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Moe Ridgewood
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Any pronouns | Short story author who likes art, video games, and their spouse <3

Read my writing or view my blog at https://mortimerridgewood.journoportfolio.com/
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Alexander Mayhue, the streamer whose cat inspired my last short story, read the story out loud on his YouTube channel!
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#shortstory #author #writer
Alexander made my story into a videobook!
Now you can listen to the story on YouTube!
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A sneak peek of February's comedy :) #author #writer #shortstory #comedy
A screenshot of a text editor, with a few paragraphs written. The text reads: If I had known what would happen when I went to the park today, I would have stayed in bed. This Friday started like any other, a regular and expected reprieve in my cyclical work schedule. I woke up predictably lethargic after five days of bouncing between my apartment and my office, relieved to find myself at the start of another odd Friday-Saturday weekend. I decided to use my free time wisely, and go down to the local lake to read and get some fresh air. It’ll be the perfect way to recharge, I had thought to myself. I’m sure to feel reinvigorated after spending some time around the local wildlife! I wasn’t wrong- I’m certainly invigorated, in a way, and it’s certainly due to the local wildlife. But this isn’t exactly what I’d had in mind. “HOENK! HYOUN- hhYOUN- hh-YOUN- hhYOUNK!!” the goose cries out behind me, like a choking trumpetier suffocating around their instrument.
February 15, 2026 at 7:11 PM
m-ridgewood.bsky.social
Alexander Mayhue, the streamer whose cat inspired my last short story, read the story out loud on his YouTube channel!
mortimerridgewood.journoportfolio.com/articles/ale...
#shortstory #author #writer
Alexander made my story into a videobook!
Now you can listen to the story on YouTube!
mortimerridgewood.journoportfolio.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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ME: Hell yeah, up early, feeling good, ready to…

THEM: and here is your worm

ME: what
February 2, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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I've gotten the first subscriber to my writing portfolio! I haven't really started to seriously try to promote it yet, so this is huge to me!! #writer #writing #author
February 2, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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I wrote a short story this month, inspired by Alexander Mayhue's cat! Check it out below, and check out Alexander's study-with-me streams as well. #author #shortstory #writing #cats

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Moe Ridgewood
I like to write so much, I&nbsp;actually do it sometimes!
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January 31, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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My one nice white button up shirt came out of the wash with big blotchy stains on it from a blue sock hiding in the washer, two days before I have to leave town for a company function. Oh dear.
January 13, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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BREAKING NEWS: There's an otter in this basket!!!
January 9, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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I am (tentatively) starting a writing blog on my portfolio, as I challenge myself to write one short story every month this year. Feel free to follow along!
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#author #writing #blog #writingblog
The Blank Page
The hardest part of writing, for me, is starting with a blank page. As my warm up exercise, I decided to explore each of the reasons why, in a stream-of-consciousness style. I’ve come to four major ro...
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January 3, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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Watercolour painting of some garden pots.
#art #watercolours #painting
January 3, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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A recent oil on canvas painted in my garden size 61cmX86cm "Two women at a garden table". It was one of my entries to the Cambridge Drawing Society 2024. Needs to be a bit more subtle in its tone I think looking back on it.
#art #oiloncanvas #summergarden
Gives me a bit of a shock looking back on this one. While I'm quite pleased with it I think it lacks subtlety and goes too much for the high colour key. A little more restraint required for this year with more carefully modulated tones and lest finicky detail.
January 3, 2026 at 8:56 AM
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Fish At Pretty Good Place In Its Life Right Now https://theonion.com/fish-at-pretty-good-place-in-its-life-right-now-1819573188/
Fish At Pretty Good Place In Its Life Right Now
January 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Once again, I keep forgetting I have this app! I keep forgetting about my social media in general lately. Maybe that's a good thing?
January 2, 2026 at 10:17 PM
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'Sun Egg Yolk'
Salvador Dali, 1955
#Goodmorning
September 18, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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anyway, here's my cat
a very cute black cat looking beautiful
September 17, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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My spouse brought me a bowl of roasted chicken, potatoes, and carrots so I could eat dinner at the computer while building my Minecraft farm. I'm so loved.
August 28, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public
March 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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O, but were I flower, my lover would be the sun! For their mere presence is essential to my nourishment, and the vastness of their beauty is beyond comprehension or comparison. (My spouse brought me a slice of cake 🙂)
March 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Growing up in a fairly small town and then traveling into a larger city in the evening is such a fascinating experience. What do you mean, there are stores open after 8pm?
March 23, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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To flavor an entire 55-gallon barrel of rainwater, you would need 417 single-serve packets Sunkist Lemon-Lime. To get them, you'd have to buy 70 of the 6-pack boxes. Taking advantage of some local sales, I think I could do so for about $140.
March 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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so proud of him
Photo of a bookmark featuring a grumpy frog. Text reads Need to remember dis page? FROGETTABOUTIT I’ll have my boys look after your spot Ey! I’m in da freakin mafia! Yo!
March 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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I think my least favorite part of writing is outlining. I want to jump right into the meat-and-potatoes of the story already! Unfortunately, they won't turn out well if I don't preheat the oven first...
#writing #author
March 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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I've seen three house finches this morning. The bonded pair arrived for their usual breakfast date, then the widower that recently lost his mate. They were all puffed up from the cold, and each spent some time warming up near my window.
#birds
March 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM