Mark S Perry

Next Sunday is the monthly Melbourne Writer's Meetup! Any and all are welcome to join us at White Hart Bar from 12-3 on the last Sunday of each month. We begin with two hours of writing sprints, and then relax from 2pm onward with some drinks and good chats. Join us!

We're in the world, not against it.

My Life As a Dog, For Tax Purposes

On holiday in Bali. Looking forward to spending more time writing, in between the relaxing!

Genuinely concerned about what's happening to the space-time continuum in this toilet.

You know one way of stopping AI agents from accessing Australian government data would be by making them have MyGov accounts.

Just blow the siren and get on with it #aflgf

Edited by @jjw.wtf , illustrations by @meadowargus.bsky.social, pieces by 10 amazing writers / poets. Find out more here 👉 www.pozible.com/profile/no-t...

In this year's edition you'll find some fantasy, some horror, some auto fiction, something that sits between poetry and prose. Something to make you feel. Something to make you cringe. Something to make you cry, and much more.

Had a great time last night at the Melbourne Art Library spoken word event, including reading my short story "Telling the Bees" to the audience. Such a wealth of creativity and diversity over the evening. I'm looking forward to the next one.

You: Sleeping soundly. Your cat at 3:30am:

“Those who choose to not sit inside will be subject to an additional leg room fee.” chaser.com.au/business/jet...

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Data Center < Date a Centaur

You can kill a French vampire with a baguette. It's a painstaking process but it works.

So I wrote the story. It ended up just over 1000 words. And decided to submit it to a competition. Now, back to my novel…

Seed phrase for a new short story

Currently adding to and editing something I wrote in 2007, to submit to a literary journal callout. Never throw anything away. #amwriting

There's nothing like that final few days before a literary competition submission is due. Individual words are mulled over, tested, changed, changes reverted.

How do writers forge a creative life when they're increasingly being priced out of their vocation? Nina Culley speaks to authors who are finding their way both home and abroad. Read more: www.killyourdarlings.com.au/article/who-...

Introduce yourself with 10 bands you've seen live. Tackhead Steven Wilson Split Enz Models Nine Inch Nails Prince Depeche Mode Garbage REM The The

Opinion | It's no wonder that The Australian, News Corp's flagship masthead, is tut-tutting over housing tax reform, writes Christopher Warren. Read it here: www.crikey.com.au/2026/05/20/t...

Absolutely thrilled and grateful to be shortlisted for this prize! I went for a walk in the Moonah forest yesterday, as soon as I found out, to say thank you. #amwriting #writersky #BookSky #folkhorror #cosmichorror

We’re delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2026 KYD Flash Fiction Prize! buff.ly/Y8twWTQ

More about where my writing's up to, and an announcement! substack.com/home/post/p-... #booksky #amwriting #amediting #writesky

"Hello darkness my old friend.." Darkness : "Ugh, forgot to turn off DMs"

The Guardian have published their list of the 100 Best Novels of All Time, published in English. I've read… 5. How many have you read? www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...

If a Croque Madame talked to another Croque Madame about anything other than a Croque Monsieur Would they have passed the Béchamel test?

Spotted this flyer today in Wellington - #horror film fam: the Weird Horror Film Festival 2026 is open to overseas filmmakers, time limit is 6 minutes and 66 seconds. Sound on for their "About" page 😂 Link: weirdhorrorfilmfest.com

Olive making eyes at me from her day bed

To whoever stole my dictionary... I have no words.

How many of you have repurchased cherished books you read as a child, because you've moved house more than once and got rid of them along the way? And now, you're regretting it? Or is it just me? 😥

The Cocteau Twins is perfect Sunday night wind-down music

Finished draft, hot off the printer. Warm Novelette 🤣 Definitely the weirdest story I’ve written to date — a slice of Australian Gothic. Now it’s editing time. #amwriting #booksky

"You're an author? Would I know anything you've written?" "Have you heard of the book Eat Pray Love?" "Oh wow. I have, actually!" "Well, one of my books was printed in a typeface not totally dissimilar to the one in that."

My editor (my lovely wife) put a circle around the word "magnificent" in my ms today with the note "remove, or explain why it was magnificent." Apparently that word is a no-no, in her opinion. What do other writers (& readers) think? Can "magnificent" stand alone as an adjective? #amwriting #booksky

Nearly completed my latest work, "The Replacement", folk horror with a devastating twist. 12,800 words atm, which TIL is a "novelette". One more writing session, then I'll do an edit. Then to find a beta reader or two. Written entirely at writers' groups over the last 3 months #amwriting #booksky

Final proofread in Word before submitting. Appreciating the help from the Microsoft algorithm.

‘But I will eat any other cake. Any cake that is not the fire cake that tries to kill the boy.’

Today I edited a 2000+ word short story down to 995 words for a flash fiction competition. Tough work.

My landlord lives rent free in my head.

It’s actually FEWER Misérables

Submissions for Patter vol. 2 are now open. Info about who can submit, how to submit, what to submit, and all the nitty gritty info in the link 👇 SUBMIT NOW notypewriters.com/patter/