Tom Morton-Smith
@tommortonsmith.com
Writer
My Neighbour Totoro @ Gillian Lynne Theatre, London.
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My Neighbour Totoro @ Gillian Lynne Theatre, London.
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I’ve started a Substack. Predominantly as a motivator to get stuff written. First post is little more than an introduction, but I will be writing actual articles. Head on over and subscribe, if that’s the sort of thing that floats your boat.
This is a Newsletter
2026 is shaping up to be a busy year for me.
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January 10, 2026 at 3:14 PM
I’ve started a Substack. Predominantly as a motivator to get stuff written. First post is little more than an introduction, but I will be writing actual articles. Head on over and subscribe, if that’s the sort of thing that floats your boat.
Humour me, I’m trying something:
This is a Newsletter
2026 is shaping up to be a busy year for me.
open.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Humour me, I’m trying something:
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If you’re in Minneapolis and need a place to just BE right now, Big Hill Books and Birchbark Books & Native Arts are both open and ready to welcome you with open arms.
January 8, 2026 at 6:47 PM
If you’re in Minneapolis and need a place to just BE right now, Big Hill Books and Birchbark Books & Native Arts are both open and ready to welcome you with open arms.
I think my play Ravens is due a revival:
January 7, 2026 at 6:29 PM
I think my play Ravens is due a revival:
Why does our government have a presence on a platform that generates and distributes CSAM? Morality and principle have been triangulated away. What a bleak fucking world.
January 7, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Why does our government have a presence on a platform that generates and distributes CSAM? Morality and principle have been triangulated away. What a bleak fucking world.
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I am extremely confused as to why the UK government and police are saying Grok’s mass-scale CSAM generation is an issue for Ofcom.
This isn’t about X failing to moderate CSAM, which is an Online Safety Act issue. It is about the company and its technology being actively involved in its generation.
This isn’t about X failing to moderate CSAM, which is an Online Safety Act issue. It is about the company and its technology being actively involved in its generation.
January 7, 2026 at 7:37 AM
I am extremely confused as to why the UK government and police are saying Grok’s mass-scale CSAM generation is an issue for Ofcom.
This isn’t about X failing to moderate CSAM, which is an Online Safety Act issue. It is about the company and its technology being actively involved in its generation.
This isn’t about X failing to moderate CSAM, which is an Online Safety Act issue. It is about the company and its technology being actively involved in its generation.
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The text faded to the paywall at the same rate as my eyes would have glazed over anyway
January 7, 2026 at 5:12 AM
The text faded to the paywall at the same rate as my eyes would have glazed over anyway
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The great great Béla Tarr has left us
His films are such a profound influence on everything I do
Sátántangó in particular, I can’t even find the words to express it
Pure cinematic poetry
R.I.P. Béla Tarr
His films are such a profound influence on everything I do
Sátántangó in particular, I can’t even find the words to express it
Pure cinematic poetry
R.I.P. Béla Tarr
January 7, 2026 at 7:27 AM
The great great Béla Tarr has left us
His films are such a profound influence on everything I do
Sátántangó in particular, I can’t even find the words to express it
Pure cinematic poetry
R.I.P. Béla Tarr
His films are such a profound influence on everything I do
Sátántangó in particular, I can’t even find the words to express it
Pure cinematic poetry
R.I.P. Béla Tarr
Oh gosh. Oh no. His films are incredible.
January 6, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Oh gosh. Oh no. His films are incredible.
I recuse myself from saying Totoro. It’s really close at the top, but I’m going to say Porco Rosso. I love that damn pig.
January 6, 2026 at 4:27 PM
I recuse myself from saying Totoro. It’s really close at the top, but I’m going to say Porco Rosso. I love that damn pig.
Honoured to share a birthday with the absolute legend that is Miyazaki.
Happy Birthday to Hayao Miyazaki, the writer and director of the original #MyNeighbourTotoro!
From Team Totoro 💚
#FindYourSpirit
From Team Totoro 💚
#FindYourSpirit
January 5, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Honoured to share a birthday with the absolute legend that is Miyazaki.
🥰
January 5, 2026 at 4:11 PM
🥰
Winter scenes in the Peak District.
January 5, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Winter scenes in the Peak District.
Obviously illegal. Obviously imperial. Obviously demented. Obviously reprehensible. Strength to the Venezuelans on the receiving end of this bullshit. Strength to the Americans speaking out and standing up.
January 3, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Obviously illegal. Obviously imperial. Obviously demented. Obviously reprehensible. Strength to the Venezuelans on the receiving end of this bullshit. Strength to the Americans speaking out and standing up.
Gavin appreciation skeet.
January 2, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Gavin appreciation skeet.
It is incredibly important that everyone knows that it is currently snowing where I am. ❄️
January 2, 2026 at 9:18 AM
It is incredibly important that everyone knows that it is currently snowing where I am. ❄️
Happy New Year! 
There's magic for you in 2026! ✨
Happy New Year neighbours! 💚
Happy New Year neighbours! 💚
January 1, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Happy New Year! 
I think I’m a clone tasked with watching the last remnants of humanity mutate and evolve before their inevitable extinction. Could be worse.
December 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I think I’m a clone tasked with watching the last remnants of humanity mutate and evolve before their inevitable extinction. Could be worse.
Received the Monument Valley trilogy for the Nintendo Switch for Christmas, and my five year old has really taken to it. It’s so gorgeous and wholesome and he’s been so quick to pick it up. It makes my heart sing.
December 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Received the Monument Valley trilogy for the Nintendo Switch for Christmas, and my five year old has really taken to it. It’s so gorgeous and wholesome and he’s been so quick to pick it up. It makes my heart sing.
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December 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I’m so excited that my friend Nav is part of @potterythrow.bsky.social! Genuinely one of the nicest fellas there is.
December 30, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I’m so excited that my friend Nav is part of @potterythrow.bsky.social! Genuinely one of the nicest fellas there is.
Cheese curds and gravy. Good base for a poutine there.
ketchup isn’t available, what are you putting on your fries?
December 29, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Cheese curds and gravy. Good base for a poutine there.
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December 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I received the Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds album ‘Live God’ for Xmas, and I’m listening to it properly for the first time. I was present for one of the live shows it captures. And, dear god, it is magisterial BUT I cannot stress how important it is to access art that emotionally resonates with you.
December 27, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I received the Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds album ‘Live God’ for Xmas, and I’m listening to it properly for the first time. I was present for one of the live shows it captures. And, dear god, it is magisterial BUT I cannot stress how important it is to access art that emotionally resonates with you.
Boxing Day is homemade sausage roll day. Look on my works, ye mighty, and eat sausage rolls.
December 26, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Boxing Day is homemade sausage roll day. Look on my works, ye mighty, and eat sausage rolls.