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Drew Melbourne

@drewmelbourne.com

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Neurodivergent geek author of A DARK HOLE DARKLY, the Percival Gynt space-fantasy series, and the graphic novel ARCHENEMIES. www.drewmelbourne.com (he/him)

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Drew Melbourne @drewmelbourne.com · 26d

His girlfriend says he doesn't have the temperament to solve his mom's murder.

She's probably right.

Don't believe the lies your TV tells you: Sometimes neurodivergence makes you a much SHITTIER detective.

A DARK HOLE DARKLY
A Detective's Story

Out now in ebook and paperback.

#ADHDetective
💙📚⚡️

A Dark Hole Darkly

Sometimes neurodivergence makes you a much SHITTIER detective.

www.drewmelbourne.com

Reposted by Drew Melbourne

Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 13h

me: okay so only certain generics of Vyvanse work, the rest don't

my new provider, who is great: cool we can call this prescription in and specify a generic

the pharmacy: sorry we used to work but now we only have this other one that doesn't work

me: fine, can we send it to this other place?

Reposted by Drew Melbourne

Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 1d

If you have ADHD? Now is a great time to remove all of your old drink containers from last week off of your desk.

My personal PC desk with (counting) 19 cans of Dr Pepper or cherry Coke Zero (pictured, there's really 20) and one 16oz empty bottle of cherry coke.

Drew Melbourne @drewmelbourne.com · 11h

I feel like privatizing the military would be a mistake...?

Drew Melbourne @drewmelbourne.com · 11h

Possibly just a slow chant of "DON-ALD, DONNN-ALD..."

Drew Melbourne @drewmelbourne.com · 16h

Time's almost up!
The last minute is upon us!
Deal ends TONIGHT!

There's no better time to impulsively splurge on this ADHD-themed Itch bundle.

22 ebooks for $25, including A DARK HOLE DARKLY, the best ADHD detective comedy ever written probably.

(Um. Don't google that. Just in case.)

Niranjan 🇮🇳 @ormakal.bsky.social · 1d

Check out this bundle of books for ADHD Awareness Month!

#booksky #readersky #readers #books #readersonbluesky #booksonbluesky #bookrecs #readingrecs #ADHD #ADHDAwarenessMonth #Bundle

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ADHD Awareness Month Fiction by Elise Carlson and 22 others

ADHD Awareness Month Fiction: 22 items for $25.00

Drew Melbourne @drewmelbourne.com · 1d

It was the same three velociraptors in a trench coat going to all those screenings. I know because when I asked, "HEY! AREN'T YOU THE SAME THREE VELOCIRAPTORS IN A TRENCHCOAT I JUST SAW LEAVING?!?" they said "SKREE!" and ran away.

Drew Melbourne @drewmelbourne.com · 1d

Maybe it's the pandemic, but I feel like history is speeding up. The last book I wrote I described as a period piece set in 2022.

Drew Melbourne @drewmelbourne.com · 1d

Fun fact: The series was almost titled "DC UNIVERSE: CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS" with a much wonkier logo:

House ad (ran inside DC comic books in 1984) with a silhouetted figure and the words "FOR THE PAST 12 MONTHS HE HAS BEEN MONITORING THE DC UNIVERSE... WATCHING... WAITING... SCHEMING... NOW YOU WILL FIND OUT WHY! DC UNIVERSE: CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS."

Drew Melbourne @drewmelbourne.com · 1d

(The time required to source the right pieces was the real limiting factor. If it was just "make the pieces fit" I actually have 100% faith in my ADHD's ability to knock that out.)

Drew Melbourne @drewmelbourne.com · 1d

Me: On reflection, maybe I *don't* have time to construct large props out of lego before the author fair in two weeks.

ADHD: Or.

ADHD: Hear me out.

Drew Melbourne @drewmelbourne.com · 1d

To be fair, the ghosts had a very intriguing backstory and the rat helped me make dinner.

Would stay there again!

Drew Melbourne @drewmelbourne.com · 1d

When you have a hammer salon, every problem is a nail salon.

Reposted by Drew Melbourne

Niranjan 🇮🇳 @ormakal.bsky.social · 1d

Check out this bundle of books for ADHD Awareness Month!

#booksky #readersky #readers #books #readersonbluesky #booksonbluesky #bookrecs #readingrecs #ADHD #ADHDAwarenessMonth #Bundle

💙📚 🌈🚀💫 📚🌎 📢📚 🩷🧙♂️⚔️ 🪐📚

itch.io/b/3300/adhd-...

ADHD Awareness Month Fiction by Elise Carlson and 22 others

ADHD Awareness Month Fiction: 22 items for $25.00

Drew Melbourne @drewmelbourne.com · 2d

As someone with inattentive-type ADHD, I keep having to remind myself that *I'm* not the one who has to be aware!

Drew Melbourne @drewmelbourne.com · 2d

REPORTER:

JD VANCE:

REPORTER:

JD VANCE:

REPORTER: Thank you for your time, Mister Vice President.

Drew Melbourne @drewmelbourne.com · 2d

ADHD Awareness Month lasts 2 more weeks, but this Itch bundle wraps up in 2 days!

Includes my latest: the ADHD detective novel A DARK HOLE DARKLY!

It's a sad, funny, and VERY personal story about neurodiversity, family trauma, cult fandom...

...and who gets to write the endings to our stories.

Drew Melbourne @drewmelbourne.com · 11d

Happy ADHD Awareness Month! You can find my latest novel, A DARK HOLE DARKLY, in this Itch ebook bundle.

DARKLY is a comedy, a mystery, a piece of genre fiction *about* genre fiction, and a bit of a (low-key?) primal scream into the [achingly neurotypical] void.

💙📚⚡️

itch.io/b/3300/adhd-...

A promo image for this Itch bundle. Reads "22 Books | ADHD Awareness Month Fiction | by Mostly ADHD Authors | Most with 1+ Signficant ADHD character(s) | Oct 1st-15th" with all the books (22, with A DARK HOLE DARKLY towards the center) against an orange background.

Drew Melbourne @drewmelbourne.com · 2d

These Newsom TERF bots are the worst.

Drew Melbourne @drewmelbourne.com · 2d

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 3d

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

Drew Melbourne @drewmelbourne.com · 2d

One compromise might be to provide a lengthy opinion that includes the words "we have not finally resolved the issue."

But, y'know, I'm not legal scholar.

Reposted by Drew Melbourne

omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 3d

The cutest conversation😍

Drew Melbourne @drewmelbourne.com · 3d

This is why I still have my last laptop with the broken screen! I'm convinced there might be something I need off it that I forgot to transfer!

Does it need to just be sitting there on a box next to my desk?

No, probably I should put it somewhere.

Will I?

Um.

Drew Melbourne @drewmelbourne.com · 4d

And the witness will address this court as "judge" or "your honor." I'm quite certain *I've* earned it!

Drew Melbourne @drewmelbourne.com · 4d

You maybe remember the S1 ending better than I do!

Drew Melbourne @drewmelbourne.com · 4d

My problem was that the bad guys basically win, the good guys' rallying doesn't actually have a pay off and Peacemaker ends the season (series?) on a cliffhanger that's maybe too open-ended.

(Instead of "How will he get out of this one?" it's more "What is this thing he will get out of?")