Finished reading: In Youth Is Pleasure by Denton Welch 📚

Languid, lyrical, intoxicating. In youth, pleasure.

#book #queer


Seems vaguely relevant.

#book #fallofcivilisation

Cover of “Fall of Civilisations”

Storm clouds gather.

Storm clouds over Taranaki St / Courtney Place.

Currently reading: Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman 📚

Chapter / Day 13 - “Three Hours” - On finding focus in the chaos.

Basically, many of the most productive people in the world focused their attention and energy on a three hour (ish) period of the day …

Love this :)


Evening walk, Pōneke.

Evening glow in the window of a bar and walk in.

Book of the Day - “The Future is History” (Masha Gessen, 2017)

Subtitled “How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia”. A warning we need to heed.

#books #history #booksky #totalitarianism


Currently reading: The Future is History by Masha Gessen 📚

Prescient book from 2017 - a lot of the reviews at the time criticised Gessen for calling Putin’s regime “totalitarian”.


Very proud of my octogenarian parents taking part in te hikoi mō Te Tiriti today!

A historic event.


Te Aro park, Pōneke.


Glorious day in Pōneke the day before the hikoi mō Te Tiriti hits town.

It’s going to be a fascinating day tomorrow.


Posting on Bluesky

I’ve set up an account on bsky.app

I love micro.blog - but it’s small and paid. 

I love that I can use my own domain (jeremybaker.nz) as my handle!

And lots of other cool stuff about Bluesky:

The Verge - some cool stuffy you can do with Bluesky


Finished reading: Don’t Let the Forest In by CG Drews 📚

Dark, queer, twisted.


Finished reading: My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh 📚

Darkly funny and sardonic. Listless tale of avoidance. Not sure about the end, but many memorable vignettes.


Storm over Carbrook, Queensland

Thunderclouds over a pool and light filled cabana

Finished reading: Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner 📚

Wonderful multi layered noir philosophic novel.


Brisbane river views


Early morning walk, Carbrook, Queensland.


Kelburn morning walk


Morning walk, Ahuriri


Ahuriri Napier