SIOBHAN O'BRIEN AUTHOR & PERFORMER

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Baby, it’s cold outside. #writer #writersofinstagram #seehighcountry #seehighcountryvictoria #bright #brightvic #novel #novelist #allthegoldenlight #siobhanobrienauthor #books #book

Don’t be dissuaded by the daggy cover of this book. I give The Art of Seduction a *hard* recommend. It is the second book by American international bestselling author Robert Greene (author of the 48 Laws of Power). The Art of Seduction examines

Found this somewhere recently. Whoever wrote it is my person. #generationaltrauma #changethenarrative #siobhanobrienauthor #allthegoldenlight #novel #novelist #bookish #bookworm

We write at dawn....20,000 words into my new novel that focuses on the entwined lives of three Australian families bound together by tragedy, dysfunction and art. The work intends to examine narcissistic abuse, ancestral lineage, and those who aren't

Guards keeping fuckery from my door. #bright #brightwinter #regional #regionalvictoria #southeast #siobhanobrienauthor #allthegoldenlight

Wintery vignettes. The Ten Mile. Holbrook, New South Wales. #roadtrip #roadtrips #regionalnsw #holbrook #siobhanobrienauthor

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Thankyou kamalsabran You are my person. #allthegoldenlight #siobhanobrienauthor #book #books #bookish #writers

Love you Cara Kenny whoever the heck you are. #allthegoldenlight #siobhanobrienauthor

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Serenity. Contemplation. Surrender. #mollymook #mollymookbeach #allthegoldenlight #siobhanobrienauthor #writerslife

Cézanne to Giacometti brings works from the Museum Berggruen, Berlin to Australia for the first time, including pieces by Paul Cézanne, Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Henri Matisse, Paul Klee and Alberto Giacometti. This major exhibitio

“Socrates said, “The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.” He wasn’t talking about grammar. To misuse language is to use it the way politicians and advertisers do, for profit, without taking responsibility for what the

An ode to Patricia. My garden ornament. Patricia’s waters have frozen over.
Fat-bottomed, baroque inspired wench
Yet in her current state she is saved
From the frogs, the fish, the putrid stench

Divining the turn of the season
Patricia fo

Sitting by the fire last night I noticed the interplay of shadows and light. The moments in between the moments. The tender dance between opposing forces. #contemplation #writers #writing #novel #siobhanobrienauthor #seehighcountry

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Band mole spotted. Paris, France. Bastille Day, 2025. Behold the goddess as she strides towards her favourite arrondissement cafe for her daily croque monsieur with a je-ne-sais-quoi kind of swagger. Our much loved mole exudes a coquettishness that&r

Music can be a messy business. All those variables- cords/chords, pedals, frets. Beats, notes, hours of rehearsals. Unleashing it - in its finished form - into the world can be the most exquisite of things, forming friendships and bonds that transcen

That amazing feeling when you catch up with a bestie from a lifetime ago. May music, art and literature continue to unite @brunswick.ballroom #brunswick #brunswicklivemusic #brunswickballroom #livemusicphotography #livemusic #liveperformance #minniea

From one saloon whore to another I need some advice vis a vis costuming. This grrrrrrrrr little minx-leopard-print-thang is, at first glance, off the charts. Not that I was looking. I mean heck. I was cold a few minutes ago but now my temp is decided

Sh*t is getting real. The annual Melbourne Blues Association Society (MBAS) Blues Challenge is just around the corner. Minnie and The Moonrakers have thrown their hat into the ring. Yoikers! The event seeks to find the best Victorian blues band and

No. You may not. #feedback #musician #musicians #musically #minnieandthemoonrakers #rocknroll

Minnie and The Moonrakers are bringin' the heat to the slopes. The General, Mount Hotham Resort, Victoria. Thu 24 July, 8:30pm til late, mate. @generalmthotham
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#livemusic #liveperformance #rockabilly #thegeneral #thegeneralmounthotham #mthotha

Votes are in for the Top Ten Dancefloor Quips 2025 from across the country. Overnight the polling booths counted 11,378 votes with every state and territory producing an emphatic victory for "Which one is Minnie?" The aforementioned 11,378

EOFY? Pfffftttt. At Moonraker HQ this time of the year marks the arrival of the annual Top Ten Dance Floor Quips (as made by you, my peeps). Voting lines are now open. Which of the following comments - made at various venues across the country - will

Pity we had to play this morose music. Today. Steampacket Hotel. @steampacket_nelligen #rockabilly #bluesmusician #minnieandthemoonrakers #livemusic #gigging

Love me the pug. Fun times @wombat_brewery #livemusicphotography #livemusicvenue #livemusic #minnieandthemoonrakers #blues #bluesmusician #rockabilly

Wombat Brewery. Love your work, love your pug, but especially love this gorgeous pole-dancing woman who’s 80th it was….Let’s do it all over again next week? Love from Siobhan aka Minnie xx #wombatbrewery #shoalhaven #visitshoalhave

In the absence of today’s flat top truck @wombat_brewery I thought I’d offer the following prose by way of recompense:

An aggrieved heart or small broken wing
Won’t preclude Minnie from singin’
From the pithiest parts o&rsqu

Minnie says NO to Trump juice. YES to Moonraker juice. Take a sip or two.
Next week:
1. Wombat Brewery, Ulladulla, NSW. 2pm-5pm (in association with Mollymook Historical Vehicle Association and ACDC fans everywhere).
2. Steampacket Hotel, Nelligen,