she/her 📖 Writer | Librarian 📍 Edinburgh | Burntisland | Cairngorms Gleefully geeky. Writes SFF/literary speculative short stories, among other word-things. Loves books, mountains, my cat Mishka & more. 💗💜💙 Find me at https://www.fionamossman.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/fionamossman.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/fionamossman.bsky.social/post/3mu2ukogop223Psyched to be headed to Blackwell's for a book launch, where I'll be reading my story in New Writing Scotland, 'There is no such thing as a creature that eats your memories' 15th September - come and join! https://cityofliterature.com/event/naming-the-snakes-new-writing-scotland-44/27 Aug 2026 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:x67be3o62477uintb2bacgmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2ukogop223https://bsky.app/profile/fionamossman.bsky.social/post/3mrs7yigba22gExciting to see that New Writing Scotland 44 is out, including a wee piece from me in its pages, which I am thrilled about! [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jul 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:x67be3o62477uintb2bacgmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs7yigba22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/fionamossman.bsky.social/post/3mrfjttklbs2kDevastated to watch the place I grew up suffer a terrible wildfire that, despite stellar work in containing its spread, has flared up again 😥 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn5n7lvw2d7o24 Jul 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:x67be3o62477uintb2bacgmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfjttklbs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/fionamossman.bsky.social/post/3mqkhct5l722tSome book acquiring was done in June when I was down in Bath for a friend's wedding - these books were all excellent, but When There Are Wolves Again was a particular stand-out!13 Jul 2026 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:x67be3o62477uintb2bacgmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkhct5l722thttps://bsky.app/profile/fionamossman.bsky.social/post/3mkzifk5nds2sPrepping for a writing retreat today, slightly nervously. Will I be able to make the most of it? I hope so! In the meantime, time to appreciate some bluebells 💜04 May 2026 10:42 +0000at://did:plc:x67be3o62477uintb2bacgmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzifk5nds2shttps://bsky.app/profile/fionamossman.bsky.social/post/3mjf5sblu722z"Direct and compelling, it is the literary equivalent of making good eye contact." Really interesting wee essay. I've got a piece coming out later this year at New Writing Scotland that's deeply personal - delving into my anxieties around memory - and using second person was key to unlocking it... [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Apr 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:x67be3o62477uintb2bacgmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjf5sblu722z