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Bram Presser
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Writes stuff. Tries to be kind. Dirty punk. Obsessive reader. Obsessed Dad.
The inexorable march of time.
Remembrance Day.
2018. 2023.
Lest We Forget.
#LestWeForget
#Grandma
November 12, 2023 at 2:08 AM
Where life and literature meet. Who'd have thought my biography had already been written?
#amReading
#ProperAddict
#InstitutionalisedIYKYK
November 5, 2023 at 8:10 AM
The world may be going to hell in a handbasket but at least I got amazing bookmail today!
#Bookmail
#amReading
November 3, 2023 at 7:04 AM
It's #NovellaNovember and my head is everywhere but in books. Still, if you love short books and want a treasure trove of little spiels about them, check out A Book For Ants! All books under 200 pages. All reviews under 200 words.
abookforants.substack.com

#novella
#novellas
#amReviewing
#BookSky
November 1, 2023 at 8:09 PM
A small moment of joy. This dorky nudnik is 12 today. Happy birthday to the #NoEyedWonderDog. Think I'll just hide away and hug him for 24hrs.
#DogLife
October 28, 2023 at 10:22 PM
That moment you realise, as the lid gradually lifts to a steady pop pop rhythm, you might have put too many kernels in the pot. Every. Single. Time.
#popcorn
#nailedIt
October 26, 2023 at 8:07 PM
It seems odd posting about good things right now, but I'm thrilled to have a story in this collection based on Nick Cave songs along with some of my favourite writers and friends. Doubly thrilled that my story got a nod in The Age/Sydney Morning Herald review on the weekend.
#ShortStories
October 23, 2023 at 12:41 AM
The world is too much right now. I've run away for the weekend. I realise the absurd privilege of doing this but... *sigh*
#amReading
#Novellas
#TreeChange
October 20, 2023 at 4:39 AM
Some balm for the soul when it's all a bit too much.
#amReading
October 17, 2023 at 9:45 PM
Just loving the design of this new(ish) Pushkin Press Japanese novella series. It's like they're screaming (puts on best Audrey 2 voice): "READ ME, PRESSER. READ ME NOW!"
#amReading
#BooksInTranslation
#JapaneseLit
October 16, 2023 at 8:24 AM
Right now, my reading is strictly limited to books I'm reading for the prize I'm judging and novellas I want to review for Ants. Meanwhile, the stack of books I'm dying to read before the year's out continues to grow. These plus the Labatut and Enard. Which should I prioritise?
#Shelfie
#AmReading
October 12, 2023 at 7:18 AM
My 6yo had her first piano lesson. She learnt the new to Twinkle Twinkle but that wasn't enough. When she got home, she insisted she write her own song. Proper notations and all. I didn't have the heart to tell her. But... damned if it's not the punkest tune I've heard in years!
October 10, 2023 at 8:25 PM