Ephiny Gale
@ephiny.bsky.social
Writer of PICK YOUR POTION. Awarded 'Best of the Net' for fiction. 4x Aurealis Awards finalist.
www.ephinygale.com
This account contains only my personal views and is not representative of any organisation.
www.ephinygale.com
This account contains only my personal views and is not representative of any organisation.
Had a great time yesterday being filmed for community TV show 5 or 8, who interviewed me about my writing.
It’ll be on Channel 31, YouTube, and elsewhere - eventually!
This is what I looked like beforehand.
It’ll be on Channel 31, YouTube, and elsewhere - eventually!
This is what I looked like beforehand.
October 30, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Had a great time yesterday being filmed for community TV show 5 or 8, who interviewed me about my writing.
It’ll be on Channel 31, YouTube, and elsewhere - eventually!
This is what I looked like beforehand.
It’ll be on Channel 31, YouTube, and elsewhere - eventually!
This is what I looked like beforehand.
This week marks one year since Pick Your Potion was released. In that time it’s been an Aurealis Awards finalist, longlisted for the British Science Fiction Association Awards, and on the Locus Recommended Reading List. Thank you so much to everyone who has supported it. That means so much to me. 💖
September 7, 2025 at 1:36 AM
This week marks one year since Pick Your Potion was released. In that time it’s been an Aurealis Awards finalist, longlisted for the British Science Fiction Association Awards, and on the Locus Recommended Reading List. Thank you so much to everyone who has supported it. That means so much to me. 💖
Some excellent recent reads I’ve really enjoyed.
July 28, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Some excellent recent reads I’ve really enjoyed.
Both of my collections (including Pick Your Potion from last year) have interior illustrations! They’re done by Margot Jenner and they’re beautiful!
July 16, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Both of my collections (including Pick Your Potion from last year) have interior illustrations! They’re done by Margot Jenner and they’re beautiful!
My short fiction collection Pick Your Potion is an Aurealis Awards finalist! 🤩🎉
Huge congrats to all of the finalists. 💕 Looking forward to the awards ceremony in May!
Huge congrats to all of the finalists. 💕 Looking forward to the awards ceremony in May!
April 15, 2025 at 10:33 AM
My short fiction collection Pick Your Potion is an Aurealis Awards finalist! 🤩🎉
Huge congrats to all of the finalists. 💕 Looking forward to the awards ceremony in May!
Huge congrats to all of the finalists. 💕 Looking forward to the awards ceremony in May!
And finally, some cows, some grumpy and some not so grumpy.
March 29, 2025 at 8:07 AM
And finally, some cows, some grumpy and some not so grumpy.
This baby alpaca was only 10 days old!
And there were clever herding puppers.
And there were clever herding puppers.
March 29, 2025 at 8:07 AM
This baby alpaca was only 10 days old!
And there were clever herding puppers.
And there were clever herding puppers.
Had an enjoyable time at Farmworld this morning.
There was this friend! This small crocodile was 4 years old! And there was a dingo!
There was this friend! This small crocodile was 4 years old! And there was a dingo!
March 29, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Had an enjoyable time at Farmworld this morning.
There was this friend! This small crocodile was 4 years old! And there was a dingo!
There was this friend! This small crocodile was 4 years old! And there was a dingo!
Where she wanted to sit today (on my upper back / across my shoulders).
March 17, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Where she wanted to sit today (on my upper back / across my shoulders).
Had fun last night at the Valentine’s Day Salon where my lovely wife Tara gave a reading. 💖
February 16, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Had fun last night at the Valentine’s Day Salon where my lovely wife Tara gave a reading. 💖
My wife’s new book The Spirit Circle is in the January issue of Australian Vogue. 🥲 I am so proud of her. I hope she continues to get all the recognition she deserves. ❤️
January 8, 2025 at 9:49 AM
My wife’s new book The Spirit Circle is in the January issue of Australian Vogue. 🥲 I am so proud of her. I hope she continues to get all the recognition she deserves. ❤️
I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas! Mine was filled with family, friends, (too much) good food and some enjoyable reading. 💖
Here’s my Christmas book haul!
Here’s my Christmas book haul!
December 27, 2024 at 1:09 AM
I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas! Mine was filled with family, friends, (too much) good food and some enjoyable reading. 💖
Here’s my Christmas book haul!
Here’s my Christmas book haul!
Love a purple cover!
December 24, 2024 at 10:40 AM
Love a purple cover!
Paperback ARCs for my wife’s second novel arrived! 🎉
The Spirit Circle is a gothic historical novel about a spiritualism cult, and it is SO GOOD. Out in January! 👻💖
The Spirit Circle is a gothic historical novel about a spiritualism cult, and it is SO GOOD. Out in January! 👻💖
December 8, 2024 at 9:49 AM
Paperback ARCs for my wife’s second novel arrived! 🎉
The Spirit Circle is a gothic historical novel about a spiritualism cult, and it is SO GOOD. Out in January! 👻💖
The Spirit Circle is a gothic historical novel about a spiritualism cult, and it is SO GOOD. Out in January! 👻💖
At lunchtime I stood in the garden and she lay exactly in my shade (and on my foot), so that I could protect her from the sun. 😭❤️
December 3, 2024 at 11:07 AM
At lunchtime I stood in the garden and she lay exactly in my shade (and on my foot), so that I could protect her from the sun. 😭❤️
My new short fiction collection, Pick Your Potion, has been out in the world for 3 months now and has 49 ratings on Goodreads! 🎉
If you’ve read it and haven’t rated it yet, I’d be very grateful if you became rating number 50. 💜💚
If you’ve read it and haven’t rated it yet, I’d be very grateful if you became rating number 50. 💜💚
December 2, 2024 at 10:34 AM
My new short fiction collection, Pick Your Potion, has been out in the world for 3 months now and has 49 ratings on Goodreads! 🎉
If you’ve read it and haven’t rated it yet, I’d be very grateful if you became rating number 50. 💜💚
If you’ve read it and haven’t rated it yet, I’d be very grateful if you became rating number 50. 💜💚
Liked "Wicked" but wish it was more sapphic? Perhaps I can interest you in some "Shining Armour"!
I don't talk much about my stage shows, but about a decade ago I wrote a sapphic fairy tale musical, and it got produced!
1/3
I don't talk much about my stage shows, but about a decade ago I wrote a sapphic fairy tale musical, and it got produced!
1/3
November 24, 2024 at 1:16 AM
Liked "Wicked" but wish it was more sapphic? Perhaps I can interest you in some "Shining Armour"!
I don't talk much about my stage shows, but about a decade ago I wrote a sapphic fairy tale musical, and it got produced!
1/3
I don't talk much about my stage shows, but about a decade ago I wrote a sapphic fairy tale musical, and it got produced!
1/3
So majestic! This is The Baby.
November 23, 2024 at 8:49 AM
So majestic! This is The Baby.
But why are there no prawn dumplings for The Baby?
November 20, 2024 at 9:29 AM
But why are there no prawn dumplings for The Baby?
I put on makeup for filming, so here’s a selfie.
November 12, 2024 at 1:15 AM
I put on makeup for filming, so here’s a selfie.
You and your cats are fabulous!
I read and write speculative fiction (fantasy, sci-fi and horror) and also love cats. Here is my lovely gremlin:
I read and write speculative fiction (fantasy, sci-fi and horror) and also love cats. Here is my lovely gremlin:
November 7, 2024 at 11:08 PM
You and your cats are fabulous!
I read and write speculative fiction (fantasy, sci-fi and horror) and also love cats. Here is my lovely gremlin:
I read and write speculative fiction (fantasy, sci-fi and horror) and also love cats. Here is my lovely gremlin:
Some excellent speculative books that I’ve read over the last 3 months.
What have you read and loved recently? 🙂
What have you read and loved recently? 🙂
October 27, 2024 at 4:22 AM
Some excellent speculative books that I’ve read over the last 3 months.
What have you read and loved recently? 🙂
What have you read and loved recently? 🙂
Pick Your Potion has been officially out in the world for almost 3 weeks now, and I’m pretty delighted by the ratings and reviews on Goodreads. Thank you so much to everyone who has already read it. 💜💚
September 22, 2024 at 10:31 AM
Pick Your Potion has been officially out in the world for almost 3 weeks now, and I’m pretty delighted by the ratings and reviews on Goodreads. Thank you so much to everyone who has already read it. 💜💚
We brought her home a cat tree today for the first time and it was an immediate hit. 😭 She loves sleeping on it, playing with the swinging balls, and hiding in the enclosed house. I am a proud cat parent. ❤️
September 21, 2024 at 11:59 AM
We brought her home a cat tree today for the first time and it was an immediate hit. 😭 She loves sleeping on it, playing with the swinging balls, and hiding in the enclosed house. I am a proud cat parent. ❤️
It’s 3 degrees Celsius in my part of Australia right now: definitely blanket weather.
September 14, 2024 at 11:27 AM
It’s 3 degrees Celsius in my part of Australia right now: definitely blanket weather.