Moriko 「森子」Handford
@morikoh.bsky.social
Author of Flipping, A Trans Feminist's Past, Fixing the System, and The Gold Ceiling. Visit my Substack at https://EastCoastGames.com .
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Moriko 「森子」Handford
@morikoh.bsky.social
· Aug 22
The Collected Works of Moriko Handford
(almost) All the Things!
www.eastcoastgames.com
I made a list of most of the works I've done. Some stuff I worked on in the past are currently unavailable so I might work on fixing that in the future. As I've gotten a lot of new subscribers recently I hope this helps people find more of my work.
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Here is the start of the Children's book I'm writing, Sam Spindle: Pest Control.
open.substack.com/pub/forestja...
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Sam Spindle: Dedication Page
The start of a children's book.
open.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Here is the start of the Children's book I'm writing, Sam Spindle: Pest Control.
open.substack.com/pub/forestja...
open.substack.com/pub/forestja...
This is a piece I wrote about the American flag for a creative writing class at UIS.
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The American Flag
This is a piece I wrote for a Creative Writing class at UIS.
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January 26, 2026 at 5:06 PM
This is a piece I wrote about the American flag for a creative writing class at UIS.
open.substack.com/pub/forestja...
open.substack.com/pub/forestja...
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do you like trains? do you like solving puzzles? do you sometimes say the wrong thing in social situations and dont know how it comes so naturally to everybody else? do you like rude girls? surely this doesn't mean anything. play this demo
🐮The Project B-FER: Prime Cut demo is now LIVE! 🐮
What are you willing to do to get out? Will you play by the rules, or break them? Get trapped on a moving train with a cast of weirdos, and solve puzzles in this escape room style mystery visual novel! 🚋🍖
--> store.steampowered.com/app/3758790/...
What are you willing to do to get out? Will you play by the rules, or break them? Get trapped on a moving train with a cast of weirdos, and solve puzzles in this escape room style mystery visual novel! 🚋🍖
--> store.steampowered.com/app/3758790/...
August 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
do you like trains? do you like solving puzzles? do you sometimes say the wrong thing in social situations and dont know how it comes so naturally to everybody else? do you like rude girls? surely this doesn't mean anything. play this demo
@docmidnight.bsky.social open.spotify.com/playlist/7fT... <- A spider-man playlist for the game I'm playing next month.
Spider-Man
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January 23, 2026 at 7:45 PM
@docmidnight.bsky.social open.spotify.com/playlist/7fT... <- A spider-man playlist for the game I'm playing next month.
A poem I wrote about my son's birth. open.substack.com/pub/forestja...
Still Life of Simon's Birth
A Poem
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January 19, 2026 at 9:13 PM
A poem I wrote about my son's birth. open.substack.com/pub/forestja...
@docmidnight.bsky.social LAcon panel idea?
January 18, 2026 at 7:52 PM
@docmidnight.bsky.social LAcon panel idea?
A reading from Cyber Revolution. Written in 2017 about a president taking accountability for the death of an unarmed domestic terrorist during a federal law enforcement operation. I'm posting to show an alternate approach to accountability from what we have today. open.substack.com/pub/forestja...
Presidential Accountability
A story of a president taking accountability for a suspect's death
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January 15, 2026 at 2:20 PM
A reading from Cyber Revolution. Written in 2017 about a president taking accountability for the death of an unarmed domestic terrorist during a federal law enforcement operation. I'm posting to show an alternate approach to accountability from what we have today. open.substack.com/pub/forestja...
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HAPPENING NOW: We’re at CBP headquarters in DC for a rally and vigil with Sen. @chrismurphyct.bsky.social and Rep. @maxwellfrost.bsky.social to demand ICE Out For Good.
Watch: www.youtube.com/live/O25GeAh... #ICEOutForGood
Watch: www.youtube.com/live/O25GeAh... #ICEOutForGood
January 13, 2026 at 10:12 PM
HAPPENING NOW: We’re at CBP headquarters in DC for a rally and vigil with Sen. @chrismurphyct.bsky.social and Rep. @maxwellfrost.bsky.social to demand ICE Out For Good.
Watch: www.youtube.com/live/O25GeAh... #ICEOutForGood
Watch: www.youtube.com/live/O25GeAh... #ICEOutForGood
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In under 48 hours, you organized nearly 1,200 marches and vigils in all 50 states and DC for Renee Nicole Good.
There are more of us than there are of them — and We the People won’t stop demanding accountability for ICE’s killing of Renee. #ICEOutForGood
There are more of us than there are of them — and We the People won’t stop demanding accountability for ICE’s killing of Renee. #ICEOutForGood
January 12, 2026 at 2:09 PM
In under 48 hours, you organized nearly 1,200 marches and vigils in all 50 states and DC for Renee Nicole Good.
There are more of us than there are of them — and We the People won’t stop demanding accountability for ICE’s killing of Renee. #ICEOutForGood
There are more of us than there are of them — and We the People won’t stop demanding accountability for ICE’s killing of Renee. #ICEOutForGood
I wrote some notes on how my year went, the good, the bad, and some thoughts on 2026.
open.substack.com/pub/forestja...
open.substack.com/pub/forestja...
2025 in Review
It Was the Best of Times; It Was the Worst of Times
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January 12, 2026 at 2:22 PM
I wrote some notes on how my year went, the good, the bad, and some thoughts on 2026.
open.substack.com/pub/forestja...
open.substack.com/pub/forestja...
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“Sometimes you don’t survive whole. You only survive in part. But the *grandeur* of life is that attempt. It’s not about the solution. It’s about being as fearless as one can and behaving as beautifully as one can under completely impossible circumstances.”
Toni Morrison on Trauma, Survival, and Finding Meaning
YouTube video by CTFORUM
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January 3, 2026 at 4:14 PM
“Sometimes you don’t survive whole. You only survive in part. But the *grandeur* of life is that attempt. It’s not about the solution. It’s about being as fearless as one can and behaving as beautifully as one can under completely impossible circumstances.”
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Brazil succeeded in holding coup plotters accountable. "If — when the glass has been swept away & the trials are over — those who empowered, guided, mobilized, and legitimized [the riots] are never held to account, then... the conditions for repetition remain intact.” jacobin.com/2026/01/janu...
What Brazil’s January 8 Can Teach Us About January 6
In 2021, the January 6 Capitol attack exposed deep connections between the US state and far-right groups. When something similar happened in Brazil in 2023, it prompted a national attempt to reform th...
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January 7, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Brazil succeeded in holding coup plotters accountable. "If — when the glass has been swept away & the trials are over — those who empowered, guided, mobilized, and legitimized [the riots] are never held to account, then... the conditions for repetition remain intact.” jacobin.com/2026/01/janu...
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1. Good news for trans people in Vermont.
A bill was just filed that would fund private trans youth care clinics across the state.
It would be a major shield from Trump funding threats which have caused hospitals to shut their doors.
But it has to pass first.
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A bill was just filed that would fund private trans youth care clinics across the state.
It would be a major shield from Trump funding threats which have caused hospitals to shut their doors.
But it has to pass first.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Vermont Bill Would Create State Trust Fund For Private Trans Youth Care Clinics As Trump Threatens Hospital Funding
The bill would establish the Affirming Health Care Trust Fund, administered by the State Treasurer, to support clinics and providers outside the reach of federal funding threats.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:34 PM
1. Good news for trans people in Vermont.
A bill was just filed that would fund private trans youth care clinics across the state.
It would be a major shield from Trump funding threats which have caused hospitals to shut their doors.
But it has to pass first.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
A bill was just filed that would fund private trans youth care clinics across the state.
It would be a major shield from Trump funding threats which have caused hospitals to shut their doors.
But it has to pass first.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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LAcon V is proud to welcome @traceybaptiste.bsky.social as a Special Guest at the 84th World Science Fiction Convention. Tracey is an educator and New York Times bestselling author whose Caribbean folk tale-inspired works include The Jumbies and Moko Magic.
January 5, 2026 at 10:00 PM
LAcon V is proud to welcome @traceybaptiste.bsky.social as a Special Guest at the 84th World Science Fiction Convention. Tracey is an educator and New York Times bestselling author whose Caribbean folk tale-inspired works include The Jumbies and Moko Magic.
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A little over a year ago, my monthly newsletter went on an unplanned hiatus. Because of enshitification, honestly.
We have a new home, a new platform, and if you were subscribed before, it should be in your inbox. I am thrilled!
madameaskew.com/2026/01/07/t...
We have a new home, a new platform, and if you were subscribed before, it should be in your inbox. I am thrilled!
madameaskew.com/2026/01/07/t...
The Return of the Monthly Meowsive!
So much is happening behind the scenes in the Workshop of Doom, and we have many plots afoot for the coming months. So my heart is very full, indeed, with joy and relief that I can announce the re-…
madameaskew.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:12 AM
A little over a year ago, my monthly newsletter went on an unplanned hiatus. Because of enshitification, honestly.
We have a new home, a new platform, and if you were subscribed before, it should be in your inbox. I am thrilled!
madameaskew.com/2026/01/07/t...
We have a new home, a new platform, and if you were subscribed before, it should be in your inbox. I am thrilled!
madameaskew.com/2026/01/07/t...
Here's a hybrid piece I wrote for a creative writing class about escaping from a personal entrapment. open.substack.com/pub/forestja... #writing #ownstories #transgender
The Escape
Army Men are Hard to Draw!
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January 5, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Here's a hybrid piece I wrote for a creative writing class about escaping from a personal entrapment. open.substack.com/pub/forestja... #writing #ownstories #transgender
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"And I never say no"
We need to have a serious talk about the way "AI companion" apps not only prey on the vulnerable, but are priming their users to ignore consent and to conflate love with control.
We need AI regulations across so many sectors, but this area is particularly horrifying.
We need to have a serious talk about the way "AI companion" apps not only prey on the vulnerable, but are priming their users to ignore consent and to conflate love with control.
We need AI regulations across so many sectors, but this area is particularly horrifying.
December 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
"And I never say no"
We need to have a serious talk about the way "AI companion" apps not only prey on the vulnerable, but are priming their users to ignore consent and to conflate love with control.
We need AI regulations across so many sectors, but this area is particularly horrifying.
We need to have a serious talk about the way "AI companion" apps not only prey on the vulnerable, but are priming their users to ignore consent and to conflate love with control.
We need AI regulations across so many sectors, but this area is particularly horrifying.
A reading of my poem, Where has my Friend Gone, which was adapted for Flipping and published by Stephanie Castle Publications.
open.substack.com/pub/forestja...
open.substack.com/pub/forestja...
Where has my Friend Gone?
A Poem from Flipping
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December 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
A reading of my poem, Where has my Friend Gone, which was adapted for Flipping and published by Stephanie Castle Publications.
open.substack.com/pub/forestja...
open.substack.com/pub/forestja...
Here's a reading of a short story I wrote from within the Flipping Universe. It's about sisters with differing political views finding common ground. open.substack.com/pub/forestja... #sciencefiction
Fiery Chat - A Flipping Story
Flipping, the novel that originated the setting for this story, is available for purchase at multiple stores as both a traditional book and an ebook. Here is a copy of text version of Fiery Chat:
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December 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Here's a reading of a short story I wrote from within the Flipping Universe. It's about sisters with differing political views finding common ground. open.substack.com/pub/forestja... #sciencefiction
I'm running a silly game based about Downsizing Dictionaries on January 31st in Arlington. We still have room for several more players. Check it out for details:
signups.greaterbostonlarpsociety.org/events/6802-... #LARP
signups.greaterbostonlarpsociety.org/events/6802-... #LARP
Downsizing Dictionaries (Alpha Run)
Muriel Webster, CEO of Dictionaries, needs your help with the biggest change to dictionaries since thorn was replaced with the letter Y! To meet this important moment Dictionaries has opened positions...
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December 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I'm running a silly game based about Downsizing Dictionaries on January 31st in Arlington. We still have room for several more players. Check it out for details:
signups.greaterbostonlarpsociety.org/events/6802-... #LARP
signups.greaterbostonlarpsociety.org/events/6802-... #LARP
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Here is a reading of The Gold Ceiling. I also included a review of Fun Home, The House in the Cerulean Sea, and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man: Old School/New School. open.substack.com/pub/forestja... #graphicnovel
A Reading of The Gold Ceiling
Plus some Reviews
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December 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Here is a reading of The Gold Ceiling. I also included a review of Fun Home, The House in the Cerulean Sea, and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man: Old School/New School. open.substack.com/pub/forestja... #graphicnovel
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A major case was decided last week against a Georgia ban on gender affirming care for transgender people who are incarcerated.
The previous policy was cruel, forcing medical detransition.
S. Baum writes for EITM here.
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The previous policy was cruel, forcing medical detransition.
S. Baum writes for EITM here.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Federal Court Strikes Down Georgia’s Ban on GAC for Incarcerated Trans People
Georgia provided GAC to incarcerated trans people for a decade. When legislators tried to suddenly halt it, the courts intervened.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
A major case was decided last week against a Georgia ban on gender affirming care for transgender people who are incarcerated.
The previous policy was cruel, forcing medical detransition.
S. Baum writes for EITM here.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
The previous policy was cruel, forcing medical detransition.
S. Baum writes for EITM here.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
I finally made a cover page for The Gold Ceiling. This post also includes a review of Tillie Walden's Spinning. open.substack.com/pub/forestja... #graphicnovel
The Gold Ceiling: Cover Page
What Better Way to Finish
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December 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I finally made a cover page for The Gold Ceiling. This post also includes a review of Tillie Walden's Spinning. open.substack.com/pub/forestja... #graphicnovel