Drew Melbourne
@drewmelbourne.com
Neurodivergent geek author of A DARK HOLE DARKLY, the Percival Gynt space-fantasy series, and the graphic novel ARCHENEMIES.
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Drew Melbourne
@drewmelbourne.com
· Sep 18
A Dark Hole Darkly
Sometimes neurodivergence makes you a much SHITTIER detective.
www.drewmelbourne.com
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
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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
💙📚⚡️
Netflix is pulling the #SheRa reboot in mid-February.
Once it's gone, the only way to legally watch the series will be the DVDs that only cover seasons 1-3.
Of 5.
Bluesky, my family just got to the season 3 finale in our rewatch AND. IT. DESTROYS.
1/3
Once it's gone, the only way to legally watch the series will be the DVDs that only cover seasons 1-3.
Of 5.
Bluesky, my family just got to the season 3 finale in our rewatch AND. IT. DESTROYS.
1/3
January 11, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Netflix is pulling the #SheRa reboot in mid-February.
Once it's gone, the only way to legally watch the series will be the DVDs that only cover seasons 1-3.
Of 5.
Bluesky, my family just got to the season 3 finale in our rewatch AND. IT. DESTROYS.
1/3
Once it's gone, the only way to legally watch the series will be the DVDs that only cover seasons 1-3.
Of 5.
Bluesky, my family just got to the season 3 finale in our rewatch AND. IT. DESTROYS.
1/3
Once again mulling that age-old question:
Do I take my Christmas decorations down on Twelfth Night or do I wait till Candlemas?
Do I take my Christmas decorations down on Twelfth Night or do I wait till Candlemas?
January 6, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Once again mulling that age-old question:
Do I take my Christmas decorations down on Twelfth Night or do I wait till Candlemas?
Do I take my Christmas decorations down on Twelfth Night or do I wait till Candlemas?
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Let's talk about generative AI, contaminated information, and rhubarb.
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
January 6, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Let's talk about generative AI, contaminated information, and rhubarb.
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
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It’s official: RFK Jr has officially reduced recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11, removing universal vaccine recommendations for RSV, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, dengue and two types of bacterial meningitis.
This reckless contravention of science is going to kill people.
This reckless contravention of science is going to kill people.
January 5, 2026 at 7:36 PM
It’s official: RFK Jr has officially reduced recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11, removing universal vaccine recommendations for RSV, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, dengue and two types of bacterial meningitis.
This reckless contravention of science is going to kill people.
This reckless contravention of science is going to kill people.
What's the unnecessarily long German word for that sudden flash of anxiety that you feel when you realize that you might have accidentally sang the *Full House* theme a capella with the cast of Family Matters in a dream last week instead of the Family Matters theme...
December 31, 2025 at 6:28 PM
What's the unnecessarily long German word for that sudden flash of anxiety that you feel when you realize that you might have accidentally sang the *Full House* theme a capella with the cast of Family Matters in a dream last week instead of the Family Matters theme...
This is a great discord that I don't participate in as much as I should because [checks notes] ADHD.
(Hmm. Probably I didn't need to check my notes for that one.)
(Also, obviously I have no actual notes.)
(Hmm. Probably I didn't need to check my notes for that one.)
(Also, obviously I have no actual notes.)
Before I post a bunch of prompts to kick off 2026 on the server, would any more Writers/ Indie Authors like to join a discord to talk shop?
Marginalised writers especially welcome!
(LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent people are majority groups on this server 😉.)
Marginalised writers especially welcome!
(LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent people are majority groups on this server 😉.)
December 30, 2025 at 9:20 PM
This is a great discord that I don't participate in as much as I should because [checks notes] ADHD.
(Hmm. Probably I didn't need to check my notes for that one.)
(Also, obviously I have no actual notes.)
(Hmm. Probably I didn't need to check my notes for that one.)
(Also, obviously I have no actual notes.)
Kiddo was not ready for the awesome Netflix #SheRa series the last time we tried, but this time ABSOLUTELY. IS.
So we're binging (before Netflix pulls the show*) in February!!!
So we're binging (before Netflix pulls the show*) in February!!!
a couple of cartoon characters standing next to each other with the word adventure written on the bottom
Alt: Seahawk, a charming rogue pirate from the cartoon SHE-RA, shouts, "Adventure!" as flower child Perfuma gives him side-eye.
media.tenor.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Kiddo was not ready for the awesome Netflix #SheRa series the last time we tried, but this time ABSOLUTELY. IS.
So we're binging (before Netflix pulls the show*) in February!!!
So we're binging (before Netflix pulls the show*) in February!!!
Conan O'Brien once glared at me while he was walking his dog.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Conan O'Brien once glared at me while he was walking his dog.
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The Midnight Folk by John Masefield, in preparation for reading The Box of Delights. I'd completely forgotten the story which is quite odd and unexpected. I have a bone to pick with HarperCollins who have allowed The Midnight Folk to be in reprint limbo for a couple of years. I bought mine 2nd hand.
December 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The Midnight Folk by John Masefield, in preparation for reading The Box of Delights. I'd completely forgotten the story which is quite odd and unexpected. I have a bone to pick with HarperCollins who have allowed The Midnight Folk to be in reprint limbo for a couple of years. I bought mine 2nd hand.
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
Last night I dreamed there was a new Batman animated series coming, and for some reason it was up to me to seek out Matthew Lillard, explain to him who Two-Face is, and convince him to audition for the part.
(I'm pretty sure ML already knows who TF, but otherwise I stand by this dream's logic.)
(I'm pretty sure ML already knows who TF, but otherwise I stand by this dream's logic.)
December 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Last night I dreamed there was a new Batman animated series coming, and for some reason it was up to me to seek out Matthew Lillard, explain to him who Two-Face is, and convince him to audition for the part.
(I'm pretty sure ML already knows who TF, but otherwise I stand by this dream's logic.)
(I'm pretty sure ML already knows who TF, but otherwise I stand by this dream's logic.)
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Just want to leave this here: bsky.app/profile/huey...
If you're still unsure how you should feel about this administration, here's an easy tip.
December 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Just want to leave this here: bsky.app/profile/huey...
And Tiny Tim Who Did Not Diet Coke (for a limited time, while supplies last)
And Tiny Tim, who did not die, had the time of his life, no, he never felt like this before, yes I swear, it's the truth, and he owes it all to Scrooge
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, where the shadows lie, One Tim to rule them all, One Tim to find them, One Tim to bring them all, and in the darkness, bind them.
December 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
And Tiny Tim Who Did Not Diet Coke (for a limited time, while supplies last)
Is there any Christmas lyric more heartwarming than "Next year we may all be living in the past"?
December 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Is there any Christmas lyric more heartwarming than "Next year we may all be living in the past"?
People think of ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE as a really family-friendly movie, but really the plot is:
- Everything is terrible
- But it could be even worse
- So, whatever, I guess it's fine?
- Everything is terrible
- But it could be even worse
- So, whatever, I guess it's fine?
December 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
People think of ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE as a really family-friendly movie, but really the plot is:
- Everything is terrible
- But it could be even worse
- So, whatever, I guess it's fine?
- Everything is terrible
- But it could be even worse
- So, whatever, I guess it's fine?
In hotel room without an iPad, so our kiddo has the remote and is discovering:
- Judge Judy
- The Price is Right
- Bob Ross
- Judge Judy
- The Price is Right
- Bob Ross
December 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
In hotel room without an iPad, so our kiddo has the remote and is discovering:
- Judge Judy
- The Price is Right
- Bob Ross
- Judge Judy
- The Price is Right
- Bob Ross
Mommies Dearest: No Wire Hangers!
Sideways: No f***ing Merlot.
Me [packing games for holiday trip]: No. Uno.
Sideways: No f***ing Merlot.
Me [packing games for holiday trip]: No. Uno.
December 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Mommies Dearest: No Wire Hangers!
Sideways: No f***ing Merlot.
Me [packing games for holiday trip]: No. Uno.
Sideways: No f***ing Merlot.
Me [packing games for holiday trip]: No. Uno.
Over 12 days of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
12 drummers drumming,
22 pipers piping,
30 lords a-leaping,
36 ladies dancing,
40 maids a-milking,
42 swans a-swimming,
42 geese a-laying,
40 golden rings!
36 calling birds,
30 French hens,
22 turtle doves,
+ 12 partridges in 12 pear trees!
12 drummers drumming,
22 pipers piping,
30 lords a-leaping,
36 ladies dancing,
40 maids a-milking,
42 swans a-swimming,
42 geese a-laying,
40 golden rings!
36 calling birds,
30 French hens,
22 turtle doves,
+ 12 partridges in 12 pear trees!
December 20, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Over 12 days of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
12 drummers drumming,
22 pipers piping,
30 lords a-leaping,
36 ladies dancing,
40 maids a-milking,
42 swans a-swimming,
42 geese a-laying,
40 golden rings!
36 calling birds,
30 French hens,
22 turtle doves,
+ 12 partridges in 12 pear trees!
12 drummers drumming,
22 pipers piping,
30 lords a-leaping,
36 ladies dancing,
40 maids a-milking,
42 swans a-swimming,
42 geese a-laying,
40 golden rings!
36 calling birds,
30 French hens,
22 turtle doves,
+ 12 partridges in 12 pear trees!
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As a disabled guy, I don't care that much about a few abled people faking disabilities. My concern lies with the myriad disabled people who have talked themselves into thinking they aren't disabled and hurt themselves over and over trying to stay invisible.
My mom does this. She’s legally blind, and managing leading her and holding onto luggage and getting through a terminal and not losing things is too much for my dad to manage on his own. This is the only way they can get help, so that’s what they do.
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines. on.wsj.com/3N6apva
December 19, 2025 at 6:00 AM
As a disabled guy, I don't care that much about a few abled people faking disabilities. My concern lies with the myriad disabled people who have talked themselves into thinking they aren't disabled and hurt themselves over and over trying to stay invisible.
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Also just going to say this loudly until everyone gets it: MOST WHEELCHAIR USERS ARE AMBULATORY.
Just because someone can physically walk doesn't mean they "don't need" a wheelchair.
Just because someone can physically walk doesn't mean they "don't need" a wheelchair.
You see someone come on on a chair and then get up and walk off, it doesn’t mean shit. You don’t know what they’re dealing with and why they did that.
Truly mind your own business.
Truly mind your own business.
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Also just going to say this loudly until everyone gets it: MOST WHEELCHAIR USERS ARE AMBULATORY.
Just because someone can physically walk doesn't mean they "don't need" a wheelchair.
Just because someone can physically walk doesn't mean they "don't need" a wheelchair.
I think how I feel about this must be how othet people felt about Snakes on a Plane...
December 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I think how I feel about this must be how othet people felt about Snakes on a Plane...
Exchange that actually happened last night:
Drunk Woman: Do you know that song where it's snowing and a man keeps pestering a woman but she needs to work? I think Sinatra sang it?
Musician: I'm not su--
Drunk Woman: [leaves abruptly]
Me: I think she means Baby It's Cold Outside.
1/2
Drunk Woman: Do you know that song where it's snowing and a man keeps pestering a woman but she needs to work? I think Sinatra sang it?
Musician: I'm not su--
Drunk Woman: [leaves abruptly]
Me: I think she means Baby It's Cold Outside.
1/2
December 17, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Exchange that actually happened last night:
Drunk Woman: Do you know that song where it's snowing and a man keeps pestering a woman but she needs to work? I think Sinatra sang it?
Musician: I'm not su--
Drunk Woman: [leaves abruptly]
Me: I think she means Baby It's Cold Outside.
1/2
Drunk Woman: Do you know that song where it's snowing and a man keeps pestering a woman but she needs to work? I think Sinatra sang it?
Musician: I'm not su--
Drunk Woman: [leaves abruptly]
Me: I think she means Baby It's Cold Outside.
1/2
I'll be at Bellefonte Cafe in Wilmington, Delaware from 6pm to 8pm tonight, talking up my latest novel A DARK HOLE DARKLY.
It's a great location and they will probably sell you alcohol?!?
#writingcommunity
#indieauthor
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Details on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/share/r/1CBZ...
It's a great location and they will probably sell you alcohol?!?
#writingcommunity
#indieauthor
💙📚⚡️
Details on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/share/r/1CBZ...
December 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I'll be at Bellefonte Cafe in Wilmington, Delaware from 6pm to 8pm tonight, talking up my latest novel A DARK HOLE DARKLY.
It's a great location and they will probably sell you alcohol?!?
#writingcommunity
#indieauthor
💙📚⚡️
Details on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/share/r/1CBZ...
It's a great location and they will probably sell you alcohol?!?
#writingcommunity
#indieauthor
💙📚⚡️
Details on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/share/r/1CBZ...
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Learned today that “Galápagos” comes from a Spanish word for tortoise, meaning that “Galápagos Tortoise” is,
in fact,
a tortology
in fact,
a tortology
December 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Learned today that “Galápagos” comes from a Spanish word for tortoise, meaning that “Galápagos Tortoise” is,
in fact,
a tortology
in fact,
a tortology