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Dr. Adam Pottle
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Writer. Teacher. Deaf, not hearing challenged. He/him. Cis. Disability advocate. Papa to Valkyrie and Loki. 🐶 Horror fan. Website: www.adampottle.com 🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸
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Valkyrie and Loki wish you all a lovely weekend.
Valkyrie the goldendoodle and Loki the poodle lying comfortably beside each other on a hardwood floor.
November 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Sending love to you all, wherever you may be. Valkyrie and Loki send their love as well.
Valkyrie and Loki sleeping on a couch together.
November 21, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Timeline cleanse.
Valkyrie and Loki lying beside each other.
November 19, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Am gutted to learn that Alice Wong has passed away. She helped shape me in ways I’m still working out. She knocked down the door for so many disabled people, giving us space and permission to share our stories. Her wisdom and spirit will never be forgotten.🤟🏼
Alice Wong, an Asian American woman dressed in a bright pink outfit and using a power wheelchair along with a breathing apparatus. Graphic from Alice’s Twitter account, revealing her parting words: “Hi everyone, it looks like I ran out of time. I have so many dreams that I wanted to fulfill and plans to create new stories for you. There are a few in progress that might come to fruition in a few years if things work out. I did not ever imagine I would live to this age and end up a writer, editor, activist, and more. As a kid riddled with insecurity and internalized ableism, I could not see a path forward. It was thanks to friendships and some great teachers who believed in me that I was able to fight my way out of miserable situations into a place where I finally felt comfortable in my skin. We need more stories about us and our culture. You all, we all, deserve the everything and more in such a hostile, ableist environment. Our wisdom is incisive and unflinching. I’m honored to be your ancestor and believe disabled oracles like us will light the way to the future. Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
November 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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I’ve never seen two dogs share a stick the way these two do. A rare moment of calm between them.
A brown and white poodle pup tugs on one end of a stick while a large white goldendoodle tugs on the other.
November 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Say hello to our newest family member. This is Egon. He is a 15-week-old moyen poodle, and he is a good boy.
Closeup of Egon, a brown and white poodle pup. Egon, a brown and white poodle pup, stands on a hardwood floor near a stainless steel fridge. Egon, a brown and white poodle pup, snoozes on a red and white patterned rug.
November 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Look at this. The cover for the Spanish version of APPARITIONS. Thank you to @dilatandomentesed.bsky.social for their support for this book and their love of horror.
Cover of APARICIONES, the Spanish version of Apparitions. It features a young man staring anxiously out a broken window.
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Valkyrie hopes you’re all having a good day.
Valkyrie the goldendoodle resting her head on a fluffy white pillow.
October 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Unicorn spotted in Saskatchewan.
Valkyrie the goldendoodle wearing a pink and silver unicorn horn on her head.
October 24, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Looking for Deaf-centred horror this Halloween? My novel APPARITIONS focuses on two young Deaf men as they face the spectres of ableism.
Adam Pottle’s novel APPARITIONS.
October 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Wishing you all a good week.
Valkyrie and Adam.
October 21, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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Valkyrie sends you all her best.
Valkyrie the goldendoodle sleeps peacefully on a couch. A pillow with dogs in Halloween costumes stands behind her.
October 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Got double jabbed today. COVID and flu. Hope y’all are staying vaccinated.
Adam with a band-aid over his butterfly tattoo on his shoulder.
October 17, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Prairie timeline cleanse.
A prairie at sunset.
October 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Snap from this evening’s stroll.
Adam’s and Valkyrie’s shadows on a field of harvested wheat.
October 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Valkyrie says hello from Sleepytown.
Valkyrie sleeps on a grey couch with her black and white ghosts pillow beneath her head.
October 10, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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Chillin’ in the kitchen with the pup.
Valkyrie the goldendoodle lies at Adam’s feet on a hardwood floor.
September 30, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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My new horror play OUR MOST PRECIOUS DEMONS will be read in public at Persephone Theatre in January. Looking forward to sharing this play with audiences. 👹
Graphic announcing the season lineup for The First Monday series of plays. January to April. Adam’s play OUR MOST PRECIOUS DEMONS will be performed January 5th.
September 23, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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Today’s the 2nd anniversary of the day APPARITIONS came out. It was my first horror novel (the first of many!) & marked a significant change in my writing career. I’m deeply proud of it and hope many more people discover it.
Cover of Adam Pottle’s APPARITIONS, featuring eyes floating around a mouthless face.
September 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Out and about with the pup.
Black and white photo of Adam and Valkyrie, his goldendoodle.
September 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Queen Valkyrie wishes you all a lovely Sunday.
Valkyrie the goldendoodle in a backyard with stone slabs and grass.
September 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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The calm before school begins. Wishing you all a brilliant start to the year.
Adam and Valkyrie chill on a grey couch.
September 2, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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Valkyrie wishes you all a lovely International Dog Day.
Valkyrie the goldendoodle perched at the top of the stairs, like the queen she is.
August 27, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Review of APPARITIONS. I wholeheartedly agree, especially with that last bit. A lot of people have slept on this book, dismissing it because it’s written by a Deaf author and features Deaf characters. I’ll keep promoting it until it gets the attention it deserves.
5-star review of Apparitions saying “This is not just a book. It''s an eye opening journey into the internal thoughts and experiences of the main character who is non hearing. He is deaf and has been Severely Abused. The author does an excellent job guiding the reader through the eyes and hands of the main character. The writing flows like a poem. The book will make you sad, happy, shameful (for not knowing more about this community), hopeful, afraid. No hearing person could write a book like this. Indeed the author is non hearing (I looked it up) There are hard parts in the book. Severe abuse, sex etc., but there is a strong story of growth as well. The book prize people must have been sleeping when this book was published.”
August 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Thank you, Gabino!

My prairie gothic horror novel APPARITIONS is told entirely from a Deaf perspective and is one of the most unsettling and indelible books you’ll ever read.

Not everyone can get through it.

Are you all willing to try?
Adam Pottle’s novel APPARITIONS stands against a black and white wheat field.
August 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM