Katherine Hills
@katherinejhills.bsky.social
Writer and reader on Wadawurrung Country. Memoir, Own Voices, Crime Fic, Queer Lit, Hist Fic, Most other genres. I love nature, art, books, music, animals, wandering. (She/her)
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Restlessness, Hobart, 1999 by Katherine Hills
Katherine Hills is an emerging writer with a Masters in Creative Writing.
writersvictoria.org.au
writersvictoria.org.au/what-we-dont...
Happy to share that my short memoir, Restlessness, was published in an online anthology through Writers Vic.
I wrote this piece while taking part in Writeability Goes Online.
Content warning: My piece covers themes of violence, abuse, and self-harm.
Happy to share that my short memoir, Restlessness, was published in an online anthology through Writers Vic.
I wrote this piece while taking part in Writeability Goes Online.
Content warning: My piece covers themes of violence, abuse, and self-harm.
One of my brother Damien's sax solos because he's so talented and I'm so proud and this one's simply beautiful. ☺️
November 2, 2025 at 6:45 AM
One of my brother Damien's sax solos because he's so talented and I'm so proud and this one's simply beautiful. ☺️
Nathan Foley's Aussie to the Bone was absolutely wonderful! I had the best night watching these incredible musos and born entertainers at Chapel off Chapel. My brother played the sax awesomely and beautifully and sang two new wave songs. Nathan and Jess King had the audience grooving all night. 😍
November 2, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Nathan Foley's Aussie to the Bone was absolutely wonderful! I had the best night watching these incredible musos and born entertainers at Chapel off Chapel. My brother played the sax awesomely and beautifully and sang two new wave songs. Nathan and Jess King had the audience grooving all night. 😍
Just six sleeps to go! 😀🎉
Nathan Foley is bringing his new show to Melbourne's Chapel off Chapel on October 31st. Wow! Just wow! I get to see the incredible Nathan Foley and my sax-playing brother on the same stage. 🤩🤩🤩
Come along for a brilliantly entertaining night! 😍
youtu.be/SRLCwO2dQuo?...
Nathan Foley is bringing his new show to Melbourne's Chapel off Chapel on October 31st. Wow! Just wow! I get to see the incredible Nathan Foley and my sax-playing brother on the same stage. 🤩🤩🤩
Come along for a brilliantly entertaining night! 😍
youtu.be/SRLCwO2dQuo?...
Nathan Foley - AUSSIE TO THE BONE PROMO 2.
YouTube video by Nathan Foley
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Just six sleeps to go! 😀🎉
Nathan Foley is bringing his new show to Melbourne's Chapel off Chapel on October 31st. Wow! Just wow! I get to see the incredible Nathan Foley and my sax-playing brother on the same stage. 🤩🤩🤩
Come along for a brilliantly entertaining night! 😍
youtu.be/SRLCwO2dQuo?...
Nathan Foley is bringing his new show to Melbourne's Chapel off Chapel on October 31st. Wow! Just wow! I get to see the incredible Nathan Foley and my sax-playing brother on the same stage. 🤩🤩🤩
Come along for a brilliantly entertaining night! 😍
youtu.be/SRLCwO2dQuo?...
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Please remember to put water out for animals if you're in the affected areas and you can, and keep an eye out for heat-stressed animals - if you come across any, call WIRES.
October heat records broken across Australia as Sydney braces for temperatures ‘way above the norm’
October heat records broken across Australia as Sydney braces for temperatures ‘way above the norm’
Birdsville sets new high as BoM forecasts more record hot weather, with heatwave warnings in place in some states
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October heat records have been broken in several states this week, as authorities in New South Wales prepare for “temperatures way above the norm” to hit Sydney and the east coast of Australia.
The Queensland outback town of Birdsville broke a new record on Tuesday, hitting 46.1C at 2.28pm local time according to the Bureau of Meteorology, making it the highest temperature ever recorded in the state in October. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Please remember to put water out for animals if you're in the affected areas and you can, and keep an eye out for heat-stressed animals - if you come across any, call WIRES.
George Michael - Too Funky (Official Video)
YouTube video by georgemichaelVEVO
youtu.be
October 21, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Woke with this theme song from The Piano and then listened for the first time in years. This song is so so beautiful on this rainy morning.
youtu.be/w-Zcc-OvzA8?...
youtu.be/w-Zcc-OvzA8?...
The Heart Asks Pleasure First Michael Nyman Valentina Lisitsa
YouTube video by Valentina Lisitsa QOR Records Official channel
youtu.be
October 19, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Woke with this theme song from The Piano and then listened for the first time in years. This song is so so beautiful on this rainy morning.
youtu.be/w-Zcc-OvzA8?...
youtu.be/w-Zcc-OvzA8?...
Peter Gabriel - Don't Give Up (ft. Kate Bush)
YouTube video by Peter Gabriel
youtu.be
October 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Beginning my afternoon memoir-writing session with some favourite songs I haven't heard in a while. (It's more of a note-organising session than a drafting session, so perfect for musical accompaniment). ☺️
youtu.be/d020hcWA_Wg?...
youtu.be/d020hcWA_Wg?...
Coldplay - Clocks (Official Video)
YouTube video by Coldplay
youtu.be
October 17, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Beginning my afternoon memoir-writing session with some favourite songs I haven't heard in a while. (It's more of a note-organising session than a drafting session, so perfect for musical accompaniment). ☺️
youtu.be/d020hcWA_Wg?...
youtu.be/d020hcWA_Wg?...
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Vote now, if you haven't already, for the Guardian's Bird of the Year 2025
It helps to nominate a bird that's endangered, giving it a much higher profile - like Baudin's black cockatoo for example
Please vote - this is a wonderful environmental exercise
🙏🏽 🦜
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
It helps to nominate a bird that's endangered, giving it a much higher profile - like Baudin's black cockatoo for example
Please vote - this is a wonderful environmental exercise
🙏🏽 🦜
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Australian bird of the year 2025: vote for your favourite #birdoftheyear in the Guardian / BirdLife Australia poll
From little penguins to (very big) cassowaries, every bird has its fans. Vote for your favourite in the 2025 Guardian/BirdLife Australia poll
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Vote now, if you haven't already, for the Guardian's Bird of the Year 2025
It helps to nominate a bird that's endangered, giving it a much higher profile - like Baudin's black cockatoo for example
Please vote - this is a wonderful environmental exercise
🙏🏽 🦜
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
It helps to nominate a bird that's endangered, giving it a much higher profile - like Baudin's black cockatoo for example
Please vote - this is a wonderful environmental exercise
🙏🏽 🦜
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Scanning countless childhood family photos has to be one of more tedious, time-consuming and emotional tasks I've done lately, but music from the time helps.
(Jeez they knew how to write a good power ballad in the 80s and 90s). 😊
youtu.be/1Cw1ng75KP0?...
(Jeez they knew how to write a good power ballad in the 80s and 90s). 😊
youtu.be/1Cw1ng75KP0?...
Heart - Alone
YouTube video by HeartVEVO
youtu.be
October 15, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Scanning countless childhood family photos has to be one of more tedious, time-consuming and emotional tasks I've done lately, but music from the time helps.
(Jeez they knew how to write a good power ballad in the 80s and 90s). 😊
youtu.be/1Cw1ng75KP0?...
(Jeez they knew how to write a good power ballad in the 80s and 90s). 😊
youtu.be/1Cw1ng75KP0?...
Elton John - Your Song (1970 Original Video) (HD 720p)
YouTube video by NVNCBL
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Phil Collins
youtu.be
October 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by CuttingCrewVEVO
youtu.be
October 13, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Can't wait for Nathan Foley's tribute show to the legends of Aussie rock at Melbourne's Chapel Off Chapel, 31st Oct.
Nathan's brilliant and so is his five-piece band, including my talented brother, Damien Hills, on sax. Proud sister here! 😉
Come along for a fantastic night! 😍
Nathan's brilliant and so is his five-piece band, including my talented brother, Damien Hills, on sax. Proud sister here! 😉
Come along for a fantastic night! 😍
October 9, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Can't wait for Nathan Foley's tribute show to the legends of Aussie rock at Melbourne's Chapel Off Chapel, 31st Oct.
Nathan's brilliant and so is his five-piece band, including my talented brother, Damien Hills, on sax. Proud sister here! 😉
Come along for a fantastic night! 😍
Nathan's brilliant and so is his five-piece band, including my talented brother, Damien Hills, on sax. Proud sister here! 😉
Come along for a fantastic night! 😍
Reposted by Katherine Hills
If Melbourne University Publishing doesn’t want to keep publishing Meanjin, they should hand over the journal to someone worthy of the responsibility. Me in The Conversation theconversation.com/the-decision...
The decision to close Meanjin misunderstands its wider importance. Australian culture deserves better
The decision to close Meanjin is the latest in a string of recent decisions that suggest universities are not safe harbours for priceless cultural institutions.
theconversation.com
September 8, 2025 at 7:46 AM
If Melbourne University Publishing doesn’t want to keep publishing Meanjin, they should hand over the journal to someone worthy of the responsibility. Me in The Conversation theconversation.com/the-decision...
Reposted by Katherine Hills
Between 1979 and 1984, Joan E. Biren travelled around, displaying photographs of queer women across history. JEB’s story, which is the subject of a new documentary, shows how radical it is to establish and share images of a marginalized community.
A Pioneering Photographer Revives Her Slide Show of Lesbian Life
Between 1979 and 1984, Joan E. Biren’s travelling images served as a vehicle for transformation and community building.
www.newyorker.com
July 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Between 1979 and 1984, Joan E. Biren travelled around, displaying photographs of queer women across history. JEB’s story, which is the subject of a new documentary, shows how radical it is to establish and share images of a marginalized community.
Reposted by Katherine Hills
Mary Read spent much of her life disguised as a man, and became a pirate in the late 1710s. During a battle with pirate-hunters, she's said to have screamed at her male crew members, “If there’s a man among ye, ye’ll come up and fight like the man ye are to be!” #LegendaryWednesday
July 2, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Mary Read spent much of her life disguised as a man, and became a pirate in the late 1710s. During a battle with pirate-hunters, she's said to have screamed at her male crew members, “If there’s a man among ye, ye’ll come up and fight like the man ye are to be!” #LegendaryWednesday
writersvictoria.org.au/what-we-dont...
Happy to share that my short memoir, Restlessness, was published in an online anthology through Writers Vic.
I wrote this piece while taking part in Writeability Goes Online.
Content warning: My piece covers themes of violence, abuse, and self-harm.
Happy to share that my short memoir, Restlessness, was published in an online anthology through Writers Vic.
I wrote this piece while taking part in Writeability Goes Online.
Content warning: My piece covers themes of violence, abuse, and self-harm.
Restlessness, Hobart, 1999 by Katherine Hills
Katherine Hills is an emerging writer with a Masters in Creative Writing.
writersvictoria.org.au
June 30, 2025 at 1:54 AM
writersvictoria.org.au/what-we-dont...
Happy to share that my short memoir, Restlessness, was published in an online anthology through Writers Vic.
I wrote this piece while taking part in Writeability Goes Online.
Content warning: My piece covers themes of violence, abuse, and self-harm.
Happy to share that my short memoir, Restlessness, was published in an online anthology through Writers Vic.
I wrote this piece while taking part in Writeability Goes Online.
Content warning: My piece covers themes of violence, abuse, and self-harm.
Reposted by Katherine Hills
Hobart friends! Come hear Sharmini and me talk about Miss Bingley, Regency crime, Jane Austen, and Georgian life - in gorgeous Georgian Hobart.
6pm, 11 June, Dymock's Books, 70 Murray Street. www.trybooking.com/events/landi...
6pm, 11 June, Dymock's Books, 70 Murray Street. www.trybooking.com/events/landi...
Kelly Gardiner and Sharmini Kumar in conversation
Join us to hear from Kelly Garniner and Sharmini Kumar for a Sisters in crime event, discussing Caroline Bingley, Private Detective:
Two years...
www.trybooking.com
June 3, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Hobart friends! Come hear Sharmini and me talk about Miss Bingley, Regency crime, Jane Austen, and Georgian life - in gorgeous Georgian Hobart.
6pm, 11 June, Dymock's Books, 70 Murray Street. www.trybooking.com/events/landi...
6pm, 11 June, Dymock's Books, 70 Murray Street. www.trybooking.com/events/landi...
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From Arts & Crafts patterns to medieval archaeology.
These biscuits recreate stained glass fragments found a few years ago in the triforium of Westminster Abbey.
These biscuits recreate stained glass fragments found a few years ago in the triforium of Westminster Abbey.
May 29, 2025 at 7:06 AM
From Arts & Crafts patterns to medieval archaeology.
These biscuits recreate stained glass fragments found a few years ago in the triforium of Westminster Abbey.
These biscuits recreate stained glass fragments found a few years ago in the triforium of Westminster Abbey.
Reposted by Katherine Hills
Today is National Biscuit Day, and it’s about time that I populated this account with biscuit (cookie) sets from the past few years. Here are some of my favourites. 🧵
First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.
First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.
May 29, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Today is National Biscuit Day, and it’s about time that I populated this account with biscuit (cookie) sets from the past few years. Here are some of my favourites. 🧵
First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.
First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.
Reposted by Katherine Hills
@brookfiles.bsky.social on why Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, a queer pioneer of the study of human sexuality, had to flee the Nazis.
Why the World’s First Celebrity Sex Therapist Had to Flee the Nazis
In 1896, penning his first gay-rights pamphlet, German-Jewish physician Magnus Hirschfeld staked a provocative claim: sexual orientation is a continuum. Between extremes of heterosexuality and homo…
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May 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
@brookfiles.bsky.social on why Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, a queer pioneer of the study of human sexuality, had to flee the Nazis.
Reposted by Katherine Hills
@markhussey.bsky.social chronicles how Virginia Woolf began drafting Mrs. Dalloway.
Drafting Mrs. Dalloway: How Virginia Woolf Started Her Masterpiece
Virginia Woolf was a messy writer. Her surviving drafts are often stained by cigarette ash or a dog’s pawprints. The large wooden tables she preferred in her writing rooms were covered with manuscr…
buff.ly
May 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
@markhussey.bsky.social chronicles how Virginia Woolf began drafting Mrs. Dalloway.
Reposted by Katherine Hills
"a fine example of a mixture of fiction and fact that brings history and people to life in an absorbing and authentic way."
Ann Skea reviews Kerrie Davies' creative nonfiction Miles Franklin Undercover:
newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/kerrie-davie...
#MIlesFranklin
#AustralianWriters
#BookSky 💙 📚
Ann Skea reviews Kerrie Davies' creative nonfiction Miles Franklin Undercover:
newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/kerrie-davie...
#MIlesFranklin
#AustralianWriters
#BookSky 💙 📚
May 13, 2025 at 1:14 AM
"a fine example of a mixture of fiction and fact that brings history and people to life in an absorbing and authentic way."
Ann Skea reviews Kerrie Davies' creative nonfiction Miles Franklin Undercover:
newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/kerrie-davie...
#MIlesFranklin
#AustralianWriters
#BookSky 💙 📚
Ann Skea reviews Kerrie Davies' creative nonfiction Miles Franklin Undercover:
newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/kerrie-davie...
#MIlesFranklin
#AustralianWriters
#BookSky 💙 📚