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Morris Wayts

@morriswayts.com
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Burned dirt person (coffee drinker), Xennial, he/him, proud kitchenwitch. Writing SFF/Horror mostly on Ko-Fi ko-fi.com/morris_wayts Linklist to all stories: www.morriswayts.com/publications Strive!

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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 30/08/2026
#cooking #notwritingnow Measure by heart they said. Well,my heart is garlic it seems.
A lot of peeled garlic
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 06/08/2026
#lookup #sunset Yesterday was a hot day. Might have influenced the alt text. @auntiekristy.bsky.social @nrlines.bsky.social @alwayscoffee.bsky.social
The sun ending its war on the dried out lands I live in for the day, granting scarce respite for the short night, some clouds doing their best to spread the blanket of artistry over the scorched skies. A beautiful ruse, for they assist in this torture by retaining heat, refraining from cooling things down by denying us the rain we crave so badly. 
Beautiful though.
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 30/07/2026
#amwriting #procrastination #neverdidthisbefore I am game! 1 like = 1 answer
Image of a white peice of crinkled paper with black text and decorative symbols over it. It is titled “A Writer Ask Game” with the words “One like, One answer” at thebottom. There are a couple decirative symbols of pen flourishes, a book, and a keyboard. It has text reading “by Theodore Snapdragon” and 75 questions. The questions are as follow (truncated for BSky character limits): 
What’s your favorite part of writing?
What’s the scariest thing you’ve ever written?
Do you usually write happy, sad, or other kinds of endings?
Who is your favorite author?
What’s your favorite type of scene to write?
What’s your favorite type of symbolism?
What’s your least favorite part of writing?
 Where do your ideas come from?
What’re your favorite themes?
What’s the most wholesome thing you’ve  written?
Have you ever had writer’s block?
Do you have a favorite character?
What drives you to write?
What’s your favorite part of your current WIP?
Do you have a favorite of your writing projects?
Do you enjoy editing?
What’s the saddest thing you’ve ever written?
Do you like long or short form writing better?
What’s the hardest thing to write?
What song(s) inspire you to write?
Do you have a specific type of reader in mind when you write? 
Is your prose more purple or beige?
Do you have any monsterous characters, metaphorically or literally?
What’re your favorite books?
Do you usually write with specific themes in mind, or find them during writing? 
Does being a writer impact how you see the world?
What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever written? The shortest?
Would you say you love writing?
Is there a specific author you want to be like?
What’s the most annoying task in writing?
What’s your biggest grammar pet peeve?
Which of your characters do you find yourself thinking of the most?
Do you have other passions besides writing?
What’s the most romantic thing you’ve ever written?
How do you establish setting in your writing?
Do you enjoy writing dialogue?
How much time do you spend invent…
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 30/07/2026
I will give my book money purse a rattle - wouldn't be my first double-purchase! 😂 I've just found this👀:
Offerings for Ordinary Gods, e-book, download at purchase in Austria.
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 30/07/2026
Damn it... *Sad panda noises*
Delivery delayed for Offerings for Ordinary Gods 😭😭😭😭😭😭
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 30/07/2026
Listen, I am all for it, but technically I must advise against meeting halfway. Sorry for raining on our parade here.
A world map with the the direct line between Austria and North Carolina, and halfway would be in the North Atlantic, many leagues away from anything.
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 30/07/2026
A blue morning sky with white clouds lit by the rising sun.
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 28/07/2026
#newsletter #writerslife New issue is online and in your mailbox (if you are subscribed - if not, what are you even doing with your mailbox? 👀 😅 ) Why my attempts to write this year failed, and why you are not alone. Also, promotions for great poetry & a book bundle. buttondown.com/morriswayts/...
Clouds lit by a sunset with the writ "It's wild out there!" over them
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 23/07/2026
@auntiekristy.bsky.social @nrlines.bsky.social @alwayscoffee.bsky.social @floregonian.com Mind if I tag you for a sunset? 👀
A sunset over darkening trees,beneath beautifully coloured clouds and a blue evening sky Blue sky and pink and purple clouds
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 22/07/2026
First, congratulations, again! Second - seven days seem to stretch like a year right now!
Expected Delivery of "Offerings for Ordinary Gods" on July 29th... that's too long, but worth the wait!
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 05/07/2026
@alwayscoffee.bsky.social @auntiekristy.bsky.social @nrlines.bsky.social I just caught something for y'all.
Sunset behind rainclouds, grey washing towards a molten pool of gold.
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 02/07/2026
Have you seen Jolt? The movie got not much in the surprise department, but the woman rage thing? Shelves fully stocked. 😂
Kate Beckinsale absolutely obliterating a guy with a fucking chain.
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 29/06/2026
without downloading new pics (oi, that's kinda limiting my options there!), describe your gender with one image.
artwork with the words Drunken Magic on it.
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 23/06/2026
#amwriting #writerslife #conanthebarbarian Forgive me, I am a simple man with simple joys. Also, my apologies to all #editors out there. 😅
Conan meme, but: 
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"To crush your wordgoals, see the plot driven by your characters and to hear the lamentations of your editor!"
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 18/06/2026
It should have been the word coffee made from coffee cup emojis. It looked better on pc. Still not good, admittedly. But the effort counts, no? 😭😭😶‍🌫️
The word coffee in coffee cup emojis.
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 17/06/2026
#bread #sourdough #writerslife I made this. I am a bit proud, not gonna lie.
Two loaves of sourdough bread on a tray cooling off
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 15/06/2026
The Inigo Montoya meme, but the text reads: 

My name is Inigo Montoya.
You insulted Mexican food. 
Prepare to die.
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 14/06/2026
Daughter of Crows by @marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social Which has evoked a score of emotions so far. 👀😱😁🤔😭😳😔😩
Cover of Daughter of Crows by Mark Lawrence
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 12/06/2026
#amwriting #writerslife #writerstears You have a muse. I quench my thirst for inspiration with writer's tears, their fiery laments rolling down my tongue, scorching my throat and birthing words anew from my ink-black heart. We are not the same.
A bottle of Writer's Tears and a whiskey tumbler.
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 08/06/2026
Sounds good, might try it right after I got rid of this guy there mocking me:
MDK sniper mode, targeting a streamrider
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 19/05/2026
#lookup #sky #clouds Who ordered the overdramatic evening sky? 👀 @nrlines.bsky.social @auntiekristy.bsky.social @alwayscoffee.bsky.social @floregonian.com
Evening sky over Austria, sun flaring bright rays through greyish clouds, tinting the horizon light bronze
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 19/05/2026
If you see this, repost your getaway vehicle.
The Tarsus from Privateer on a landing pad on New Constantinople
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 19/05/2026
I just realized I didn't show you all the #bread I made lately. I know, you are all here for my #writing, but who can say no to a lovely piece of bakery? Behold the works of my household, the deliciousness I pulled out of the oven!
Three goldbrown baguettes and an array of rolls with sunflower seeds, cheese and black & white sesame on them. All baked to PERFECTION (you can't convince me otherwise).
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 18/05/2026
I mean... it's not even that long, but it still aches a little? ^^
Screenshot of a running submission, 108 days under review.
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 08/05/2026
Here, have a sunset. Feast yer eyes! 👀 #lookup #sunset #clouds
A punk blue yellow sunset over dark land.
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 29/04/2026
Quote with your vibe if you were a vampire.
a man in a red robe says " i go for a look which i call dead but delicious . "
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 24/04/2026
#booksky #delight #sidequested #comic It is here! It came late, or early, or at exactly the time it decided to. But the important thing - it is here! And regarding the book exclusive... I may have uttered "NO FUCKING WAY!" with a big grin on my face. Yeah, you need this in your life.
The Book 1 of SideQuested on my desk! By Ale Presser & K.B. Spangler
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 16/04/2026
Not showing on PC/Chrome. 👀😐
screenshot of the emojis that are not there...wait... I mean... you know what I mean
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 14/04/2026
Will you look at the beauty of this water I just walked over? #amwriting #inspiration #writerslife #notJesus #therewasabridge
The river Enns with trees on its banks and a bridge in the background.
The water has all the colors of green glass.
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 29/03/2026
#writerslife #newsletter #amwriting What's your favourite curse? You want to know mine? Because damn, there's a load of people deserving a curse... #subscribe if you want to read about by my progress and my thoughts every month. Much love 💖 buttondown.com/morriswayts/...
IT'S WILD OUT THERE! written over dark clouds, their edges gilded by the sun, afore a blue evening sky with white clouds.
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 27/03/2026
I don't want to rain on anyone's parade (AND NO BLAME WHATSOEVER TO ANYONE HERE!!!💖), and it is absolutely worth the wait, but if you preordered at the zon, especially if you planned to gift the book to someone, check your delivery dates, just as a PSA. 👀🙄😭
Preorder for SideQuested Book 1, delivery date shifted from 25th of March to 2nd of Oktober.
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 26/03/2026
Stowing away the thick winter jacket might have been more hopeful than prudent.
Snow on the not too far away Voralpen.
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 20/03/2026
I absolutely did!
Pre-order confirmation for "Offerings for Ordinary Gods", estimated delivery date 29th of July
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 20/03/2026
I got tempted... forgive me.
The Dune poster with the title "Dune In - Dance Off". I am sorry. So sorry. Not sorry enough, though.
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 17/03/2026
Oh, I am not sure either, but this reads like it was his decision. www.newsbreak.com/superherohyp...
Sources say 20th Television and Searchlight Television responded positively to the revised script. Internal discussions pointed toward an imminent pickup. Despite this, Erwich made the final decision to pass on the project. Some sources suggested the updated version was too expensive. Others indicated it still did not meet the standard set by the original series.

Gellar stated, “No one saw this coming, including the head of Searchlight,” and described receiving the cancellation call just before appearing on stage at SXSW. She also said, “We had an executive on our show who was not only not a fan of the original, but was proud to constantly remind us that he had never seen the entirety of the series and how it wasn’t for him” (via PEOPLE). Sources identified the executive as Erwich.

The timing of the decision drew criticism, with sources calling it “misguided” and “terrible,” while noting there was no deadline forcing a cancellation despite waiting for an outcome.

Originally reported by Anubhav Chaudhry on ComingSoon.net.
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 10/03/2026
Aaaand nope. Not good enough.
Human Authored Logo
Human Authored is a project of the Authors Guild that allows an author to certify that their book is created by a human. “Human Authored” means that the text of the book was written by a human and not generated by AI, with the exception of minimal uses such as AI applications that check spelling and grammar or for brainstorming or research.

In red marks the exception that breaks it for me - no AI research, no AI brainstorming. Spell Check and Grammar Check where used before GenAI.
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 10/03/2026
So you tell me I have to think about renaming my Tier 1 membership on Ko-Fi? 👀🤣
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 10/03/2026
Did the NYT quiz because I wanted to know if I am able to see the difference. Turns out I am, even from those short text pieces. Glad about it as well. 👀😅
A comparison of what I preferred and what readers preferred, summary of the New York Times test. For me, it's 100% written by humans. For readers, 80% AI. Which terrifies me.
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 05/03/2026
How I feel when someone blocks me.
grumpy cat face with "If I have offended you... good! You needed it!"
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 04/03/2026
New #WIPWednesday #writing #prompt is up, this time the Magic the Gathering cards infused it with a bit of darkness. Let's see what my brain will make of this. What would your brain do with it? #amwriting ko-fi.com/post/WIP-Wed...
Five MTG cards: Frost Trickster, Isolated Chapel, Healing Hands, Wasteland Viper, Zombie Master
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 04/03/2026
There are some typical AI glitches in the pic - where did you get it?
Glitches in a picture of a woman in witchy clothes sitting on a stone step in front of a marble wall with a white door. They are marked with red rectangles. 
Heavily suspect GenAI generated material.
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 27/02/2026
The first game is a steal on steam, too. 👀
Steam page of Sprawl by MAETH - showing a discount of -65%, priced at 5,17€ now.
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 27/02/2026
No new pictures. Where are you at mentally?
Boromir saying "One does not simply live a day without overthinking!"
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 25/02/2026
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Stolen from another poster: Woodcut of a skeleton with a femur and shield going toe to toe with a renaissance warrior with a great sword in a battle field with lots of dead bodies; also mountains in the background. The text above says "What are the four core character classes?" Below it says "Wrong Answers Only." The really wild thing in the illustration, though, is the warrior's codpiece, which is shaped/styled to look very much like female genitalia. Not sure if this was a joke--and we all know artists who would do that on a whim--or is representative of what some guys went into combat to protect their dangly bits.
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 25/02/2026
Hi! I try to use it as a source of inspiration, and if my thoughts burst through those arbitrary boundaries, I just try to stay aboard and enjoy the ride 😅 If you want a sample of prompt/outcome, try this (picture is the prompt, link goes to the flash fiction (1,5k words)) ko-fi.com/post/Derelic...
5 Magic The Gathering Cards for a story prompt
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 25/02/2026
#amwriting #wipwednesday #prompt #inspiration #MTG Weekly MTG card #prompt for my & your #writing #inspiration. Same procedure as last week, and I'm intrigued by these cards. No idea yet. #scifi or #fantasy or #horror - what would you opt for? ko-fi.com/post/WIP-Wed...
Five random Magic the Gathering cards on a blue-ish dark background with white glowing stars. 
Engineered Explosives
The Huntsman's Redemption
Self-Reflection
Predation Steward
Hobgoblin CaptainA pen writing on a lined sheet WIP Wednesday Post, with the nib resting on the unfinished t at the end.
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 23/02/2026
No cheating, your last saved pic of a celebrity is your therapist. — Ummmh...does this count? I think he needs it more than me? Probably?
Batman, snapping a shotgun in halves "This is the weapon of the Enemy. We do not need it. We will not use it."
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 18/02/2026
#amwriting #wipwednesday New MTG card #prompt, if you need a #writing #inspiration? I opted for the random cards again, only putting those I never saw before in. #scifi or #fantasy or #horror - which path would you choose with it? ko-fi.com/post/WIP-Wed...
Five Magic The Gathering cards on a background of a dark blue starry sky.
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 16/02/2026
#lookup #clouds A driveby shooting of clouds
Winter clouds at sunset over a darkening snow landscape More winter clouds at sunset over a darkening snow landscape
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Morris Wayts @morriswayts.com · 05/02/2026
I hoped for something funny. 👀😅
Meriam Webster defnition of twa 'Scottish variant of TWO'
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