Shane Carrow
@shanecarrow.bsky.social
Writer, admirer of art, collector of useless scraps of information.
Melbourne, Australia.
Check out my adventure/horror novels here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Shane-Carrow/author/B01MY49ARP
Melbourne, Australia.
Check out my adventure/horror novels here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Shane-Carrow/author/B01MY49ARP
Now THIS is what the people want!
December 3, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Now THIS is what the people want!
“It is presumably our duty to comply with such a request, and it is certainly our pleasure.”
December 2, 2025 at 10:43 AM
“It is presumably our duty to comply with such a request, and it is certainly our pleasure.”
The first two points are addressed in Amy’s article. I think these are sufficient safeguards.
November 27, 2025 at 2:17 AM
The first two points are addressed in Amy’s article. I think these are sufficient safeguards.
I think if you are a fugitive on the run from the police, we shouldn’t keep paying you the dole.
November 26, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I think if you are a fugitive on the run from the police, we shouldn’t keep paying you the dole.
It is correct to note that getting it "right" (loaded term) for everyone is a mathematical impossibility. So why does the first half of the sentence remain?
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
It is correct to note that getting it "right" (loaded term) for everyone is a mathematical impossibility. So why does the first half of the sentence remain?
"Fifth most powerful country in Asia" is a real "second-longest wooden-piled jetty in the southern hemisphere" descriptor
November 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
"Fifth most powerful country in Asia" is a real "second-longest wooden-piled jetty in the southern hemisphere" descriptor
The oldest European structure in Australia predates British settlement by 150 years; it’s a stone “fort” on an island in Western Australia built by loyalist Dutch marines in 1629 to defend against the mutineers of the Batavia
November 21, 2025 at 5:27 AM
The oldest European structure in Australia predates British settlement by 150 years; it’s a stone “fort” on an island in Western Australia built by loyalist Dutch marines in 1629 to defend against the mutineers of the Batavia
Culture shock moment
November 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Culture shock moment
One of travelling’s small pleasures is arriving in a city you’ve never been to and immediately just walking around the local neighbourhood you’re staying in
November 19, 2025 at 7:04 AM
One of travelling’s small pleasures is arriving in a city you’ve never been to and immediately just walking around the local neighbourhood you’re staying in
Pleased to report that Ice Discourse was raised as early as 1971, in a novel set in WWII
November 14, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Pleased to report that Ice Discourse was raised as early as 1971, in a novel set in WWII
Another beautiful day in New Zealand
November 14, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Another beautiful day in New Zealand
It’s only “doomed” under the increasingly fanciful scenario that the Liberals are in a position to implement their policy platform any time this century
November 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
It’s only “doomed” under the increasingly fanciful scenario that the Liberals are in a position to implement their policy platform any time this century
Greco-Roman profile pic avatar: What Is Preventing You From Moving To New Zealand?
November 11, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Greco-Roman profile pic avatar: What Is Preventing You From Moving To New Zealand?
I’m definitely giving the Marine Traffic website a workout from this Airbnb
November 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I’m definitely giving the Marine Traffic website a workout from this Airbnb
“Public harmony” makes a nice change of pace from the recent zero-to-100 PR blitz of “social cohesion”
November 8, 2025 at 8:35 AM
“Public harmony” makes a nice change of pace from the recent zero-to-100 PR blitz of “social cohesion”
The Short Empire flying boat, designed to service air routes across the British Empire in the 1930s and 1940s
November 8, 2025 at 4:10 AM
The Short Empire flying boat, designed to service air routes across the British Empire in the 1930s and 1940s
Oh AND that episode also has this:
November 4, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Oh AND that episode also has this:
Make sure you can still claim the aged pension of course
November 1, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Make sure you can still claim the aged pension of course
Sacred Grove, Arnold Bocklin, 1882
October 25, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Sacred Grove, Arnold Bocklin, 1882
Home and Away, William Mackinnon, 2022
October 15, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Home and Away, William Mackinnon, 2022
Ninefax, I do not care about your syndicated AP articles or whatever piquant insights your correspondent is regurgitating from his peers in the press pack. I do not need any global coverage from you outside the Asia Pacific! It is 2025! Focus on your own niche, which is local stories!
October 15, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Ninefax, I do not care about your syndicated AP articles or whatever piquant insights your correspondent is regurgitating from his peers in the press pack. I do not need any global coverage from you outside the Asia Pacific! It is 2025! Focus on your own niche, which is local stories!