wˌaɪl lˈɪvɪŋ ðɛɹ ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z, mˈʊɹ bɪɡˈæn tə səbmˈɪt fɹˈiːlæns bˈʊk ɹᵻvjˈuːz ænd ˈɛseɪz tə wˈiːkli nˈuːzpeɪpɚz ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹiə, mˈoʊst fɹˈiːkwəntli tə ðɪ ˈiːst bˈeɪ ɛkspɹˈɛs.
While living there in the early 1980s, Moore began to submit freelance book reviews and essays to weekly newspapers in the area, most frequently to the East Bay Express.