Shane Carrow
@shanecarrow.bsky.social
Writer, admirer of art, collector of useless scraps of information.
Melbourne, Australia.
Check out my adventure/horror novels here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Shane-Carrow/author/B01MY49ARP
Melbourne, Australia.
Check out my adventure/horror novels here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Shane-Carrow/author/B01MY49ARP
The oldest European structure in Australia predates British settlement by 150 years; it’s a stone “fort” on an island in Western Australia built by loyalist Dutch marines in 1629 to defend against the mutineers of the Batavia
November 21, 2025 at 5:27 AM
The oldest European structure in Australia predates British settlement by 150 years; it’s a stone “fort” on an island in Western Australia built by loyalist Dutch marines in 1629 to defend against the mutineers of the Batavia
Culture shock moment
November 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Culture shock moment
One of travelling’s small pleasures is arriving in a city you’ve never been to and immediately just walking around the local neighbourhood you’re staying in
November 19, 2025 at 7:04 AM
One of travelling’s small pleasures is arriving in a city you’ve never been to and immediately just walking around the local neighbourhood you’re staying in
Pleased to report that Ice Discourse was raised as early as 1971, in a novel set in WWII
November 14, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Pleased to report that Ice Discourse was raised as early as 1971, in a novel set in WWII
Another beautiful day in New Zealand
November 14, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Another beautiful day in New Zealand
It’s only “doomed” under the increasingly fanciful scenario that the Liberals are in a position to implement their policy platform any time this century
November 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
It’s only “doomed” under the increasingly fanciful scenario that the Liberals are in a position to implement their policy platform any time this century
Greco-Roman profile pic avatar: What Is Preventing You From Moving To New Zealand?
November 11, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Greco-Roman profile pic avatar: What Is Preventing You From Moving To New Zealand?
I’m definitely giving the Marine Traffic website a workout from this Airbnb
November 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I’m definitely giving the Marine Traffic website a workout from this Airbnb
“Public harmony” makes a nice change of pace from the recent zero-to-100 PR blitz of “social cohesion”
November 8, 2025 at 8:35 AM
“Public harmony” makes a nice change of pace from the recent zero-to-100 PR blitz of “social cohesion”
The Short Empire flying boat, designed to service air routes across the British Empire in the 1930s and 1940s
November 8, 2025 at 4:10 AM
The Short Empire flying boat, designed to service air routes across the British Empire in the 1930s and 1940s
Oh AND that episode also has this:
November 4, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Oh AND that episode also has this:
Make sure you can still claim the aged pension of course
November 1, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Make sure you can still claim the aged pension of course
Sacred Grove, Arnold Bocklin, 1882
October 25, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Sacred Grove, Arnold Bocklin, 1882
Home and Away, William Mackinnon, 2022
October 15, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Home and Away, William Mackinnon, 2022
Ninefax, I do not care about your syndicated AP articles or whatever piquant insights your correspondent is regurgitating from his peers in the press pack. I do not need any global coverage from you outside the Asia Pacific! It is 2025! Focus on your own niche, which is local stories!
October 15, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Ninefax, I do not care about your syndicated AP articles or whatever piquant insights your correspondent is regurgitating from his peers in the press pack. I do not need any global coverage from you outside the Asia Pacific! It is 2025! Focus on your own niche, which is local stories!
Reading this by Orwell has always stuck in my head because until then I hadn’t realised it was how I had also been taught (and therefore still thought of) history:
October 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Reading this by Orwell has always stuck in my head because until then I hadn’t realised it was how I had also been taught (and therefore still thought of) history:
Shifting Sands, by William Blamire Young, 1929
October 11, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Shifting Sands, by William Blamire Young, 1929
Airship hangar in Rio de Janeiro; a remnant of the Graf Zeppelin’s transatlantic schedule in the 1930s
October 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Airship hangar in Rio de Janeiro; a remnant of the Graf Zeppelin’s transatlantic schedule in the 1930s
Toying with a cyberpunk novel and one of the real difficulties is predicting the near-ish future as opposed to the far future. For example, self-driving cars: I'm sure they'll be the norm in 2200, but in 2060? I'm probably 50/50 on that.
October 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Toying with a cyberpunk novel and one of the real difficulties is predicting the near-ish future as opposed to the far future. For example, self-driving cars: I'm sure they'll be the norm in 2200, but in 2060? I'm probably 50/50 on that.
Googling the largest ship ever built and finding the Star of the Seas, which is the largest passenger ship ever built and was launched this year, and I'm reminded that in many ways we are living in the cyberpunk future.
October 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Googling the largest ship ever built and finding the Star of the Seas, which is the largest passenger ship ever built and was launched this year, and I'm reminded that in many ways we are living in the cyberpunk future.
Starting to wonder whether changing trains at Footscray to continue disembarking at Melbourne Central is actually going to be quicker for me than remaining on the Sunbury line all the way to State Library. The irony!
October 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Starting to wonder whether changing trains at Footscray to continue disembarking at Melbourne Central is actually going to be quicker for me than remaining on the Sunbury line all the way to State Library. The irony!
This is so Australian. The bizarre chanting at all hours by the religious cult is off-putting, but what's REALLY getting people's goat is that it's hard to find a park
October 5, 2025 at 5:42 AM
This is so Australian. The bizarre chanting at all hours by the religious cult is off-putting, but what's REALLY getting people's goat is that it's hard to find a park