Natalie Morrill
@nataliemorrill.bsky.social
All things counter, original, spare, strange | THE GHOST KEEPER - HarperCollins Canada 2018
- Rice in the freezer & eggs in the fridge, so fried rice for breakfast
- Decided to add purple cabbage because I had some handy
- Some kind of pigment chemistry transpires
- Truly psychadelic breakfast
- Decided to add purple cabbage because I had some handy
- Some kind of pigment chemistry transpires
- Truly psychadelic breakfast
November 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
- Rice in the freezer & eggs in the fridge, so fried rice for breakfast
- Decided to add purple cabbage because I had some handy
- Some kind of pigment chemistry transpires
- Truly psychadelic breakfast
- Decided to add purple cabbage because I had some handy
- Some kind of pigment chemistry transpires
- Truly psychadelic breakfast
They're always saying, "When Coleridge wrote 'Kubla Khan,' he was tripping on opium," but never, "When Coleridge wrote 'Kubla Khan,' he was tripping on opium that he'd taken because he had terrible diarrhea"
October 31, 2025 at 11:57 PM
They're always saying, "When Coleridge wrote 'Kubla Khan,' he was tripping on opium," but never, "When Coleridge wrote 'Kubla Khan,' he was tripping on opium that he'd taken because he had terrible diarrhea"
Need this image for sundry contexts
October 30, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Need this image for sundry contexts
Every time I do this to Gus, this Onion headline rebukes me
October 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Every time I do this to Gus, this Onion headline rebukes me
The concept of this image came up in a conversation awhile ago, so I made it during my flight
October 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The concept of this image came up in a conversation awhile ago, so I made it during my flight
Truly... shall we say... eclectic set of interests here
October 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Truly... shall we say... eclectic set of interests here
So lovely to join Liisa Kovala on her podcast!
(Ed: I mention in this conversation that my agent has sent a manuscript to my publisher... False alarm! She is holding it off till November.)
Listen here: open.substack.com/pub/liisakov...
(Ed: I mention in this conversation that my agent has sent a manuscript to my publisher... False alarm! She is holding it off till November.)
Listen here: open.substack.com/pub/liisakov...
September 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
So lovely to join Liisa Kovala on her podcast!
(Ed: I mention in this conversation that my agent has sent a manuscript to my publisher... False alarm! She is holding it off till November.)
Listen here: open.substack.com/pub/liisakov...
(Ed: I mention in this conversation that my agent has sent a manuscript to my publisher... False alarm! She is holding it off till November.)
Listen here: open.substack.com/pub/liisakov...
You best believe I'm still on that listserv.
September 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
You best believe I'm still on that listserv.
A literary scholar I was listening to suggested the appeal of The Newgate Calendar lay in how it let 19th century readers "wallow in moral outrage." Oof. How well I recognize that appeal from my experience with 21st century media, & what a catalyst of spiritual rot it is.
September 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
A literary scholar I was listening to suggested the appeal of The Newgate Calendar lay in how it let 19th century readers "wallow in moral outrage." Oof. How well I recognize that appeal from my experience with 21st century media, & what a catalyst of spiritual rot it is.
Come for the screenplay exerpts, stay for the character- & plot-development rabbithole.
September 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Come for the screenplay exerpts, stay for the character- & plot-development rabbithole.
Thinking about this moment in the cartoon version of Winnie-the-Pooh. Thinking about integrating a friend's butt into one's seasonal decor
September 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Thinking about this moment in the cartoon version of Winnie-the-Pooh. Thinking about integrating a friend's butt into one's seasonal decor
Westboro Pspschologps
September 7, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Westboro Pspschologps
It is my parents' 40th anniversary today (August 14). I'm so grateful for their love, support & example. Please keep Mum & Dad in your prayers, if you're the praying sort, & wish them very, very well. 💙
August 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
It is my parents' 40th anniversary today (August 14). I'm so grateful for their love, support & example. Please keep Mum & Dad in your prayers, if you're the praying sort, & wish them very, very well. 💙
So very blessed & happy to attend the profession of perpetual vows of dear friend Sr. Beata Victoria (& two of her fellow religious sisters) in NYC this morning. Pray for them! 💙
August 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
So very blessed & happy to attend the profession of perpetual vows of dear friend Sr. Beata Victoria (& two of her fellow religious sisters) in NYC this morning. Pray for them! 💙
Now that I have a little coffee station, I finally have a spot for the St. Druon (patron of coffee) print John got me ☕️
August 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Now that I have a little coffee station, I finally have a spot for the St. Druon (patron of coffee) print John got me ☕️
This post is mostly about things I’ve thought about after reading short stories started from writing prompts, but the bonus content is a bunch of different Daphne & Apollo art.
July 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This post is mostly about things I’ve thought about after reading short stories started from writing prompts, but the bonus content is a bunch of different Daphne & Apollo art.
One of my dear friends is currently undergoing treatment for a complex form of cancer, & the family has requested that we ask for intercession from Sr. Thea Bowman, FSPA, who died of cancer at age 52. I've been grateful to get to know her better through this time of intercession.
July 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
One of my dear friends is currently undergoing treatment for a complex form of cancer, & the family has requested that we ask for intercession from Sr. Thea Bowman, FSPA, who died of cancer at age 52. I've been grateful to get to know her better through this time of intercession.
New post! Mainly on thoughts derived from giving creative writing prompts. nataliemorrill1.substack.com/p/on-the-var...
July 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
New post! Mainly on thoughts derived from giving creative writing prompts. nataliemorrill1.substack.com/p/on-the-var...
Was just thumbing through this vintage French Catholic booklet of love songs, until... oh là là ! 😳
July 7, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Was just thumbing through this vintage French Catholic booklet of love songs, until... oh là là ! 😳
I too am hype about accessibility
July 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I too am hype about accessibility
Starting to doubt Wayfair's sincerity
July 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Starting to doubt Wayfair's sincerity
The reward at the end of this post is a drawing of a tiger made by your favourite Argentinean author, which I suppose I’ve spoiled for you here… but maybe you need to double-check if I was right about your favourite Argentinean author.
July 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The reward at the end of this post is a drawing of a tiger made by your favourite Argentinean author, which I suppose I’ve spoiled for you here… but maybe you need to double-check if I was right about your favourite Argentinean author.
Opened this to get the latest "AI in higher ed" take but was immediately distracted by The New Yorker Diaeresis
July 2, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Opened this to get the latest "AI in higher ed" take but was immediately distracted by The New Yorker Diaeresis