H. Rudd
@hlruddauthor.bsky.social
Alabamian living in MA. Horror and fantasy lover. Allegedly a writer. Atheist. Grumpy progressive. Kinda fussy but not that bad, I swear.
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H. Rudd
@hlruddauthor.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Highcrest | H. L. Rudd | Substack
Dinosaur fantasy series by H.L. Rudd. Click to read Highcrest, by H. L. Rudd, a Substack publication. Launched a year ago.
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Do you like dark fantasy?
Dinosaurs?
Check out Highcrest! Called "Land Before Time for Adults" by my singular fan, Highcrest follows a flock of dilophosaurus as they face a drought.
When will the rains return?
And the real question: Why have their gods become silent?
Dinosaurs?
Check out Highcrest! Called "Land Before Time for Adults" by my singular fan, Highcrest follows a flock of dilophosaurus as they face a drought.
When will the rains return?
And the real question: Why have their gods become silent?
Do you remember the way to the Great Valley?
September 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Do you remember the way to the Great Valley?
Anyone want to play Warcraft?
September 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Anyone want to play Warcraft?
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Succumbing to AI and ChatGPT “cause it’s here and we should get use to it” is such a cowardly response. You can get use to it and turn your brain off but please stop asking the rest of us to walk down the bleak dark road with you. I want humans to make my art.
August 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Succumbing to AI and ChatGPT “cause it’s here and we should get use to it” is such a cowardly response. You can get use to it and turn your brain off but please stop asking the rest of us to walk down the bleak dark road with you. I want humans to make my art.
I'm trying to love Demon Slayer, but everything feels empty after Jujutsu Kaisen.
#anime #demonslayer #jjk
#anime #demonslayer #jjk
August 19, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I'm trying to love Demon Slayer, but everything feels empty after Jujutsu Kaisen.
#anime #demonslayer #jjk
#anime #demonslayer #jjk
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today at the park we saw wild turkeys and some dude behind us was like “bro look at those owls” so what I’m saying is don’t ever let anyone make you feel stupid. you can visually identify a turkey
August 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
today at the park we saw wild turkeys and some dude behind us was like “bro look at those owls” so what I’m saying is don’t ever let anyone make you feel stupid. you can visually identify a turkey
He's pointless but I love him
(Yes, I know about his eyes. So does the vet. It's managed.)
(Yes, I know about his eyes. So does the vet. It's managed.)
August 8, 2025 at 5:13 AM
He's pointless but I love him
(Yes, I know about his eyes. So does the vet. It's managed.)
(Yes, I know about his eyes. So does the vet. It's managed.)
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Reminder: Fuck ICE. Abolish ICE. Scum of the earth.
August 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Reminder: Fuck ICE. Abolish ICE. Scum of the earth.
Oh my God, House of Leaves is the most genius book I've ever read. How did I sleep on this for so long?
#amreading #writingcommunity #horror #amreadinghorror
#amreading #writingcommunity #horror #amreadinghorror
August 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Oh my God, House of Leaves is the most genius book I've ever read. How did I sleep on this for so long?
#amreading #writingcommunity #horror #amreadinghorror
#amreading #writingcommunity #horror #amreadinghorror
Just got out of a concert. It was my dad's favorite band, and he and I tried to see them several times and it always fell through. A nice old man next to me in the crowd checked on me when he realized I was crying. Dude offered me a hug. Best hug from a stranger I've ever received.
Miss you, dad.
Miss you, dad.
July 31, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Just got out of a concert. It was my dad's favorite band, and he and I tried to see them several times and it always fell through. A nice old man next to me in the crowd checked on me when he realized I was crying. Dude offered me a hug. Best hug from a stranger I've ever received.
Miss you, dad.
Miss you, dad.
Say it louder for the people in the back.
Work that makes you personally uncomfortable is a *you* problem, not a moral issue with the work. There's nothing stopping you from disengaging from something. Put it down. Turn it off. Walk away. Let others enjoy it.
Work that makes you personally uncomfortable is a *you* problem, not a moral issue with the work. There's nothing stopping you from disengaging from something. Put it down. Turn it off. Walk away. Let others enjoy it.
Twenty-Four: Discomfort does not equal harm. Horror movies will have uncomfortable elements. Discomfort can be a way to grow and explore yourself but instead people want to act like creators are degenerates who should be put down for exploring uncomfortable subject matter.
July 30, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Say it louder for the people in the back.
Work that makes you personally uncomfortable is a *you* problem, not a moral issue with the work. There's nothing stopping you from disengaging from something. Put it down. Turn it off. Walk away. Let others enjoy it.
Work that makes you personally uncomfortable is a *you* problem, not a moral issue with the work. There's nothing stopping you from disengaging from something. Put it down. Turn it off. Walk away. Let others enjoy it.
Hell yes!!
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
AMAZING NEWS!
apple tv has just announced a NEW pleistocene-focused series of #prehistoricplanet! streaming on november 26th
apple tv has just announced a NEW pleistocene-focused series of #prehistoricplanet! streaming on november 26th
July 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Hell yes!!
My okra is huge this year!
July 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
My okra is huge this year!
Just me at 3 AM, playing with my rectangles #magicthegathering
July 23, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Just me at 3 AM, playing with my rectangles #magicthegathering
Am I playing Baldur's Gate 3 yet again?
....No. Why'd you ask?
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....No. Why'd you ask?
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a man with a beard wearing headphones and a blue shirt stands in front of a microphone
ALT: a man with a beard wearing headphones and a blue shirt stands in front of a microphone
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July 23, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Am I playing Baldur's Gate 3 yet again?
....No. Why'd you ask?
>>
....No. Why'd you ask?
>>
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It’s worse than “Gaza is being starved and destroyed and no one cares.” It’s that hundreds of millions *do* care and are powerless to stop it. We need a world where that can never happen, where the masses actually have political power.
July 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
It’s worse than “Gaza is being starved and destroyed and no one cares.” It’s that hundreds of millions *do* care and are powerless to stop it. We need a world where that can never happen, where the masses actually have political power.
#magicthegathering friends...
I am sick, and I mean SICK of #TCGplayer.com. I know there are other options out there, but would anyone like to share their favorites? I've used cardkingdom in the past, but it's the only one.
I am sick, and I mean SICK of #TCGplayer.com. I know there are other options out there, but would anyone like to share their favorites? I've used cardkingdom in the past, but it's the only one.
July 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
#magicthegathering friends...
I am sick, and I mean SICK of #TCGplayer.com. I know there are other options out there, but would anyone like to share their favorites? I've used cardkingdom in the past, but it's the only one.
I am sick, and I mean SICK of #TCGplayer.com. I know there are other options out there, but would anyone like to share their favorites? I've used cardkingdom in the past, but it's the only one.
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Read this and then read it again!
July 21, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Read this and then read it again!
I used to love buying fan0made #magicthegathering tokens on Etsy, but now it's all AI garbage. Sigh.
July 22, 2025 at 6:54 AM
I used to love buying fan0made #magicthegathering tokens on Etsy, but now it's all AI garbage. Sigh.
She's here! I really wish there was an in-universe version of her, but I'm still excited. #magicthegathering
July 22, 2025 at 2:25 AM
She's here! I really wish there was an in-universe version of her, but I'm still excited. #magicthegathering
It fascinates me how every #WorldofWarcraft player (both current and former) on social media was part of some cutting edge, server-first raiding guild during the classic era. I think I've seen more main tanks of hardcore AQ guilds on Reddit alone than actually existed.
July 20, 2025 at 2:16 AM
It fascinates me how every #WorldofWarcraft player (both current and former) on social media was part of some cutting edge, server-first raiding guild during the classic era. I think I've seen more main tanks of hardcore AQ guilds on Reddit alone than actually existed.
I'm months behind on Highcrest. I couldn't get myself to move on it and worried I'd lost interest, but I think I've sorted it out.
I organized the original documents poorly. I planned the chapters carefully, but I lost track of that planning when I tried to incorporate new ideas.
#writingcommunity
I organized the original documents poorly. I planned the chapters carefully, but I lost track of that planning when I tried to incorporate new ideas.
#writingcommunity
July 19, 2025 at 5:45 AM
I'm months behind on Highcrest. I couldn't get myself to move on it and worried I'd lost interest, but I think I've sorted it out.
I organized the original documents poorly. I planned the chapters carefully, but I lost track of that planning when I tried to incorporate new ideas.
#writingcommunity
I organized the original documents poorly. I planned the chapters carefully, but I lost track of that planning when I tried to incorporate new ideas.
#writingcommunity
Sex. I just can't. It's too objectively hilarious to take seriously, plus I always kind of feel like I'm wasting time.
...Not like I'm writing much romance anyhow.
...Not like I'm writing much romance anyhow.
What's something you've tried in writing that you just don't think you'll ever attempt again? Why? #WritingPrompt
July 8, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Sex. I just can't. It's too objectively hilarious to take seriously, plus I always kind of feel like I'm wasting time.
...Not like I'm writing much romance anyhow.
...Not like I'm writing much romance anyhow.
I have pages of lore for the gods of my fantasy setting, but still don't have fucking names for them. #amwriting #amwritingfantasy #writingcommunity
June 22, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I have pages of lore for the gods of my fantasy setting, but still don't have fucking names for them. #amwriting #amwritingfantasy #writingcommunity
A new crop of books for the lending library
June 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A new crop of books for the lending library
