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ScrawlHaus (Los Angeles) is a self-publish micro-press established in 2014 by multidisciplinary artist and author Patsy Moore. Its catalog includes poetry, memoirs, essays, short fiction, and anthologies—with a focus on honest, transformative storytelling.

THINGS I'VE COME TO REALIZE IN THE PAST FEW DAYS (NO. 1) is an assemblage of thoughtful insights on "navigating the zigzags of existence"—presented as essays and confessional stories, and based on a popular series of social media posts. The first volume's first edition, featuring Patsy Moore's text and Andreea Mironiuc's whimsical illustrations, was published on August 24, 2015.

Book cover titled Things I’ve Come to Realize in the Past Few Days No. 1 by Patsy Moore, featuring bold white text on black with a lime green lightbulb icon.

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i This title is also available through Apple Books, Everand, Booktopia, Browns Books (UK), Palace Marketplace, Gardners Books, and Odilo, with library service provided through cloudLibrary and Baker & Taylor.

Listen to "Nineteen"—entry 19 of this book.

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Published December 18, 2019, ONCE UPON A LOVER—creative multihyphenate Patsy Moore's first published collection of poetry (as well as ghostly, intimate, fragmentary photography)—is a deeply personal account dedicated to "those who have traveled the arcs of love affairs and who, in losing lovers, found themselves."

AUDIOBOOK RELEASE: 2025

Minimalist book cover for Once Upon a Lover by Patsy Moore, featuring black-and-white abstract photography and clean sans-serif typography.

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Letting in the brilliance of Patsy Moore's mind and character through her works is one of the best treats you can give yourself. Her words are decadent and touch on something profound of the human experience, yet feel as casual and intimate as a drink with a good friend. – B. Keehn 
Stunning work by an absolutely gifted artist & poet. Cannot recommend highly enough! – ACK 
The poetry [is] great. The pictures really [add] an elegant touch to it... Very enjoyable. – C. Jordan 
Letting in the brilliance of Patsy Moore's mind and character through her works is one of the best treats you can give yourself. Her words are decadent and touch on something profound of the human experience, yet feel as casual and intimate as a drink with a good friend. – B. Keehn 
Stunning work by an absolutely gifted artist & poet. Cannot recommend highly enough! – ACK 
The poetry [is] great. The pictures really [add] an elegant touch to it... Very enjoyable. – C. Jordan 

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Listen to the poem "As Seen from the Holy of Holies".

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BETTER LATE THAN NEVER:
NOTES ON A LATE-IN-LIFE NEURODIVERGENCE DIAGNOSIS sprung from its writer receiving a formal determination of Twice Exceptional ("2e") Autism/ADHD, shortly before her 60th birthday—a discovery that would finally resolve a host of lifelong questions.

Book cover for Better Late Than Never: Notes on a Late-in-Life Neurodivergence Diagnosis by Patsy Moore, with red scribble art over a dark gray background and diagonal title placement.

In this stirring and observant work, Patsy Moore opens up about being a multiply neurodivergent individual, weaving nonlinear autobiographical narration with deep reflections on identity, difference, human adaptability, and the influence of Western frameworks in defining 'normality.'"You may consider this... part memoir, part primer, part grief, part reclaimed happiness," she states in BLTN's foreword. "This is a story about what serves us well and what doesn’t. About the many ways we’re asked to betray ourselves, and the many ways we comply with those demands disguised as polite requests. About science and Spirit and the day we realize that our chosen family is a wildly beautiful, spectacularly magical, gobsmackingly creative tribe of fellow 'misfit toys'... and we’d have it no other way."With wisdom, vulnerability, and a style that is both studious and lyrical, Moore casts light on the challenges and triumphs of finding clarity later in life, offering evocative glimpses into a journey of awakening and self-acceptance.BETTER LATE THAN NEVER began as private journal passages, which evolved into chapters first published as a serialized essay on the author’s Patreon. Now expanded and enriched, this memoiristic reckoning invites readers to more keenly understand the complexities of neurodivergence, whether in themselves or in those they love.

Listen to an excerpt from the chapter titled "Words".

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In REQUIEMS, we wander through corridors of memory, guided by the masterfully delicate expression that has become Moore’s hallmark. Departed souls take center stage in her second book of verse, the follow-up to 2019’s ONCE UPON A LOVER. Moore has crafted tender elegies to beloved figures—family, friends, mentors, and influences—who have marked her life indelibly.

Dark, minimalist cover for Requiems by Patsy Moore, featuring faded pink flowers on a black background and elegant gold typography.


REQUIEMS does not end, however, at lyrical finesse; it is a rich tapestry woven from mementos, a living portrait, and a compelling testament to the enduring power of poetry to recall, immortalize, and heal.

PUBLICATION DATE TBA

Listen to the poem "For Sinéad".

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Its originally scheduled release delayed in 2023, THIS vs THAT is now slated for publication in early 2026. Inspired by the author's love of words, and experiences as a transpersonal counselor, it is the first installment of an intended series that delves into how we verbally communicate. In TvT, Moore explores common language that may hinder our efforts to restore, build or strengthen relationships, and manifest the lives we desire.

Playful, modern cover of This vs That: 50 Opportunities to More Deeply Consider the Words We Use by Patsy Moore, with orange, green, and purple typography and illustrated speech bubbles.

What does it mean to inhabit a body? To sabotage—or feel sabotaged by—one’s body? To serve the bodies that prodigiously serve us? In the candid setting of CARA CORPUS: MEDITATIONS ON A BODY IN REVOLT AND A SOUL IN TRANSIT, Patsy Moore contemplates much—including decades of medical crises and what it might mean to “live well, die well” in the shadow of a terminal prognosis.

PUBLICATION DATE TBA

Artistic book cover for Cara Corpus: Meditations on a Body in Revolt and a Soul in Transit by Patsy Moore, featuring a stylized painted profile of a woman (the author) against a coral-pink background.

Listen to "All I Know", an excerpt from this book.

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