Marshall Moore
@marshallsmoore.bsky.social
Southern (American) writer academic gay guy living in Cornwall (for now). Immigrant. Recovering publisher. NCSSM87. I write books and essays and things. Horror-adjacent. Neurodivergent. Had a very excellent cat until recently. Hello. 🏳️🌈🇭🇰
Back to London and Worthing for the holidays. Suddenly this move thing is getting real. I’ll be using my time in Worthing to look for a flat or a house to rent until I can buy something. Which itself is a whole new layer of holy crap, I’m about to do that.
November 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Back to London and Worthing for the holidays. Suddenly this move thing is getting real. I’ll be using my time in Worthing to look for a flat or a house to rent until I can buy something. Which itself is a whole new layer of holy crap, I’m about to do that.
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Tonight's Low Quality Ad is for this Portal Kitty Blanket. Cats are able to create portals at will, which explains why they are never in the room you expect them to be.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Is anyone else having WTAF vibes from Drag Race UK? I don’t remember the last time the contestant who so obviously lost, won.
November 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Is anyone else having WTAF vibes from Drag Race UK? I don’t remember the last time the contestant who so obviously lost, won.
It me. 🚊
"I had achieved a version of the erasure I was looking for: I was a skin color, a passport, a nationality. A lifelong inability to fit in ceases to matter in a place where you’re never going to fit in."
"Metro, Metro" by @marshallsmoore.bsky.social
"Metro, Metro" by @marshallsmoore.bsky.social
Metro, Metro — Susurrus
www.susurrusthemagazine.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
It me. 🚊
Oh thank fuck. I’m planning to move in a few months’ time, and one of the criteria I’ve been considering is whether the new place will be pet-friendly. I don’t currently have a cat, but I had already decided I wouldn’t choose a new place that forbade them. (Also, hard nope on street parking.) Yay!
Renters' Rights Bill becomes law
Described as the biggest shake-up to renting in England for more than 30 years, a new law to give renters more rights was formally approved on Monday
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Described as the biggest shake-up to renting in England for more than 30 years, a new law to give renters more rights was formally approved on Monday
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Renters' Rights Bill becomes law - here's what it means for you
Sweeping new rules for renting in England receive royal assent - so what is changing?
www.bbc.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Oh thank fuck. I’m planning to move in a few months’ time, and one of the criteria I’ve been considering is whether the new place will be pet-friendly. I don’t currently have a cat, but I had already decided I wouldn’t choose a new place that forbade them. (Also, hard nope on street parking.) Yay!
Queer Bluesky: how old were you when you came out and how old are you now?
I came out to myself once and for all at 18, although I’d known for much longer. I’m 55 now.
I came out to myself once and for all at 18, although I’d known for much longer. I’m 55 now.
Queer Bluesky: how old were you when you came out and how old are you now?
I was 37. I'm now 41.
I was 37. I'm now 41.
Queer BlueSky: how old were you when you came out and how old are you now?
15 and 38
15 and 38
October 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Queer Bluesky: how old were you when you came out and how old are you now?
I came out to myself once and for all at 18, although I’d known for much longer. I’m 55 now.
I came out to myself once and for all at 18, although I’d known for much longer. I’m 55 now.
This is actually exciting. New territory for me as a writer. I’ve always written one-off books. I used to want to write a sequel to my first novel, The Concrete Sky. I have a detailed synopsis and know the title. Of interest to some, Trebor Healey is the only other person who knows the details.
October 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
This is actually exciting. New territory for me as a writer. I’ve always written one-off books. I used to want to write a sequel to my first novel, The Concrete Sky. I have a detailed synopsis and know the title. Of interest to some, Trebor Healey is the only other person who knows the details.
Just finished the first draft of Stillpoint, the new novel. Cranked out the last two chapters in a white heat and am kind of fried now.
October 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Just finished the first draft of Stillpoint, the new novel. Cranked out the last two chapters in a white heat and am kind of fried now.
Reposted by Marshall Moore
In a major investigation, a young reporter uncovers a powerful technology used to spy on thousands of people across the world.
This week, with our friends at @revealnews.org, we join 13 other news outlets to expose the secrets of a global surveillance empire.
This week, with our friends at @revealnews.org, we join 13 other news outlets to expose the secrets of a global surveillance empire.
A young reporter discovers a mysterious trove of data that exposes a global surveillance empire
In a major investigation, a young reporter uncovers a powerful technology used to spy on thousands of people across the world.
www.motherjones.com
October 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
In a major investigation, a young reporter uncovers a powerful technology used to spy on thousands of people across the world.
This week, with our friends at @revealnews.org, we join 13 other news outlets to expose the secrets of a global surveillance empire.
This week, with our friends at @revealnews.org, we join 13 other news outlets to expose the secrets of a global surveillance empire.
If you haven’t watched Boots on Netflix, you probably should. Disclaimer: I’m a Marine brat and the same age as the author of the book the series is based on, and even though joining the military was never in the cards for me, there’s a lot that’s relatable in the story. It’s excellent.
October 15, 2025 at 10:29 PM
If you haven’t watched Boots on Netflix, you probably should. Disclaimer: I’m a Marine brat and the same age as the author of the book the series is based on, and even though joining the military was never in the cards for me, there’s a lot that’s relatable in the story. It’s excellent.
I have started putting crabmeat in jambalaya instead of prawns and it’s as good as it sounds.
October 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I have started putting crabmeat in jambalaya instead of prawns and it’s as good as it sounds.
Probably two chapters and an epilogue away from finishing the new novel. Took the day off to read. As much fun as I’ve had with this thing, the ending is complex and I need to account for a number of moving parts. Also, I’m increasingly sure I know where I’m going with the next one, which helps.
October 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Probably two chapters and an epilogue away from finishing the new novel. Took the day off to read. As much fun as I’ve had with this thing, the ending is complex and I need to account for a number of moving parts. Also, I’m increasingly sure I know where I’m going with the next one, which helps.
Just watched the new Drag Race UK episode. Reminded of something I’ve been thinking for years: so many of the queens are entering the competition too soon. I had a bit of success in my late 20s and handled it badly. I’m still around, which is an accomplishment, but fame at an early age is corrosive.
October 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Just watched the new Drag Race UK episode. Reminded of something I’ve been thinking for years: so many of the queens are entering the competition too soon. I had a bit of success in my late 20s and handled it badly. I’m still around, which is an accomplishment, but fame at an early age is corrosive.
Truro is peculiar in having only one main east-west road on this side of the city. It’s been closing at 7pm for the last week or so for roadwork. I keep vampire hours and rarely venture out before 6. It’s been like house arrest. I did make it out tonight but had to loop home via the A30. Far. 🤪🫤
October 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Truro is peculiar in having only one main east-west road on this side of the city. It’s been closing at 7pm for the last week or so for roadwork. I keep vampire hours and rarely venture out before 6. It’s been like house arrest. I did make it out tonight but had to loop home via the A30. Far. 🤪🫤
Anyone else watching True Haunting on Netflix? I just watched the first 3 episodes. That’s some proper ghost story goodness.
October 9, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Anyone else watching True Haunting on Netflix? I just watched the first 3 episodes. That’s some proper ghost story goodness.
First decent night’s sleep in a week. The new Stratus variant of Covid, which I apparently have had, comes with tooth pain as a fun new symptom. Sinus headache + aching mouth + chills + nagging cough at night = enough already. Bleh. At least now there is windy stormness to listen to. ⛈️ 🌀 🤒
October 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM
First decent night’s sleep in a week. The new Stratus variant of Covid, which I apparently have had, comes with tooth pain as a fun new symptom. Sinus headache + aching mouth + chills + nagging cough at night = enough already. Bleh. At least now there is windy stormness to listen to. ⛈️ 🌀 🤒
Hard relate. Is that a phrase? It should be.
Fitzgerald said: “I thought that childhood was a game that I had to win, so I’ve been doggedly copying everyone around me. Now, everyone thinks I’m normal, except they all still seem to hate me a little bit, for reasons I can’t quite put my finger on.”
Autistic toddler hitting all developmental milestones realises she’s inadvertently fucked it
An autistic toddler who has hit all of her developmental milestones on time has realised she may have unintentionally shot herself in the foot. Lottie Fitzgerald, three, displays a number of typical…
thedailytism.com
October 4, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Hard relate. Is that a phrase? It should be.
I was hoping to catch a glimpse of the aurora tonight. The streetlights go out around midnight here, so it’s pitch black at night. It was sort of clear, and somehow now there’s dense fog. Because, you know, Cornwall.
October 1, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I was hoping to catch a glimpse of the aurora tonight. The streetlights go out around midnight here, so it’s pitch black at night. It was sort of clear, and somehow now there’s dense fog. Because, you know, Cornwall.
Essential reading if you’re a writer or in some other area of publishing. Really, plus ça change etc etc. The real work of being a writer isn’t so much getting the big advance (which can tank your career) as it is managing to keep getting published, ideally more or less on your own terms.
September 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Essential reading if you’re a writer or in some other area of publishing. Really, plus ça change etc etc. The real work of being a writer isn’t so much getting the big advance (which can tank your career) as it is managing to keep getting published, ideally more or less on your own terms.
Finished a new short story over the weekend, “Far Gone and Out.” Took several months to write because the new novel is going so well. Beta reader said it reminded him of old-school Ray Bradbury. I’m calling that a win. Will embargo until later in October and start sending it out.
September 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Finished a new short story over the weekend, “Far Gone and Out.” Took several months to write because the new novel is going so well. Beta reader said it reminded him of old-school Ray Bradbury. I’m calling that a win. Will embargo until later in October and start sending it out.
And here is exactly where I think this present lunacy is coming from. There have been any number of other such news-driven market manipulations already.
Also I wouldn’t be shocked if everyone in Trump’s orbit gobbles up shares in Tylenol’s manufacturer Kenvue when the price plummets and then in a few weeks they announce it’s safe to take Tylenol again. Or any number of scams. It’s just one after another.
September 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
And here is exactly where I think this present lunacy is coming from. There have been any number of other such news-driven market manipulations already.
I cannot believe that this was even considered, much less proposed. I just went through the ILR process myself. UK visas cost thousands of pounds, and these are just the application fees. There’s no guarantee of approval. The notion that ILR holders aren’t contributing is deplorable. And wrong.
Thousands of Londoners have indefinite leave to remain.
They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.
Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.
They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.
Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.
Farage vows to scrap indefinite leave to remain, placing thousands at risk of deportation
Reform UK plans to force non-citizens to apply for visas with high salary thresholds and no access to NHS services
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I cannot believe that this was even considered, much less proposed. I just went through the ILR process myself. UK visas cost thousands of pounds, and these are just the application fees. There’s no guarantee of approval. The notion that ILR holders aren’t contributing is deplorable. And wrong.
Now that my job and UK residency status are sorted and I know I’m moving, I’ve been looking at cats at a couple of rescues. It’s almost time. A lovely gingerish tabby boy I’d have adopted in a hot second has just found a home. I felt a tiny stab. I’m still occasionally messy but this is progress.
September 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Now that my job and UK residency status are sorted and I know I’m moving, I’ve been looking at cats at a couple of rescues. It’s almost time. A lovely gingerish tabby boy I’d have adopted in a hot second has just found a home. I felt a tiny stab. I’m still occasionally messy but this is progress.
A former partner would occasionally get exasperated with me because if I didn’t start cooking early enough, we would sometimes end up eating dinner at 11. I’m eating at 11 tonight because I made a seafood stew and it took a minute to prepare, and also, fuck that guy.
September 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
A former partner would occasionally get exasperated with me because if I didn’t start cooking early enough, we would sometimes end up eating dinner at 11. I’m eating at 11 tonight because I made a seafood stew and it took a minute to prepare, and also, fuck that guy.
Worth noting if you’re in academia. It’s a bit late here but I’ll check this for myself tomorrow and delete my account if I still have one, which I’m not entirely sure I do.
If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.
September 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Worth noting if you’re in academia. It’s a bit late here but I’ll check this for myself tomorrow and delete my account if I still have one, which I’m not entirely sure I do.