Michelle Johnston
@eleytherius.bsky.social
Artisanal mess-creator, writer of novels, life-long student of bewilderment, doctor in the trenches. Carnie in a past life, probably. Has trouble writing bios.
Book 2/30. Arborescence, by @rhettsdavis. Entrancing, otherworldly & sharp as an axe, it's a transporting story of people deciding, or not deciding, to turn into trees as a sideways answer to the Anthropocene. Startling dialogue, intense characters. PLUS a little hat-tip to Lumen? Loved it.
November 19, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Book 2/30. Arborescence, by @rhettsdavis. Entrancing, otherworldly & sharp as an axe, it's a transporting story of people deciding, or not deciding, to turn into trees as a sideways answer to the Anthropocene. Startling dialogue, intense characters. PLUS a little hat-tip to Lumen? Loved it.
Book 1/30
Dear Lord, I loved this book. The buzz & hum of the Sydney restaurant scene. Characters alive with the sadness & wonder of reality. Cracking dialogue. Light & shade co-existing within the sentence. The complexity of women's relationships with their bodies. The Big Merino. Supreme.
Dear Lord, I loved this book. The buzz & hum of the Sydney restaurant scene. Characters alive with the sadness & wonder of reality. Cracking dialogue. Light & shade co-existing within the sentence. The complexity of women's relationships with their bodies. The Big Merino. Supreme.
November 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Book 1/30
Dear Lord, I loved this book. The buzz & hum of the Sydney restaurant scene. Characters alive with the sadness & wonder of reality. Cracking dialogue. Light & shade co-existing within the sentence. The complexity of women's relationships with their bodies. The Big Merino. Supreme.
Dear Lord, I loved this book. The buzz & hum of the Sydney restaurant scene. Characters alive with the sadness & wonder of reality. Cracking dialogue. Light & shade co-existing within the sentence. The complexity of women's relationships with their bodies. The Big Merino. Supreme.
Book lovers. Life lovers! Forthwith I shall post a book a day, books I’ve read this year. Books I’ve loved & have intrigued me, changed me, occasionally books I’ve wondered if I could marry. Maybe books YOU might love. And remember, dearests of the world, how GREAT books make for Christmas presents
November 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Book lovers. Life lovers! Forthwith I shall post a book a day, books I’ve read this year. Books I’ve loved & have intrigued me, changed me, occasionally books I’ve wondered if I could marry. Maybe books YOU might love. And remember, dearests of the world, how GREAT books make for Christmas presents
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I would reach for the word "masterpiece" too! "Powerful, intelligent and beautifully written, it’s likely to attain future status as a culturally-resonant literary classic. @eleytherius.bsky.social reviewed over @artshub.bsky.social www.artshub.com.au/news/reviews...
The Revisionists review: Michelle Johnston's third novel is a masterpiece
Michelle Johnston's The Revisionists, is a powerful book about the complex responsibilities of journalism.
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July 25, 2025 at 6:42 AM
I would reach for the word "masterpiece" too! "Powerful, intelligent and beautifully written, it’s likely to attain future status as a culturally-resonant literary classic. @eleytherius.bsky.social reviewed over @artshub.bsky.social www.artshub.com.au/news/reviews...
Mad thrilled to have The Revisionists as Apple's 'What To Read This Month' book. Want a story about love and war and Dagestan and bad decisions and money and the malleability of memory? You could do worse :-)
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July 7, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Mad thrilled to have The Revisionists as Apple's 'What To Read This Month' book. Want a story about love and war and Dagestan and bad decisions and money and the malleability of memory? You could do worse :-)
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Book lovers, friends, countrypeeps, if anybody was out and about on these dates and wanted to come and talk The Revisionists and all things bookish - writing, war (!), bad decisions, New York, Dagestan, language, memory - I would LOVE to see you at one of these events! Come say hello!
June 23, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Book lovers, friends, countrypeeps, if anybody was out and about on these dates and wanted to come and talk The Revisionists and all things bookish - writing, war (!), bad decisions, New York, Dagestan, language, memory - I would LOVE to see you at one of these events! Come say hello!
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I'm teaching an intimate, online creative writing class through Varuna from 22 July. It's all about writing with humour and heart, the two great threads of life. It's not about being a comedian but having a zest for the incongruous. Apps close tomorrow! www.varuna.com.au/for-writers/...
Writing with Heart and Humour with Rick Morton — Varuna, The National Writers' House
Applications close 18 June This eight-session masterclass for writers in any genre will develop your skills in positioning yourself as an observer, and bringing nuance and humour to the story you wo...
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June 17, 2025 at 7:20 AM
I'm teaching an intimate, online creative writing class through Varuna from 22 July. It's all about writing with humour and heart, the two great threads of life. It's not about being a comedian but having a zest for the incongruous. Apps close tomorrow! www.varuna.com.au/for-writers/...
No Kings, except for this one - King of the bins, screeching out at his subjects, opening his massive birdy bowels over all his lands.
June 15, 2025 at 7:28 AM
No Kings, except for this one - King of the bins, screeching out at his subjects, opening his massive birdy bowels over all his lands.
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One for your calendars: two shining stars of the OZ literary firmament are sharing the stage! Namely Angela O'Keeffe is interviewing @eleytherius.bsky.social regarding her (stunning!) new novel at Kinokuniya on July 17 events.humanitix.com/an-evening-w...
An Evening with Michelle Johnston | The Revisionists
Join us for an evening with Michelle Johnston as she discusses her new book, 'The Revisionists'.
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June 6, 2025 at 6:28 AM
One for your calendars: two shining stars of the OZ literary firmament are sharing the stage! Namely Angela O'Keeffe is interviewing @eleytherius.bsky.social regarding her (stunning!) new novel at Kinokuniya on July 17 events.humanitix.com/an-evening-w...
Sweet bluesky. Coming into blossom on this election night. Realtime, old twitter-feel rant and roar and right up-to-datedness.
May 3, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Sweet bluesky. Coming into blossom on this election night. Realtime, old twitter-feel rant and roar and right up-to-datedness.
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It’s so important to not let yourself become bitter or disheartened or cynical. To not let the news of the world break your spirit. Because I’m already doing that. It’s my thing. Find your own, stop copying me.
April 29, 2025 at 11:43 AM
It’s so important to not let yourself become bitter or disheartened or cynical. To not let the news of the world break your spirit. Because I’m already doing that. It’s my thing. Find your own, stop copying me.
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So great to see @eleytherius.bsky.social’s #TheRevisionists as one of the key titles from OZ for this week’s #LBF25 www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
March 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
So great to see @eleytherius.bsky.social’s #TheRevisionists as one of the key titles from OZ for this week’s #LBF25 www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
which crazy cat came up with the ESR? oh yeah, how about how fast your blood falls means how sick you are? like a party trick for illness
February 14, 2025 at 11:44 PM
which crazy cat came up with the ESR? oh yeah, how about how fast your blood falls means how sick you are? like a party trick for illness
reading the news each morning with an 'is it cake?' vibe. Is it stupidity, or is it rank cruelty? Neither tastes any good, though.
February 14, 2025 at 11:39 PM
reading the news each morning with an 'is it cake?' vibe. Is it stupidity, or is it rank cruelty? Neither tastes any good, though.
Seems a tad unusual to be displayed on the counter of the little old lady volly lolly shop, but who am I to judge?
February 14, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Seems a tad unusual to be displayed on the counter of the little old lady volly lolly shop, but who am I to judge?
This all *she gestures around* seems like a very bad vaudeville. I don’t recall buying tickets for this.
February 8, 2025 at 9:37 AM
This all *she gestures around* seems like a very bad vaudeville. I don’t recall buying tickets for this.
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DEI is not about choosing someone who is worse at a job but from a minority, it's about ensuring people who are equally good or better qualified aren't overlooked because they're from a minority.
February 1, 2025 at 9:05 AM
DEI is not about choosing someone who is worse at a job but from a minority, it's about ensuring people who are equally good or better qualified aren't overlooked because they're from a minority.
There is always art. There is always love. *chants to self while hiding phone under a pillow*
February 1, 2025 at 2:52 AM
There is always art. There is always love. *chants to self while hiding phone under a pillow*
Syringes in the stairwell, police lining the corridors, resolutions becoming undone in the waiting room; it must be New Year’s Day in the emergency department.
December 31, 2024 at 11:42 PM
Syringes in the stairwell, police lining the corridors, resolutions becoming undone in the waiting room; it must be New Year’s Day in the emergency department.
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sorry about that, i asked it to make sense of my life choices
December 12, 2024 at 5:03 AM
sorry about that, i asked it to make sense of my life choices
Doing some research today and discovered the heart of a grasshopper is a tube as thick as a strand of spaghetti and my day is infinitely better
December 8, 2024 at 7:38 AM
Doing some research today and discovered the heart of a grasshopper is a tube as thick as a strand of spaghetti and my day is infinitely better
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If you work in a hospital outside the metro centres … this is the conference for you to learn some sick skills cos: critical illness doesn’t respect geography
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December 4, 2024 at 12:21 AM
If you work in a hospital outside the metro centres … this is the conference for you to learn some sick skills cos: critical illness doesn’t respect geography
@thesgem.bsky.social @eleytherius.bsky.social @first10em.bsky.social
@thesgem.bsky.social @eleytherius.bsky.social @first10em.bsky.social
The super gorgeous Rochelle launching the Perth phase of her book Double Happiness. She is authentic, courageous and that little bit sassy. Thank you @thebooksdesk.bsky.social for the introduction of the thoroughbred in your stable.
November 25, 2024 at 12:18 PM
The super gorgeous Rochelle launching the Perth phase of her book Double Happiness. She is authentic, courageous and that little bit sassy. Thank you @thebooksdesk.bsky.social for the introduction of the thoroughbred in your stable.
donning the hairnet and taking a place on the belt, having clocked on at the tragedy factory #emergencymedicine
November 20, 2024 at 12:10 PM
donning the hairnet and taking a place on the belt, having clocked on at the tragedy factory #emergencymedicine
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