Damon Young
@damonyoung.com.au
Philosopher & author. Fourteen books of nonfiction & children’s fiction. New nonfiction: IMMORTAL GESTURES (Scribe). Agents: Zeitgeist & Alex Adsett. www.damonyoung.com.au
I’m back here briefly to say that the Guardian’s asking for nominations for your favourite children’s picture book and I’d be thrilled if you’d nominate my debut: MY NANNA IS A NINJA. www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
November 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I’m back here briefly to say that the Guardian’s asking for nominations for your favourite children’s picture book and I’d be thrilled if you’d nominate my debut: MY NANNA IS A NINJA. www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Hey, nerds. I’ll be taking a social media break until next year.
There’s nothing wrong, I’ve just had enough!
I hope you have a great end of year, folks.
Now here’s a cheesy video repeating much of what I’ve just said:
There’s nothing wrong, I’ve just had enough!
I hope you have a great end of year, folks.
Now here’s a cheesy video repeating much of what I’ve just said:
November 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Hey, nerds. I’ll be taking a social media break until next year.
There’s nothing wrong, I’ve just had enough!
I hope you have a great end of year, folks.
Now here’s a cheesy video repeating much of what I’ve just said:
There’s nothing wrong, I’ve just had enough!
I hope you have a great end of year, folks.
Now here’s a cheesy video repeating much of what I’ve just said:
Never buy comics, kids. Just don’t do it.
(I will absolutely buy more comics.)
(I will absolutely buy more comics.)
November 24, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Never buy comics, kids. Just don’t do it.
(I will absolutely buy more comics.)
(I will absolutely buy more comics.)
It’s maddening! I use a Leuchtturm for my assorted notes and observations, and A4 Clairefontaine spiral bound notebooks for my ongoing fiction and nonfiction projects.
It’s not perfect, but it works for me.
A fraction of these:
It’s not perfect, but it works for me.
A fraction of these:
November 23, 2025 at 11:30 PM
It’s maddening! I use a Leuchtturm for my assorted notes and observations, and A4 Clairefontaine spiral bound notebooks for my ongoing fiction and nonfiction projects.
It’s not perfect, but it works for me.
A fraction of these:
It’s not perfect, but it works for me.
A fraction of these:
“When I was little, my father was famous.
“He was the greatest samurai in the empire, and he was the shōgun's decapitator.
“He cut off the heads of a hundred and thirty one lords.
“It was a bad time for the empire.”
“He was the greatest samurai in the empire, and he was the shōgun's decapitator.
“He cut off the heads of a hundred and thirty one lords.
“It was a bad time for the empire.”
November 23, 2025 at 4:08 AM
“When I was little, my father was famous.
“He was the greatest samurai in the empire, and he was the shōgun's decapitator.
“He cut off the heads of a hundred and thirty one lords.
“It was a bad time for the empire.”
“He was the greatest samurai in the empire, and he was the shōgun's decapitator.
“He cut off the heads of a hundred and thirty one lords.
“It was a bad time for the empire.”
Everyone, please celebrate this tiny pencil nub that I’m still using to write my grocery lists.
November 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Everyone, please celebrate this tiny pencil nub that I’m still using to write my grocery lists.
‘[nose twitch, hop, munch]’ - our rabbit, Pepper
November 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
‘[nose twitch, hop, munch]’ - our rabbit, Pepper
Without downloading any new pics describe your gender.
November 20, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Without downloading any new pics describe your gender.
Here are some nice things that other picky nerds have said about IMMORTAL GESTURES.
It’s out now in Australia, the UK and USA. (Translations to follow.)
It’s out now in Australia, the UK and USA. (Translations to follow.)
November 20, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Here are some nice things that other picky nerds have said about IMMORTAL GESTURES.
It’s out now in Australia, the UK and USA. (Translations to follow.)
It’s out now in Australia, the UK and USA. (Translations to follow.)
As we near Christmas, you might be worried about what to buy the picky nerd in your life.
Don’t worry. I got you.
My new book IMMORTAL GESTURES is an intellectual romp.
It’s not condescending. It doesn’t claim to edify you.
It’s a curious look at what our bodies mean — and how they mean it.
Don’t worry. I got you.
My new book IMMORTAL GESTURES is an intellectual romp.
It’s not condescending. It doesn’t claim to edify you.
It’s a curious look at what our bodies mean — and how they mean it.
November 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
As we near Christmas, you might be worried about what to buy the picky nerd in your life.
Don’t worry. I got you.
My new book IMMORTAL GESTURES is an intellectual romp.
It’s not condescending. It doesn’t claim to edify you.
It’s a curious look at what our bodies mean — and how they mean it.
Don’t worry. I got you.
My new book IMMORTAL GESTURES is an intellectual romp.
It’s not condescending. It doesn’t claim to edify you.
It’s a curious look at what our bodies mean — and how they mean it.
BREAKING: You’re allowed to have a Moby Dick leadlight in your living room.
(Yes, the eye needs fixing.)
(Yes, the eye needs fixing.)
November 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
BREAKING: You’re allowed to have a Moby Dick leadlight in your living room.
(Yes, the eye needs fixing.)
(Yes, the eye needs fixing.)
So, here’s a cheap new bookcase for the study.
It has coffee table books — mostly art and gardens — and a bunch a books by me on top.
(I need to put all those Norwegian translations in a box.)
In the background is my wife’s bureau. And the rock we use to hold the door open in summer.
It has coffee table books — mostly art and gardens — and a bunch a books by me on top.
(I need to put all those Norwegian translations in a box.)
In the background is my wife’s bureau. And the rock we use to hold the door open in summer.
November 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
So, here’s a cheap new bookcase for the study.
It has coffee table books — mostly art and gardens — and a bunch a books by me on top.
(I need to put all those Norwegian translations in a box.)
In the background is my wife’s bureau. And the rock we use to hold the door open in summer.
It has coffee table books — mostly art and gardens — and a bunch a books by me on top.
(I need to put all those Norwegian translations in a box.)
In the background is my wife’s bureau. And the rock we use to hold the door open in summer.
It’s free* and legal to enjoy making notes with a fine Japanese fountain pen on fine French paper.
November 17, 2025 at 10:56 PM
It’s free* and legal to enjoy making notes with a fine Japanese fountain pen on fine French paper.
If someone like Epstein replies to you with “: ) nice,” you’re a bad guy.
November 17, 2025 at 6:35 AM
If someone like Epstein replies to you with “: ) nice,” you’re a bad guy.
I’m moving my comics from the shed to plastic tubs and this is maybe a tenth of them.
WHY DO I DO THIS TO MYSELF.
WHY DO I DO THIS TO MYSELF.
November 17, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I’m moving my comics from the shed to plastic tubs and this is maybe a tenth of them.
WHY DO I DO THIS TO MYSELF.
WHY DO I DO THIS TO MYSELF.
I’m editing my essay on Gene Wolfe and literary influence.
I decided to treat myself by using a green ink my daughter gave me a couple of years ago: Vert réséda, by J. Herbin.
A very light green. Fresh.
(The fountain pen is a Lamy.)
I decided to treat myself by using a green ink my daughter gave me a couple of years ago: Vert réséda, by J. Herbin.
A very light green. Fresh.
(The fountain pen is a Lamy.)
November 16, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I’m editing my essay on Gene Wolfe and literary influence.
I decided to treat myself by using a green ink my daughter gave me a couple of years ago: Vert réséda, by J. Herbin.
A very light green. Fresh.
(The fountain pen is a Lamy.)
I decided to treat myself by using a green ink my daughter gave me a couple of years ago: Vert réséda, by J. Herbin.
A very light green. Fresh.
(The fountain pen is a Lamy.)
Teenaged Damon was slightly more flexible than middle aged Damon.
Physically, anyway.
Physically, anyway.
November 16, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Teenaged Damon was slightly more flexible than middle aged Damon.
Physically, anyway.
Physically, anyway.
this is where I post from if you even care
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
this is where I post from if you even care
Siri show me the bare minimum
November 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Siri show me the bare minimum
Victorians seeing the original statues:
November 14, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Victorians seeing the original statues: