Drayton Alan
@draytonalan.bsky.social
#Author, #humorist, #writer #storyteller #electronics #inventor #geek #JW #FunnyScienceFiction #funnyscifi #podcaster #artist
I made one of my poems into a music video and entered it. Please give it a watch and a like. Chroma Awards contest submission. devpost.com/software/the... #WritingCommunity #5amWritersClub #WritingThoughts
The Cricket and the Bard
A weary bard meets his match in a cricket’s song, sparking a magical journey of music, humility, and inspiration in this whimsical animated short from the author's Stout Tales series.
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September 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I made one of my poems into a music video and entered it. Please give it a watch and a like. Chroma Awards contest submission. devpost.com/software/the... #WritingCommunity #5amWritersClub #WritingThoughts
Outside my window, spring fights its long battle to conquer winter. As the wind blows and the trees creak, my mind is filled with stories of people who might have been. Words flow from fingertips to screen, sculpting the lives of strangers only known to me.
#Writing #5amWritersClub #WritingThoughts
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April 16, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Outside my window, spring fights its long battle to conquer winter. As the wind blows and the trees creak, my mind is filled with stories of people who might have been. Words flow from fingertips to screen, sculpting the lives of strangers only known to me.
#Writing #5amWritersClub #WritingThoughts
#Writing #5amWritersClub #WritingThoughts
I made an AI movie/podcast of my book Stout. Check it out!
youtu.be/-WIPf4vpcw8
youtu.be/-WIPf4vpcw8
Stout Tales podcast Episode 1
YouTube video by Drayton Alan
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March 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I made an AI movie/podcast of my book Stout. Check it out!
youtu.be/-WIPf4vpcw8
youtu.be/-WIPf4vpcw8
👀 Digital drama alert: "My AI told me that your AI is cheating on you." When even your artificial relationships have trust issues... #WritingCommunity #5amWritersClub #AmWritingSciFi #WritingHumor
March 22, 2025 at 11:06 AM
👀 Digital drama alert: "My AI told me that your AI is cheating on you." When even your artificial relationships have trust issues... #WritingCommunity #5amWritersClub #AmWritingSciFi #WritingHumor
How long must the sun be blamed for the clouds misdeeds? Earth basks in eternal sun, yet we curse it for every rainy day. Why blame absence on the source rather than the cause—darkness is merely light obscured, truth buried beneath lies, and love overshadowed by hate #5amWritersClub #WritingThoughts
March 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
How long must the sun be blamed for the clouds misdeeds? Earth basks in eternal sun, yet we curse it for every rainy day. Why blame absence on the source rather than the cause—darkness is merely light obscured, truth buried beneath lies, and love overshadowed by hate #5amWritersClub #WritingThoughts
Woe to the words I write today, for future me will scrutinize them with disdain. They will face harsh judgment, unlikely to survive unscathed—but if they do, and if they are bold and pure enough, they may spark a noble thought, kindle a worthy dream, or even engender true hope. #WritingCommunity
March 2, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Woe to the words I write today, for future me will scrutinize them with disdain. They will face harsh judgment, unlikely to survive unscathed—but if they do, and if they are bold and pure enough, they may spark a noble thought, kindle a worthy dream, or even engender true hope. #WritingCommunity
I wake, abandoned by my dreams—their murky threads swirl like clouds in my unstirred coffee. Was I strong or weak? Did I fail or succeed? I may never know what summoned this quiet remorse. But daylight realities numb the doubts, so I live. #WritingCommunity #5amWritersClub #WritingThoughts
February 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I wake, abandoned by my dreams—their murky threads swirl like clouds in my unstirred coffee. Was I strong or weak? Did I fail or succeed? I may never know what summoned this quiet remorse. But daylight realities numb the doubts, so I live. #WritingCommunity #5amWritersClub #WritingThoughts
Is anything as soul-draining as querying? The whole MSWL process feels like a really bad 8-bit video game—outdated, clunky, and designed for frustration. Every book I cast into the waters only seems to send me back to self-publishing, which I actually enjoy. #WritingCommunity #WritingThoughts
February 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Is anything as soul-draining as querying? The whole MSWL process feels like a really bad 8-bit video game—outdated, clunky, and designed for frustration. Every book I cast into the waters only seems to send me back to self-publishing, which I actually enjoy. #WritingCommunity #WritingThoughts
The bold taste of coffee and tangy scent of breakfast linger as I sit in my quiet room recording the noisy lives of these imaginary strangers who inhabit my head. #WritingCommunity #5amWritersClub #WritingThoughts
February 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The bold taste of coffee and tangy scent of breakfast linger as I sit in my quiet room recording the noisy lives of these imaginary strangers who inhabit my head. #WritingCommunity #5amWritersClub #WritingThoughts
Early morning writing—when the world of dreams and the world of stories draw closest. Fading echoes of dreams leave their imprint on my characters, while fantastic plotlines twist and shape my tale. #WritingCommunity #5amWritersClub #WritingThoughts
February 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Early morning writing—when the world of dreams and the world of stories draw closest. Fading echoes of dreams leave their imprint on my characters, while fantastic plotlines twist and shape my tale. #WritingCommunity #5amWritersClub #WritingThoughts
A sugary glaze coats the roads as I watch cars creep past. I sip my coffee, type my verse, and savor the quiet joy of being a writer today. #WritingCommunity #5amWritersClub #WritingThoughts
February 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
A sugary glaze coats the roads as I watch cars creep past. I sip my coffee, type my verse, and savor the quiet joy of being a writer today. #WritingCommunity #5amWritersClub #WritingThoughts
Deep and dark, the winter dawn lingers just out of reach—a promise of coming glory, a faint red glow in the east. We huddle beneath artificial lights, cradling our keyboards, waiting for inspiration to set our fingers ablaze. #WritingCommunity #5amWritersClub #WritingThoughts
February 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Deep and dark, the winter dawn lingers just out of reach—a promise of coming glory, a faint red glow in the east. We huddle beneath artificial lights, cradling our keyboards, waiting for inspiration to set our fingers ablaze. #WritingCommunity #5amWritersClub #WritingThoughts
I could never understand how the guy that invented gravity also made great cookies? #WritingCommunity #5amWritersClub #WritingThoughts
January 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I could never understand how the guy that invented gravity also made great cookies? #WritingCommunity #5amWritersClub #WritingThoughts
Uncertainty grips as each day expires. Life is good, but time conspires. We watch the words appear on a glowing screen and wonder if they mean what we hope they mean—the coffee tastes good, and we write. #WritingCommunity #5amWritersClub #WritingThoughts
January 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Uncertainty grips as each day expires. Life is good, but time conspires. We watch the words appear on a glowing screen and wonder if they mean what we hope they mean—the coffee tastes good, and we write. #WritingCommunity #5amWritersClub #WritingThoughts
How AI interprets the first scene of my #WIP sci-fi novel. A 5-second glimpse into the world I'm building—where science meets imagination. #amwriting #scififri #sciencefiction #WritingCommunity #AIArt
January 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
How AI interprets the first scene of my #WIP sci-fi novel. A 5-second glimpse into the world I'm building—where science meets imagination. #amwriting #scififri #sciencefiction #WritingCommunity #AIArt
Fresh ink dries as a pen hovers over a barren white page, trembling in the author’s hand. What lives will unfold? What worlds await discovery? Adventure, laughter, heartbreak, drama? #WritingLife #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub
January 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Fresh ink dries as a pen hovers over a barren white page, trembling in the author’s hand. What lives will unfold? What worlds await discovery? Adventure, laughter, heartbreak, drama? #WritingLife #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub
Back to writing after tragedy and testing—loss and longing. Fingers to the keys while the world burns and my heart aches. Still, I must be funny. I must be clever. I must make this story breathe, to lift spirits and bring a smile. #WritingLife #SciFi #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub
January 15, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Back to writing after tragedy and testing—loss and longing. Fingers to the keys while the world burns and my heart aches. Still, I must be funny. I must be clever. I must make this story breathe, to lift spirits and bring a smile. #WritingLife #SciFi #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub
So nice to have a warm cup on a cold day. Might not have time to write, but the story is still weaving inside skull. #writingcommunity
a cat is standing on a metal railing next to a window .
ALT: a cat is standing on a metal railing next to a window .
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January 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
So nice to have a warm cup on a cold day. Might not have time to write, but the story is still weaving inside skull. #writingcommunity
Whispers in my head stream onto the pages I write. Each word an attempt to make you feel, think, or even laugh. But who are 'you,' and will you ever read them? Left unread, the pages linger in silence, dormant and forever unrequited. #writingcommunity
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January 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Whispers in my head stream onto the pages I write. Each word an attempt to make you feel, think, or even laugh. But who are 'you,' and will you ever read them? Left unread, the pages linger in silence, dormant and forever unrequited. #writingcommunity
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Winter winds whip snow into drfts of ice and cold. Inside the keyboard beckons its plastic buttons longing for human touch. #writingcommunity
January 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Winter winds whip snow into drfts of ice and cold. Inside the keyboard beckons its plastic buttons longing for human touch. #writingcommunity
Together we sit apart. Each laboring on the world in our heads, while the mundane threatens to disrupt each sentence, each phrase. #writingcommunity
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January 1, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Together we sit apart. Each laboring on the world in our heads, while the mundane threatens to disrupt each sentence, each phrase. #writingcommunity
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#5amwritersclub
December 31, 2024 at 12:18 AM
Seems a day for bad news and odd moods. But yet I write for some reason. #writingcommunity
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December 30, 2024 at 8:41 PM
Seems a day for bad news and odd moods. But yet I write for some reason. #writingcommunity
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I should be writing, but my brain isn't braining. I hope you can brain today.
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#writingcommunity
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December 27, 2024 at 12:38 PM
I should be writing, but my brain isn't braining. I hope you can brain today.
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