Darby Machin - Author

@malibudarby87.bsky.social

Writer. Queer. Romani. Disabled. CBC 2025 Mentee. PMJ Horror Prize 2025 shortlisted. He/Him. I still draw rats and butts, sometimes. Much love, always

Still here after paramedics intervention yesterday morning. Spent the day today trying to access food banks and essentials like toilet paper and cleaning supplies. Was a waste of time. It’s just becoming clearer how much of a waste of time it all is, tbh.

lol. Debt collectors coming around on Monday with body cams now? Cool… cool… I mean, I can’t even afford toilet paper, but pop off, I guess. Have fun recording yourself harassing a disabled person and taking his various nothings~

“Trust the audience to know your character” is not neutral writing advice when you’re writing characters whose type and lived experiences are underrepresented and/or purposefully made illegible in the pop culture consciousness. imo.