Jack Morris
@jackmmorris.bsky.social
Queer. Writes a bit (Pushcart nom x 2 2023, BOTN nom 2025), reads a lot. Drama (on-stage, mostly)
Editor: https://www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/ @neitherfishnorfoul.com
my published stuff via: https://thewavingnotdrowningblog.com/
Editor: https://www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/ @neitherfishnorfoul.com
my published stuff via: https://thewavingnotdrowningblog.com/
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Jack Morris
@jackmmorris.bsky.social
· Oct 19
Neither Fish Nor Foul | Online Fiction Magazine
Neither Fish Nor Foul, short stories, flash fiction, online literary magazine for the almost and the in-between, weird and wonderful, for playful, polished prose.
www.neitherfishnorfoul.com
Can I tell you a secret? My least favourite part of NFNF is the publicity. I’ve told everyone how great it is, so it feels like nagging to tell you again.
If you all just subscribed we could stop this right now.
It is PROPERLY amazing, mind you 😉
www.neitherfishnorfoul.com
If you all just subscribed we could stop this right now.
It is PROPERLY amazing, mind you 😉
www.neitherfishnorfoul.com
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BBC Chair Samir Shah and Robbie Gibb asked to explain why they drew up a plan, as revealed by Byline Times, to win back the "trust" of Reform voters, but haven't made similar plans for voters of any other party.
Gibb says Reform voters least likely to trust the BBC bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
Gibb says Reform voters least likely to trust the BBC bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
BBC Bosses Draw Up Plans to Win Over Reform Voters by Changing News and Drama Output
The Director General Tim Davie and other executives discussed altering BBC “story selection” in order to secure the "trust" of supporters of Nigel Farage’s party
bylinetimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
BBC Chair Samir Shah and Robbie Gibb asked to explain why they drew up a plan, as revealed by Byline Times, to win back the "trust" of Reform voters, but haven't made similar plans for voters of any other party.
Gibb says Reform voters least likely to trust the BBC bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
Gibb says Reform voters least likely to trust the BBC bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
Not sure I trust my FoxCloud app bc data comes & goes but I max spend £1.70 a day on electricity for heating whole house to 17-18deg & hot water. Plus standing charge max £2.15.
This is bc of battery in back garden, which charges at cheapest time.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This is bc of battery in back garden, which charges at cheapest time.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Heat-pump homes put less strain on grid than expected, study shows
Analysis of new-builds in Birmingham suggests all-electric homes not only use less energy but vary in peak usage
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Not sure I trust my FoxCloud app bc data comes & goes but I max spend £1.70 a day on electricity for heating whole house to 17-18deg & hot water. Plus standing charge max £2.15.
This is bc of battery in back garden, which charges at cheapest time.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This is bc of battery in back garden, which charges at cheapest time.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Steve Pyke's pictures of Irish writers in @theguardian.com, featuring @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social, Edna O'Brien, me, @lucycaldwell.bsky.social, Glenn Patterson, Joseph O'Connor, @felispeaks.bsky.social, Colin Barrett, @jancarsonwrites.bsky.social & Iris Murdoch. www.theguardian.com/books/galler...
The wild old wicked gang: great Irish writers – in pictures
Edna O’Brien on her sofa, Joseph O’Connor in his garden, Seamus Heaney surrounded by books … British photographer Steve Pyke on capturing the greats of Irish literature
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Steve Pyke's pictures of Irish writers in @theguardian.com, featuring @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social, Edna O'Brien, me, @lucycaldwell.bsky.social, Glenn Patterson, Joseph O'Connor, @felispeaks.bsky.social, Colin Barrett, @jancarsonwrites.bsky.social & Iris Murdoch. www.theguardian.com/books/galler...
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#Cop30 live blog - ‘We need to think about how to live without fossil fuels’ Brazilian president Lula tells UN summit
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop30 live: ‘We need to think about how to live without fossil fuels’ Brazilian president Lula tells summit
Brazilian president underlines need to reduce emissions as Turkey set to host next year’s summit
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
#Cop30 live blog - ‘We need to think about how to live without fossil fuels’ Brazilian president Lula tells UN summit
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Truth hard to hear above the chorus of fossil fuel voices at COP
Scientists at #COP30 coming with hard hitting truths in response to the potential roadmaps to phase out #fossilfuels and end #deforestation.
"Forest protection cannot be used as offsets. Standing forests cannot be an excuse to keep burning fossil fuels"
planetarysciencepavilion.org/2025/11/19/s...
"Forest protection cannot be used as offsets. Standing forests cannot be an excuse to keep burning fossil fuels"
planetarysciencepavilion.org/2025/11/19/s...
Scientists statement on state of COP30 Negotiations, November 19, 2025 - Planetary Science Pavilion
We are at a planetary crossroad. We are already facing danger. Suffering for billions of people and rapidly approaching tipping points in the Amazon and the Tropical Coral Reef systems and many others...
planetarysciencepavilion.org
November 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Truth hard to hear above the chorus of fossil fuel voices at COP
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November 17, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Quite the dream the dog is having. Feels like he’s learning to breakdance. Either that or he’s finally cornered a squirrel
November 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Quite the dream the dog is having. Feels like he’s learning to breakdance. Either that or he’s finally cornered a squirrel
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www.gladstoneslibrary.org/event/the-si...
Want to do a six month writing course with me? Or looking for a great Christmas present for the writer in your life?
Sign up quickly as there are only 15 places.
I would love to see you there!
Want to do a six month writing course with me? Or looking for a great Christmas present for the writer in your life?
Sign up quickly as there are only 15 places.
I would love to see you there!
The Six-Month Writing Course with Kit de Waal - Gladstone's Library
Join Kit de Waal for a six-month journey into the art and discipline of storytelling, with two visits to the UK’s finest residential library.
www.gladstoneslibrary.org
November 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
www.gladstoneslibrary.org/event/the-si...
Want to do a six month writing course with me? Or looking for a great Christmas present for the writer in your life?
Sign up quickly as there are only 15 places.
I would love to see you there!
Want to do a six month writing course with me? Or looking for a great Christmas present for the writer in your life?
Sign up quickly as there are only 15 places.
I would love to see you there!
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Only 2 years since the ban on neonics, France's population of insect-eating birds has risen 2-3% - from banning a single type of insecticide. Demonstrating just how much harm we cause birds when pesticides kill off the insects they need for food.
@paneurope.bsky.social
@paneurope.bsky.social
Good news: Study shows France’s birds making tentative recovery after neonicotinoid pesticide ban
UK has only just closed loophole in neonics ban (‘derogations’) so may be too soon to see recovery here?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK has only just closed loophole in neonics ban (‘derogations’) so may be too soon to see recovery here?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
With neonicotinoid pesticide ban, France’s birds make a tentative recovery - study
Analysis shows small hike in populations of insect-eating species after 2018 ruling, but full recovery may take decades
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Only 2 years since the ban on neonics, France's population of insect-eating birds has risen 2-3% - from banning a single type of insecticide. Demonstrating just how much harm we cause birds when pesticides kill off the insects they need for food.
@paneurope.bsky.social
@paneurope.bsky.social
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ICYMI I have a wee piece, featuring Vegemite, in this wonderful Joy issue of @templeinacity.bsky.social inspired by @jackmmorris.bsky.social @kateaxeford.bsky.social @juliaruthsmith.bsky.social @kiklodge.bsky.social @stillsquirrel.bsky.social.
templeinacity.com/flash-fictio...
templeinacity.com/flash-fictio...
November 16, 2025 at 9:13 AM
ICYMI I have a wee piece, featuring Vegemite, in this wonderful Joy issue of @templeinacity.bsky.social inspired by @jackmmorris.bsky.social @kateaxeford.bsky.social @juliaruthsmith.bsky.social @kiklodge.bsky.social @stillsquirrel.bsky.social.
templeinacity.com/flash-fictio...
templeinacity.com/flash-fictio...
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slightly obsessed about the end of this lady's effigy tomb with the voluminous folds of her dress and petite heeled shoes
November 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
slightly obsessed about the end of this lady's effigy tomb with the voluminous folds of her dress and petite heeled shoes
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This is some next-level American Folk Horror to rival the Wickerman and anything the English could come up with.
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
This is some next-level American Folk Horror to rival the Wickerman and anything the English could come up with.
Gaia something something …
Exposure to hormone disrupting chemicals, PFAS, heavy metals + nanoplastics linked to rising testicular + prostate cancer + 52% fall in sperm counts, globally, report finds 👇
🚨A report commissioned by @healthandenv.bsky.social highlights link between harmful #ChemicalPollution and rising #infertility and hormonal #cancer rates amongst European men.
🧪Key chemicals of concern include endocrine disruptors, #PFAS, and heavy metals.
More in our news story👉 buff.ly/iRljN9V
🧪Key chemicals of concern include endocrine disruptors, #PFAS, and heavy metals.
More in our news story👉 buff.ly/iRljN9V
November 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Gaia something something …
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Keeping warming well below 2°C is still within reach, but with massive acceleration of emission mitigation.
It’s time to step, not to give up.
It’s time to step, not to give up.
November 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Keeping warming well below 2°C is still within reach, but with massive acceleration of emission mitigation.
It’s time to step, not to give up.
It’s time to step, not to give up.
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This was published. And apparently thought well of enough to be purchased multiple times.
November 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
This was published. And apparently thought well of enough to be purchased multiple times.
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Rooks shout the dying day. Spirits wake. Twilight as threshold engine for my magics. Twilight as a time of summoning. My tongue spills secret names. My tongue seduces the world to see things my way. I am a witch. Change is the wake of my walking. – #EmilyCBanting #WitchSky
November 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Rooks shout the dying day. Spirits wake. Twilight as threshold engine for my magics. Twilight as a time of summoning. My tongue spills secret names. My tongue seduces the world to see things my way. I am a witch. Change is the wake of my walking. – #EmilyCBanting #WitchSky
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Don’t be left out in the cold! BCC is reopening for previously published work in under two weeks!!
💡 November 24! 💡
💡 November 24! 💡
November 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Don’t be left out in the cold! BCC is reopening for previously published work in under two weeks!!
💡 November 24! 💡
💡 November 24! 💡
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The development of the Pizol Glacier within a few decades – and there are still retards who claim that man-made #climate change does not exist.
November 8, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The development of the Pizol Glacier within a few decades – and there are still retards who claim that man-made #climate change does not exist.
First night The New Venture Theatre in Brighton. Pic on left at start of Act 1, pic on right start of Act 2.
It’s quite the wild ride!
It’s quite the wild ride!
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
First night The New Venture Theatre in Brighton. Pic on left at start of Act 1, pic on right start of Act 2.
It’s quite the wild ride!
It’s quite the wild ride!
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This school just made an announcement that an entire hallway is closed "due to a bathroom situation," which honestly captures today's vibes with frightening accuracy.
November 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
This school just made an announcement that an entire hallway is closed "due to a bathroom situation," which honestly captures today's vibes with frightening accuracy.
Just read the first story from this anthology from @deadinkbooks.bsky.social. Love @dancoxon.bsky.social’s intro - was inspired to jot some ideas down for first time in months.
Then there’s I am the House by @gradyhendrix.bsky.social
Woah! 👏👏👏
Can’t wait to read the rest …
Then there’s I am the House by @gradyhendrix.bsky.social
Woah! 👏👏👏
Can’t wait to read the rest …
November 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Just read the first story from this anthology from @deadinkbooks.bsky.social. Love @dancoxon.bsky.social’s intro - was inspired to jot some ideas down for first time in months.
Then there’s I am the House by @gradyhendrix.bsky.social
Woah! 👏👏👏
Can’t wait to read the rest …
Then there’s I am the House by @gradyhendrix.bsky.social
Woah! 👏👏👏
Can’t wait to read the rest …
This is so well written, @laurabesley.bsky.social - what a tour de force!
"After we sign the divorce papers, my soon-to-be ex-husband and I decide to go for lunch." Love (a journey) by Laura Besley @laurabesley.bsky.social #flashfiction #readingcommunity #writingcommunity. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/11/07/l...
fictivedream.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:06 PM
This is so well written, @laurabesley.bsky.social - what a tour de force!
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“No…no…no…this won’t do…no…h-m-m-m…ah, this is fine,” he cried triumphantly, holding up a small medallion on a chain. He dusted it off, and engraved on one side were the words “WHY NOT?”
“That’s a good reason for almost anything—a bit used perhaps, but still quite serviceable.”
“That’s a good reason for almost anything—a bit used perhaps, but still quite serviceable.”
November 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
“No…no…no…this won’t do…no…h-m-m-m…ah, this is fine,” he cried triumphantly, holding up a small medallion on a chain. He dusted it off, and engraved on one side were the words “WHY NOT?”
“That’s a good reason for almost anything—a bit used perhaps, but still quite serviceable.”
“That’s a good reason for almost anything—a bit used perhaps, but still quite serviceable.”
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“Besides,” explained the second, “one word is as good as another—so why not use them all?”
“Then you don’t have to choose which one is right,” advised the third.
“Besides,” sighed the fourth, “if one is right, then ten are ten times as right.”
“Then you don’t have to choose which one is right,” advised the third.
“Besides,” sighed the fourth, “if one is right, then ten are ten times as right.”
November 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
“Besides,” explained the second, “one word is as good as another—so why not use them all?”
“Then you don’t have to choose which one is right,” advised the third.
“Besides,” sighed the fourth, “if one is right, then ten are ten times as right.”
“Then you don’t have to choose which one is right,” advised the third.
“Besides,” sighed the fourth, “if one is right, then ten are ten times as right.”