Sociology Professor HKBU. Research emotions, loneliness, men, networks, urban themes. Part time writer and poet, dad, befriender of English teachers, Editor, Authora Australis @ausauthora.bsky.social Research, poems, stories - http://rpatulny.com/https://bsky.app/profile/rpatulny.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rpatulny.bsky.social/post/3mawucm6vis24My mate sent me this - Republicans in 2028 😁27 Dec 2025 03:25 +0000at://did:plc:3vhmtptthqtz6apy6ppro5vg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mawucm6vis24https://bsky.app/profile/rpatulny.bsky.social/post/3m7t6ubmdqk25Very pleased to have our edited collection on 'Social Connections in Everyday Spaces' come out this year - open access, please have a look! Special thanks to Milovan Savic and Jane Farmer for all their hard work https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/social-connection-in-everyday-spaces12 Dec 2025 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:3vhmtptthqtz6apy6ppro5vg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7t6ubmdqk25https://bsky.app/profile/rpatulny.bsky.social/post/3m7jnf3xbm22sPlease send us great material :-) [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Dec 2025 03:52 +0000at://did:plc:3vhmtptthqtz6apy6ppro5vg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7jnf3xbm22shttps://bsky.app/profile/rpatulny.bsky.social/post/3m7bt2icyh22yPlease send us your best stories, poem and art-work about all things on, in, under, about the sea! [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Dec 2025 01:12 +0000at://did:plc:3vhmtptthqtz6apy6ppro5vg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7bt2icyh22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rpatulny.bsky.social/post/3m7aprhw33s2xCall for submissions - Issue 10 'Aquatic' Authora Australis now open, with Guest Editor Jena Woodhouse. Submissions due 31 December! www.authora.net05 Dec 2025 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:3vhmtptthqtz6apy6ppro5vg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7aprhw33s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/rpatulny.bsky.social/post/3lzugef2xfk2iMarius Grose's new poem 'The Oasis at 3am' in Authora Australis Issue 9 'Cracks' 'they suckled and took, what you would give them brothers with wounds they covered with leather wounded brother in leather on the dance floor a catch in the throat your lullaby' #Poem #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Sep 2025 02:14 +0000at://did:plc:3vhmtptthqtz6apy6ppro5vg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzugef2xfk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/rpatulny.bsky.social/post/3lzueqdn7yc2yHappy to support your work Carmella, thanks for trusting us with the work #Poem #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Sep 2025 01:45 +0000at://did:plc:3vhmtptthqtz6apy6ppro5vg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzueqdn7yc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rpatulny.bsky.social/post/3lzuen4swwc2yHappy to support your work Philip! #Poem #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Sep 2025 01:43 +0000at://did:plc:3vhmtptthqtz6apy6ppro5vg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzuen4swwc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rpatulny.bsky.social/post/3lzuekgfkqc2yNice work Ellen, good way to start the day with a dawn poem #Poem #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Sep 2025 01:42 +0000at://did:plc:3vhmtptthqtz6apy6ppro5vg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzuekgfkqc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rpatulny.bsky.social/post/3lzue3ojeok2yOut at last! Authora Australis Issue 9, 'Cracks'. We have some great works included here, please enjoy! [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Sep 2025 01:33 +0000at://did:plc:3vhmtptthqtz6apy6ppro5vg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzue3ojeok2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rpatulny.bsky.social/post/3lzkkslanvk2kThe typhoon here in Hong Kong is slowly stripping the nylon mesh off the buildings under repair. Just hope the scaffolding doesn’t go next! Lots of debris flying through the air - leaves, paper, mesh strips - but so far no loose pipes of bamboo!24 Sep 2025 04:07 +0000at://did:plc:3vhmtptthqtz6apy6ppro5vg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzkkslanvk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/rpatulny.bsky.social/post/3lpo6vm52xk2yCalling all Inner West Sydney pub folk - if you're a fan of the Henson Hotel being pokie free, turn up to the Henson tomorrow and protest their sneaky decision to bring back poker machines - seriously guys? Albo's favourite local pub advertised as 'proudly pokie free' for how many years now??21 May 2025 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:3vhmtptthqtz6apy6ppro5vg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpo6vm52xk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rpatulny.bsky.social/post/3lmyx6vypjs27Sunset on Lamma17 Apr 2025 10:58 +0000at://did:plc:3vhmtptthqtz6apy6ppro5vg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmyx6vypjs27https://bsky.app/profile/rpatulny.bsky.social/post/3lmxufbbhps27Yung Shue Wan - so nice in the afternoon17 Apr 2025 00:36 +0000at://did:plc:3vhmtptthqtz6apy6ppro5vg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmxufbbhps27https://bsky.app/profile/rpatulny.bsky.social/post/3lmtiqwvsmc2rWorse places to be than Lamma Island 😊15 Apr 2025 06:57 +0000at://did:plc:3vhmtptthqtz6apy6ppro5vg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmtiqwvsmc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/rpatulny.bsky.social/post/3lmov33tcc22jMong Kok markets today in HK - feels like it could be the last or the future13 Apr 2025 10:54 +0000at://did:plc:3vhmtptthqtz6apy6ppro5vg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmov33tcc22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rpatulny.bsky.social/post/3llxzrycbdc2uShe local kids just pulled this out of the Shing Mun River. Creating quite a stir04 Apr 2025 08:47 +0000at://did:plc:3vhmtptthqtz6apy6ppro5vg/app.bsky.feed.post/3llxzrycbdc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rpatulny.bsky.social/post/3llsiipmldc2eGood to have a moment by the river to think - crossroads sign seems apt for general life and times right now02 Apr 2025 03:54 +0000at://did:plc:3vhmtptthqtz6apy6ppro5vg/app.bsky.feed.post/3llsiipmldc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rpatulny.bsky.social/post/3llfoaitp6s2yGood bit of analysis here. Trump's chaotic approach to introducing, repealing, and reintroducing tariffs may undermine exactly the business confidence needed for big US auto to invest in re-shoring - and bring on a recession instead of creating jobs https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/27/trump-auto-tariffs-backfire28 Mar 2025 01:32 +0000at://did:plc:3vhmtptthqtz6apy6ppro5vg/app.bsky.feed.post/3llfoaitp6s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rpatulny.bsky.social/post/3lktv5hyhbc2pSha Tin Looks like a post card this morning20 Mar 2025 23:48 +0000at://did:plc:3vhmtptthqtz6apy6ppro5vg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lktv5hyhbc2p