C. Adam Volle
@adamvolle.bsky.social
Writer of nonfiction for a living and fiction to live. Likes comics, books, history, and activism. https://linktr.ee/adamvolle
I feel hung over after finishing this beast; to me, it's a harder read than Caro's LBJ books, sometimes a slog. But I'm certainly glad I read it, as it really is one hell of a literary work, and you come away feeling you've taken a college course in politics. Recommended. #BookSky #books #reading
December 18, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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"And Tiny Tim, who did not die" = heartwarming, Christmassy.
"And Tiny Tim, who would not die" = sinister, alarming.
"And Tiny Tim, who would not die" = sinister, alarming.
December 18, 2023 at 10:16 AM
"And Tiny Tim, who did not die" = heartwarming, Christmassy.
"And Tiny Tim, who would not die" = sinister, alarming.
"And Tiny Tim, who would not die" = sinister, alarming.
Happy Hanukkah, Y’all! I was lucky enough to be invited to ring in the holiday again this year with a good friend, delicious food, and the new Rian Johnson film (👌).
December 15, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Happy Hanukkah, Y’all! I was lucky enough to be invited to ring in the holiday again this year with a good friend, delicious food, and the new Rian Johnson film (👌).
Co-signed. I just got out of the theater and holy hell, what a ride. (PSA, since I haven’t seen it mentioned: There is a whole additional short film now after the credits. It is… bizarre.)
#MovieSky #Filmsky #movies #film
#MovieSky #Filmsky #movies #film
If you get the chance to see Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair in theaters, take it
December 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
December 5, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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I can't listen to the song without thinking of
December 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I can't listen to the song without thinking of
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“Jinglehorse” is such a great racial slur for a reindeer.
December 18, 2024 at 2:16 AM
“Jinglehorse” is such a great racial slur for a reindeer.
My last reads for the year (I’m going to optimistically believe I’ll finish them all) got into the library.
#booksky #amreading #readingsky
#booksky #amreading #readingsky
December 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
My last reads for the year (I’m going to optimistically believe I’ll finish them all) got into the library.
#booksky #amreading #readingsky
#booksky #amreading #readingsky
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I wrote about the dirty, demeaning, absolutely booming business of turning something like a shitty bigoted college essay into a shitty public career as a bigot, and also estimated how old Marine Todd would be today. defector.com/the-conserva...
The Conservative Grievance Business Is Always Hiring | Defector
Given his age when he first came to the world’s attention and assuming continued good health in the intervening decade and change, Marine Todd would be in his late 30s today. That would be if he was a...
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December 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I wrote about the dirty, demeaning, absolutely booming business of turning something like a shitty bigoted college essay into a shitty public career as a bigot, and also estimated how old Marine Todd would be today. defector.com/the-conserva...
November 30, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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The subcategorization/tropefication of popular fiction has been very bad in general, both for authors and readers.
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The subcategorization/tropefication of popular fiction has been very bad in general, both for authors and readers.
November 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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A lot of contemporary cultural output is cynical IP management — a company buys an artist’s old song catalogue and orders up a biopic to try to revive interest in their new assets.
www.slowboring.com/p/the-hidden...
www.slowboring.com/p/the-hidden...
The hidden cause of cultural stagnation
Long copyrights incentivize IP management over creativity
www.slowboring.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:43 AM
A lot of contemporary cultural output is cynical IP management — a company buys an artist’s old song catalogue and orders up a biopic to try to revive interest in their new assets.
www.slowboring.com/p/the-hidden...
www.slowboring.com/p/the-hidden...
Regarding AI and writers, it strikes me that I still haven't seen anyone mention Asimov's 1990 short story "Fault-Intolerant" (PDF p. 129), wherein he fears... this scenario! Talk about prophetic.
#writingcommunity #writersky #authorsky #booksky #ai #sff
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#writingcommunity #writersky #authorsky #booksky #ai #sff
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November 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Regarding AI and writers, it strikes me that I still haven't seen anyone mention Asimov's 1990 short story "Fault-Intolerant" (PDF p. 129), wherein he fears... this scenario! Talk about prophetic.
#writingcommunity #writersky #authorsky #booksky #ai #sff
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#writingcommunity #writersky #authorsky #booksky #ai #sff
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FFS. I’ve always resisted making fun of A LITTLE LIFE’s cover, having heard the book is depressing and assuming that even if it *looks* like a man taking a long-awaited dump, he’s probably dying or something.
Is he hell. The photo’s named “Orgasmic Man.” That dude’s cumming.
#BookSky #books
Is he hell. The photo’s named “Orgasmic Man.” That dude’s cumming.
#BookSky #books
November 21, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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The crime of genocide didn't exist until after WW2. It was something we decided was real, needed to be identified and punished. Even if we've been spectacularly bad at putting it in practise, we conceptualised it.
I think it's about time for a CEO crime of murder-by-Economy.
I think it's about time for a CEO crime of murder-by-Economy.
November 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The crime of genocide didn't exist until after WW2. It was something we decided was real, needed to be identified and punished. Even if we've been spectacularly bad at putting it in practise, we conceptualised it.
I think it's about time for a CEO crime of murder-by-Economy.
I think it's about time for a CEO crime of murder-by-Economy.
This is the first comic I got in trouble with my parents for owning. They’d thought Spider-Man stories were a lot more kid-friendly than Carnage’s debut proved to be. 😄 #Comicsky #Spiderman
The Amazing Spider-Man #361 by #DavidMichelinie, #MarkBagley, Randy Emberlin, and Bob Sharen.
#Spiderman
#Spiderman
November 19, 2025 at 2:45 AM
This is the first comic I got in trouble with my parents for owning. They’d thought Spider-Man stories were a lot more kid-friendly than Carnage’s debut proved to be. 😄 #Comicsky #Spiderman
Share a TV series you’ve watched from beginning to end more than once.
(I’ve only done this with one series—but I’ve seen it thrice.)
(I’ve only done this with one series—but I’ve seen it thrice.)
November 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Share a TV series you’ve watched from beginning to end more than once.
(I’ve only done this with one series—but I’ve seen it thrice.)
(I’ve only done this with one series—but I’ve seen it thrice.)
I stayed up late last night finishing @joe-hill.bsky.social’s KING SORROW, and barring any last-minute upset, it’ll be my favorite novel this year. Fun, emotional, epic: It’s the kind of book that makes me glad I SFF. Highly recommended. #Booksky #fantasy #horrorsky #books
November 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I stayed up late last night finishing @joe-hill.bsky.social’s KING SORROW, and barring any last-minute upset, it’ll be my favorite novel this year. Fun, emotional, epic: It’s the kind of book that makes me glad I SFF. Highly recommended. #Booksky #fantasy #horrorsky #books
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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Transgender Awareness Week begins today, Nov. 13, and continues to Nov. 19. The week leads up to Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20, which memorializes people lost to transphobic violence.
November 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Transgender Awareness Week begins today, Nov. 13, and continues to Nov. 19. The week leads up to Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20, which memorializes people lost to transphobic violence.
The Cover to my new short comic, "The Workaround". I've been messing around with these characters for years so it's nice to finally put them in a story. Written by
@adamvolle.bsky.social, drawn by me. 8 action-packed pages! You can read it here: adamwaldron.com/comic-1/2025...
@adamvolle.bsky.social, drawn by me. 8 action-packed pages! You can read it here: adamwaldron.com/comic-1/2025...
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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just shared this in a group and realised it’s the anniversary of this absolute s tier tweet by @jon-snow-420.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
just shared this in a group and realised it’s the anniversary of this absolute s tier tweet by @jon-snow-420.bsky.social
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