Nicole Hayes
@nicolehayes.bsky.social
PhD. YA author (Penguin Random) jnr fiction (Hardie Grant) non-fiction (Black Inc / The Guardian). Podcaster with The Outer Sanctum / The Writers' Retreat. Living on Wurundjeri land with 2 humans & 1 dog. She/her. https://linktr.ee/nicolehayes
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Nicole Hayes
@nicolehayes.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Sometimes this is the only face I want to look at. And it’s pretty obvious why.
I’m not sure there’s ever been a time when we’ve needed stories (made by humans!) more. I’ve found some amazing books, films, TV shows – and music! – that have helped me work through life, love, and the universe. I’ll be posting more in the next few days.
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8 comments | Stories have always provided a source of comfort and solace in harder times. I’m not sure there’s ever been a time when we’ve needed them more. I’ve found some amazing books, films, TV sh...
Stories have always provided a source of comfort and solace in harder times. I’m not sure there’s ever been a time when we’ve needed them more. I’ve found some amazing books, films, TV shows – and...
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October 8, 2025 at 6:49 AM
I’m not sure there’s ever been a time when we’ve needed stories (made by humans!) more. I’ve found some amazing books, films, TV shows – and music! – that have helped me work through life, love, and the universe. I’ll be posting more in the next few days.
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Everything is bad, but books are good. Get a book. Read the book. Cherish the book. Finish the book. Tell your friends about the book, and leave a review of the book. Hold the book close. Listen to what it tells you. Do as it commands. Place it on the dread altar and let it guide your every choice.
September 15, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Everything is bad, but books are good. Get a book. Read the book. Cherish the book. Finish the book. Tell your friends about the book, and leave a review of the book. Hold the book close. Listen to what it tells you. Do as it commands. Place it on the dread altar and let it guide your every choice.
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John nailing the American fascist aesthetic. At least they're going hard (until they can't anymore).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GXN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GXN...
Jon Stewart's Post-Kimmel Primer on Free Speech in the Glorious Trump Era | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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September 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
John nailing the American fascist aesthetic. At least they're going hard (until they can't anymore).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GXN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GXN...
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A lovely piece from Rebecca Shaw www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Jeff Hiller and Katherine LaNase’s surprise Emmy wins buoy those of us who also don’t fit a template to continue The Slog | Rebecca Shaw
Sorry to my enemies, but little boosts like this help stop me from abandoning my dreams
www.theguardian.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:16 AM
A lovely piece from Rebecca Shaw www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The news that Meanjin is doomed and the Hazel Rowley Fellowship is in its last year just adds to the many pressures and fears surrounding Australian writing and our future. A thread.🧵
September 9, 2025 at 2:47 AM
The news that Meanjin is doomed and the Hazel Rowley Fellowship is in its last year just adds to the many pressures and fears surrounding Australian writing and our future. A thread.🧵
Add this to the death of Meanjin, and it's hard to feel optimistic about the future of Australian books and writing.
Sad to hear that this is the final year of the Hazel Rowley Fellowship, but what a magnificent legacy it has been to a great Australian biographer hazelrowley.com
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hazelrowley.com
September 9, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Add this to the death of Meanjin, and it's hard to feel optimistic about the future of Australian books and writing.
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That aged poorly.
August 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
That aged poorly.
Although the Hawks AFLM lost on Sunday, the W had a win, so I'll be celebrating footy in all its glory with StoryTime at Dymocks Tooronga this Sunday August 31, reading from Little Legends. Booking details below. Would love to see you there!
August 25, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Although the Hawks AFLM lost on Sunday, the W had a win, so I'll be celebrating footy in all its glory with StoryTime at Dymocks Tooronga this Sunday August 31, reading from Little Legends. Booking details below. Would love to see you there!
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again, this article is careful to say that trump was never accused of anything in regard to epstein...but fails to note that he was *held liable for sexual assault* or that he *bragged about assaulting women.* which seems relevant! why is this not mentioned in any of these articles?!
Her account sure makes it sound like Epstein was procuring underage girls for Trump. Gifted.
“…[Trump arrived at Epstein’s office] wearing a business suit, and started to hover over her, she said she told the authorities. [she] said she recalled feeling scared as…Trump stared at her bare legs.”
“…[Trump arrived at Epstein’s office] wearing a business suit, and started to hover over her, she said she told the authorities. [she] said she recalled feeling scared as…Trump stared at her bare legs.”
An Accuser’s Story Suggests How Trump Might Appear in the Epstein Files
www.nytimes.com
July 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
again, this article is careful to say that trump was never accused of anything in regard to epstein...but fails to note that he was *held liable for sexual assault* or that he *bragged about assaulting women.* which seems relevant! why is this not mentioned in any of these articles?!
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Just because Trump is a pedophile don’t lose sight of the fact that he tried to overthrow the government.
July 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Just because Trump is a pedophile don’t lose sight of the fact that he tried to overthrow the government.
You know when you're in the shower and you come up with the perfect final sentence, so you leap out, dripping wet, but your phone is on 2% and the room is all steamed up, so you fumble around, drop it twice, then go to record this stunning piece of poetry...
July 15, 2025 at 6:34 AM
You know when you're in the shower and you come up with the perfect final sentence, so you leap out, dripping wet, but your phone is on 2% and the room is all steamed up, so you fumble around, drop it twice, then go to record this stunning piece of poetry...
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Paramount gave $16 million for Trump’s future presidential library and attorneys fees. Paramount also needs approval for its billion-dollar merger.
This could be bribery in plain sight.
This could be bribery in plain sight.
July 9, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Paramount gave $16 million for Trump’s future presidential library and attorneys fees. Paramount also needs approval for its billion-dollar merger.
This could be bribery in plain sight.
This could be bribery in plain sight.
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We all understand this scam the GOP has been running www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/tax...
50 years of tax cuts for the rich failed to trickle down, economics study says
Tax cuts for the wealthy didn't boost the economies of the U.S. and 17 other countries — but they did worsen income inequality.
www.cbsnews.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
We all understand this scam the GOP has been running www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/tax...
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Not even Trump understands Trumpenomics👹
July 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Not even Trump understands Trumpenomics👹
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"We rely on Australian writers to inform and inspire us, tell our stories to the rest of the world, and help us tuck our children in each night with bedtime reading." 1/2
July 1, 2025 at 7:40 AM
"We rely on Australian writers to inform and inspire us, tell our stories to the rest of the world, and help us tuck our children in each night with bedtime reading." 1/2
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I cannot emphasize enough how true & real this is.
In almost anywhere on the political spectrum you ID with or major issue, there’s probably a bot/troll operation to encourage your rage and vitriol.
And how/where that rage gets directed, esp understandable rage, is what they are out to influence.
In almost anywhere on the political spectrum you ID with or major issue, there’s probably a bot/troll operation to encourage your rage and vitriol.
And how/where that rage gets directed, esp understandable rage, is what they are out to influence.
People on this app get really angry every time I point out that social media manipulation is a real phenomenon that we are all stewing in and that’s having real world consequences and I’m sure part of that is engagement farmers who do that manipulation not liking people talking about it
July 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I cannot emphasize enough how true & real this is.
In almost anywhere on the political spectrum you ID with or major issue, there’s probably a bot/troll operation to encourage your rage and vitriol.
And how/where that rage gets directed, esp understandable rage, is what they are out to influence.
In almost anywhere on the political spectrum you ID with or major issue, there’s probably a bot/troll operation to encourage your rage and vitriol.
And how/where that rage gets directed, esp understandable rage, is what they are out to influence.
"We rely on Australian writers to inform and inspire us, tell our stories to the rest of the world, and help us tuck our children in each night with bedtime reading." 1/2
July 1, 2025 at 7:40 AM
"We rely on Australian writers to inform and inspire us, tell our stories to the rest of the world, and help us tuck our children in each night with bedtime reading." 1/2
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Republicans in the US Senate are voting today on a more massive tax cuts for billionaires including this guy ⤵️ who just spent upwards of $50M on a lavish destination wedding. #makeitmakesense
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Jeff Bezos' exorbitant display of wealth sends a clear message to the rest of us
From Venice to New York City, the world is growing weary of the extraordinary wealth divide between the uber wealthy, the “oligarchy” — and the rest of us.
www.msnbc.com
June 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Republicans in the US Senate are voting today on a more massive tax cuts for billionaires including this guy ⤵️ who just spent upwards of $50M on a lavish destination wedding. #makeitmakesense
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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This is so outrageous. Democrats like Gillibrand need to be primaried. Spreading lies and disinformation
Sure she did. She repeatedly and emphatically misspoke. She should RESIGN.
🙄🙄🙄
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
🙄🙄🙄
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
N.Y. Senator 'Misspoke' When She Falsely Claimed Zohran Mamdani Condoned 'Global Jihad'
New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s office walked back her suggestion that the New York mayoral nominee had supported “global jihad.”
www.rollingstone.com
June 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
This is so outrageous. Democrats like Gillibrand need to be primaried. Spreading lies and disinformation
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If anyone doesn’t know the connection of Adam’s-Trump-BONDI then ya all need to do your homework. He sold people out to Bondi in exchange for his charges to be dropped!
June 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
If anyone doesn’t know the connection of Adam’s-Trump-BONDI then ya all need to do your homework. He sold people out to Bondi in exchange for his charges to be dropped!
Are you a one-desk or two-desk writer? I could honestly go a third some days, if there were room in my office.
Sometimes you just need to spread, amiright?
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Sometimes you just need to spread, amiright?
#nicolehayesauthor #ozlit #loveozya #australianwriters #melbournewriters #youngadultfiction #writingya #writingdystopian #womenwriters
June 25, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Are you a one-desk or two-desk writer? I could honestly go a third some days, if there were room in my office.
Sometimes you just need to spread, amiright?
#nicolehayesauthor #ozlit #loveozya #australianwriters #melbournewriters #youngadultfiction #writingya #writingdystopian #womenwriters
Sometimes you just need to spread, amiright?
#nicolehayesauthor #ozlit #loveozya #australianwriters #melbournewriters #youngadultfiction #writingya #writingdystopian #womenwriters
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AOC: When they say illegal vs legal immigration—they are trying to end legal status in the US making people undocumented and then they have the audacity to call them illegal when they were here documented.
June 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
AOC: When they say illegal vs legal immigration—they are trying to end legal status in the US making people undocumented and then they have the audacity to call them illegal when they were here documented.
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9/ But there is no comparison anywhere on the left with MAGA's regular legitimization of violence in our politics. There is a straight line from Jan 6 to the pardons to the assault on Sen. Padilla to Minnesota.
A democracy cannot function when one faction embraces violence.
A democracy cannot function when one faction embraces violence.
June 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
9/ But there is no comparison anywhere on the left with MAGA's regular legitimization of violence in our politics. There is a straight line from Jan 6 to the pardons to the assault on Sen. Padilla to Minnesota.
A democracy cannot function when one faction embraces violence.
A democracy cannot function when one faction embraces violence.
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4/ And we cannot discount the impact of MAGA's fetishization of guns. MAGA celebrates the tools of mass shooters and assassins - assault rifles, machine guns, silencers and high capacity magazines. MAGA doesn't treat firearms with respect - it celebrates their killing power.
June 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
4/ And we cannot discount the impact of MAGA's fetishization of guns. MAGA celebrates the tools of mass shooters and assassins - assault rifles, machine guns, silencers and high capacity magazines. MAGA doesn't treat firearms with respect - it celebrates their killing power.
