Kat Moore
@katmoore.bsky.social
PhD. Writer. Dweller at Cat Palace. Essays in: Brevity, Image, Creative Nonfiction, Diagram, Passages North, Salt Hill and more. Bread Loaf Scholar ‘21. Tin House Winter Workshop ‘22. she/her
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I’m so annoyed. Our power is out. And it’s cold.
December 28, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I’m so annoyed. Our power is out. And it’s cold.
My astro-poets horoscope predicts peace and calm for 2026. Yes, please.
December 27, 2025 at 10:43 PM
My astro-poets horoscope predicts peace and calm for 2026. Yes, please.
This is the longest winter of my life. And we still have at least three more months of it. Michigan is a long way from Memphis. My in laws in Memphis had on short sleeved shirts when we FaceTimed with them on Christmas, and said the temp was 70 F.
December 26, 2025 at 10:12 PM
This is the longest winter of my life. And we still have at least three more months of it. Michigan is a long way from Memphis. My in laws in Memphis had on short sleeved shirts when we FaceTimed with them on Christmas, and said the temp was 70 F.
FaceTimed with my husband’s family last night. His niece squealed joyously and loudly when she opened a gift that contained two books.
December 26, 2025 at 3:10 AM
FaceTimed with my husband’s family last night. His niece squealed joyously and loudly when she opened a gift that contained two books.
There were so many dead deer frozen in the still thawing snow banks on the side of the road when I drove to meet a friend a few towns over. I screamed, “It’s a massacre.” I was the only one in the car. Michigan highways are deer graveyards.
December 26, 2025 at 2:37 AM
There were so many dead deer frozen in the still thawing snow banks on the side of the road when I drove to meet a friend a few towns over. I screamed, “It’s a massacre.” I was the only one in the car. Michigan highways are deer graveyards.
Loving this gift by @mbsycamore.bsky.social
A dream rushing forward full of shine, faux fur, and dancing.
“And she touched my back, and said: Where are your wings?
I could feel them right then. It was the way she touched me. Like she was drawing my wings on.”
A dream rushing forward full of shine, faux fur, and dancing.
“And she touched my back, and said: Where are your wings?
I could feel them right then. It was the way she touched me. Like she was drawing my wings on.”
December 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Loving this gift by @mbsycamore.bsky.social
A dream rushing forward full of shine, faux fur, and dancing.
“And she touched my back, and said: Where are your wings?
I could feel them right then. It was the way she touched me. Like she was drawing my wings on.”
A dream rushing forward full of shine, faux fur, and dancing.
“And she touched my back, and said: Where are your wings?
I could feel them right then. It was the way she touched me. Like she was drawing my wings on.”
Reposted by Kat Moore
James Merril’s poem “Christmas Tree,” written while he was dying of AIDS. 1995.
December 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
James Merril’s poem “Christmas Tree,” written while he was dying of AIDS. 1995.
Reposted by Kat Moore
"The first time I watched Lars Von Trier’s Melancholia, I was twenty years old, and I felt the pin on the hand grenade in my head coming loose."
Let's go @leahmensch.bsky.social, Dec 11th in the @essaydaily.bsky.social Advent Calendar: www.essaydaily.org/2025/12/dec-...
Let's go @leahmensch.bsky.social, Dec 11th in the @essaydaily.bsky.social Advent Calendar: www.essaydaily.org/2025/12/dec-...
December 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"The first time I watched Lars Von Trier’s Melancholia, I was twenty years old, and I felt the pin on the hand grenade in my head coming loose."
Let's go @leahmensch.bsky.social, Dec 11th in the @essaydaily.bsky.social Advent Calendar: www.essaydaily.org/2025/12/dec-...
Let's go @leahmensch.bsky.social, Dec 11th in the @essaydaily.bsky.social Advent Calendar: www.essaydaily.org/2025/12/dec-...
Reposted by Kat Moore
Tell me again how schools are biased against boys?
"Boys at her school shared AI-generated, nude images of her. After a fight, she was the one expelled"
apnews.com/article/scho...
"Boys at her school shared AI-generated, nude images of her. After a fight, she was the one expelled"
apnews.com/article/scho...
Boys at her school shared AI-generated, nude images of her. After a fight, she was the one expelled
A 13-year-old girl at a Louisiana middle school got into a fight with classmates who were sharing AI-generated nude images of her.
apnews.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Tell me again how schools are biased against boys?
"Boys at her school shared AI-generated, nude images of her. After a fight, she was the one expelled"
apnews.com/article/scho...
"Boys at her school shared AI-generated, nude images of her. After a fight, she was the one expelled"
apnews.com/article/scho...
In early grief, I had the delusion that I just had to get through it. My fourth Christmas without my mom and sister, I know the grief never goes, never ends, this isn’t something I get through, it’s something I endure. It just is.
December 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
In early grief, I had the delusion that I just had to get through it. My fourth Christmas without my mom and sister, I know the grief never goes, never ends, this isn’t something I get through, it’s something I endure. It just is.
Reposted by Kat Moore
This is part of what I mean by “slow civil war.” It’s not coming, it’s here, and there are mounting casualties.
Even in Illinois — a "safe haven" where many have fled as persecution against trans people ramps up in other states — 29 trans teens have died by suicide this year as of Nov. 21, according to a count by Trans Up Front Illinois.
That’s compared to 4 last year, and 6 the year before that.
That’s compared to 4 last year, and 6 the year before that.
On Trans Day of Remembrance, community reflects on those lost: 'We're gonna be here forever'
But even in Illinois — where many trans people have fled as persecution against them ramps up in other states — 29 trans teens have died by suicide this year, according to a count by Trans Up Front Il...
chicago.suntimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This is part of what I mean by “slow civil war.” It’s not coming, it’s here, and there are mounting casualties.
I went to Frankenmuth which is like a Bavarian-esque Christmas town here in Michigan. I loved the lights, the crepes, and walking in the cold and windy streets while drinking a hot latte.
December 21, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I went to Frankenmuth which is like a Bavarian-esque Christmas town here in Michigan. I loved the lights, the crepes, and walking in the cold and windy streets while drinking a hot latte.
Woke up to notification of fraudulent charges on my card. Thankfully only one small one went through before the bank blocked that card.
December 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Woke up to notification of fraudulent charges on my card. Thankfully only one small one went through before the bank blocked that card.
I feel bad when I don’t have money to donate to a friend’s gofundme for medical care because I’ve already donated to other friends’ medical care gofundmes. This fucking country. We should have free healthcare.
December 17, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I feel bad when I don’t have money to donate to a friend’s gofundme for medical care because I’ve already donated to other friends’ medical care gofundmes. This fucking country. We should have free healthcare.
I’d like to be a deer. But somewhere faraway from humans and their guns and their cars. As a human, I’d like that too.
December 16, 2025 at 3:21 AM
I’d like to be a deer. But somewhere faraway from humans and their guns and their cars. As a human, I’d like that too.
Seven deer were frolicking in the snow behind our house. Then they ran to the side and across our neighbor’s yard, and into the field. I love them.
December 16, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Seven deer were frolicking in the snow behind our house. Then they ran to the side and across our neighbor’s yard, and into the field. I love them.
My new snow pants scare my cats.
December 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
My new snow pants scare my cats.
On a post that claims Bill Skarsgard is a scarier Pennywise than Tim Curry, someone commented, “We were 4 when we watched the original IT, you are in your twenties.” Sooooo true!
December 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
On a post that claims Bill Skarsgard is a scarier Pennywise than Tim Curry, someone commented, “We were 4 when we watched the original IT, you are in your twenties.” Sooooo true!
It’s snowing and the deer are behind our house again. It’s only bright enough to see out back when it snows.
December 13, 2025 at 5:33 AM
It’s snowing and the deer are behind our house again. It’s only bright enough to see out back when it snows.
Almost done grading. The end of the first semester of my post-doc fellowship. It went very well. Have an essay and micro-fiction forthcoming. I’m reading for the Meijer Visiting Writers Series in January. Some good things.
December 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Almost done grading. The end of the first semester of my post-doc fellowship. It went very well. Have an essay and micro-fiction forthcoming. I’m reading for the Meijer Visiting Writers Series in January. Some good things.
It’s still snowing. And there’s deer in my backyard. Sort of magical.
December 10, 2025 at 6:20 AM
It’s still snowing. And there’s deer in my backyard. Sort of magical.
One thing I miss about winter in the south: when it’s snowing like this at midnight, you know you don’t have to set an alarm for in the morning because everything is cancelled. Not the case here.
December 10, 2025 at 5:38 AM
One thing I miss about winter in the south: when it’s snowing like this at midnight, you know you don’t have to set an alarm for in the morning because everything is cancelled. Not the case here.
Saw a FIFA/Home Depot commercial in Spanish. “Come shop here and you will be kidnapped and disappeared. But not until after you buy something.”
December 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Saw a FIFA/Home Depot commercial in Spanish. “Come shop here and you will be kidnapped and disappeared. But not until after you buy something.”
I walked in the snow again today.
December 8, 2025 at 5:23 AM
I walked in the snow again today.