The Ink Shot archive

From 7 May 2012 until 7 December 2021 The Ink Shot was the blog of Marcus Baumgart, an itinerant café writer, designer of buildings, animal-lover and day-by-day battling creative. This blog celebrates the practice of writing in cafés, writing fiction and non-fiction and being creative in general.

Marcus struggles to motivate without the happy white noise of lively conversation and hissing espresso machines.

 
 

 
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New Season of Bob's Burgers Brightens My Day

It has taken two years to get here, but I am pleased to say that the new season of Bob’s Burgers (Season 8) has started trickling into Australia’s iTunes Store. I love this show, it has replaced the Simpsons in my regular rotation. All good.

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