A.D. Newman
@adnewman.bsky.social
They/them. I write, primarily sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. I knit. I spoil my cat.
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Had a very successful evening writing! Was able to add 1,278 words to my manuscript, and I'm feeling good about this new opening.
December 29, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Had a very successful evening writing! Was able to add 1,278 words to my manuscript, and I'm feeling good about this new opening.
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So much of my bucket list is just animals I want to see or pet (depending on whether they're domesticated/friendly). One of my few regrets is that I had a chance to touch a pet snake when I was a kid and passed it up.
December 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
So much of my bucket list is just animals I want to see or pet (depending on whether they're domesticated/friendly). One of my few regrets is that I had a chance to touch a pet snake when I was a kid and passed it up.
1. Wanted to go to law school, but was worried about the job market. Decided to study paralegal studies instead.
2. Took a break from the paralegal studies program when I got a full-time office job at a university.
3. Stayed in higher ed and got my M.Ed.
2. Took a break from the paralegal studies program when I got a full-time office job at a university.
3. Stayed in higher ed and got my M.Ed.
November 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
1. Wanted to go to law school, but was worried about the job market. Decided to study paralegal studies instead.
2. Took a break from the paralegal studies program when I got a full-time office job at a university.
3. Stayed in higher ed and got my M.Ed.
2. Took a break from the paralegal studies program when I got a full-time office job at a university.
3. Stayed in higher ed and got my M.Ed.
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A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.
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These stores need to calm down. 🤣
September 6, 2025 at 10:35 PM
These stores need to calm down. 🤣
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The Virginia Department of Health has issued a standing order so that people can get the COVID vaccine without a prescription.
You can print out the order here: www.vdh.virginia.gov/content/uplo...
You can print out the order here: www.vdh.virginia.gov/content/uplo...
September 11, 2025 at 5:39 AM
The Virginia Department of Health has issued a standing order so that people can get the COVID vaccine without a prescription.
You can print out the order here: www.vdh.virginia.gov/content/uplo...
You can print out the order here: www.vdh.virginia.gov/content/uplo...
Update: I got the 2025-2026 COVID vaccine without any issues!
I was able to make an appointment to get an updated COVID vaccine at Walgreens (in Virginia). The form just asked me if I had a pre-existing condition that puts me at risk, and didn't indicate that I'd need a prescription. Fingers crossed that I don't encounter any issues when I show up.
September 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Update: I got the 2025-2026 COVID vaccine without any issues!
I was able to make an appointment to get an updated COVID vaccine at Walgreens (in Virginia). The form just asked me if I had a pre-existing condition that puts me at risk, and didn't indicate that I'd need a prescription. Fingers crossed that I don't encounter any issues when I show up.
September 9, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I was able to make an appointment to get an updated COVID vaccine at Walgreens (in Virginia). The form just asked me if I had a pre-existing condition that puts me at risk, and didn't indicate that I'd need a prescription. Fingers crossed that I don't encounter any issues when I show up.
Me, after drinking a large coffee and taking pseudoephedrine for my allergies: Why am I so jittery???
September 9, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Me, after drinking a large coffee and taking pseudoephedrine for my allergies: Why am I so jittery???
In a surprising turn of events, I sat down and managed to write 1,300 words!
September 6, 2025 at 4:56 AM
In a surprising turn of events, I sat down and managed to write 1,300 words!
I was determined to write a short story to submit to an anthology call, but it's not happening. I'm trying to be careful about not making excuses, but I just don't have a story! I'm no good with themed submission calls if I don't already have something ready that's a good fit.
September 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I was determined to write a short story to submit to an anthology call, but it's not happening. I'm trying to be careful about not making excuses, but I just don't have a story! I'm no good with themed submission calls if I don't already have something ready that's a good fit.
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This is so sad, and incredibly bleak.
Also, I feel like chatbots are probably most appealing to children and emotionally vulnerable adults in the first place, which makes responsible practices especially important.
Also, I feel like chatbots are probably most appealing to children and emotionally vulnerable adults in the first place, which makes responsible practices especially important.
A cognitively impaired New Jersey man grew infatuated with a Meta chatbot originally created in partnership with celebrity influencer Kendall Jenner. His fatal attraction shines a light on Meta's guidelines for its AI chatbots reut.rs/45DQIRj
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August 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This is so sad, and incredibly bleak.
Also, I feel like chatbots are probably most appealing to children and emotionally vulnerable adults in the first place, which makes responsible practices especially important.
Also, I feel like chatbots are probably most appealing to children and emotionally vulnerable adults in the first place, which makes responsible practices especially important.
~20 years ago, I watched Emma Stone's earliest TV appearances (like the short-lived VH1 Partridge Family reboot) because she was a friend of a friend and we thought it was cool she was on TV.
Fun topic: what’s the first time you remember seeing now famous actors? Like, I remember seeing Michael Fassbender in JONAH HEX and thinking “shit, this dude’s good.”
I first saw Karl Urban in the movie Ghost Ship at a filthy $1 theater.
I could’ve never anticipated how many times I’d be saying to myself “Hey, it’s the guy from Ghost Ship!” for the rest of my life.
I could’ve never anticipated how many times I’d be saying to myself “Hey, it’s the guy from Ghost Ship!” for the rest of my life.
August 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
~20 years ago, I watched Emma Stone's earliest TV appearances (like the short-lived VH1 Partridge Family reboot) because she was a friend of a friend and we thought it was cool she was on TV.
Happy Internatiomal Non-binary People's Day! I don't have anything to promote or anything profound to say. I'm just over here stubbornly existing and drinking cold brew.
a drawing of a non binary flag on a stick
Alt: a drawing of a non binary flag on a stick
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July 14, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Happy Internatiomal Non-binary People's Day! I don't have anything to promote or anything profound to say. I'm just over here stubbornly existing and drinking cold brew.
In ~1998, I was allowed to go through a TSA checkpoint with a cup of coffee. The agent just double-checked that there was only liquid in the cup and it was fine.
What’s a real thing from your childhood that kids these days would find completely foreign?
Like, how we used to be able to walk right up to the gate to meet our family coming off a flight.
Or how we had to pick a spot to meet at the theater BEFORE we went.
Like, how we used to be able to walk right up to the gate to meet our family coming off a flight.
Or how we had to pick a spot to meet at the theater BEFORE we went.
July 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
In ~1998, I was allowed to go through a TSA checkpoint with a cup of coffee. The agent just double-checked that there was only liquid in the cup and it was fine.
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My favorite poet, Andrea Gibson, has died. While I never got to meet Andrea or see them speak, their poetry has had a profound impact on my life. Their quote “the truth may not be hopeful, but the telling of it is” lives on the bulletin board above my desk to remind me why I do this work in news.
July 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
My favorite poet, Andrea Gibson, has died. While I never got to meet Andrea or see them speak, their poetry has had a profound impact on my life. Their quote “the truth may not be hopeful, but the telling of it is” lives on the bulletin board above my desk to remind me why I do this work in news.
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Something lovely for the weekend! A very good boy! 🐾🐕😍
An amazing 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian mechanical dog carved from ivory. This leaping hunting dog opens and closes its mouth as if barking, by using a lever below its chest.
Met Museum 📷 by me
#Archaeology
An amazing 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian mechanical dog carved from ivory. This leaping hunting dog opens and closes its mouth as if barking, by using a lever below its chest.
Met Museum 📷 by me
#Archaeology
July 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Something lovely for the weekend! A very good boy! 🐾🐕😍
An amazing 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian mechanical dog carved from ivory. This leaping hunting dog opens and closes its mouth as if barking, by using a lever below its chest.
Met Museum 📷 by me
#Archaeology
An amazing 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian mechanical dog carved from ivory. This leaping hunting dog opens and closes its mouth as if barking, by using a lever below its chest.
Met Museum 📷 by me
#Archaeology
I just saw an ad for a "natural retouching" service for baby photos where the babies' faces had been completely changed using AI. 😩 Pretty sure if I had a baby, I'd want pictures of them, not a generic, yassified AI baby.
July 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I just saw an ad for a "natural retouching" service for baby photos where the babies' faces had been completely changed using AI. 😩 Pretty sure if I had a baby, I'd want pictures of them, not a generic, yassified AI baby.
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The BBC have published an article on the story I broke!
The FA said “We remain committed to supporting transgender players who meet the requirements of our new policy so they can continue to play football”
So… nobody because nobody will sign your wretched declaration
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
The FA said “We remain committed to supporting transgender players who meet the requirements of our new policy so they can continue to play football”
So… nobody because nobody will sign your wretched declaration
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Transgender people in sport: FA require trans men to say they are 'biologically female' to play football
The FA's updated requirements for transgender men who want to play in male sport require players to agree they are a
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July 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The BBC have published an article on the story I broke!
The FA said “We remain committed to supporting transgender players who meet the requirements of our new policy so they can continue to play football”
So… nobody because nobody will sign your wretched declaration
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
The FA said “We remain committed to supporting transgender players who meet the requirements of our new policy so they can continue to play football”
So… nobody because nobody will sign your wretched declaration
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
I was taking out the garbage and got ambushed by a cicada that dive-bombed me and landed on the door. I didn't want it to get in the house, so we had a standoff until it moved. My neighbor was throwing a party in his backyard and I briefly wondered if I'd have to ask for help over the fence.
July 8, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I was taking out the garbage and got ambushed by a cicada that dive-bombed me and landed on the door. I didn't want it to get in the house, so we had a standoff until it moved. My neighbor was throwing a party in his backyard and I briefly wondered if I'd have to ask for help over the fence.
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July 2, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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I’m currently here. Anyone else? 🙋🏼♀️
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#makersgonnamake #knitter #crocheter #indiedyer #handdyedyarn #yarnbaby #yarnlover
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#makersgonnamake #knitter #crocheter #indiedyer #handdyedyarn #yarnbaby #yarnlover
June 23, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I’m currently here. Anyone else? 🙋🏼♀️
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#makersgonnamake #knitter #crocheter #indiedyer #handdyedyarn #yarnbaby #yarnlover
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#makersgonnamake #knitter #crocheter #indiedyer #handdyedyarn #yarnbaby #yarnlover