James Colley
@colley.bsky.social
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James Colley
@colley.bsky.social
· Dec 4
Crossing paths with both humour and loss: interview with James Colley. - Other Terrain Literary Journal
James Colley explores how the light and darkness in people’s stories can bring a community together to achieve a collective purpose.
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I did an interview about The Next Big Thing, which many are calling 'The Perfect Christmas Gift'
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I don’t really enjoy posting on this app - or scrolling on it, really - I don’t much enjoy any of the apps anymore. This being a fun thing to do feels more and more like a distant memory. Anyway, see you all tomorrow.
February 28, 2025 at 10:12 AM
I don’t really enjoy posting on this app - or scrolling on it, really - I don’t much enjoy any of the apps anymore. This being a fun thing to do feels more and more like a distant memory. Anyway, see you all tomorrow.
Tolkien once argued that the most beautiful words in the English language could be ‘cellar door’. This is thought to be because he died before anyone uttered the words ‘zinger banh mi’
February 25, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Tolkien once argued that the most beautiful words in the English language could be ‘cellar door’. This is thought to be because he died before anyone uttered the words ‘zinger banh mi’
Reposted by James Colley
All HP Lovecraft stories begin like “I will try and relay the events as best as I can manage, though what I encountered that September night may not be able to be expressed in human language, nor be comprehended by the human mind” and then the story boils down to ‘I saw a building that was large’.
February 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
All HP Lovecraft stories begin like “I will try and relay the events as best as I can manage, though what I encountered that September night may not be able to be expressed in human language, nor be comprehended by the human mind” and then the story boils down to ‘I saw a building that was large’.
I’ve written in the paper and there’s nothing you can do about it. www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/li...
We can’t afford convertibles. So how do Millennials have a midlife crisis?
DJ decks, pickling jars, smoking meats – welcome to the new midlife cliches.
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February 20, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I’ve written in the paper and there’s nothing you can do about it. www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/li...
I'm so sorry, the me that signs up to email newsletters is an entirely different guy to the me that checks his email
February 19, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I'm so sorry, the me that signs up to email newsletters is an entirely different guy to the me that checks his email
I’m kinda the Hunter S Thompson of writing about enjoying doing nice little romantic things www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Valentine’s Day may be the world’s most hated holiday – but I won’t be joining the pile-on | James Colley
You don’t need flowers, chocolates or a card. You don’t even need to be celebrating romantic love. But I like the idea of recognising the everlasting surprise of loving and being loved
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February 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I’m kinda the Hunter S Thompson of writing about enjoying doing nice little romantic things www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The never tell you about the hardest part of being a parent.
(Not laughing when someone else’s kid falls over)
(Not laughing when someone else’s kid falls over)
February 12, 2025 at 7:16 AM
The never tell you about the hardest part of being a parent.
(Not laughing when someone else’s kid falls over)
(Not laughing when someone else’s kid falls over)
Reposted by James Colley
At the Deathbed, by Edvard Munch, 1895
February 10, 2025 at 2:16 AM
At the Deathbed, by Edvard Munch, 1895
Credit to my nan, it’s hard to think of a funnier run of four singles to bequeath me. To be clear, these aren’t selected from the collection - this is the collection.
February 9, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Credit to my nan, it’s hard to think of a funnier run of four singles to bequeath me. To be clear, these aren’t selected from the collection - this is the collection.
Well this is a tough way to find out Grace isn’t mine
February 3, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Well this is a tough way to find out Grace isn’t mine
My wife isn’t on bluesky so I get to announce that we’re having another baby the way I want, following in the footsteps of my favourite rock icon.
January 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
My wife isn’t on bluesky so I get to announce that we’re having another baby the way I want, following in the footsteps of my favourite rock icon.
Unless a character in a film explicitly says the words “New Zealand”, you can safely assume New Zealand doesn’t exist in that universe.
January 27, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Unless a character in a film explicitly says the words “New Zealand”, you can safely assume New Zealand doesn’t exist in that universe.
I’ve recently seen The Brutalist and finished the first volume of Caro’s LBJ series and I feel the government should sent a text alert to warn anyone about to start a conversation with me.
January 24, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I’ve recently seen The Brutalist and finished the first volume of Caro’s LBJ series and I feel the government should sent a text alert to warn anyone about to start a conversation with me.
PAUL MCCARTNEY:
Hey I wrote a song about you
ME:
(shouting from my hill)
Oh yeah - what’s it called?
Hey I wrote a song about you
ME:
(shouting from my hill)
Oh yeah - what’s it called?
January 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
PAUL MCCARTNEY:
Hey I wrote a song about you
ME:
(shouting from my hill)
Oh yeah - what’s it called?
Hey I wrote a song about you
ME:
(shouting from my hill)
Oh yeah - what’s it called?
We don’t need two Japanese decluttering gurus. Throw one out.
January 22, 2025 at 6:12 AM
We don’t need two Japanese decluttering gurus. Throw one out.
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🚨Attention!!!🚨
I’m advertising my editing services. Hire me, I’m honestly sensational. If you write it, I can edit it. Enquire for a quote. freyadalysad.com/enquire
I’m advertising my editing services. Hire me, I’m honestly sensational. If you write it, I can edit it. Enquire for a quote. freyadalysad.com/enquire
January 20, 2025 at 6:54 AM
🚨Attention!!!🚨
I’m advertising my editing services. Hire me, I’m honestly sensational. If you write it, I can edit it. Enquire for a quote. freyadalysad.com/enquire
I’m advertising my editing services. Hire me, I’m honestly sensational. If you write it, I can edit it. Enquire for a quote. freyadalysad.com/enquire
I was just telling my toddler to say thank you to the waiter. Then, as the bloke delivered the food I go “what do you say?” and she says “I love you, little boy.”
January 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I was just telling my toddler to say thank you to the waiter. Then, as the bloke delivered the food I go “what do you say?” and she says “I love you, little boy.”
I think it would be nice if, at the end of every day, your toddler placed a crisp $50 note in your top pocket like a mob boss.
January 17, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I think it would be nice if, at the end of every day, your toddler placed a crisp $50 note in your top pocket like a mob boss.
I have a note from my doctor that says mine is
Your trauma is not an excuse to be manipulative, nonchalant, or narcissistic towards good people.
January 14, 2025 at 7:44 AM
I have a note from my doctor that says mine is
actually the head turning is just part of watching tennis
January 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
actually the head turning is just part of watching tennis
So this is complete bullshit. It was just a zookeeper with a microphone.
January 12, 2025 at 1:07 AM
So this is complete bullshit. It was just a zookeeper with a microphone.
a new annoying idea I came up with is arranging a bookshelf in chronological order based on when the main narrative is set
January 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
a new annoying idea I came up with is arranging a bookshelf in chronological order based on when the main narrative is set
There’s something gnarly going on in every single Red Rooster in the country. Never in your life have you walked into a Red Rooster and gone “well, this is immaculate”
January 11, 2025 at 4:04 AM
There’s something gnarly going on in every single Red Rooster in the country. Never in your life have you walked into a Red Rooster and gone “well, this is immaculate”