Fernando Gros
@fernandogros.com
Writer
Granta Memoir Workshop alumni
Shortlisted for The Deep Creek Residency Fellowship
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Worked in academia and music
TCK
https://fernandogros.com/blog/
Made in Chile, grown in Australia, polished in Japan
Granta Memoir Workshop alumni
Shortlisted for The Deep Creek Residency Fellowship
Lived in 🇨🇱🇦🇺🇬🇧🇮🇳🇭🇰🇸🇬🇯🇵
Worked in academia and music
TCK
https://fernandogros.com/blog/
Made in Chile, grown in Australia, polished in Japan
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@fernandogros.com
· Oct 19
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I always find going from Japan winter to Australia summer rough. But finding it particularly tough this time. I miss being able to open the window and get a gentle -8C breeze to cool the bedroom at night.
January 14, 2026 at 8:42 AM
I always find going from Japan winter to Australia summer rough. But finding it particularly tough this time. I miss being able to open the window and get a gentle -8C breeze to cool the bedroom at night.
Read the first book on this list and it was good. Look forward to reading more from these authors.
Don't let the failures of the South Australian government and the Adelaide Festival board let these debut books sink. Find one in your local bookstore (or ask them to order it in).
Don't let the failures of the South Australian government and the Adelaide Festival board let these debut books sink. Find one in your local bookstore (or ask them to order it in).
Imagine you were about to appear at a writers' festival to talk about your first book... then the whole thing fell apart.
I wanted to find debut authors who almost talked at Adelaide Writers' Week. These are 21 folks I've identified so far but *please* let me know who I've missed or mixed up.
I wanted to find debut authors who almost talked at Adelaide Writers' Week. These are 21 folks I've identified so far but *please* let me know who I've missed or mixed up.
January 14, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Read the first book on this list and it was good. Look forward to reading more from these authors.
Don't let the failures of the South Australian government and the Adelaide Festival board let these debut books sink. Find one in your local bookstore (or ask them to order it in).
Don't let the failures of the South Australian government and the Adelaide Festival board let these debut books sink. Find one in your local bookstore (or ask them to order it in).
There's a problem with the governance of Arts events in Australia. This article makes that clear.
But it also makes an odd mistake saying these boards have a lot of marketing people. They don't. It links an article that doesn't back up that claim.
But it also makes an odd mistake saying these boards have a lot of marketing people. They don't. It links an article that doesn't back up that claim.
‘Masterclass in poor governance’: what was the board’s role in the end of Adelaide Writers Week?
Just-resigned Adelaide Writers Week director Louise Adler calls the cancellation of the event ‘no surprise’. What went wrong?
theconversation.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:22 PM
There's a problem with the governance of Arts events in Australia. This article makes that clear.
But it also makes an odd mistake saying these boards have a lot of marketing people. They don't. It links an article that doesn't back up that claim.
But it also makes an odd mistake saying these boards have a lot of marketing people. They don't. It links an article that doesn't back up that claim.
I like what Apple is trying to do with their Creator Studio. Well, except for relabelling machine learning tools as "AI features."
But, Apple really needs to bring back Aperture. This is the missing link here.
So many photographers are still with Adobe because of Lightroom and Photoshop.
But, Apple really needs to bring back Aperture. This is the missing link here.
So many photographers are still with Adobe because of Lightroom and Photoshop.
January 13, 2026 at 11:01 PM
I like what Apple is trying to do with their Creator Studio. Well, except for relabelling machine learning tools as "AI features."
But, Apple really needs to bring back Aperture. This is the missing link here.
So many photographers are still with Adobe because of Lightroom and Photoshop.
But, Apple really needs to bring back Aperture. This is the missing link here.
So many photographers are still with Adobe because of Lightroom and Photoshop.
It's a good moment to become more familiar with Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, the author whose cancellation led to Adelaide Writers' Week imploding.
This interview from December feels even more urgent given the events of the past week.
This interview from December feels even more urgent given the events of the past week.
Randa Abdel-Fattah : Discipline
Podcast Episode · Between The Covers : Conversations with Writers in Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry · 13/12/2025 · 1h 57m
podcasts.apple.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:52 AM
It's a good moment to become more familiar with Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, the author whose cancellation led to Adelaide Writers' Week imploding.
This interview from December feels even more urgent given the events of the past week.
This interview from December feels even more urgent given the events of the past week.
Made a Caesar Salad from scratch last night. I'd forgotten how epic this simple dish can be. Freshly cut lettuce. Cantabrian anchovies. Free range egg yolks. Good choices producing great results.
January 12, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Made a Caesar Salad from scratch last night. I'd forgotten how epic this simple dish can be. Freshly cut lettuce. Cantabrian anchovies. Free range egg yolks. Good choices producing great results.
Right now I wish WeAreADL was still a thing.
My guess is #RoCur are a part of the Twitter folklore that is mostly forgotten and will never return.
My guess is #RoCur are a part of the Twitter folklore that is mostly forgotten and will never return.
January 12, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Right now I wish WeAreADL was still a thing.
My guess is #RoCur are a part of the Twitter folklore that is mostly forgotten and will never return.
My guess is #RoCur are a part of the Twitter folklore that is mostly forgotten and will never return.
Reposted by Fernando Gros
What the proponents of AI get wrong about life and work.
The Effort Is The Point - Fernando Gros
AI is supposed to make work effortless. The struggle involved in creative pursuits will disappear, making them open to everyone. But what if effort and struggle is the point?
fernandogros.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:12 AM
What the proponents of AI get wrong about life and work.
I will be writing to my state and federal representatives about the Adelaide Writer's Week fracas.
Writing. In pen. And putting it in an envelope. Sent in the mail.
I realise this is old school. Maybe an anachronism. But I feel like these times call for seriousness.
Writing. In pen. And putting it in an envelope. Sent in the mail.
I realise this is old school. Maybe an anachronism. But I feel like these times call for seriousness.
January 11, 2026 at 12:35 PM
I will be writing to my state and federal representatives about the Adelaide Writer's Week fracas.
Writing. In pen. And putting it in an envelope. Sent in the mail.
I realise this is old school. Maybe an anachronism. But I feel like these times call for seriousness.
Writing. In pen. And putting it in an envelope. Sent in the mail.
I realise this is old school. Maybe an anachronism. But I feel like these times call for seriousness.
The Adelaide Writer's Festival is currently in a meltdown thanks to a spectacular act of racism, a total failure of governance, and a disturbing amount of dubious backroom politics.
But, the unified response of Australia's arts and literary community has been inspiring and history making.
But, the unified response of Australia's arts and literary community has been inspiring and history making.
January 11, 2026 at 7:09 AM
The Adelaide Writer's Festival is currently in a meltdown thanks to a spectacular act of racism, a total failure of governance, and a disturbing amount of dubious backroom politics.
But, the unified response of Australia's arts and literary community has been inspiring and history making.
But, the unified response of Australia's arts and literary community has been inspiring and history making.
What the proponents of AI get wrong about life and work.
The Effort Is The Point - Fernando Gros
AI is supposed to make work effortless. The struggle involved in creative pursuits will disappear, making them open to everyone. But what if effort and struggle is the point?
fernandogros.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:12 AM
What the proponents of AI get wrong about life and work.
Tehran has always made for complicated and challenging viewing. But having the long awaited season three drop now, given everything that's happening in Iran at the moment, is kind of wild.
I suspect we'll look back on this show in years to come and ask a lot of questions.
I suspect we'll look back on this show in years to come and ask a lot of questions.
January 10, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Tehran has always made for complicated and challenging viewing. But having the long awaited season three drop now, given everything that's happening in Iran at the moment, is kind of wild.
I suspect we'll look back on this show in years to come and ask a lot of questions.
I suspect we'll look back on this show in years to come and ask a lot of questions.
26 is w cool number because if you commit to do something26 times in 2026 it becomes a fortnightly project. There’s a lot of ways to try this in a manageable way for creative ideas.
January 10, 2026 at 1:22 AM
26 is w cool number because if you commit to do something26 times in 2026 it becomes a fortnightly project. There’s a lot of ways to try this in a manageable way for creative ideas.
I don't like writing in cafes. But give me an airport lounge, a long train trip or flight, or a small hotel room, and I become a literary powerhouse.
January 10, 2026 at 12:12 AM
I don't like writing in cafes. But give me an airport lounge, a long train trip or flight, or a small hotel room, and I become a literary powerhouse.
“A social media and phone surveillance system ICE bought access to is designed to monitor a city neighborhood or block for mobile phones, track the movements of those devices and their owners over time, and follow them from their places of work to home or other locations…”
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or t...
www.404media.co
January 9, 2026 at 3:20 AM
“A social media and phone surveillance system ICE bought access to is designed to monitor a city neighborhood or block for mobile phones, track the movements of those devices and their owners over time, and follow them from their places of work to home or other locations…”
If this Bluesky thing really is decentralised then we need servers that are not based in the US ASAP.
January 7, 2026 at 3:18 AM
If this Bluesky thing really is decentralised then we need servers that are not based in the US ASAP.
Reposted by Fernando Gros
After 2025 I need to choose something dramatic for my 2026 yearly theme.
Catharsis - Yearly Theme 2026 - Fernando Gros
A yearly theme is a one-word expression of your hopes and intentions for the coming year. For 2026, my yearly theme is catharsis.
fernandogros.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:06 AM
After 2025 I need to choose something dramatic for my 2026 yearly theme.
After 2025 I need to choose something dramatic for my 2026 yearly theme.
Catharsis - Yearly Theme 2026 - Fernando Gros
A yearly theme is a one-word expression of your hopes and intentions for the coming year. For 2026, my yearly theme is catharsis.
fernandogros.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:06 AM
After 2025 I need to choose something dramatic for my 2026 yearly theme.
Being committed to fossil fuels means being committed to war. I hope everyone gets that now.
January 4, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Being committed to fossil fuels means being committed to war. I hope everyone gets that now.
It’s still Christmas…
January 3, 2026 at 7:26 AM
It’s still Christmas…
First morning of 2026, first glass of water, first stretch, first words committed to paper. Pausing to consider every first of the year today.
I hope 2026 finds you mindful, joyful, and fulfilled.
I hope 2026 finds you mindful, joyful, and fulfilled.
December 31, 2025 at 10:55 PM
First morning of 2026, first glass of water, first stretch, first words committed to paper. Pausing to consider every first of the year today.
I hope 2026 finds you mindful, joyful, and fulfilled.
I hope 2026 finds you mindful, joyful, and fulfilled.
I love how the NYTimes (and others) are trying to make Japanese Breakfasts a thing. Everyone needs a Quixotic project. Unfortunately Japanese Breakfasts aren't even popular with tourists to Japan. And once home folks are unlikely to put in the effort required to make that kind of breakfast everyday.
December 29, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I love how the NYTimes (and others) are trying to make Japanese Breakfasts a thing. Everyone needs a Quixotic project. Unfortunately Japanese Breakfasts aren't even popular with tourists to Japan. And once home folks are unlikely to put in the effort required to make that kind of breakfast everyday.
Spent a chunk of today going through my 2025 diary looking at things I worked on, what I ate, and all the different kinds of things that occupied my attention during the year.
December 29, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Spent a chunk of today going through my 2025 diary looking at things I worked on, what I ate, and all the different kinds of things that occupied my attention during the year.
When we're kids we obsess about the things only adults are allowed to do.
When we get older we obsess about the things we used to do with ease as kids.
When we get older we obsess about the things we used to do with ease as kids.
December 29, 2025 at 3:13 AM
When we're kids we obsess about the things only adults are allowed to do.
When we get older we obsess about the things we used to do with ease as kids.
When we get older we obsess about the things we used to do with ease as kids.