J Lee
@jleewriting.bsky.social
Trying to write good.
My work obliges some discretion.
My work obliges some discretion.
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J Lee
@jleewriting.bsky.social
· Aug 19
My poem “Moher” was longlisted for the WA Poets’ “Poetry D’Amour” contest and will be published in the contest anthology.
I came back to poetry a couple of months ago after a multiyear absence, so it’s welcome news.
Congratulations to all the other longlistees.
I came back to poetry a couple of months ago after a multiyear absence, so it’s welcome news.
Congratulations to all the other longlistees.
I am suddenly made of YES.
Good afternoon, book nerds.
You might like the view from my desk.
You might like the view from my desk.
November 12, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I am suddenly made of YES.
Had that burst of creative energy in the middle of the year, wrote about 30 poems and a couple of short stories, then became distracted with work. Now, the tank’s bone dry. The page stays blank. The rhythm goes unheard.
Has this happened to you?
Has this happened to you?
November 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Had that burst of creative energy in the middle of the year, wrote about 30 poems and a couple of short stories, then became distracted with work. Now, the tank’s bone dry. The page stays blank. The rhythm goes unheard.
Has this happened to you?
Has this happened to you?
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This was done to the White House, a federal property, by a man who wanted protesters who spray painted a wall arrested for "destruction of federal property."
October 27, 2025 at 12:29 AM
This was done to the White House, a federal property, by a man who wanted protesters who spray painted a wall arrested for "destruction of federal property."
Been away.
What did I miss?
What did I miss?
October 27, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Been away.
What did I miss?
What did I miss?
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I read the phrase “plot-based media” for the first time this week, and I died a little inside. The context was the unleashening of Sora, OpenAI’s new hybrid video extruder and anti-social network...
End of Story?
Sorry. Had to get thinky this week.
open.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I read the phrase “plot-based media” for the first time this week, and I died a little inside. The context was the unleashening of Sora, OpenAI’s new hybrid video extruder and anti-social network...
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Anna has read and loved and is thrilled finally to be able to share with you Vanessa Berry’s new book, Calendar, a beautiful account of one year told through Berry’s daily encounters with the objects around her. This book is a joy to read.
October 4, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Anna has read and loved and is thrilled finally to be able to share with you Vanessa Berry’s new book, Calendar, a beautiful account of one year told through Berry’s daily encounters with the objects around her. This book is a joy to read.
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I’m gonna say something controversial: I actually don’t think chickpea anxiety is real
October 3, 2025 at 6:00 AM
I’m gonna say something controversial: I actually don’t think chickpea anxiety is real
The kid has me beat.
On National Poetry Day, the greatest poem I have ever read
October 3, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The kid has me beat.
Well, that’s my five minutes of screaming in terror at American news for the day.
October 3, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Well, that’s my five minutes of screaming in terror at American news for the day.
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Raskin: "It's not lost on anyone that shutting the government down allows them not swear in our new colleague, Ms Grijalva from Arizona, who would be the 218th signature to discharge the Epstein files and to put a vote on that on the House floor."
October 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Raskin: "It's not lost on anyone that shutting the government down allows them not swear in our new colleague, Ms Grijalva from Arizona, who would be the 218th signature to discharge the Epstein files and to put a vote on that on the House floor."
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October 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Tim Walz: "My god, we've got the White House threatening investigations and jail time because an escalator stopped? Walk up the damn stairs!"
October 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Tim Walz: "My god, we've got the White House threatening investigations and jail time because an escalator stopped? Walk up the damn stairs!"
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🇳🇱 The Dutch Air Force now paints victory marks for downed shaheds.
In the photo — an F-35A that destroyed a russian drone during the September 9 attack on Poland. Published by the Dutch Ministry of Defense itself.
In the photo — an F-35A that destroyed a russian drone during the September 9 attack on Poland. Published by the Dutch Ministry of Defense itself.
October 2, 2025 at 7:29 AM
🇳🇱 The Dutch Air Force now paints victory marks for downed shaheds.
In the photo — an F-35A that destroyed a russian drone during the September 9 attack on Poland. Published by the Dutch Ministry of Defense itself.
In the photo — an F-35A that destroyed a russian drone during the September 9 attack on Poland. Published by the Dutch Ministry of Defense itself.
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In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...
Paramount Officially Acquiring The Free Press and Making Bari Weiss CBS News Editor in Chief: Report
Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday, accordin...
www.mediaite.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...
Is it a day for writing? Is it a day for birdsong?
September 28, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Is it a day for writing? Is it a day for birdsong?
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I know antifa isn't a real organization because I don't get 40 texts a week from them asking for donations.
September 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I know antifa isn't a real organization because I don't get 40 texts a week from them asking for donations.
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This ought to be engraved somewhere.
September 23, 2025 at 2:56 AM
This ought to be engraved somewhere.
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My train to Geelong was stuck at Sunshine for ten minutes while we waited for the cops to remove an “unruly passenger” so I guess that counts as The Rapture for at least one guy
September 23, 2025 at 11:04 AM
My train to Geelong was stuck at Sunshine for ten minutes while we waited for the cops to remove an “unruly passenger” so I guess that counts as The Rapture for at least one guy
This looks timely…
Brisbane: I'll be chatting (one more time!) about how music b̶r̶i̶n̶g̶s̶ p̶e̶o̶p̶l̶e̶ t̶o̶g̶e̶t̶h̶e̶r̶ kills fascists with John Willsteed ex-Xero/Go-Betweens and longtime QLD music journalism legend @noelmengel.bsky.social at the Brisbane Writers Festival on 9 October brisbanepowerhouse.org/events/pigs-...
Pigs & Punks - Brisbane Powerhouse
The Go-Betweens' John Willsteed joins legendary Queensland music journalist Andrew Stafford for a literary headbanger at Brisbane Writers Festival.
brisbanepowerhouse.org
September 16, 2025 at 6:34 AM
This looks timely…
I’m just trying to write some poems while the world screams.
September 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I’m just trying to write some poems while the world screams.
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[the shooter is unidentified] the left must be purged with the sword
[the shooter is, again, a compulsive masturbator who loved Hitler] I believe it was pascal who said that the heart has reasons that reason may not know
[the shooter is, again, a compulsive masturbator who loved Hitler] I believe it was pascal who said that the heart has reasons that reason may not know
September 12, 2025 at 9:22 PM
[the shooter is unidentified] the left must be purged with the sword
[the shooter is, again, a compulsive masturbator who loved Hitler] I believe it was pascal who said that the heart has reasons that reason may not know
[the shooter is, again, a compulsive masturbator who loved Hitler] I believe it was pascal who said that the heart has reasons that reason may not know
The good news about Lachlan Murdoch seizing control of the News empire is that he’s a third generation failson who has already wrecked business and we may all yet live to know freedom.
September 9, 2025 at 8:17 AM
The good news about Lachlan Murdoch seizing control of the News empire is that he’s a third generation failson who has already wrecked business and we may all yet live to know freedom.
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"UK government trial of M365 Copilot finds no clear productivity boost"
www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/m...
www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/m...
M365 Copilot fails to up productivity in UK government trial
: AI tech shows promise writing emails or summarizing meetings. Don't bother with anything more complex
www.theregister.com
September 5, 2025 at 5:28 AM
"UK government trial of M365 Copilot finds no clear productivity boost"
www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/m...
www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/m...
Wow - is this surprising news about Meanjin? Is there a bigger story?
September 4, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Wow - is this surprising news about Meanjin? Is there a bigger story?