Dark Mode cover detail by Ashley Kalagian Blunt, with voodoo lilies
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Ashley Kalagian Blunt

Author Ashley Kalagian Blunt headshot, late 30s brunette with leather jacket

Ashley Kalagian Blunt’s psychological thriller, Dark Mode, is out 1 March in Australia and 13 April in the UK.

She is the author of two previous books, How to Be Australian, a memoir, and My Name Is Revenge, a thriller novella and collected essays.

Her writing appears widely across Australian and international publications.

She is a frequent speaker and panel moderator, and co-hosts a podcast on writing, creativity and health.

Read her full bio.

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Ashley lives on the lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation and pays respect to the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia, and First Nations peoples everywhere.

  • Career advice for the pre-foetus

    Your career considerations should begin well before you’re conceived. It’s important to be born to at least one parent in your desired field, preferably two. Other factors to consider are your potential parents’ projected income levels and stability. Your prospects decrease if your dad leaves your mom after she loses her cheese-sprayer job. However, research […]

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    September 28, 2016
    Advice
    career advice, cheese-sprayer, employment, income, parenting, pre-foetus, sport
  • 7 furry highlights of the Dog Lovers Show

    1. Samoyeds forget to charge at the Kissing Booth (this breed isn’t known for their accounting skills) .  2. Are these Irish setters? There’s really no way to tell.  3. The Tibetan terrier, a breed known for not having any eyeballs.  4. This pug is famous on the internet but still pretty down to earth, you know?   […]

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    September 17, 2016
    List
    breeds, celebrity dog, Dog Lovers Show, dog tricks, dogs, English setter, pug, Samoyeds, terrier, wolfhound
  • Let’s go out for cool water and zucchini slices

    You probably heard that I quit sugar recently. Well, technically speaking – and there are a lot of technical details based on questionable science – I quit fructose. A skinny blonde woman and a man claiming to be a doctor said fructose is bad and I should stop eating it, and also stop being in […]

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    September 11, 2016
    Advice, Food
    diet, endocrine system, fructose, health, lifestyle choices, lycra, military-dessert-industrial complex, neon purple, science, sugar, zucchini
  • Urban bird varieties heard from my apartment

    Orange-handled table saw Speckled garbage truck Fork-tailed operatic hobo High-pitched taxi brakes Great eastern jackhammer Lesser eastern jackhammer European bus engine Common chainsaw Native cement grinder Crested shriek-tit neighbour

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    September 1, 2016
    List
    5th circle of Hell, Animals, birds, urban life
  • It’s a takin

    Me: Look, it’s a takin. Husband: It’s attackin’ what? Note: The takin is the official national animal of the Dragon Kingdom of Bhutan. Seriously, look it up.

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    August 29, 2016
    Travel
    Animals, Bhutan, takin, Travel
  • Financial advice for writers (and other chronically underpaid professionals)

    If you’re like me, you’ve probably never made a decent paycheque. Some people might suggest you’re in the “wrong industry” and you should get a “real job,” but those people will never know the joy that comes with putting the finishing touches on the thirty-seventh draft of a made-for-YouTube webisode script entitled Monkey Balls. But […]

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    August 27, 2016
    Advice, Writing
  • Discontinued gourmet gelato flavours

    Eggs Benedict Aioli Horseradish Borscht Soy Sauce Kraft White Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese with Ketchup Dijon Everything Bagel Au jus Sriracha Pickle Broccoli Supreme Fruit Cake Rogan Josh Arugula Green Curry Yellow Capsicum Chipotle Slider Trio Caramelized onion Laksa Roast Quail Kale Smoothie Butter Chicken Parmesan Beet Chutney

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    August 25, 2016
    Food, List
    savoury gelato
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