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I keep forgetting to share this Insiders Guide to Newy I wrote for Mamamia last year! Take note Novo curious folks! mamamia.com.au/newcastle-tra…
How often we see headlines about businesses opening and businesses closing, but rarely do we hear stories about the businesses that have stuck around through it all, same owners, same ethos.
That thought inspired my latest story in the @newcastleherald.
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The Vampire Problem: The Paradoxical Psychology of Why It Is So Hard to Change themarginalian.org/2017/09/1… via @mariapopova
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.@nytimes published an essay I wrote about spending two years working as a professional gravedigger.
Special thanks to Mike Wilson and Claire Gutierrez for their intrepid editing, and Mike Belleme for his breathtaking photography.
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Happy New Year from me and my Substack!
On foot for peace, from Texas to DC. open.substack.com/pub/alexmo…
Yeeks! A few months ago I wrote a Substack about our gals' getaway to Darwin, and Mamamia just picked it up. How exciting! mamamia.com.au/darwin-weeken…
This week's Substack is about my afternoon at @mattressfactory in Pittsburgh back in September. As I wrote it, I realized that today marks the anniversary of the passing of artist Greer Lankton. I found her work to be disturbingly beautiful.
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I became an enormous grapefruit for Halloween! Read more in my Substack: open.substack.com/pub/alexmo…
"Nothing was more hilarious and ridiculous than the idea of an enormous grapefruit on the train to Sydney, annoying and confusing everyone." My latest Substack. open.substack.com/pub/alexmo…
Meet the Curator of the Poe Museum, Chris Semtner
@PoeMuseum
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"What makes Memphis unforgettable isn’t just its history, but its people. From Penny at Hostel Memphis to Queen showing me her city, I found resilience, creativity, and kindness at every turn." Discover @AlexMorrisWrite's journey in new nonfiction "Safe and Sound in the City of Soul."
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#southernlit #Memphis #travelstory #southerntravel #writinglife #Tennessee #southernvoice
"What is art for if not to get out your unkind emotions?"
I wrote a poem from the perspective of Australians masturbating while listening to me talk about the fall of America under Trump. It is undoubtedly in bad taste.
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"Arriving in Memphis exhausted and cautious, I left energized and full of love for the City of Soul. From hostel conversations to bus rides, the Civil Rights Museum, and the generosity of strangers, my journey revealed both the struggles and the heart of Memphis."
Read more about @alexmorriswrite's journey in our new nonfiction piece "Safe and Sound in the City of Soul."
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#southernlit #Memphis #travelwriting #CityofSoul #CivilRights #Tennessee
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nytimes.com/2025/09/14/opini… I wrote about the profusion of profanity in our culture for the NY Times.
In 2023 I took 5 weeks to ride buses and trains around Southern USA. I wrote consistently in my Substack about the trip, and I still write about it.
Recently @deepsouthmag published my story on my 48 hours in Memphis for their "Southern Voices" series. deepsouthmag.com/2025/10/01/…
In last weekend's @newcastleherald is my article about Common Ground's upcoming debate between the CEO of City of Newcastle, Jeremy Bath and Brianna McKee of @TheIPA. It's happening August 2 at The Base Health in Newcastle West. Learn more/book tickets: commonground.forum – at Newcastle, New South Wales
