Maria Blackman Creates

Someone please please put her back in jail!

The Peddys The institutional refusal to audit the Epstein ledger has reached a state of terminal absurdity, a bureaucratic stalemate where the names of the powerful are treated with the same sanctity as classifi...

Hey friends, you know the Oscars, the Grammys, and the Tonys. Now meet the Peddys, in this searing new piece by my friend Buddy Winston.
@buddywinston.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/buddywin...

A photo of off cut pieces of paper clipped to an old back part of a notebook (the holes where the wire binding was are visible)

I do this! I use art paper offcuts to make mini travel art pads or I salvage unused pages from my kids' old scrapbooks

How many nameless trafficked children… how many… how many | First Dog on the Moon Can I somehow unknow this? Is that OK? Please

We finally understand what we are seeing... forever shocked no longer surprised. Today's cartoon... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Agreed, sadly

Same. Sorry to whoever’s DMd me, I’m not doing an age check

A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it. Writers know words are their way towards truth and freedom, and so they use them with care, with thought, with fear, with delight. By using words well they strengthen their souls.

Photo of two books. A line in the sand; 20 Years of Red Room Poetry, and Discipline by Randa Abdel-Fatteh

Went to the library today and added to my TBR list.

Writing a short horror story for a competition, who better to make the antagonist than a tech billionaire with aspirations of eternal life who's building huge properties in pristine wilderness areas. Nothing could go wrong, surely
#amwriting #noethicalbillionaires

I have a draft that's way over the word limit, so lots of editing needed. Also no title yet! But still plenty of time 😜

NYC Midnight Scary comp writers, how are you doing?
#NYCMidnight #amwriting

Whitlam (Labor), Fraser (Liberal) & Hawke (Labor) AUS Govts actively opposed apartheid in South Africa thru sanctions, and sporting & investment boycotts.

2026: Under the Albanese (Labor) Govt, Australia is selling arms to the apartheid Zionist Israel, profitieering from a genocide! Shame. #auspol

Nice one! Good luck with round 2

Any NYC Midnight writers here doing the scary story challenge? How did we go? I got 9th place so happily am in the 2nd round.
#NYCMidnight #NYCMidnightScaryStory #writing

The Australian Writers Centre, purveyor of innumerable online writing courses, now has a business writing course to teach you how to harness AI. Why???????
#noAI #AIkillscreativity

Haha!

Fantastic story! And great picture. I've seen these things (from afar)

I've had a 3 season rule for TV series for ages because of this. It takes exceptional writing and directing to maintain engaging narrative and character development over multiple seasons. Sorry Stranger Things, I'm not watching past S3!!

I did the same with my oldest child. I didn't expect how perturbed some people would be by not knowing/mistaking a baby's gender!

Petition: We will not be divided after Bondi.

Add your name:

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SIGN ✍️ We will not be divided after Bondi Add your name to the Jewish Council petition today

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“Ahmed Al Ahmed. He saved my life & my 4yr old”
“I can only say thank you to that Muslim brother”

This is what the media should show. Messages of unity & hope from survivors. Despite that it’s not the answer this Sky News journo was seeking. #auspol #Bondi

Well said, Peter

• I oppose Zionism AND I grieve the murder of Jewish people celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi Beach.
• I oppose Israel's #GazaGenocide AND I want Jewish people in Australia to feel loved, respected & safe.
• I yearn for a #FreePalestine.
• I mourn the deaths at Bondi Beach. #BondiBeachShooting

A watercolour illustration depicting a stormy scene. At the bottom of the image is a small house. Above it are storm clouds and lightning. Two supernatural beings are visible in the clouds

Folktale Week: storm
"And the storm raged all night long..."
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeek #kidlit

A watercolour illustration depicting a branch of yellow flowers, a sprig of blue berries, a spindle, three strands of yarn braided together, and a scene of an old woman weaving coloured strands of yarn over the sleeping boy's bed

Folktale Week: charm
"The wise old woman wove a charm over the sleeping boy's bed..."
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeek #kidlit

A watercolour illustration depicting a man leaning over a person sleeping in a bed. They both have ginger hair. Behind the sleeping person a priest holds a Bible up

Folktale Week: book.
Yes, I'm very behind with my Folktale Week art (as usual 😆). Here is the next part of the story.
The man's son continued to lay in a deathly sleep. The priest came and prayed over him but to no avail...
#FolktaleWeek2025

I am doing more handwriting. I always did my planning with pen and paper, but I'm challenging myself to write my initial drafts by hand too. Less distractions a mouse click away, more deep thinking about my writing

Fellow Aussies, what are your plans for Bluesky? I just got the notification to verify my age so that I can access all the Bluesky features. So far I still seem able to just browse and post, though. Don't want to be dealing with a 3rd party for verifying my age
#australiansocialmediaban