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Sociology Professor HKBU. Research emotions, loneliness, men, networks, urban themes. Part time writer and poet, dad, befriender of English teachers, Editor, Authora Australis @ausauthora.bsky.social Research, poems, stories - http://rpatulny.com/ .. more

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Roger Patulny @rpatulny.bsky.social · Feb 7

My recent research on masculinity, social connection and emotion. Men more disconnected than women, and the answer isn't just to 'rely on family'. Men need more positive connections and 'allowable vulnerability' with other men - not just more 'bro culture'

theconversation.com/happy-wives-...

‘Happy wives, happy social lives?’ Men are more emotionally disconnected than women – what can be done about it?

A decade of data shows Australian men appear to focus their emotional energies primarily on their nuclear families and partners.

theconversation.com

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Roger Patulny @rpatulny.bsky.social · 12d

Marius Grose's new poem 'The Oasis at 3am' in Authora Australis Issue 9 'Cracks'

'they suckled and took, what you would give them
brothers with wounds they covered with leather
wounded brother in leather on the dance floor
a catch in the throat your lullaby'

#Poem #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity

Authora Australis @ausauthora.bsky.social · 12d

Please enjoy Marius Grose's new poem 'The Oasis at 3am' in Authora Australis Issue 9 'Cracks'

www.authora.net/issue-9/mari...

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Authora Australis @ausauthora.bsky.social · 12d

Please enjoy Marius Grose's new poem 'The Oasis at 3am' in Authora Australis Issue 9 'Cracks'

www.authora.net/issue-9/mari...

Roger Patulny @rpatulny.bsky.social · 12d

Happy to support your work Carmella, thanks for trusting us with the work #Poem #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity

Carmella de Keyser @carmellapoetry.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thrilled to learn I will have a poem featured within the next issue of Authora Australis!
Looking forward to the release of this, as it's one of my most beloved poems, and also because the journal reads all entries blind.
Many thanks to the editors for homing this piece.❤️
@ausauthora.bsky.social

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Roger Patulny @rpatulny.bsky.social · 12d

Happy to support your work Philip! #Poem #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity

Philip Miller @philipmiller.bsky.social · Sep 2

Happy to have two poems published in the new @ausauthora.bsky.social

www.authora.net/issue9

ISSUE 9 | Authora

www.authora.net

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Roger Patulny @rpatulny.bsky.social · 12d

Nice work Ellen, good way to start the day with a dawn poem #Poem #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity

Ellen Forkin @ellenforkin.bsky.social · Sep 2

I have a poem published in Issue 9 of @ausauthora.bsky.social The theme was ‘Cracks’, and at the time I was waking up extremely early in the morning, so naturally I wrote poems about dawn. Hope you enjoy it! #Poem #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity

www.authora.net/issue-9/elle...

A white background with grey writing.

Before Dawn
Ellen Forkin
The blue-dark of the not-quite dawn
The day ahead a yawning
Silent scream-song-gargle-sigh
The maw of possibilities
Blinking with the softness of first light
Do not stare-nor close your eyes
Glance out from the safety of the lightbulb Let colour wash over you, and begin

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Roger Patulny @rpatulny.bsky.social · 12d

Out at last! Authora Australis Issue 9, 'Cracks'. We have some great works included here, please enjoy!

Authora Australis @ausauthora.bsky.social · 12d

Authora Australis Issue 9 'Cracks' is now out!

Please read and enjoy:

www.authora.net/issue9

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Authora Australis @ausauthora.bsky.social · 12d

Authora Australis Issue 9 'Cracks' is now out!

Please read and enjoy:

www.authora.net/issue9

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Roger Patulny @rpatulny.bsky.social · 16d

The typhoon here in Hong Kong is slowly stripping the nylon mesh off the buildings under repair. Just hope the scaffolding doesn’t go next! Lots of debris flying through the air - leaves, paper, mesh strips - but so far no loose pipes of bamboo!

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Carmella de Keyser @carmellapoetry.bsky.social · Sep 8

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Philip Miller @philipmiller.bsky.social · Sep 2

Happy to have two poems published in the new @ausauthora.bsky.social

www.authora.net/issue9

ISSUE 9 | Authora

www.authora.net

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Ellen Forkin @ellenforkin.bsky.social · Sep 2

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Roger Patulny @rpatulny.bsky.social · Jun 17

Cheers Jonathan!

Roger Patulny @rpatulny.bsky.social · May 21

Calling all Inner West Sydney pub folk - if you're a fan of the Henson Hotel being pokie free, turn up to the Henson tomorrow and protest their sneaky decision to bring back poker machines - seriously guys? Albo's favourite local pub advertised as 'proudly pokie free' for how many years now??

Roger Patulny @rpatulny.bsky.social · Apr 21

Welcome!

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Roger Patulny @rpatulny.bsky.social · Apr 17

Sunset on Lamma

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Roger Patulny @rpatulny.bsky.social · Apr 17

Yung Shue Wan - so nice in the afternoon

Roger Patulny @rpatulny.bsky.social · Apr 15

Worse places to be than Lamma Island 😊

Roger Patulny @rpatulny.bsky.social · Apr 14

It’s been an interesting experience trying to understand the differences properly. Teaching Urban sociology and learning more about the history of Hong Kong this semester has helped a lot

Roger Patulny @rpatulny.bsky.social · Apr 14

Definitely agree

Roger Patulny @rpatulny.bsky.social · Apr 13

Mong Kok markets today in HK - feels like it could be the last or the future

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · Apr 4

Interesting.👇

Social Ties More Effective Than Shared Politics in Garnering Engagement With Online Corrections www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/... @cameronmartel.bsky.social

From study: "...users who post false news more likely to engage with corrections they receive, particularly from co-partisans."

OII | Social Ties More Effective Than Shared Politics in Garnering Engagement With Online Corrections

New research reveals that social connections, more so than political alignment, can promote engagement with user-driven corrections of misinformation on social media platforms like X.

www.oii.ox.ac.uk

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Roger Patulny @rpatulny.bsky.social · Apr 4

How are you James?

Roger Patulny @rpatulny.bsky.social · Apr 4

Yeah one of the better places - the Shing Mun river near Sha Tin. Pretty nice spot for a walk or run

Roger Patulny @rpatulny.bsky.social · Apr 4

She local kids just pulled this out of the Shing Mun River. Creating quite a stir

Roger Patulny @rpatulny.bsky.social · Apr 2

Good to have a moment by the river to think - crossroads sign seems apt for general life and times right now

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Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · Apr 1

For a more nuanced take, do read NOMAD CENTURY. We do not live in an egalitarian world inhabited by the “average person”, but we do still have choices about how we make our future world www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Average person will be 40% poorer if world warms by 4C, new research shows

Experts say previous economic models underestimated impact of global heating – as well as likely ‘cascading supply chain disruptions’

www.theguardian.com

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Amanda Earl @amandaearl.bsky.social · Mar 30

VerseFest Ottawa: an exquisite mix of poetry & society. love for all the readers/performers/ organizers & all the folk who i had meaningful conversations with over libations or simply standing in the venues together, awkwardly early, chatting & trying not to get in the way. i love you poets.

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Every Writer @everywriter.bsky.social · Mar 30

www.everywritersresource.com/literarymaga... New market, submit your work!

Jackdaw Review - Literary Magazines

Jackdaw Review is an online literary journal dedicated to publishing exceptional poetry from both emerging and established voices

www.everywritersresource.com

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Roger Patulny @rpatulny.bsky.social · Mar 28

I there evidence to back up claims like this - credible studies showing ideological bias, how widespread, where and in what areas and specialisations? I would have thought corporate funded right-wing think tanks would be all over this, if this was the case

Roger Patulny @rpatulny.bsky.social · Mar 28

Good bit of analysis here. Trump's chaotic approach to introducing, repealing, and reintroducing tariffs may undermine exactly the business confidence needed for big US auto to invest in re-shoring - and bring on a recession instead of creating jobs

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Why Trump’s 25% tariffs on autos could backfire | Steven Greenhouse

Nearly half of the cars sold in the US are imported and Trump’s 25% tariff will add at least $6,000 to the sticker price of the average car, industry experts say

www.theguardian.com

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