Samuel M. Moss
@perfidiousscript.bsky.social
Novel: 'The Veldt Institute' (Double--Negative, 2025) https://double--negative.com/003-the-veldt-institute.html
Stories: Always Crashing, 3:AM, minor lit[s], Seize the Press
More: perfidiousscript.com
Runs @ergot.bsky.social
Photo: linktr.ee/doomstache
Stories: Always Crashing, 3:AM, minor lit[s], Seize the Press
More: perfidiousscript.com
Runs @ergot.bsky.social
Photo: linktr.ee/doomstache
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2025 recap.
This was the best year I have had for publishing, so far:
- 1 set of poems
- 4 short stories (including 1 novel excerpt and 1 flash piece)
- 1 novel
This was the best year I have had for publishing, so far:
- 1 set of poems
- 4 short stories (including 1 novel excerpt and 1 flash piece)
- 1 novel
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The death cult will lose.
The death cult will lose.
January 23, 2026 at 11:58 PM
The death cult will lose.
[At the book club]
"Um actually...it's pronounced MacMUFFIN."
[Pulls out the real Maltese Falcon]
[Takes a bite from the actual Maltese Falcon]
[Crumbs of ham, egg and cheese fall from my lips]
"Um actually...it's pronounced MacMUFFIN."
[Pulls out the real Maltese Falcon]
[Takes a bite from the actual Maltese Falcon]
[Crumbs of ham, egg and cheese fall from my lips]
January 23, 2026 at 4:09 PM
[At the book club]
"Um actually...it's pronounced MacMUFFIN."
[Pulls out the real Maltese Falcon]
[Takes a bite from the actual Maltese Falcon]
[Crumbs of ham, egg and cheese fall from my lips]
"Um actually...it's pronounced MacMUFFIN."
[Pulls out the real Maltese Falcon]
[Takes a bite from the actual Maltese Falcon]
[Crumbs of ham, egg and cheese fall from my lips]
ICYMI: I spoke with Perry Ruhland about my novel 'The Veldt Institute', the interview is up at X-R-A-Y!
xraylitmag.com/samuel-m-mos...
xraylitmag.com/samuel-m-mos...
Samuel M. Moss Interviewed by Perry Ruhland
In Samuel M. Moss’ debut novel The Veldt Institute (Double Negative Press, 2025), anonymous patients seek the cure for their own ineffable malady. Their treatment is conducted on the grounds of the ti...
xraylitmag.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:01 PM
ICYMI: I spoke with Perry Ruhland about my novel 'The Veldt Institute', the interview is up at X-R-A-Y!
xraylitmag.com/samuel-m-mos...
xraylitmag.com/samuel-m-mos...
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I would bet my entire life savings he thinks it’s a literal dome like the Stephen King book
we're told we can't afford healthcare or food stamps, but sure, let's build this 🙄
January 23, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I would bet my entire life savings he thinks it’s a literal dome like the Stephen King book
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Tomorrow on ergot.: undertaking some new movements with Austin Goodmanson.
January 22, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Tomorrow on ergot.: undertaking some new movements with Austin Goodmanson.
Oh they are 'BORED of Peace'.
That makes more sense.
That makes more sense.
January 22, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Oh they are 'BORED of Peace'.
That makes more sense.
That makes more sense.
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Perry Ruhland talks to Samuel M. Ross @perfidiousscript.bsky.social about his novel 'The Veldt Institute' !
cool discussion abt what 'ambient literature' could be: "It’s not a genre so much as a catch-all for people creating form-spare, sensation-heavy literature..."
xraylitmag.com/samuel-m-mos...
cool discussion abt what 'ambient literature' could be: "It’s not a genre so much as a catch-all for people creating form-spare, sensation-heavy literature..."
xraylitmag.com/samuel-m-mos...
Samuel M. Moss Interviewed by Perry Ruhland
In Samuel M. Moss’ debut novel The Veldt Institute (Double Negative Press, 2025), anonymous patients seek the cure for their own ineffable malady. Their treatment is conducted on the grounds of the ti...
xraylitmag.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Perry Ruhland talks to Samuel M. Ross @perfidiousscript.bsky.social about his novel 'The Veldt Institute' !
cool discussion abt what 'ambient literature' could be: "It’s not a genre so much as a catch-all for people creating form-spare, sensation-heavy literature..."
xraylitmag.com/samuel-m-mos...
cool discussion abt what 'ambient literature' could be: "It’s not a genre so much as a catch-all for people creating form-spare, sensation-heavy literature..."
xraylitmag.com/samuel-m-mos...
I spoke with Perry Ruhland about 'The Veldt Institute'!
Interview up now at X-R-A-Y: xraylitmag.com/samuel-m-mos...
Interview up now at X-R-A-Y: xraylitmag.com/samuel-m-mos...
Samuel M. Moss Interviewed by Perry Ruhland
In Samuel M. Moss’ debut novel The Veldt Institute (Double Negative Press, 2025), anonymous patients seek the cure for their own ineffable malady. Their treatment is conducted on the grounds of the ti...
xraylitmag.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:10 PM
I spoke with Perry Ruhland about 'The Veldt Institute'!
Interview up now at X-R-A-Y: xraylitmag.com/samuel-m-mos...
Interview up now at X-R-A-Y: xraylitmag.com/samuel-m-mos...
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Can't believe this Letterkenny clip of a bunch of far right shitheels getting stomped isn't around more youtu.be/JObnr5e0TIg?...
Letterkenny - Natives and Hicks vs The Hard Right
YouTube video by ColdDayInHell
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Can't believe this Letterkenny clip of a bunch of far right shitheels getting stomped isn't around more youtu.be/JObnr5e0TIg?...
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<angrily, at someone in hell> you should have voted harder against Moloch
January 20, 2026 at 10:00 PM
<angrily, at someone in hell> you should have voted harder against Moloch
Keep an eye out for my next book, the outdoor guide
"Persistence Hunting Wild Turkeys: For lots of good cardio and literally no other reason (You're not going to catch them)"
"Persistence Hunting Wild Turkeys: For lots of good cardio and literally no other reason (You're not going to catch them)"
January 20, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Keep an eye out for my next book, the outdoor guide
"Persistence Hunting Wild Turkeys: For lots of good cardio and literally no other reason (You're not going to catch them)"
"Persistence Hunting Wild Turkeys: For lots of good cardio and literally no other reason (You're not going to catch them)"
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Some cool people read STP and one of them has generously bought a gift subscription to the mag. If you fancy getting a year's subscription free of charge just drop me an email at [email protected], no questions asked.
January 20, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Some cool people read STP and one of them has generously bought a gift subscription to the mag. If you fancy getting a year's subscription free of charge just drop me an email at [email protected], no questions asked.
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If your church is run by an ICE field director you are not actually attending a church, you’re part of a cult.
January 20, 2026 at 1:38 AM
If your church is run by an ICE field director you are not actually attending a church, you’re part of a cult.
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Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
January 19, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
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deferring every meaningful task i might perform in a week until saturday and dumping it all on my shabbos goy
January 19, 2026 at 7:42 PM
deferring every meaningful task i might perform in a week until saturday and dumping it all on my shabbos goy
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Breaking news, first time in decades. Bus home from work smelled like beer today instead of weed. Like glimpsing a species made endangered by some new, disturbance-tolerant competitor
January 16, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Breaking news, first time in decades. Bus home from work smelled like beer today instead of weed. Like glimpsing a species made endangered by some new, disturbance-tolerant competitor
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I'm fully confident literary magazines will survive the AI apocalypse. There is no better time to become a creative writer. You already have an inside track because most people have never even heard of these things that can never die. We will be here with the cockroaches and Taco Bell
January 16, 2026 at 5:35 PM
I'm fully confident literary magazines will survive the AI apocalypse. There is no better time to become a creative writer. You already have an inside track because most people have never even heard of these things that can never die. We will be here with the cockroaches and Taco Bell
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More:
"Walter Benjamin calls deep boredom a 'dream bird that hatches the egg of experience.'...deep boredom is the peak of
mental relaxation. A purely hectic rush produces nothing new. It
reproduces and accelerates what is already available."
"Walter Benjamin calls deep boredom a 'dream bird that hatches the egg of experience.'...deep boredom is the peak of
mental relaxation. A purely hectic rush produces nothing new. It
reproduces and accelerates what is already available."
Han goes on to write:
"We owe the cultural achievements of humanity—which include
philosophy—to deep, contemplative attention. Culture presumes
an environment in which deep attention is possible."
And what allows this to happen? BOREDOM.
"We owe the cultural achievements of humanity—which include
philosophy—to deep, contemplative attention. Culture presumes
an environment in which deep attention is possible."
And what allows this to happen? BOREDOM.
From Byung-Chul Han's THE BURNOUT SOCIETY:
January 16, 2026 at 5:32 PM
More:
"Walter Benjamin calls deep boredom a 'dream bird that hatches the egg of experience.'...deep boredom is the peak of
mental relaxation. A purely hectic rush produces nothing new. It
reproduces and accelerates what is already available."
"Walter Benjamin calls deep boredom a 'dream bird that hatches the egg of experience.'...deep boredom is the peak of
mental relaxation. A purely hectic rush produces nothing new. It
reproduces and accelerates what is already available."
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Two of my favorite artists, Mary Lattimore and Julianna Barwick, collaborated to make this excellent new album out today. Happy Tragic Magic day to all. marylattimoreharpist.bandcamp.com/album/tragic...
Tragic Magic, by Mary Lattimore & Julianna Barwick
7 track album
marylattimoreharpist.bandcamp.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Two of my favorite artists, Mary Lattimore and Julianna Barwick, collaborated to make this excellent new album out today. Happy Tragic Magic day to all. marylattimoreharpist.bandcamp.com/album/tragic...
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I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
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Above all, I want everyone who led us to this point to be held accountable in such a way that it is CENTURIES before someone thinks to try it again.
January 14, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Above all, I want everyone who led us to this point to be held accountable in such a way that it is CENTURIES before someone thinks to try it again.
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This. I am done returning to the status quo of what got us here. I want universal healthcare. I want a maximum wage tied to the minimum wage. I want omnipresent, cheap public transit and walkable neighborhoods. I want Supreme Court and police reform, and I want the rich to pay their fair share.
We need to pick up this Overton Window and throw it as far as we can. Stop waiting for shit to “be popular” and start advocating for what is transparently right.
January 14, 2026 at 4:08 PM
This. I am done returning to the status quo of what got us here. I want universal healthcare. I want a maximum wage tied to the minimum wage. I want omnipresent, cheap public transit and walkable neighborhoods. I want Supreme Court and police reform, and I want the rich to pay their fair share.