Moira Garland
@moiragauthor.bsky.social
Short fiction writer & poet. Feminist. Socialist. Northern England.
A digital notice on a method of paying fares, shown on Leeds buses (and elsewhere?) for a while, but it still makes me inwardly chuckle. Do PR creators speak our language?
July 27, 2026 at 10:13 AM
A digital notice on a method of paying fares, shown on Leeds buses (and elsewhere?) for a while, but it still makes me inwardly chuckle. Do PR creators speak our language?
Coming thick and fast in the garden, they do well year after year. And this is how RLS cheer themselves, and others, up 😀
#alstromeria
#yorkshire
#alstromeria
#yorkshire
June 25, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Coming thick and fast in the garden, they do well year after year. And this is how RLS cheer themselves, and others, up 😀
#alstromeria
#yorkshire
#alstromeria
#yorkshire
A mid-June evening garden in Yorkshire. Off-white aruncus, red Maltese cross, purple geraniums, white clover.
June 18, 2026 at 8:13 PM
A mid-June evening garden in Yorkshire. Off-white aruncus, red Maltese cross, purple geraniums, white clover.
'The King's Mother' by @anniegarthwaite.bsky.social
Having missed out on 1066-1485 history at school, I had to persevere initially with this novel: dense at first, with an extensive character list, & family tree, I then got absorbed by the writing. Recommended.
@leedslibraries.bsky.social
Having missed out on 1066-1485 history at school, I had to persevere initially with this novel: dense at first, with an extensive character list, & family tree, I then got absorbed by the writing. Recommended.
@leedslibraries.bsky.social
May 24, 2026 at 7:15 PM
'The King's Mother' by @anniegarthwaite.bsky.social
Having missed out on 1066-1485 history at school, I had to persevere initially with this novel: dense at first, with an extensive character list, & family tree, I then got absorbed by the writing. Recommended.
@leedslibraries.bsky.social
Having missed out on 1066-1485 history at school, I had to persevere initially with this novel: dense at first, with an extensive character list, & family tree, I then got absorbed by the writing. Recommended.
@leedslibraries.bsky.social
Ken Loach, in today's @theguardian.com cuts to the chase in summarising the Labour Party's current supposed leadership challenges. And compares it to Spanish civil war splits on the left.
#socialism
#socialism
May 17, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Ken Loach, in today's @theguardian.com cuts to the chase in summarising the Labour Party's current supposed leadership challenges. And compares it to Spanish civil war splits on the left.
#socialism
#socialism
A morning at RSPB Fairburn Ings, near Leeds, on a walk led by volunteers Graham & Joe, leaning how to ID various birdsongs including warblers, coots, bitterns (beyond my hearing). Wish my retention was better!
May 2, 2026 at 10:44 PM
A morning at RSPB Fairburn Ings, near Leeds, on a walk led by volunteers Graham & Joe, leaning how to ID various birdsongs including warblers, coots, bitterns (beyond my hearing). Wish my retention was better!
After a missed walk in Skipton down to rail failures, I took a short local walk - see photo. That horse unnerved me by following me, almost nudging me in the back. Managed to shut the gate on it, but fell down as a result!
#fallenwoman 😉
Rewarded by an exciting TV snooker match tonight 🙂.
#fallenwoman 😉
Rewarded by an exciting TV snooker match tonight 🙂.
April 27, 2026 at 9:40 PM
After a missed walk in Skipton down to rail failures, I took a short local walk - see photo. That horse unnerved me by following me, almost nudging me in the back. Managed to shut the gate on it, but fell down as a result!
#fallenwoman 😉
Rewarded by an exciting TV snooker match tonight 🙂.
#fallenwoman 😉
Rewarded by an exciting TV snooker match tonight 🙂.
As well as writing short fiction I've long been a reader. A new author to me. This story's beginning seemed so topical, plus I thought it a great start to a story, to draw you in. More good stuff from Comma Press.
@commapress.bsky.social
@commapress.bsky.social
April 12, 2026 at 3:51 PM
As well as writing short fiction I've long been a reader. A new author to me. This story's beginning seemed so topical, plus I thought it a great start to a story, to draw you in. More good stuff from Comma Press.
@commapress.bsky.social
@commapress.bsky.social
Some sunny views on a Golden Acre Park walk today in Leeds, northern England. I wish the rest of the world was like this. Messages of support & sympathy where it isn't. e.g. Palestine, Ukraine, Sudan, Myanmar, etc
March 21, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Some sunny views on a Golden Acre Park walk today in Leeds, northern England. I wish the rest of the world was like this. Messages of support & sympathy where it isn't. e.g. Palestine, Ukraine, Sudan, Myanmar, etc
March 14, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Join me next Wednesday, online at another fabulous session. Always welcoming, with quality & inspiring poetry.
Also, I have an open mic spot - first on 😀
Also, I have an open mic spot - first on 😀
February 21, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Join me next Wednesday, online at another fabulous session. Always welcoming, with quality & inspiring poetry.
Also, I have an open mic spot - first on 😀
Also, I have an open mic spot - first on 😀
Very excited to report that a friend and I saw a starling murmuration at RSPB Fairburn Ings this afternoon. Guided by two RSPB experts. In pouring rain. Well worth it.
January 22, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Very excited to report that a friend and I saw a starling murmuration at RSPB Fairburn Ings this afternoon. Guided by two RSPB experts. In pouring rain. Well worth it.
Lovely, foggy Skipton. Great for another walk. And engaging with a BBC Look North (Yorkshire) vox pop, bigging up Skipton 😀. So my moment of fame - I might be on tonight 6.30-7 pm.
#TV
#TV
January 19, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Lovely, foggy Skipton. Great for another walk. And engaging with a BBC Look North (Yorkshire) vox pop, bigging up Skipton 😀. So my moment of fame - I might be on tonight 6.30-7 pm.
#TV
#TV
And here it is. Original on www.paragraphplanet.com
January 18, 2026 at 11:11 AM
And here it is. Original on www.paragraphplanet.com
This Sunday 18th January 2026 my elegy will be published on Paragraph Planet. Only available on that day, & the following day.
The cat played no part. #womenswork
#nostalgia
paragraphplanet.com
The cat played no part. #womenswork
#nostalgia
paragraphplanet.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:15 PM
This Sunday 18th January 2026 my elegy will be published on Paragraph Planet. Only available on that day, & the following day.
The cat played no part. #womenswork
#nostalgia
paragraphplanet.com
The cat played no part. #womenswork
#nostalgia
paragraphplanet.com
@peepaltreepress.bsky.social Essential collection. 10 creative pieces, 10 historical. Photo essay. Also schoolchildren's project. Hoping it lands with writers, readers, academics, libraries.
Thanks for my copy.
#globalmajority
#decolonisation
Thanks for my copy.
#globalmajority
#decolonisation
January 2, 2026 at 9:45 AM
@peepaltreepress.bsky.social Essential collection. 10 creative pieces, 10 historical. Photo essay. Also schoolchildren's project. Hoping it lands with writers, readers, academics, libraries.
Thanks for my copy.
#globalmajority
#decolonisation
Thanks for my copy.
#globalmajority
#decolonisation
So here we are again, supposedly made of paper this time - actually stronger, & definitely not cheap. Available @rspb.bsky.social Leighton Moss. @rosiegarlandwriter.bsky.social
December 29, 2025 at 9:15 PM
So here we are again, supposedly made of paper this time - actually stronger, & definitely not cheap. Available @rspb.bsky.social Leighton Moss. @rosiegarlandwriter.bsky.social
Proud to be both autumnal and a snowflake garland all in the same season @rosiegarlandwriter.bsky.social
(autumnal goods sold in Skipton Oxfam shop)
(autumnal goods sold in Skipton Oxfam shop)
November 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Proud to be both autumnal and a snowflake garland all in the same season @rosiegarlandwriter.bsky.social
(autumnal goods sold in Skipton Oxfam shop)
(autumnal goods sold in Skipton Oxfam shop)
Solo trip to York Gate Garden, north Leeds today. A small selection of photos. Mild October day. Finished off with cream cheese & chutney & cheese scone. And lovely coffee.
October 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Solo trip to York Gate Garden, north Leeds today. A small selection of photos. Mild October day. Finished off with cream cheese & chutney & cheese scone. And lovely coffee.
Ctoss posting from my Threads feed. Enjoy.
A visit to a friend's garden showing an acer with autumn tones, and West Yorkshire hilly backdrop.
A visit to a friend's garden showing an acer with autumn tones, and West Yorkshire hilly backdrop.
October 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Ctoss posting from my Threads feed. Enjoy.
A visit to a friend's garden showing an acer with autumn tones, and West Yorkshire hilly backdrop.
A visit to a friend's garden showing an acer with autumn tones, and West Yorkshire hilly backdrop.
Postbox - Scotland's International Short Story Magazine - have published my story 'The Tarn' in issue 11, Spring 2025. A cornucopia of short fiction to read, in a lovely, professionally produced, magazine.
www.redsquirrelpress.com
www.redsquirrelpress.com
August 6, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Postbox - Scotland's International Short Story Magazine - have published my story 'The Tarn' in issue 11, Spring 2025. A cornucopia of short fiction to read, in a lovely, professionally produced, magazine.
www.redsquirrelpress.com
www.redsquirrelpress.com
Walking in Skipton. Rain from Floris has passed; wind remains this afternoon. #northyorkshire
August 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Walking in Skipton. Rain from Floris has passed; wind remains this afternoon. #northyorkshire
This dryer than usual spring has done wonders for Yorkshire blossom, including the garden alstromeria. So many in the last week, 3 bunches for me, 4 bunches for neighbours!
#alstromeria
#alstromeria
June 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
This dryer than usual spring has done wonders for Yorkshire blossom, including the garden alstromeria. So many in the last week, 3 bunches for me, 4 bunches for neighbours!
#alstromeria
#alstromeria
Walking in Skipton yesterday, in ice-cream weather. Tough but lovely. #northyorkshire
June 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Walking in Skipton yesterday, in ice-cream weather. Tough but lovely. #northyorkshire
First of my garden cut flowers this season. Astrantia, rosemary, sage, toadflax (self-seeded)
May 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
First of my garden cut flowers this season. Astrantia, rosemary, sage, toadflax (self-seeded)