Sando
@sand0.bsky.social
Wiradjuri writer & artist | Ngunnawal Country
Eternal student | MTB + e-skate | 50s & thriving
Cultural storyteller. Painting futures, writing truth.
Proudly woke.
https://www.instagram.com/writewithgrit?igsh=M29paGpzb2s5OXFh&utm_source=qr
Eternal student | MTB + e-skate | 50s & thriving
Cultural storyteller. Painting futures, writing truth.
Proudly woke.
https://www.instagram.com/writewithgrit?igsh=M29paGpzb2s5OXFh&utm_source=qr
The Vic Police Commissioner just blamed “left groups” for protest violence and praised the right.
Strange how that energy wasn’t around when neo-Nazis attacked First Nations people at Camp Sovereignty.
Funny how order and outrage depend on who’s holding the megaphone.
#MelbourneProtest #MediaBias
Strange how that energy wasn’t around when neo-Nazis attacked First Nations people at Camp Sovereignty.
Funny how order and outrage depend on who’s holding the megaphone.
#MelbourneProtest #MediaBias
October 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The Vic Police Commissioner just blamed “left groups” for protest violence and praised the right.
Strange how that energy wasn’t around when neo-Nazis attacked First Nations people at Camp Sovereignty.
Funny how order and outrage depend on who’s holding the megaphone.
#MelbourneProtest #MediaBias
Strange how that energy wasn’t around when neo-Nazis attacked First Nations people at Camp Sovereignty.
Funny how order and outrage depend on who’s holding the megaphone.
#MelbourneProtest #MediaBias
Episode 6 of Seven Fires is live.
Woven Wires and Whispering Nets
Marra weaves old and new. Yam Daisies, fish traps, and glowing circuits. To guide the Seven through a city net of drones and lies. But Hel is closing in, and Roxy’s voice is everywhere.
📖 Read www.wattpad.com/1578222932-s...
Woven Wires and Whispering Nets
Marra weaves old and new. Yam Daisies, fish traps, and glowing circuits. To guide the Seven through a city net of drones and lies. But Hel is closing in, and Roxy’s voice is everywhere.
📖 Read www.wattpad.com/1578222932-s...
September 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Episode 6 of Seven Fires is live.
Woven Wires and Whispering Nets
Marra weaves old and new. Yam Daisies, fish traps, and glowing circuits. To guide the Seven through a city net of drones and lies. But Hel is closing in, and Roxy’s voice is everywhere.
📖 Read www.wattpad.com/1578222932-s...
Woven Wires and Whispering Nets
Marra weaves old and new. Yam Daisies, fish traps, and glowing circuits. To guide the Seven through a city net of drones and lies. But Hel is closing in, and Roxy’s voice is everywhere.
📖 Read www.wattpad.com/1578222932-s...
🌊 Episode 4 of Seven Fires is live Sunday Night
Songs Beneath the Waves dives deep into old alliances between people and whales, and what happens when those bonds are tested.
Read it now on Wattpad → www.wattpad.com/story/399799...
#SevenFires #Wattpad #IndigenousStories #FantasySeries
Songs Beneath the Waves dives deep into old alliances between people and whales, and what happens when those bonds are tested.
Read it now on Wattpad → www.wattpad.com/story/399799...
#SevenFires #Wattpad #IndigenousStories #FantasySeries
August 29, 2025 at 12:23 AM
🌊 Episode 4 of Seven Fires is live Sunday Night
Songs Beneath the Waves dives deep into old alliances between people and whales, and what happens when those bonds are tested.
Read it now on Wattpad → www.wattpad.com/story/399799...
#SevenFires #Wattpad #IndigenousStories #FantasySeries
Songs Beneath the Waves dives deep into old alliances between people and whales, and what happens when those bonds are tested.
Read it now on Wattpad → www.wattpad.com/story/399799...
#SevenFires #Wattpad #IndigenousStories #FantasySeries
🔥 Seven Fires – Episode 2 drops tomorrow night on Wattpad.
The story’s only just begun…
www.wattpad.com/1568174431?u...
The story’s only just begun…
www.wattpad.com/1568174431?u...
August 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
🔥 Seven Fires – Episode 2 drops tomorrow night on Wattpad.
The story’s only just begun…
www.wattpad.com/1568174431?u...
The story’s only just begun…
www.wattpad.com/1568174431?u...
Gathering Sparks — Episode 2 of Seven Fires Rising.
This Sunday, 7:30pm AEST.
Every spark is a story. Some catch. Some burn.
On Wattpad 7:30.
www.wattpad.com/1568174431?u...
#SevenFiresRising #GatheringSparks #BlakFiction #FirstNations
This Sunday, 7:30pm AEST.
Every spark is a story. Some catch. Some burn.
On Wattpad 7:30.
www.wattpad.com/1568174431?u...
#SevenFiresRising #GatheringSparks #BlakFiction #FirstNations
August 14, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Gathering Sparks — Episode 2 of Seven Fires Rising.
This Sunday, 7:30pm AEST.
Every spark is a story. Some catch. Some burn.
On Wattpad 7:30.
www.wattpad.com/1568174431?u...
#SevenFiresRising #GatheringSparks #BlakFiction #FirstNations
This Sunday, 7:30pm AEST.
Every spark is a story. Some catch. Some burn.
On Wattpad 7:30.
www.wattpad.com/1568174431?u...
#SevenFiresRising #GatheringSparks #BlakFiction #FirstNations
August 12, 2025 at 5:26 AM
New Story Drop
The land has its own laws - and those who ignore them might not live to regret it.
Seven Fires Rising - Tracks on the Red Dust is now live on Wattoad.
www.wattpad.com/story/399799...
#IndigenoisStories #AdventureFiction #AustralainStories #Wattoad
The land has its own laws - and those who ignore them might not live to regret it.
Seven Fires Rising - Tracks on the Red Dust is now live on Wattoad.
www.wattpad.com/story/399799...
#IndigenoisStories #AdventureFiction #AustralainStories #Wattoad
August 12, 2025 at 5:13 AM
New Story Drop
The land has its own laws - and those who ignore them might not live to regret it.
Seven Fires Rising - Tracks on the Red Dust is now live on Wattoad.
www.wattpad.com/story/399799...
#IndigenoisStories #AdventureFiction #AustralainStories #Wattoad
The land has its own laws - and those who ignore them might not live to regret it.
Seven Fires Rising - Tracks on the Red Dust is now live on Wattoad.
www.wattpad.com/story/399799...
#IndigenoisStories #AdventureFiction #AustralainStories #Wattoad
Jarrah and Yara didn't plan to meet that day, but the country had other plans.
My new comic, Seven Fires Rising - Episode 1: Sparks, now begins
#sevenfires #indigenoiscomic #blakstories #graphicnovel #firstpeoplestories
My new comic, Seven Fires Rising - Episode 1: Sparks, now begins
#sevenfires #indigenoiscomic #blakstories #graphicnovel #firstpeoplestories
August 11, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Jarrah and Yara didn't plan to meet that day, but the country had other plans.
My new comic, Seven Fires Rising - Episode 1: Sparks, now begins
#sevenfires #indigenoiscomic #blakstories #graphicnovel #firstpeoplestories
My new comic, Seven Fires Rising - Episode 1: Sparks, now begins
#sevenfires #indigenoiscomic #blakstories #graphicnovel #firstpeoplestories
Its finally here! Hilltop Hoods limited edition vinyl, Fall from the Light. #hilltophoods #fallfromthelight
August 7, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Its finally here! Hilltop Hoods limited edition vinyl, Fall from the Light. #hilltophoods #fallfromthelight
At the end of Year 9, I changed schools — not because anyone told me to, but because something in me knew I had to.
I was tired of waiting to be kicked out. I wanted to leave on my own terms.
I was tired of waiting to be kicked out. I wanted to leave on my own terms.
August 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
At the end of Year 9, I changed schools — not because anyone told me to, but because something in me knew I had to.
I was tired of waiting to be kicked out. I wanted to leave on my own terms.
I was tired of waiting to be kicked out. I wanted to leave on my own terms.
20,000 words down. A lifetime still to go.
Illiterate kid turned storyteller. Blak voice in a city built not to hear me.
Not writing to inspire. Writing to survive.
#BlakMemoir #20kStrong #KeepWriting
Illiterate kid turned storyteller. Blak voice in a city built not to hear me.
Not writing to inspire. Writing to survive.
#BlakMemoir #20kStrong #KeepWriting
August 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
20,000 words down. A lifetime still to go.
Illiterate kid turned storyteller. Blak voice in a city built not to hear me.
Not writing to inspire. Writing to survive.
#BlakMemoir #20kStrong #KeepWriting
Illiterate kid turned storyteller. Blak voice in a city built not to hear me.
Not writing to inspire. Writing to survive.
#BlakMemoir #20kStrong #KeepWriting
I grew up learning to fight — not just with fists, but with silence, shame, and survival.
The streets didn’t teach me to win. They taught me to endure.
There’s a difference.
Now I look back, not to glorify it — but to own it.
The streets didn’t teach me to win. They taught me to endure.
There’s a difference.
Now I look back, not to glorify it — but to own it.
July 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I grew up learning to fight — not just with fists, but with silence, shame, and survival.
The streets didn’t teach me to win. They taught me to endure.
There’s a difference.
Now I look back, not to glorify it — but to own it.
The streets didn’t teach me to win. They taught me to endure.
There’s a difference.
Now I look back, not to glorify it — but to own it.
Some kids remember school for the lessons.
I remember hiding under stairwells, dodging teachers, and wondering why no one ever noticed I couldn’t read.
I’m writing this memoir for the ones who slipped through the cracks and are still climbing back out.
#memoir #indigenousstories #auslit
I’m writing this memoir for the ones who slipped through the cracks and are still climbing back out.
#memoir #indigenousstories #auslit
July 29, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Some kids remember school for the lessons.
I remember hiding under stairwells, dodging teachers, and wondering why no one ever noticed I couldn’t read.
I’m writing this memoir for the ones who slipped through the cracks and are still climbing back out.
#memoir #indigenousstories #auslit
I’m writing this memoir for the ones who slipped through the cracks and are still climbing back out.
#memoir #indigenousstories #auslit
From the pages of Growing Poor, Illiterate and Blak in a Rich City — a memoir in progress.
#BlakStories #MemoirWriting #SurvivorsNotVictims #FirstNationsVoices
#BlakStories #MemoirWriting #SurvivorsNotVictims #FirstNationsVoices
July 28, 2025 at 10:19 AM
From the pages of Growing Poor, Illiterate and Blak in a Rich City — a memoir in progress.
#BlakStories #MemoirWriting #SurvivorsNotVictims #FirstNationsVoices
#BlakStories #MemoirWriting #SurvivorsNotVictims #FirstNationsVoices
I got into a fight behind the library.
Didn’t start it — didn’t walk away either.
It wasn’t about who was right. It was about not being the kid who backed down.
There were no real winners.
#MemoirInProgress #BlakStories #HighSchoolFights #RespectOrElse
Didn’t start it — didn’t walk away either.
It wasn’t about who was right. It was about not being the kid who backed down.
There were no real winners.
#MemoirInProgress #BlakStories #HighSchoolFights #RespectOrElse
July 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I got into a fight behind the library.
Didn’t start it — didn’t walk away either.
It wasn’t about who was right. It was about not being the kid who backed down.
There were no real winners.
#MemoirInProgress #BlakStories #HighSchoolFights #RespectOrElse
Didn’t start it — didn’t walk away either.
It wasn’t about who was right. It was about not being the kid who backed down.
There were no real winners.
#MemoirInProgress #BlakStories #HighSchoolFights #RespectOrElse
Some kids wagged school to muck around.
I wagged because I couldn’t face another day of pretending I was dumb.
Growing Poor, Illiterate and Blak in a Rich City — a memoir about what gets left out of school reports.
#BlakMemoir #TruthTelling #WaggingSchool #WritingMyStory #IndigenousStorytelling
I wagged because I couldn’t face another day of pretending I was dumb.
Growing Poor, Illiterate and Blak in a Rich City — a memoir about what gets left out of school reports.
#BlakMemoir #TruthTelling #WaggingSchool #WritingMyStory #IndigenousStorytelling
July 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Some kids wagged school to muck around.
I wagged because I couldn’t face another day of pretending I was dumb.
Growing Poor, Illiterate and Blak in a Rich City — a memoir about what gets left out of school reports.
#BlakMemoir #TruthTelling #WaggingSchool #WritingMyStory #IndigenousStorytelling
I wagged because I couldn’t face another day of pretending I was dumb.
Growing Poor, Illiterate and Blak in a Rich City — a memoir about what gets left out of school reports.
#BlakMemoir #TruthTelling #WaggingSchool #WritingMyStory #IndigenousStorytelling
I wasn’t dumb
But when words on the page wouldn’t stay still and no one had time to explain, it was easier for them to label me then listen.
This isn’t a story about growing up poor, it’s about falling through the cracks.
#memoir #writinglife #truthtelling #blakandbrilliant #growingupblak
But when words on the page wouldn’t stay still and no one had time to explain, it was easier for them to label me then listen.
This isn’t a story about growing up poor, it’s about falling through the cracks.
#memoir #writinglife #truthtelling #blakandbrilliant #growingupblak
July 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I wasn’t dumb
But when words on the page wouldn’t stay still and no one had time to explain, it was easier for them to label me then listen.
This isn’t a story about growing up poor, it’s about falling through the cracks.
#memoir #writinglife #truthtelling #blakandbrilliant #growingupblak
But when words on the page wouldn’t stay still and no one had time to explain, it was easier for them to label me then listen.
This isn’t a story about growing up poor, it’s about falling through the cracks.
#memoir #writinglife #truthtelling #blakandbrilliant #growingupblak
Some memories don’t fade — they ferment.
You grow up thinking time will wash it all away,
but some things settle deeper.
Not gone. Just heavier.
📚 Still writing. Still remembering. Still unravelling.
#memoir #writinglife #truthtelling #blakandbrilliant #growingupblak #auslit
You grow up thinking time will wash it all away,
but some things settle deeper.
Not gone. Just heavier.
📚 Still writing. Still remembering. Still unravelling.
#memoir #writinglife #truthtelling #blakandbrilliant #growingupblak #auslit
July 24, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Some memories don’t fade — they ferment.
You grow up thinking time will wash it all away,
but some things settle deeper.
Not gone. Just heavier.
📚 Still writing. Still remembering. Still unravelling.
#memoir #writinglife #truthtelling #blakandbrilliant #growingupblak #auslit
You grow up thinking time will wash it all away,
but some things settle deeper.
Not gone. Just heavier.
📚 Still writing. Still remembering. Still unravelling.
#memoir #writinglife #truthtelling #blakandbrilliant #growingupblak #auslit
It’s not trauma every chapter. Sometimes it’s just a memory that makes you laugh, shake your head, and wonder how you all fit in that tiny car.
#MemoirWriting #BlakFamilies #120Y #LakeGeorgeMemories
#MemoirWriting #BlakFamilies #120Y #LakeGeorgeMemories
July 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
It’s not trauma every chapter. Sometimes it’s just a memory that makes you laugh, shake your head, and wonder how you all fit in that tiny car.
#MemoirWriting #BlakFamilies #120Y #LakeGeorgeMemories
#MemoirWriting #BlakFamilies #120Y #LakeGeorgeMemories
“I spent years pretending I didn’t care what he thought. When my father died, I realised I did. I’d been trying to prove something - and now I never could.”
#memoir #autralianauthor #indigenousauthors #book #mybook
#memoir #autralianauthor #indigenousauthors #book #mybook
July 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
“I spent years pretending I didn’t care what he thought. When my father died, I realised I did. I’d been trying to prove something - and now I never could.”
#memoir #autralianauthor #indigenousauthors #book #mybook
#memoir #autralianauthor #indigenousauthors #book #mybook
July 21, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Parra had it at halftime, then let it slip, the story of our season. 😓
Meanwhile, the Raiders (my backup team/life in Canberra insurance policy) are flying high at the top of the ladder.
Wife, daughter, granddaughter, all smiling. Me? Quietly hurting in blue and gold. 💙💛💚
#NRL #MixedLoyaltyClub
Meanwhile, the Raiders (my backup team/life in Canberra insurance policy) are flying high at the top of the ladder.
Wife, daughter, granddaughter, all smiling. Me? Quietly hurting in blue and gold. 💙💛💚
#NRL #MixedLoyaltyClub
July 20, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Parra had it at halftime, then let it slip, the story of our season. 😓
Meanwhile, the Raiders (my backup team/life in Canberra insurance policy) are flying high at the top of the ladder.
Wife, daughter, granddaughter, all smiling. Me? Quietly hurting in blue and gold. 💙💛💚
#NRL #MixedLoyaltyClub
Meanwhile, the Raiders (my backup team/life in Canberra insurance policy) are flying high at the top of the ladder.
Wife, daughter, granddaughter, all smiling. Me? Quietly hurting in blue and gold. 💙💛💚
#NRL #MixedLoyaltyClub