Dr. Zoë Marriott
@zdmarriott.bsky.social
PhD, novelist, RLF Fellow at Uni of Lincoln & Lincoln Bishop Uni. Working class autistic spoonie. Aro/ace. She/they. Proud to be rep'ed by @agentkateshaw.bsky.social. THE MOONLIT MAZE 2025, from @headlinebooks.bsky.social. No dms pls.
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MY DEBUT HISTORICAL NOVEL IS OUT TODAY! 🥳🎂🎉
The Moonlit Maze is a 'deliciously atmospheric mystery' (Ruth Ware) & 'spellbinding love story' (reader review), filled with 1920s glamour, forbidden love, found family & a hint of a haunting (or is it?). Learn more in comments!
The Moonlit Maze is a 'deliciously atmospheric mystery' (Ruth Ware) & 'spellbinding love story' (reader review), filled with 1920s glamour, forbidden love, found family & a hint of a haunting (or is it?). Learn more in comments!
Migraine woke me at 2am. Didn't get to sleep until after 5. Weird side effect of nighttime migraines: a random song plays over & over & over in my head, completely inescapable. Let's just say if I ever meet Sabrina Carpenter IRL I'll punch her in the face. Also, don't offer me espresso.
November 24, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Migraine woke me at 2am. Didn't get to sleep until after 5. Weird side effect of nighttime migraines: a random song plays over & over & over in my head, completely inescapable. Let's just say if I ever meet Sabrina Carpenter IRL I'll punch her in the face. Also, don't offer me espresso.
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The case for privatising water (at low prices) was that the companies would run things better & use financial leverage to invest in modern infrastructure.
Infrastructure has deteriorated disastrously, shareholders grow fat, & the water companies’ managers couldn’t run a bath.
Renationalise. Now.
Infrastructure has deteriorated disastrously, shareholders grow fat, & the water companies’ managers couldn’t run a bath.
Renationalise. Now.
Plastic beads spreading on Sussex coast after ‘catastrophic’ spill, meeting told
Local people describe devastating impact of millions of toxic beads from Southern Water site near Camber Sands
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The case for privatising water (at low prices) was that the companies would run things better & use financial leverage to invest in modern infrastructure.
Infrastructure has deteriorated disastrously, shareholders grow fat, & the water companies’ managers couldn’t run a bath.
Renationalise. Now.
Infrastructure has deteriorated disastrously, shareholders grow fat, & the water companies’ managers couldn’t run a bath.
Renationalise. Now.
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It was great to join ITV Last Orders as they showcased a fantastic local nature project, which we should celebrate.
The Yorskhire and Humber Climate Commission is leading by example, continuing the spirit of Carla Denyer’s 2018 climate emergency declaration in Bristol.
#ClimateLeadership
The Yorskhire and Humber Climate Commission is leading by example, continuing the spirit of Carla Denyer’s 2018 climate emergency declaration in Bristol.
#ClimateLeadership
November 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
It was great to join ITV Last Orders as they showcased a fantastic local nature project, which we should celebrate.
The Yorskhire and Humber Climate Commission is leading by example, continuing the spirit of Carla Denyer’s 2018 climate emergency declaration in Bristol.
#ClimateLeadership
The Yorskhire and Humber Climate Commission is leading by example, continuing the spirit of Carla Denyer’s 2018 climate emergency declaration in Bristol.
#ClimateLeadership
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Caroline Johnson, contemporary UK fine artist #WomensArt
November 13, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Caroline Johnson, contemporary UK fine artist #WomensArt
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Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755-1842), French portrait painter. Her subjects included Marie Antoinette and she enjoyed the patronage of European aristocrats, actors, and writers, and was elected to art academies in ten cities #WomensArt
November 10, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755-1842), French portrait painter. Her subjects included Marie Antoinette and she enjoyed the patronage of European aristocrats, actors, and writers, and was elected to art academies in ten cities #WomensArt
Nearly 10:30 and the fireworks are still going. I literally don't care right now if anyone's offended: people who let off fireworks close to houses in residential areas are, without exception, dangerous tossers. Yes, WITHOUT EXCEPTION.
November 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Nearly 10:30 and the fireworks are still going. I literally don't care right now if anyone's offended: people who let off fireworks close to houses in residential areas are, without exception, dangerous tossers. Yes, WITHOUT EXCEPTION.
Nordic Socks... where have you been all my life? So snuggly and warm!
November 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Nordic Socks... where have you been all my life? So snuggly and warm!
And it keeps on climbing! Right next to Colleen Hoover and Libby Page! Herzlichen Dank, kind German friends! xx
October 26, 2025 at 7:58 AM
And it keeps on climbing! Right next to Colleen Hoover and Libby Page! Herzlichen Dank, kind German friends! xx
Oh my goodness! THE MOONLIT MAZE came out three days ago in Germany and it's at #33 in the Apple Books Bestseller chart! I love you Germany, thank youuuu!
October 25, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Oh my goodness! THE MOONLIT MAZE came out three days ago in Germany and it's at #33 in the Apple Books Bestseller chart! I love you Germany, thank youuuu!
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I've just finished this gorgeous book. Just wow!
I'm at a loss for words, so I'll just leave a recommendation here, and a thank you to Zoë for writing it 🫶🏽!
I'm at a loss for words, so I'll just leave a recommendation here, and a thank you to Zoë for writing it 🫶🏽!
MY DEBUT HISTORICAL NOVEL IS OUT TODAY! 🥳🎂🎉
The Moonlit Maze is a 'deliciously atmospheric mystery' (Ruth Ware) & 'spellbinding love story' (reader review), filled with 1920s glamour, forbidden love, found family & a hint of a haunting (or is it?). Learn more in comments!
The Moonlit Maze is a 'deliciously atmospheric mystery' (Ruth Ware) & 'spellbinding love story' (reader review), filled with 1920s glamour, forbidden love, found family & a hint of a haunting (or is it?). Learn more in comments!
October 25, 2025 at 5:15 AM
I've just finished this gorgeous book. Just wow!
I'm at a loss for words, so I'll just leave a recommendation here, and a thank you to Zoë for writing it 🫶🏽!
I'm at a loss for words, so I'll just leave a recommendation here, and a thank you to Zoë for writing it 🫶🏽!
Me: *Opens PDF*
PDF: Hey, would you like to use AI to read this document for you?!?!
Me: No.
PDF: Are you sure? Really really sure???
Me: I'm sure.
PDF: What about now????
Me: GO. AWAY.
PDF: Nope! The most you can do is select 'Not for now' but we'll be back to torment you again later, LOL.
PDF: Hey, would you like to use AI to read this document for you?!?!
Me: No.
PDF: Are you sure? Really really sure???
Me: I'm sure.
PDF: What about now????
Me: GO. AWAY.
PDF: Nope! The most you can do is select 'Not for now' but we'll be back to torment you again later, LOL.
a paper clip with a face on it is sitting on top of a piece of paper .
ALT: a paper clip with a face on it is sitting on top of a piece of paper .
media.tenor.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Me: *Opens PDF*
PDF: Hey, would you like to use AI to read this document for you?!?!
Me: No.
PDF: Are you sure? Really really sure???
Me: I'm sure.
PDF: What about now????
Me: GO. AWAY.
PDF: Nope! The most you can do is select 'Not for now' but we'll be back to torment you again later, LOL.
PDF: Hey, would you like to use AI to read this document for you?!?!
Me: No.
PDF: Are you sure? Really really sure???
Me: I'm sure.
PDF: What about now????
Me: GO. AWAY.
PDF: Nope! The most you can do is select 'Not for now' but we'll be back to torment you again later, LOL.
Hopefully Labour will have the sense to course correct now. Chasing votes from racists & Tory loyalists & grovelling to the Murdoch press does not work. If you want your traditional voters back, fulfil traditional Labour values - invest in public services, protect the vulnerable, & tax the rich.
October 24, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Hopefully Labour will have the sense to course correct now. Chasing votes from racists & Tory loyalists & grovelling to the Murdoch press does not work. If you want your traditional voters back, fulfil traditional Labour values - invest in public services, protect the vulnerable, & tax the rich.
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October 20, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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Je refuse! JE REFUSE!
I felt so strongly I had to say it in French. Twice.
I felt so strongly I had to say it in French. Twice.
This is the future of Windows. Microsoft wants to rewrite Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. It's now bringing AI features to all Windows 11 PCs today, in a bid to convince you to talk to your PC and let AI control it. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/799768/...
Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it
Copilot Voice and Vision are now rolling out.
www.theverge.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Je refuse! JE REFUSE!
I felt so strongly I had to say it in French. Twice.
I felt so strongly I had to say it in French. Twice.
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I've been enjoying weird long format drawings lately, very frustrating that the internet only likes squares and squareoids
October 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I've been enjoying weird long format drawings lately, very frustrating that the internet only likes squares and squareoids
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Less than a month until The Bruegel Boy is published on 6th November!
Linktree in bio, www.emmadarwin.com/the-bruegel-... or search emma darwin bruegel boy.
Linktree in bio, www.emmadarwin.com/the-bruegel-... or search emma darwin bruegel boy.
October 15, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Less than a month until The Bruegel Boy is published on 6th November!
Linktree in bio, www.emmadarwin.com/the-bruegel-... or search emma darwin bruegel boy.
Linktree in bio, www.emmadarwin.com/the-bruegel-... or search emma darwin bruegel boy.
Never have I had my weirdo status confirmed more clearly than by the fact that everyone else is swooning over 'The Fate of Ophelia' and 'Opalite' when I'm listening to 'Actually Romantic' and 'Wood' on repeat.
October 11, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Never have I had my weirdo status confirmed more clearly than by the fact that everyone else is swooning over 'The Fate of Ophelia' and 'Opalite' when I'm listening to 'Actually Romantic' and 'Wood' on repeat.
A useful note for life:
If you should ever find yourself questioning "Is that a duck? Or a goose?"
It's a duck. If it was a goose, I promise you would not need to ask.
If you should ever find yourself questioning "Is that a duck? Or a goose?"
It's a duck. If it was a goose, I promise you would not need to ask.
October 7, 2025 at 10:52 AM
A useful note for life:
If you should ever find yourself questioning "Is that a duck? Or a goose?"
It's a duck. If it was a goose, I promise you would not need to ask.
If you should ever find yourself questioning "Is that a duck? Or a goose?"
It's a duck. If it was a goose, I promise you would not need to ask.
The absolute cheek of MS Word trying to tell me that "daren't" isn't a word! If I had ever been exposed to near-lethal levels of gamma radiation you would be seeing a lot of smashing right now.
October 7, 2025 at 10:51 AM
The absolute cheek of MS Word trying to tell me that "daren't" isn't a word! If I had ever been exposed to near-lethal levels of gamma radiation you would be seeing a lot of smashing right now.
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Taking a moment to imagine the incandescent outrage in the Daily Malice and the rest of the Distraction Media, if other countries demanded British 'expatriates' learn the language to a high standard, volunteer in the community etc, or they'd be uprooted from their lives and shipped back to the UK.
September 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Taking a moment to imagine the incandescent outrage in the Daily Malice and the rest of the Distraction Media, if other countries demanded British 'expatriates' learn the language to a high standard, volunteer in the community etc, or they'd be uprooted from their lives and shipped back to the UK.
Me: Autumn is here, hurray! Sweater weather! Crunchy leaves! apple crumble, tweedcore and the beauty of the changing seasons!
My degenerative, inflammatory and chronic pain conditions: LOL.
Me: Oh shi-
My degenerative, inflammatory and chronic pain conditions: LOL.
Me: Oh shi-
September 26, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Me: Autumn is here, hurray! Sweater weather! Crunchy leaves! apple crumble, tweedcore and the beauty of the changing seasons!
My degenerative, inflammatory and chronic pain conditions: LOL.
Me: Oh shi-
My degenerative, inflammatory and chronic pain conditions: LOL.
Me: Oh shi-
One of the hardest things about caring for aging parents is how, at a certain age, they just seem to revert to petulant teenagers. No: you cannot set your heat to 23 & leave it there day & night all winter. Why? Because you can't afford it! Yes: you must pay your insurance. Why? Because you need it!
September 23, 2025 at 7:41 AM
One of the hardest things about caring for aging parents is how, at a certain age, they just seem to revert to petulant teenagers. No: you cannot set your heat to 23 & leave it there day & night all winter. Why? Because you can't afford it! Yes: you must pay your insurance. Why? Because you need it!
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I know we all enjoyed his video about male friendships, but I think this one about reading might be even better.
September 16, 2025 at 5:19 AM
I know we all enjoyed his video about male friendships, but I think this one about reading might be even better.
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Passage (2007) by land artist Cornelia Konrads #WomensArt #Monday
September 15, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Passage (2007) by land artist Cornelia Konrads #WomensArt #Monday
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Paula Mela, Finnish illustrator known for her fairytale-like works #WomensArt
September 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Paula Mela, Finnish illustrator known for her fairytale-like works #WomensArt