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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Don’t be a…⏹️ It’s #UnhingedPit. Accidents, an arrest, art, AI-accusations, ugly articles, birth, death, love, loss, and the choices faced when you can’t always get (or give) what you want. #WF #BC #ACR

An illustrated woman with a black bob wipes her nose with the back of her hand over a bandana pattern.

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

And then she said… get this… She's going to query her book. Can you believe it? Her old characters. The rock 'n' rollers. The dead baby. The whiff of a love triangle. The heartbreak. Woodstock ’99, FFS. It’s not even a horror! I laughed so hard I might have peed my pants. #UnhingedPit #WF #BC #ACR

Two women illustrated in a 1950s ad style gossip on the phone. A speech bubble is next to the bottom woman.

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

#QuestPit An atypical rock star ashamedly wants another opportunity to become a parent after the loss of his miracle baby; however, the miracle baby was his love’s last chance, and if he chooses one, he gives up the other. #Q #A #WF Deep Cuts X Everything After X The Rom-Commers

Borrowed Bandana agent's guide title card featuring a list of teased story topics

Borrowed Bandana agent's guide featuring point shoes, a guitar neck, and two comparable book titles over a stylized vinyl record in a blue, white, and red bullseye.

Borrowed Bandana agent's guide featuring the story pitch

Borrowed Bandana agent's guide featuring a guitar, a Grammy, a motorcycle helmet clustered in front of a stylized vinyl record in a blue, white, and red bullseye next to two comparable book titles.

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Need vs. Want. Eli wants to be a dad. Gettie needs him to admit it. He won’t because she can no longer conceive, and getting what he wants means giving up Gettie. Choosing means losing. #QuestPit #Q #A #WF Deep Cuts X Everything After X The Rom-Commers

Borrowed Bandana title graphic featuring a man riding a motorcycle in the mountains with several balloon bubble thoughts hovering over his head.

Borrowed Bandana manuscript pitch near a guitarist kneeling in front of a framed platinum record.

Borrowed Bandana graphic featuring four comparable book titles.

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Let’s ride! Maybe it will drown out his grief and sadness. Or make him forget another loss. It probably won’t make that selfish desire for fatherhood fade. It definitely won’t replace the love of his life. But fu¢k it. It’s worth a try. #PosterPit #Q Deep Cuts | Everything After | The Rom-Commers

Movie poster for Borrowed Bandana featuring a close-up of a motorcyclist over a bandana pattern. An ultrasound image of a baby is hidden in the rearview mirror.

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

The phrase “The Greater Good” irked Gettie. It promised loss. And in this situation, she was the one losing. First, the baby. Then another chance. Now Eli. But some loves, even the best ones, must be sacrificed for the greater good. If you love something… #PosterPit #Q Deep Cuts | Everything After

Illustrated movie poster for Borrowed Bandana featuring pointe shoes poised over an electric guitar near a microphone, a Grammy, and an ultrasound.

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Pitch exhaustion? Try #UnHingedPit. A laugh a day. Yada. Yada. Side effects may include thumb swelling, eye strain, split sides, headache, nausea, and death. Until the pill kicks in, my book’s about the choice a man faces after his baby dies and his love can’t have another. #WTF? I mean #WF

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

The Acid Trip: A Serial Romance Exclusive content for subscribers of The Written Record, a free newsletter by Morris the Spider. Sign up today! #QuestPit #W Chapters 1 & 2 available now. Chapter 3 dropping soon. www.morristhespider.com/blog

The Acid Trip poster. A guitarist kneels on the top curve of an electric guitar, and a pin-up girl, blowing kisses, lounges in the lower curve. Guitar strings transition to the contrails of three bomber planes.

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Amidst the unrest at Woodstock 99, Gettie forges a pact with Ray, the guitarist who fell offstage and onto her. He'll protect her from the beer-buzzed bros, and she'll ensure that tripping balls remains memorable for all the right reasons. Falling for each other wasn't part of the deal. #QuestPit #W

The Acid Trip: A Serial Romance. A silhouetted guitarist kneels atop an electric guitar.

A young girl wearing jean shorts and Dr. Martens crowd surfs over a sea of hands at an outdoor concert.

An illustration of a pin-up girl blowing kisses while seated in the upper curve of an electric guitar.

An illustrated couple stands close. He carries a guitar case over his shoulder. She has a backpack. Beside them is a short book blurb.

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

And so this is Christmas. And potentially the visual metaphor of my querying journey.

A tangle of ornament hooks in an open palm.

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

#QuestPit Let’s ride! Maybe it will drown out his sadness. Or make him forget the loss. It probably won’t make that selfish desire for fatherhood fade. It definitely won’t replace Gettie. But f*ck it. It’s worth a try. #WF #BC #CR "Your Bike” Music by Muza Production, Adobe Stock education license

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

#QuestPit She knows his secret—wanting to be a dad. She can’t give it to him, so she lets him go. But when she’s seen with that other guy, he questions what his wish truly is. And realizes what he already has. Family. #WF #BC #AR Deep Cuts X Everything After X And Just Like That

Borrowed Bandana title side featuring an illustration of a framed platinum record and compact disc floating over a red bandana.

Borrowed Bandana illustration of an oversized electric guitar with a rock guitarist kneeling on the top of the body and a motorcyclist driving on the strings.

An illustration of an oversized electric guitar body and a singer holding a vintage microphone

An illustration of an oversized electric guitar with a pin-up girl blowing kisses while sitting in the upper curve of the guitar's body. Four comparable book covers sit in a row above the guitar.

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Querying is brutal so I’m writing for my mental health and serializing a story as exclusive content for my newsletter subscribers. I’m as jazzed about the banner art as much as the story. (🕸️ 🔗 in bio)

Banner art for The Acid Trip, a serialized romance, featuring and illustrated rock guitar on top of and a pinup girl in the nook of an oversized electric guitar. The guitar strings lead into B-52 bomber contrails.

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Need vs. Want. Eli wants to be a dad. Gettie needs him to admit it. He won’t because she can no longer conceive, and getting what he wants means giving up Gettie. Choosing means losing. #DVPit #WF #BC #R Deep Cuts Everything After And Just Like That

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Psst. Did you know cancer is a disability with 20M diagnoses made a year? Fiction featuring characters who die outnumber those who survive. Let’s change that. Scars, Cars, and a Rock Star features Gettie, an external thriver, yet internal hot mess, navigating love after breast cancer. #DVPit #WF

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

From red carpets to Red Rocks, Borrowed Bandana follows a singer on his first solo tour, and his soulmate, who sacrifices their romance after losing their miracle baby, so he can reflect on his desires for another chance at parenthood, knowing it was her last. #DVPit #WF Deep Cuts X Everything After

Illustration featuring a close-up of a man's face with an audience and band playing at the Red Rocks amphitheater reflected in his sunglasses.

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

#UnhingedPit 52 & 39-year-old protags? Unthinkable Not one rock star love interest, but two? Unbalanced Music tropes instead of hockey? Unsound Book Club themes in the age of BookTok? Unfortunate Borrowed Bandana. Unhinged “Your Bike” Music by Muza Production, Adobe Stock education license

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

#PosterPit Need vs. Want. Eli wants to be a dad. Gettie needs him to admit it. He won’t because she can no longer conceive, and getting what he wants means giving up Gettie. Choosing means losing. Deep Cuts Everything After And Just Like That #Q #A #BC #WF #R

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Need vs. Want. Eli wants to be a dad. Gettie needs him to admit it. He won’t because she can no longer conceive, and getting what he wants means giving up Gettie. Choosing means losing. Deep Cuts Everything After And Just Like That #PosterPit #Q #A #BC #WF #R

Borrowed Bandana poster featuring a closeup illustration of a man with the Red Rocks amphitheater reflected in his sunglasses.

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

From red carpets to Red Rocks, Borrowed Bandana follows a singer on his first solo tour, and his soulmate, who selflessly sacrifices their romance after losing their miracle baby, so that he can reflect on his desires for another chance at parenthood, knowing it was her last. #PosterPit #Q #BC #WF

Borrowed Bandana poster featuring an illustrated man and woman on a red carpet superimposed in front of the Red Rocks amphitheater with a bandana pattern overlaid on the night sky.

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

From red carpets to Red Rocks, a singer navigates his first solo tour as his soulmate sacrifices their relationship after their baby's neonatal death, forcing him to envision life with her or as a father without her. #QuestPit #Q #A #BC #WF #R Deep Cuts X Everything After X And Just Like That

Borrowed Bandana Agent's Guide: Title slide plus genres

Borrowed Bandana Agent's Guide: subplot slide featuring an illustrated open notebook with a summer tour packing list and polaroid photos

Borrowed Bandana Agent's Guide: pitch slide featuring an illustration of a male character holding a GRAMMY and female character with her arm linked through his

Borrowed Bandana Agent's Guide: comp slide featuring a man riding a motorcycle on a mountain highway

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Need vs. Want. Eli wants to be a dad. Gettie needs him to admit it. He won’t because she can no longer conceive, and getting what he wants means giving up Gettie. He needs to figure his 💩 out. #QuestPit #Q #A #BC #WF #R Deep Cuts X Everything After X And Just Like That

Borrowed Bandana pitch card featuring an illustrated man riding a motorcylce on a mountain highway with invasive thought bubbles hovering over his head

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Deep Cuts X And Just Like That Need vs. want. Eli wants to be a dad. Gettie needs him to admit it. He won’t because she can no longer conceive and getting what he wants means giving up Gettie. He needs to figure his 💩 out. #BluePit 📖 #DIS #Q #WF/BC/R

Borrowed Bandana agents guide title slide of a platinum record framed over a red bandana

Borrowed Bandana agents guide details slide featuring an open notebook page with Polaroid photos clipped on the top and a summer tour packing list

Borrowed Bandana agents guide pitch slide with an illustration of the male and female characters

Borrowed Bandana agents guide comps slide featuring an illustration of a man riding a motorcycle

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

BORROWED BANDANA PLAYLIST: Adventure of a Lifetime One Little Victory Sweet Child O’Mine Hurt Love Will Tear Us Apart Over the Hill Too Good at Raising Hell Jolene Epiphany Last Kiss Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word Ain’t No Mountain High Enough #UnhingedPit #WF #BC #R

Illustrated faux Spotify playlist for the manuscript Borrowed Bandana.

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

🚨BREAKING: Eli Anders (39) arrested for excessive speeding, a class 3 misdemeanor, at 1:23am. A sheriff’s deputy clocked the rocker on his motorcycle driving north on US-93. The singer’s alleged speed was 115mph. Arraignment scheduled at 10am. Daisy Jones X Sex and the City #UnhingedPit #WF #BC #R

Illustration of the fictional character Eli Anders’ mug shot from the manuscript Borrowed Bandana

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

🚨 BREAKING: Eil Anders, the former frontman of Fifth and the Shots, facing allegations of using AI-generated vocals on his GRAMMY-winning hit song, was arrested in Mohave County, AZ. His arraignment is scheduled for 10 a.m. Daisy Jones X Sex and the City #UnhingedPit #WF #BC #R

Illustration of a newscast showing the mug shot of the fictional Eli Anders from the manuscript Borrowed Bandana

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Does anyone else feel like wishing someone “good luck” comes across snarky and disingenuous these days? Like it’s been ruined by sarcasm.

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

I won an award. Got the VP for Regional Campuses and Online Education to flash the sign of the horns with me. Such a fun event, even without the award. 🤘🤘

IU Vice President for Regional Campuses and Online Education Ken Iwama and Maria Morris smile and flash the sign of the horns. 🤘

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

#WIPPIT Eli is content not being a dad, yet he and his partner conceive, changing his mind. But neonatal death rocks his relationship, and he desires another chance, knowing it was his partner’s last. With adoption off the table, he must choose—epic love or fatherhood. #WF #R #BC

A snippet from Borrowed Bandana about how Ray fell on top of Gettie trippin' balls at Woodstock '99.

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

#WIPPIT Neonatal death rocks Eli and Gettie's relationship. He wants a child. She can’t have another. His tour and her mural commission become a Ross & Rachel-style break. But when Gettie’s friendship with her client plays out on social media, Eli questions his desires. And hers. #WF #R #BC

Borrowed Bandana pitch card featuring a girl in summer clothes, a concert image, a man on a motorcycle, and a man playing electric guitar on a red bandana-patterned background

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

‘87 Caprice Featuring pencils, brushes, blueberries, diamond and sapphire rings, chocolate chip cookies, butterflies, cinnamon sticks, budgie parakeets, and little blue pills to keep the pencils hard

Collage: ‘87 Caprice

Featuring pencils, brushes, blueberries, diamond rings, chocolate chip cookies, butterflies, cinnamon sticks, budgie parakeets, and little blue pills to keep the pencils hard

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

#WritingCommunity Do your 2x2 16:9 agent guide images look awesome on X but cropped on 🦋? Pro tip: Size your artboards at 1100x730 for Bluesky.

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

#QuestPit Eli is content not being a dad, yet he and his partner conceive, changing his mind. But neonatal death rocks his relationship, and he desires another chance, knowing it is his partner’s last. With adoption off the table, he must choose—once-in-a-lifetime love or fatherhood. #W #WF #BC #R

Borrowed Bandana title slide: Framed platinum record over a red bandana

Borrowed Bandana theme slide: Spiral notebook with 2 clipped polaroids and a summer tour packing list

Borrowed Bandana pitch slide: Eli and Gettie embracing. Eli holds a GRAMMY award.

Borrowed Bandana comps slide: Motorcyclist riding in the mountains.

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Jessica DeLand - Author (is getting published! 😱) @delandjessica.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

1. Take a ballerina w/ a panic disorder 2. Have fantasy fugitives kidnap her for their leader’s magic stuck w/in her 3. Threaten her family so she’ll live w/ them until it can be returned 4. Watch her risk everything she loves for freedom & her ballet dream #Questpit #Q #YA #F #M #R #agentsguide

Agents Guide titled Wake beside a feather & ballerina. Top reads: "YA Contemporary Fantasy, 91,000 words, Jessica DeLand." Approx main text: "18-year-old Rikma dreams of being a professional ballerina until her father dies in a drunk driving accident. Moving in w/ her unstable uncle & cousins, she sacrifices dance to shoulder their stability despite her panic disorder. She’s kidnapped by fantasy fugitives & taken to their planet to free their captive leader—the murderous, dark psychogenic vampire, Kinito. Unbeknownst to her, a fragment of Kinito’s magic is entwined w/ her soul. They force her to use it to free Kinito, who wants back what is his. Her captors discover extracting the magic will kill Rikma & lose Kinito’s power. So Kinito threatens her family to make her live w/ them until it's returned. Grieving the ballet school they forbid, she uncovers their secrets to reclaim freedom. But when she develops feelings for 1 & others become like family, she must choose: them or her dream"

Agent's Guide panel with a sitting ballerina bent over her stretched legs. Text to the left of her reads: "Overcoming Weakness, Kidnapping Romance, Uncovering Secrets, Mental Health Rep, Redemption Arcs, Forced Proximity, Banter & Humor, Found Family, Slow Burn." Text above her reads: "AAPI/ADHD Writer." There's a feather texture in the background.

Agent's Guide panel showing a ballerina's legs and feet, wearing pointe shoes, with her crossed wrists tied together with rope. To the left of her legs is a badge that reads, "Killer Nashville Claymore Finalist" surrounded by the words, "Best Juvenile/YA Finalist." To the right is the word "Comps" and images of book/movie covers for "The Cruel Prince," "The Inheritance Games," "A Curse So Dark and Lonely," "The Prison Healer," and "Howl's Moving Castle." Bottom half of the panel is bordered by ice.

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

#QuestPit #WIP #WF #R Eli is content not being a dad, yet he and his partner conceive, changing his mind. But neonatal death rocks his relationship, and he desires another chance, knowing it was his partner’s last. With adoption off the table, he must choose—once-in-a-lifetime love or fatherhood.

Borrowed Bandana title slide with a framed platinum record over a red bandana

Borrowed Bandana themes slide with an open notebook, clipped photographs, and a written packing list

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

#QuestPit #Q #WF #A #C #R Her: Land gallery representation in LA. Stop the tabloid fodder from getting under her skin. Don’t let the rocker know she's falling. Him: Consider the solo gig. Keep the fodder from scaring her off. Don’t blurt those 3 little words. Easier said than done.

An illustrated woman and man embrace near a classic car with balloon thought bubbles over their heads.

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

#litagents #amquerying LA wasn’t Gettie’s only potential market for artist representation. But it was the one her heart was set on. The rocker on her SoCal flight fell hard and fast, his heart set on her. But baggage gets heavy, art is subjective, and love doesn’t conquer all. #A #C #R #WF #BC

Scars, Cars, and a Rock Star agent's guide title slide

Scars, Cars, and a Rock Star agent's guide themes and tropes slide

Scars, Cars, and a Rock Star agent's guide pitch slide

Scars, Cars, and a Rock Star agent's guide comps slide

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

#PosterPitQ #A #C #R #WF #BC LA wasn’t Gettie’s only potential market for artist representation. But it was the one her heart was set on. The rocker on her SoCal flight fell hard and fast, his heart set on her. But baggage gets heavy, art is subjective, and love doesn’t conquer all.

Scars, Cars, and a Rock Star poster featuring a couple embracing near Santa Monica Pier.

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

#PosterPitQ #A #C #R #WF #BC 🎼🎶🎵 A weary rocker boards a plane Seated in the aisle. The cutie at the window Enchants him with her smile. She tries to hide her hurt and pain And he attempts the same. But the mask she wears, he sees through While she sees beyond his fame. 🎶🎵🎙️

Fifth and the Shots Masked Men World Tour concert poster

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

#PosterPitQ #A #R #WF Her: Land gallery representation in LA. Don’t let the rocker know she's falling. Stop the tabloid fodder from getting under her skin. Him: Consider the solo gig. Keep the fodder from scaring her off. Don’t blurt those 3 little words.

Scars, Cars, and a Rock Star poster featuring a rocker standing near a cute girl behind the wheel of a classic car.

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Congratulations to all the #RevPit winners and runner-ups! While I had no expectation of being a winner, I won’t lie. I totally scanned for my name. To all the editors and first readers, your time is appreciated and valued. Thank you. Until next time, it’s back to the grind.

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Retro vibes and California dreaming for G&E. (I can't take credit for the car. It's a stock illustration.) #RevPitWaiting #RevPit

Illustrated man and woman standing near a classic car with retro stripes and palm trees in the background

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

“I travel about as well as Donald Trump dances, awkwardly and with maybe too much weight.” —Scars, Cars, and a Rock Star #1stLinePit #Q #A #R #WF #BC

Concert poster agents guide for Scars, Cars, and a Rock Star

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

I travel about as well as Donald Trump dances, awkwardly with maybe too much weight. —Scars, Cars, and a Rock Star #1stLinePit #Q #A #R #WF #BC

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

#amquerying The flight wasn’t supposed to change Gettie’s life. Acing her interviews and bagging gallery representation was. Seat 4B shared her need to kill germs. Eradication led to banter and TMI. TMI led to intimacy. Intimacy led to the thing too hard to abandon if her dream didn’t land.

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

The hardest part about the querying process is the conflicting advice. Anyone old enough to remember how eggs were advertised as healthy and then they were the worst thing you could eat and then they were good again? Querying feels like that. #RevPit #10queries

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

‘73 Buick Century 12”x12” Paper on canvas

Collage featuring images in browns, yellows, and gold.

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

I had fun crafting my #UnhingedPit. It was a last minute decision but worth the hour to flex the marketing muscles. I browsed the hashtag this morning. I can see how hard it is for #litagents to make decisions. The sheer volume! Whoa! Y’all are a bunch of crafty pants. Great job!

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Morris The Spider @morristhespider.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

BREAKING NEWS: Lucky to be alive. Famed frontman for Fifth and the Shots, Eli Anders, was the victim of a violent crash while riding his motorcycle last evening in Ocean Park. The band’s manager asks fans to respect his privacy as he recovers in this difficult time. #UnhingedPit #Q#A#WF#R

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