Patrick Marlborough
@cormacmccafe.bsky.social
writer, comedian, musician based in Walyalup, WA.
The Yeah Nah Review on substack
co-host of The Battler
debut novel NOCK LOOSE out NOW!!!
The Yeah Nah Review on substack
co-host of The Battler
debut novel NOCK LOOSE out NOW!!!
believe it or not, I’m at a Best in Show themed 40th rn
January 31, 2026 at 10:57 AM
believe it or not, I’m at a Best in Show themed 40th rn
the new Epstein docs actually make me feel insane. What kind of world are we living in?
January 31, 2026 at 8:06 AM
the new Epstein docs actually make me feel insane. What kind of world are we living in?
I, for one, welcome Isaac Herzog to Australia, and would like to go a step further than the Prime Minister and request The Good Herzog extend his visit to my own manor for a guided tour of my vast wine cellar, where I have a beautiful cask of amontillado I'd love him to sample.
January 30, 2026 at 5:21 AM
I, for one, welcome Isaac Herzog to Australia, and would like to go a step further than the Prime Minister and request The Good Herzog extend his visit to my own manor for a guided tour of my vast wine cellar, where I have a beautiful cask of amontillado I'd love him to sample.
shot in the dark but does anyone know any literary agents in the UK or US they think would love NOCK LOOSE?
January 30, 2026 at 4:39 AM
shot in the dark but does anyone know any literary agents in the UK or US they think would love NOCK LOOSE?
Question for authors: how often are you meant to receive royalties? how long from the publication of the book is it normal to get them/some/any?
January 28, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Question for authors: how often are you meant to receive royalties? how long from the publication of the book is it normal to get them/some/any?
the rich kids who write product recommendations for The Strategist are living lives the rest of us can not imagine, let alone comprehend
January 28, 2026 at 10:04 AM
the rich kids who write product recommendations for The Strategist are living lives the rest of us can not imagine, let alone comprehend
I did not get a selfie but I got to go backstage and talk to my hero David Byrne tn I am floating on air god damn!!!
January 27, 2026 at 3:38 PM
I did not get a selfie but I got to go backstage and talk to my hero David Byrne tn I am floating on air god damn!!!
NOCK LOOSE is getting its third print run! To celebrate, we are putting it out as an Expanded Edition, which includes these sick as realisations of the Sukeban Yumi manga (from the novel) by my li'l cousin, Ned Beeson.
thanks to everyone who bought NOCK LOOSE! Buy the expanded edition, it rips!
thanks to everyone who bought NOCK LOOSE! Buy the expanded edition, it rips!
January 27, 2026 at 3:33 AM
NOCK LOOSE is getting its third print run! To celebrate, we are putting it out as an Expanded Edition, which includes these sick as realisations of the Sukeban Yumi manga (from the novel) by my li'l cousin, Ned Beeson.
thanks to everyone who bought NOCK LOOSE! Buy the expanded edition, it rips!
thanks to everyone who bought NOCK LOOSE! Buy the expanded edition, it rips!
NOCK LOOSE
out now
out now
The actress portraying Kamen Rider Eins is Amane Tensho. Her father is Hiroshi Fujioka, the 1st Kamen Rider. Her brother Maito Fujioka was a rider too. She is a master martial artist so she's probably performing many of the stunts herself
Super dorks may also know Hiroshi Fujioka as Segata Sanshiro
Super dorks may also know Hiroshi Fujioka as Segata Sanshiro
January 27, 2026 at 1:01 AM
NOCK LOOSE
out now
out now
It’s cool seeing people share NOCK LOOSE like this
It is, at its heart, an anti-colonial book that is pro revolutionary violence
It is, at its heart, an anti-colonial book that is pro revolutionary violence
January 26, 2026 at 3:36 AM
It’s cool seeing people share NOCK LOOSE like this
It is, at its heart, an anti-colonial book that is pro revolutionary violence
It is, at its heart, an anti-colonial book that is pro revolutionary violence
I know the political situation in America is bad when all my alt comedy friends start sincere posting
January 25, 2026 at 5:37 AM
I know the political situation in America is bad when all my alt comedy friends start sincere posting
whichever think tank got paid half a million dollars to come up with “social cohesion” needs to be fired into the sun
January 24, 2026 at 2:19 AM
whichever think tank got paid half a million dollars to come up with “social cohesion” needs to be fired into the sun
Reposted by Patrick Marlborough
I think about this almost every day
January 22, 2026 at 11:57 AM
I think about this almost every day
got stopped by a Battler/NOCK LOOSE fan at the gym. Always surreal. Always react like I’m about to get told off.
January 22, 2026 at 3:54 AM
got stopped by a Battler/NOCK LOOSE fan at the gym. Always surreal. Always react like I’m about to get told off.
under Australia's new hate speech laws ALL Nute Gunray impressions are now illegal
January 21, 2026 at 8:33 AM
under Australia's new hate speech laws ALL Nute Gunray impressions are now illegal
Reposted by Patrick Marlborough
For those not fortunate enough to have seen Midnight Oil and Rob Hirst at their peak, this famous gig on Sydney's Goat Island was as good as it got. What a beast! RIP Rob.
Oils on Water - 5. Only The Strong - Midnight Oil youtu.be/IWFjvgxE8Ig?... via @YouTube
Oils on Water - 5. Only The Strong - Midnight Oil youtu.be/IWFjvgxE8Ig?... via @YouTube
Oils on Water - 5. Only The Strong - Midnight Oil
YouTube video by Skitizen
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 7:06 AM
For those not fortunate enough to have seen Midnight Oil and Rob Hirst at their peak, this famous gig on Sydney's Goat Island was as good as it got. What a beast! RIP Rob.
Oils on Water - 5. Only The Strong - Midnight Oil youtu.be/IWFjvgxE8Ig?... via @YouTube
Oils on Water - 5. Only The Strong - Midnight Oil youtu.be/IWFjvgxE8Ig?... via @YouTube
need expert opinion:
should i enter NOCK LOOSE into the WA Premier's Awards in the general fiction category, or the emerging writer category?
should i enter NOCK LOOSE into the WA Premier's Awards in the general fiction category, or the emerging writer category?
January 20, 2026 at 4:45 AM
need expert opinion:
should i enter NOCK LOOSE into the WA Premier's Awards in the general fiction category, or the emerging writer category?
should i enter NOCK LOOSE into the WA Premier's Awards in the general fiction category, or the emerging writer category?
if you even glance at your phone once during a movie your soul is damned to hell, I’m so sorry
January 20, 2026 at 2:11 AM
if you even glance at your phone once during a movie your soul is damned to hell, I’m so sorry
The “Jimpa” trailer makes me laugh every single time I see it
January 19, 2026 at 10:34 AM
The “Jimpa” trailer makes me laugh every single time I see it
Australia has a hopioid crisis
January 19, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Australia has a hopioid crisis
there is a major string of contemporary Australian writing I describe as “HR-lit” that’s by people who’ve only ever worked in offices/media
January 18, 2026 at 7:11 AM
there is a major string of contemporary Australian writing I describe as “HR-lit” that’s by people who’ve only ever worked in offices/media
Reposted by Patrick Marlborough
@cormacmccafe.bsky.social used the phrase “the tyranny of the Gormantariat” on his substack to refer to arts managers in australia and my whole masters degree set itself alight
January 18, 2026 at 12:15 AM
@cormacmccafe.bsky.social used the phrase “the tyranny of the Gormantariat” on his substack to refer to arts managers in australia and my whole masters degree set itself alight
i have been reported to the antisemitism envoy for saying Watto is my favourite Star Wars character and now I'm looking at 3 years in jail.
January 17, 2026 at 3:20 AM
i have been reported to the antisemitism envoy for saying Watto is my favourite Star Wars character and now I'm looking at 3 years in jail.
they gotta change this logo lmao
January 17, 2026 at 2:00 AM
they gotta change this logo lmao