Adrian Harley
@adrianharley.bsky.social
Author of Many Drops Make a Stream. Herder of cats. they/them
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“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
December 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Today is a great day to buy Many Drops Make a Stream on sale directly from my publisher! Cut out the middleman, get your queer shapeshifting adventure 25% off.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Today is a great day to buy Many Drops Make a Stream on sale directly from my publisher! Cut out the middleman, get your queer shapeshifting adventure 25% off.
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I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
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You talking about my books, or the books of any author you love, goes exponentially further than that author talking about their own books, especially on social media where your posts can go viral
I mean. Remember Bigolas Dickolas?
I mean. Remember Bigolas Dickolas?
FWIW: Mention books you like or you think others might like. You never know what'll happen:
I saw The Sad Bastard Cookbook here so I mentioned it on Masto (in a "in case you need this" sense). It kinda went viral (1K shares). It jumped to a high ranking on Amazon and then they got media attention.
I saw The Sad Bastard Cookbook here so I mentioned it on Masto (in a "in case you need this" sense). It kinda went viral (1K shares). It jumped to a high ranking on Amazon and then they got media attention.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 AM
You talking about my books, or the books of any author you love, goes exponentially further than that author talking about their own books, especially on social media where your posts can go viral
I mean. Remember Bigolas Dickolas?
I mean. Remember Bigolas Dickolas?
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If you live in firefly country and want to help their numbers, LEAVE YOUR LEAVES!!
Leaffall provides a vital habitat for fireflies, luna moths, and many more important insects that we love to see! Decomposed leaves are nutrient dense for your soil as well and will give you healthy grass!
Leaffall provides a vital habitat for fireflies, luna moths, and many more important insects that we love to see! Decomposed leaves are nutrient dense for your soil as well and will give you healthy grass!
November 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
If you live in firefly country and want to help their numbers, LEAVE YOUR LEAVES!!
Leaffall provides a vital habitat for fireflies, luna moths, and many more important insects that we love to see! Decomposed leaves are nutrient dense for your soil as well and will give you healthy grass!
Leaffall provides a vital habitat for fireflies, luna moths, and many more important insects that we love to see! Decomposed leaves are nutrient dense for your soil as well and will give you healthy grass!
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As an author, I don't make a whole lot of money, but at the same time I need to read a lot of books to stay aware of trends and support my fellow authors. Obviously if I spend all my profits on other people's books, I'm not coming out ahead!
So: ways to read lots of indie books for cheap.
So: ways to read lots of indie books for cheap.
November 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
As an author, I don't make a whole lot of money, but at the same time I need to read a lot of books to stay aware of trends and support my fellow authors. Obviously if I spend all my profits on other people's books, I'm not coming out ahead!
So: ways to read lots of indie books for cheap.
So: ways to read lots of indie books for cheap.
Lay awake in bed from 6 to 6:30 and suddenly managed to solve most of the problems I’ve been hammering out in Droplet Book 2. Connections fell into place! Character arcs solidified! I am ecstatic!!
November 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Lay awake in bed from 6 to 6:30 and suddenly managed to solve most of the problems I’ve been hammering out in Droplet Book 2. Connections fell into place! Character arcs solidified! I am ecstatic!!
I have a similar experience driving, listening to my playlist of songs I specifically selected because they’re great for driving
I love listening to my own writing playlist and thinking "this slaps, who made this?"
November 24, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I have a similar experience driving, listening to my playlist of songs I specifically selected because they’re great for driving
Is there a word for when the music of a song in a musical contradicts the words? Like in No One Mourns the Wicked, or in Penzance where the pirates bellow, “With catlike tread, upon our prey we steal!”
November 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Is there a word for when the music of a song in a musical contradicts the words? Like in No One Mourns the Wicked, or in Penzance where the pirates bellow, “With catlike tread, upon our prey we steal!”
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17 strikes and you’re out. 💀
November 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
17 strikes and you’re out. 💀
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this is how you lose the dish war
November 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
this is how you lose the dish war
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This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
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I feel like the last couple decades of "is representation good or not?" discourse missed more important questions of "how fragile is representation?", "what do we do when multiple industries eliminate it as an intentional move against us?" and "how can we sustain queer artists when shit goes south?"
"According to the report, [...]during the 2024-25 television season, queer characters increased across platforms by 4%, bringing the total to 489. However, the Thursday report found that 41% of those characters will not return." www.thewrap.com/glaad-where-...
Nearly Half of All LGBTQ+ Characters Will Disappear From TV Next Season, GLAAD Study Finds
The 2024-25 TV season recorded 489 queer characters across broadcast, cable and screenings, but cancellations and plot find a deep decline to come
www.thewrap.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
I feel like the last couple decades of "is representation good or not?" discourse missed more important questions of "how fragile is representation?", "what do we do when multiple industries eliminate it as an intentional move against us?" and "how can we sustain queer artists when shit goes south?"
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It’s so hard to pick a favorite! I have to shout out Dulhaniyaa by @taliabhatt.itch.io, for when you want your tender romances to end with motorcycle chases.
November 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
It’s so hard to pick a favorite! I have to shout out Dulhaniyaa by @taliabhatt.itch.io, for when you want your tender romances to end with motorcycle chases.
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saturation with Tolkien spinoffs has somehow not prepared our culture for the arrival of dark lords bearing a gift that everyone becomes convinced they can wield to accomplish great things but just makes them dependent and start whispering about preciouses if you suggest just throwing it away
November 19, 2025 at 11:16 AM
saturation with Tolkien spinoffs has somehow not prepared our culture for the arrival of dark lords bearing a gift that everyone becomes convinced they can wield to accomplish great things but just makes them dependent and start whispering about preciouses if you suggest just throwing it away
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I've had a few 'what do you do' convs recently, and everyone on hearing I'm an author comes out with "so how do you come up with ideas?", just like every book or movie about a writer has them staring numbly into space because they don't have an idea for the next book. And look, that is Not It.
November 19, 2025 at 7:43 AM
I've had a few 'what do you do' convs recently, and everyone on hearing I'm an author comes out with "so how do you come up with ideas?", just like every book or movie about a writer has them staring numbly into space because they don't have an idea for the next book. And look, that is Not It.
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Not to be a broken record or anything but it’d be just aces if literally anyone with the authority did something about the unyieldingly apocalyptic damage these soulless pieces of shit are doing on a daily basis seeing that it’s already going to take decades to even begin repairing.
BREAKING: The Trump administration says it will transfer many of the Department of Education’s programs to other agencies, effectively attempting to dismantle much of the department.
This is an attempt to get around the law, which states that only Congress can unilaterally eliminate the DOE.
This is an attempt to get around the law, which states that only Congress can unilaterally eliminate the DOE.
November 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Not to be a broken record or anything but it’d be just aces if literally anyone with the authority did something about the unyieldingly apocalyptic damage these soulless pieces of shit are doing on a daily basis seeing that it’s already going to take decades to even begin repairing.
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Easy choice if you're a deer deciding where to buy a house
November 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Easy choice if you're a deer deciding where to buy a house
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Congress’s shutdown deal eliminated key food safety rules, blocking agencies from enforcing measures to prevent contamination and trace outbreaks. This rollback has coincided with a surge in hospitalizations and deaths from foodborne illnesses.
Shutdown Deal Kills Rules to Prevent Food Contamination and Foodborne Illnesses
The gutting of these rules coincides with a huge increase in hospitalizations and deaths from foodborne illnesses.
truthout.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Congress’s shutdown deal eliminated key food safety rules, blocking agencies from enforcing measures to prevent contamination and trace outbreaks. This rollback has coincided with a surge in hospitalizations and deaths from foodborne illnesses.
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Rudy Bridges is younger than the Sitting President of the United States and 29 sitting United States Senators
It’s useful for people of my generation to be reminded that this wasn’t that long ago. Ruby Bridges isn’t just still alive—she’s only 71, not ancient!
65 years ago on Nov. 14, little Ruby Bridges was escorted into an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. Norman Rockwell, renowned for blissful depictions of Americana, did this remarkable painting for Look magazine. Printed as a double page, over-size spread, it's his masterpiece.
November 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Rudy Bridges is younger than the Sitting President of the United States and 29 sitting United States Senators
My annual autumnal experience in the mountains is “There’s a house up there?!”
November 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
My annual autumnal experience in the mountains is “There’s a house up there?!”
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Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵