Writer, Editor, Publisher.
Elmo Moorby (They/Them) is a Creative Writing graduate with an interest in dystopian fiction, digital media, and indie publishing. They enjoy writing, editing, and layout design. They are a driven creator and aim to provide a platform for up-and-coming writers with their independent magazine, Creative Bastards.
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Daily Prompt: Currently Reading
This past year, I’ve leant back into reading for pleasure. When I was younger I’d always have a book on the go, but as I progressed in school and had more and more ‘set reading’ to do, reading for fun found itself at the bottom of my list of priorities. More recently, it has regained…
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Reflections, Q3 2024
As the clocks turn back and the days shorten my motivations reflect the change, lessening by staggering amounts each and every day. It is difficult to feel the spice of life when surrounded by leaves that crunch like broken bones or trees, withered and skeletal, clawing at tangles of birds nests.
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Career Musings
When I was much younger, there were so many possibilities I could envision for my future. I’d always been creative – drawing, crafting, writing stories – though there were other things I’d considered too, vetinarian, farmer, filmmaker, baker, and coder. I gave academics a fair shot. I studied four seperate sciences in high school, Biology,…
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Review: Gender Queer
Gender Queer is a memoir written by Maia Kobabe, who uses E, Em, Eir pronouns. You can find more about Spivak (1991) pronouns here. I borrowed Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe from my local library this week. I’d heard of this book before, but knew nothing of its content. I was delighted to discover it…
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Review: Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
A fortunate time to have found this book on my library’s shelves, Days at the Morisaki Bookshop was a comforting, aesthetically pleasing, autumnal read. Following a time in protagonist Takako’s life, we are introduced to a lane of second-hand bookshops in Tokyo’s Jimbocho book town. The charm and appeal of a place filled to the…
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