t favour applicants with disability but they progress you to interview if you meet the minimum requirements. Then they reject you on the papers because they were never interested. I have been through this b4.
January 19, 2026 at 1:54 AM
I applied for a job yesterday for a role that had the recruitability scheme apply. They don’t favour applicants with disability but they progress you to interview if you meet the minimum requirements. Then they reject you on the papers because they were never interested. I have been through this b4.
I only jogged around the corner but apparently my knee wasn’t ready for this. I’ve been away, there weren’t long stretches to walk like there are here.
January 19, 2026 at 1:50 AM
I only jogged around the corner but apparently my knee wasn’t ready for this. I’ve been away, there weren’t long stretches to walk like there are here.
I have too much planned, only some of which is essential, but I have to wrestle with academic discipline. I’m used to making myself work whether I want to or not. Again the solution isn’t to combine all my projects into one mega-project. It might be to slow the pace on some of them.
January 19, 2026 at 12:35 AM
I have too much planned, only some of which is essential, but I have to wrestle with academic discipline. I’m used to making myself work whether I want to or not. Again the solution isn’t to combine all my projects into one mega-project. It might be to slow the pace on some of them.
There’s emotional labour in writing a job application that discloses disability. I use the same template but each time I’m submitting personal information as part of an assessment process. I do it because I don’t have any rights unless I disclose and I can draw conclusions based on responses.
January 18, 2026 at 9:27 PM
There’s emotional labour in writing a job application that discloses disability. I use the same template but each time I’m submitting personal information as part of an assessment process. I do it because I don’t have any rights unless I disclose and I can draw conclusions based on responses.
I thought yesterday I could use the work I have done towards a blog post for the novel (rather than finish it) as they deal with similar issues. I think this morning though that the reason this feels tempting is because the novel is less well developed.
January 18, 2026 at 9:19 PM
I thought yesterday I could use the work I have done towards a blog post for the novel (rather than finish it) as they deal with similar issues. I think this morning though that the reason this feels tempting is because the novel is less well developed.
People have written about their lived experience in newspaper articles forever. I could write one about cPTSD or Bipolar. They like family members rather than the actual person which is problematic but sometimes you get the latter. They like it when you include general statistics or research.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
People have written about their lived experience in newspaper articles forever. I could write one about cPTSD or Bipolar. They like family members rather than the actual person which is problematic but sometimes you get the latter. They like it when you include general statistics or research.
I was planning on writing an entry for the Calibre essay prize. It would have been about gender and been a personal essay/review of my experience using Carmen Electra’s Aerobic Striptease videos to workout. But I find I’m still not really interested in talking about gender.
January 18, 2026 at 3:03 AM
I was planning on writing an entry for the Calibre essay prize. It would have been about gender and been a personal essay/review of my experience using Carmen Electra’s Aerobic Striptease videos to workout. But I find I’m still not really interested in talking about gender.
The blog piece I am working on is expanding into territory covered by the novel and I think rather than have a divided focus, I should collapse all this into the larger work.
January 18, 2026 at 3:01 AM
The blog piece I am working on is expanding into territory covered by the novel and I think rather than have a divided focus, I should collapse all this into the larger work.
Gonna watch deep space nine for the second time. It’s a year for it. It’s about war. It’s our Iliad (why not?).
January 17, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Gonna watch deep space nine for the second time. It’s a year for it. It’s about war. It’s our Iliad (why not?).
Gonna watch Karate Kid II. It’s the one I like because Kumiko teaches Daniel to dance, which is for girls.
January 16, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Gonna watch Karate Kid II. It’s the one I like because Kumiko teaches Daniel to dance, which is for girls.
I like scrolling. I hear the perspectives and wisdom of a diverse array of people and this in turn makes me a more empathetic and informed person and so long as I maintain boundaries (like having no followers) it remains a net positive in my life.
January 16, 2026 at 9:08 AM
I like scrolling. I hear the perspectives and wisdom of a diverse array of people and this in turn makes me a more empathetic and informed person and so long as I maintain boundaries (like having no followers) it remains a net positive in my life.
Went for my 3.3km walk after two weeks in a place not suited to walking. I am out of shape which just proves I was in some kind of shape before. My many thoughts settled. There was a lot of prolonged rape scenes in the Erotic Ghost Story trilogy, it’s upset me though the response was delayed.
January 16, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Went for my 3.3km walk after two weeks in a place not suited to walking. I am out of shape which just proves I was in some kind of shape before. My many thoughts settled. There was a lot of prolonged rape scenes in the Erotic Ghost Story trilogy, it’s upset me though the response was delayed.
Emma Woodhouse just did a drawing of Harriet Smith. I know from Clueless where this is going to go. Elton is going to keep it because it’s the portrait Emma drew and she’ll mistake it for affection for the subject. This makes sense when it is a drawing and not at all in Clueless where it’s a photo.
January 16, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Emma Woodhouse just did a drawing of Harriet Smith. I know from Clueless where this is going to go. Elton is going to keep it because it’s the portrait Emma drew and she’ll mistake it for affection for the subject. This makes sense when it is a drawing and not at all in Clueless where it’s a photo.
I think I need to just do what I have always done and read things that engage my curiosity. When the time comes to do reading as part of market research I’ll do that thoughtfully but it’s not really part of my creative writing practice to model myself on commercially successful contemporary authors.
January 16, 2026 at 3:43 AM
I think I need to just do what I have always done and read things that engage my curiosity. When the time comes to do reading as part of market research I’ll do that thoughtfully but it’s not really part of my creative writing practice to model myself on commercially successful contemporary authors.
I have known Clueless most of my life. I am going to make another attempt at Emma, I have never successfully read it. I keep seeing the parallels to the movie. Usually I don’t like when movie images colour a text but here is a special case.
January 16, 2026 at 3:28 AM
I have known Clueless most of my life. I am going to make another attempt at Emma, I have never successfully read it. I keep seeing the parallels to the movie. Usually I don’t like when movie images colour a text but here is a special case.
The characters in the Godfather do bad things but the film has a moral position: that Michael Corleone is losing his soul. It’s relatable because his choices are limited but he’s still shown in the wrong. I don’t like stories where everyone is awful and we’re supposed to feel superior to them.
January 15, 2026 at 11:15 PM
The characters in the Godfather do bad things but the film has a moral position: that Michael Corleone is losing his soul. It’s relatable because his choices are limited but he’s still shown in the wrong. I don’t like stories where everyone is awful and we’re supposed to feel superior to them.
I wish they’d shown Luke and Rey reading the Jedi texts and learning wisdom from them. Then when they burn it can feel transcendent. If they don’t read them at all it just feels contemptuous. I really don’t like that movie. There are bits I like but overall I like it the least of all.
January 15, 2026 at 10:42 PM
I wish they’d shown Luke and Rey reading the Jedi texts and learning wisdom from them. Then when they burn it can feel transcendent. If they don’t read them at all it just feels contemptuous. I really don’t like that movie. There are bits I like but overall I like it the least of all.
Erotic Ghost Story 3 is more brutal than the others.
January 15, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Erotic Ghost Story 3 is more brutal than the others.
I like books that are easy to read with a good plot and characters as much as anyone. I don’t think that’s what we’re getting. The recent books I have read have mostly been “Diary of a Narcissist”.
January 15, 2026 at 9:28 AM
I like books that are easy to read with a good plot and characters as much as anyone. I don’t think that’s what we’re getting. The recent books I have read have mostly been “Diary of a Narcissist”.
Gonna drink some Heineken and watch Erotic Ghost Story II. This is part of the research/writing process, it’s hard to explain.
January 15, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Gonna drink some Heineken and watch Erotic Ghost Story II. This is part of the research/writing process, it’s hard to explain.
Work on the novel starts Monday too. Going from “extended conceptual stage” to “writing the thing”. The plan though is to do about 300 words a day which is designed to withstand me getting a job.
January 15, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Work on the novel starts Monday too. Going from “extended conceptual stage” to “writing the thing”. The plan though is to do about 300 words a day which is designed to withstand me getting a job.
Gonna take the weekend to recover from my holiday and then get serious about applying for jobs. I’m okay but in a somewhat precarious life position.
January 15, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Gonna take the weekend to recover from my holiday and then get serious about applying for jobs. I’m okay but in a somewhat precarious life position.
Finished Erotic Ghost Story (1990). All you can ask of a film like this is that it has heart and I think this one does. I can’t vouch for the sequels yet but going to keep an open mind.
January 15, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Finished Erotic Ghost Story (1990). All you can ask of a film like this is that it has heart and I think this one does. I can’t vouch for the sequels yet but going to keep an open mind.