Austin P Sheehan

I'm gonna say it.
The makers of Royal Match seriously overestimate my desire to keep members of the royal family alive.

The panels progress with dude at the top screaming for smaller and smaller gov't until no one is left but a king on a throne.

Checks? Balances? Pfffft.

The question is, 'if there is an election in four years, who will be allowed to vote?'

So I'm at the "Run your own small business when baby is running their own small business" stage of parenthood.

If the Liberals win the election, I will only recognise this flag as the flag of Australia.

Ngl I would 100% vote for anyone campaigning to 'Make Pluto a Planet Again'

A friendly reminder that 'epic' describes the content and themes of a book, not it's length.

You don't know anyone but natural born American citizens, full stop. And if you're white and border patrol or ICE starts asking questions, you ask to see their warrant. Don't you do nazi shit.

Everyone is talking about making America "great" again, but nobody is talking about making America cromulent again.

People who say 'sleep when the baby sleeps' are making some pretty bold assumptions.

Just because TikTok is ending doesn't mean it's suddenly okay to post and share videos here.

They never say "the sky is always bluer..."

On the other hand, I am an artist and therefore find myself following a *lot* of political posters.

Wonder what they do here to people who say that actually the sky *isn't* blue...

I had a dream last night that may be the inspiration of a romance/body horror story.

video games are an invaluable tool in teaching children to find and kill god

After taking some time away from Social Media, I am returning with renewed dread and unwavering ambivalence.
Happy New Year!

Just having a mini break from social media in wake of recent developments.

Parenting at night:
Laying awake thinking 'please just make a sound so I know you're okay'.
Also parenting at night:
Laying awake thinking 'please can you just shut up so I can sleep'.

Question for Parents of babies / toddlers, would you rather have an extra $500k or four arms instead of two?

Conducting an exorcism is not just knowing the passages and having the patience of a saint, but having a feeling for the fluctuations of the conflict, and knowing what tool to use when.

In many ways, it's like putting a toddler to bed.

If you want to know how it's going, I'm coming back from a medical appointment where my doctor prescribed me a medicine called FML.

Cover of From The Waste Land: stories inspired by TS Eliot's The Waste Land. Text next to the cover reads: Now available in ebook! Visit www.books2read.com/FTWL

I'm excited to share that this beauty from PS Publishing—which contains my story 'The Violet Hour'—is now available in ebook!

Head on over to books2read.com/ftwl to download it from a digital store

#ReadingCommunity #nzauthors #australianauthors #speculativefiction

I'm just hoping none of you feel the same about Pratchett

Hello, just a friendly reminder that the only way we will all eat well is if we first eat the rich.

For all the Aussies and Kiwis, I am an experienced and affordable editor and I have some availability coming up very soon!
I love to edit, and I want to make your short stories, novellas and novels shine!
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As an autistic person, I find it so hard to be spontaneous.
I overthink every decision, but when anyone ever asks "why did you do that?" my whole being melts and I lose the ability to express myself.
Anyone else gets that?

When I was a child, I was taught to be quiet, to be compliant, and to accept the world how it is.
I hope to teach my children to rebel, to challenge, and to change the world!

As a longstanding horror fan, I think it's fair to say that a lot of us pride ourselves on *not* being scared by the movies we claim to love.
Part of it is maybe we are a bit jaded, but I think we also actively are much better at putting barriers up that stop us being scared...

Them: Do you ever get lonely?
Me: *scoffs* Lonely? How could I ever be lonely with all this unshakeable, unspeakable dread?