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
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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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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.
It's time to choose a yearly theme for 2026.
Here's what yearly themes are, how to choose one, and why they are a better commitment than making resolutions.
Here's what yearly themes are, how to choose one, and why they are a better commitment than making resolutions.
How To Choose Your Yearly Theme - Fernando Gros
Yearly themes have become more popular as an alternative to new year’s resolutions. Here’s a guide to choosing your yearly theme.
fernandogros.com
December 28, 2025 at 10:24 AM
It's time to choose a yearly theme for 2026.
Here's what yearly themes are, how to choose one, and why they are a better commitment than making resolutions.
Here's what yearly themes are, how to choose one, and why they are a better commitment than making resolutions.
Everyone kept telling me to watch Wake Up Dead Man, the new Knives out thriller, because of its religious motifs.
Two things stood out. First, the film takes vocation seriously. Most films try to explain the priestly calling by analogy to some other career. This film doesn't. Which is refreshing.
Two things stood out. First, the film takes vocation seriously. Most films try to explain the priestly calling by analogy to some other career. This film doesn't. Which is refreshing.
December 27, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Everyone kept telling me to watch Wake Up Dead Man, the new Knives out thriller, because of its religious motifs.
Two things stood out. First, the film takes vocation seriously. Most films try to explain the priestly calling by analogy to some other career. This film doesn't. Which is refreshing.
Two things stood out. First, the film takes vocation seriously. Most films try to explain the priestly calling by analogy to some other career. This film doesn't. Which is refreshing.
The point of giving and receiving presents isn't the stuff or its monetary value. It's about seeing and being seeing. It's a reminder that the people who love you have been thinking about you. Understanding what you connect with. And wanting to give you a moment in the spotlight.
December 25, 2025 at 8:06 AM
The point of giving and receiving presents isn't the stuff or its monetary value. It's about seeing and being seeing. It's a reminder that the people who love you have been thinking about you. Understanding what you connect with. And wanting to give you a moment in the spotlight.
My Apple Music Replay for 2025
Top Artist - Leon Bridges
Top Song - BAILE INoLVIDABLE by Bad Bunny
Top Album heyrist í mér? by Elín Hall
Top Genre - Jazz
Top Artist - Leon Bridges
Top Song - BAILE INoLVIDABLE by Bad Bunny
Top Album heyrist í mér? by Elín Hall
Top Genre - Jazz
December 22, 2025 at 8:23 AM
My Apple Music Replay for 2025
Top Artist - Leon Bridges
Top Song - BAILE INoLVIDABLE by Bad Bunny
Top Album heyrist í mér? by Elín Hall
Top Genre - Jazz
Top Artist - Leon Bridges
Top Song - BAILE INoLVIDABLE by Bad Bunny
Top Album heyrist í mér? by Elín Hall
Top Genre - Jazz
Here's an idea for creatives to explore in 2026.
Build a scene.
Take the time you spend promoting your work and devote 80% of that to creating a scene. Connect with other creatives. Create a buzz around your location. Your unique culture, vibe, and history.
Don't be an atom. Be a universe.
Build a scene.
Take the time you spend promoting your work and devote 80% of that to creating a scene. Connect with other creatives. Create a buzz around your location. Your unique culture, vibe, and history.
Don't be an atom. Be a universe.
December 22, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Here's an idea for creatives to explore in 2026.
Build a scene.
Take the time you spend promoting your work and devote 80% of that to creating a scene. Connect with other creatives. Create a buzz around your location. Your unique culture, vibe, and history.
Don't be an atom. Be a universe.
Build a scene.
Take the time you spend promoting your work and devote 80% of that to creating a scene. Connect with other creatives. Create a buzz around your location. Your unique culture, vibe, and history.
Don't be an atom. Be a universe.
Does anyone have a good contact for silk screening in Tokyo?
December 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Does anyone have a good contact for silk screening in Tokyo?
Why do people bring their racism on holiday? There's a kind of white Australian that expects me to move aside because immigrants are 2nd class citizens. And a certain kind of wealthy SE Asian who expects me to move aside because white people represent colonisation.
But we're in Japan folks.
But we're in Japan folks.
December 19, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Why do people bring their racism on holiday? There's a kind of white Australian that expects me to move aside because immigrants are 2nd class citizens. And a certain kind of wealthy SE Asian who expects me to move aside because white people represent colonisation.
But we're in Japan folks.
But we're in Japan folks.
The "top 1 percent" needs to be retired as a phrase. It's meaningless now. For the same reason saying "millionaires and billionaires" is also meaningless.
The gap between the wealthiest few and the rest of the wealthy is staggering. And their political influence is almost unprecedented.
The gap between the wealthiest few and the rest of the wealthy is staggering. And their political influence is almost unprecedented.
December 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The "top 1 percent" needs to be retired as a phrase. It's meaningless now. For the same reason saying "millionaires and billionaires" is also meaningless.
The gap between the wealthiest few and the rest of the wealthy is staggering. And their political influence is almost unprecedented.
The gap between the wealthiest few and the rest of the wealthy is staggering. And their political influence is almost unprecedented.