Adrian Harley
@adrianharley.bsky.social
Author of Many Drops Make a Stream. Herder of cats. they/them
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Today, DWI publishes a powerful essay by @mgasia.bsky.social, who works impersonating an AI sex companion: data-workers.org/michael/
This piece offers a rare glimpse into the psychological and economic realities behind one of the fastest-growing sectors: AI-assisted intimacy.
This piece offers a rare glimpse into the psychological and economic realities behind one of the fastest-growing sectors: AI-assisted intimacy.
December 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Today, DWI publishes a powerful essay by @mgasia.bsky.social, who works impersonating an AI sex companion: data-workers.org/michael/
This piece offers a rare glimpse into the psychological and economic realities behind one of the fastest-growing sectors: AI-assisted intimacy.
This piece offers a rare glimpse into the psychological and economic realities behind one of the fastest-growing sectors: AI-assisted intimacy.
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The Smashwords End of Year Sale is on, and the dauntingly long list can be hard to wade through (especially with all the gen AI these days). I’ve curated a list of books I recommend or am interested in, all AI free to the best of my ability, and all under $3! 🌈📚
kilagreene.dreamwidth.org/7990.html
kilagreene.dreamwidth.org/7990.html
December 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The Smashwords End of Year Sale is on, and the dauntingly long list can be hard to wade through (especially with all the gen AI these days). I’ve curated a list of books I recommend or am interested in, all AI free to the best of my ability, and all under $3! 🌈📚
kilagreene.dreamwidth.org/7990.html
kilagreene.dreamwidth.org/7990.html
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
My first freelance book edit, fresh out of college, was for a fantasy that starred (1) some adults who discovered financial fraud and also had sex and (2) a 10-year-old who befriended a fairy. My client thought this should be YA.
And THIS is why not all books need to be shelved in YA, people!
When I worked at The Wherehouse, I kept having to take "Legend of the Overfiend" out of the kids section because "It's an animated movie, it must be okay."
December 7, 2025 at 10:49 AM
My first freelance book edit, fresh out of college, was for a fantasy that starred (1) some adults who discovered financial fraud and also had sex and (2) a 10-year-old who befriended a fairy. My client thought this should be YA.
Shoutout to the kid in the audience of the Nutcracker today who cried “No!” and had to be carried out of the theater, inconsolable, when the rat king died.
December 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Shoutout to the kid in the audience of the Nutcracker today who cried “No!” and had to be carried out of the theater, inconsolable, when the rat king died.
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i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
December 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
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The racism is just cartoonish. I can’t stand it. Honestly
"The Donald Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday."
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The racism is just cartoonish. I can’t stand it. Honestly
Flung open the curtains at 7 a.m. this morning, ready to greet the new day, and it was still pitch black outside
December 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Flung open the curtains at 7 a.m. this morning, ready to greet the new day, and it was still pitch black outside
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I’m slowly reading through the original Sherlock Holmes stories, and I would never have guessed that two of the early villains are Mormons and the KKK.
December 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I’m slowly reading through the original Sherlock Holmes stories, and I would never have guessed that two of the early villains are Mormons and the KKK.
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“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
December 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Today is a great day to buy Many Drops Make a Stream on sale directly from my publisher! Cut out the middleman, get your queer shapeshifting adventure 25% off.
Y'all know what weekend it is. We've got three sales! One: use code 25holidayducksfor2025 to save 25% on our webstore. Two: this Creator's Day itch bundle (itch.io/b/3410/creat...)! Three: 30% off to get Monsterotica AND our back catalogue! Deets on all 3: duckprintspress.com/2025/11/25/b...
November 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Today is a great day to buy Many Drops Make a Stream on sale directly from my publisher! Cut out the middleman, get your queer shapeshifting adventure 25% off.
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I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
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You talking about my books, or the books of any author you love, goes exponentially further than that author talking about their own books, especially on social media where your posts can go viral
I mean. Remember Bigolas Dickolas?
I mean. Remember Bigolas Dickolas?
FWIW: Mention books you like or you think others might like. You never know what'll happen:
I saw The Sad Bastard Cookbook here so I mentioned it on Masto (in a "in case you need this" sense). It kinda went viral (1K shares). It jumped to a high ranking on Amazon and then they got media attention.
I saw The Sad Bastard Cookbook here so I mentioned it on Masto (in a "in case you need this" sense). It kinda went viral (1K shares). It jumped to a high ranking on Amazon and then they got media attention.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 AM
You talking about my books, or the books of any author you love, goes exponentially further than that author talking about their own books, especially on social media where your posts can go viral
I mean. Remember Bigolas Dickolas?
I mean. Remember Bigolas Dickolas?
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If you live in firefly country and want to help their numbers, LEAVE YOUR LEAVES!!
Leaffall provides a vital habitat for fireflies, luna moths, and many more important insects that we love to see! Decomposed leaves are nutrient dense for your soil as well and will give you healthy grass!
Leaffall provides a vital habitat for fireflies, luna moths, and many more important insects that we love to see! Decomposed leaves are nutrient dense for your soil as well and will give you healthy grass!
November 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
If you live in firefly country and want to help their numbers, LEAVE YOUR LEAVES!!
Leaffall provides a vital habitat for fireflies, luna moths, and many more important insects that we love to see! Decomposed leaves are nutrient dense for your soil as well and will give you healthy grass!
Leaffall provides a vital habitat for fireflies, luna moths, and many more important insects that we love to see! Decomposed leaves are nutrient dense for your soil as well and will give you healthy grass!
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As an author, I don't make a whole lot of money, but at the same time I need to read a lot of books to stay aware of trends and support my fellow authors. Obviously if I spend all my profits on other people's books, I'm not coming out ahead!
So: ways to read lots of indie books for cheap.
So: ways to read lots of indie books for cheap.
November 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
As an author, I don't make a whole lot of money, but at the same time I need to read a lot of books to stay aware of trends and support my fellow authors. Obviously if I spend all my profits on other people's books, I'm not coming out ahead!
So: ways to read lots of indie books for cheap.
So: ways to read lots of indie books for cheap.
Lay awake in bed from 6 to 6:30 and suddenly managed to solve most of the problems I’ve been hammering out in Droplet Book 2. Connections fell into place! Character arcs solidified! I am ecstatic!!
November 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Lay awake in bed from 6 to 6:30 and suddenly managed to solve most of the problems I’ve been hammering out in Droplet Book 2. Connections fell into place! Character arcs solidified! I am ecstatic!!
I have a similar experience driving, listening to my playlist of songs I specifically selected because they’re great for driving
I love listening to my own writing playlist and thinking "this slaps, who made this?"
November 24, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I have a similar experience driving, listening to my playlist of songs I specifically selected because they’re great for driving
Is there a word for when the music of a song in a musical contradicts the words? Like in No One Mourns the Wicked, or in Penzance where the pirates bellow, “With catlike tread, upon our prey we steal!”
November 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Is there a word for when the music of a song in a musical contradicts the words? Like in No One Mourns the Wicked, or in Penzance where the pirates bellow, “With catlike tread, upon our prey we steal!”
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17 strikes and you’re out. 💀
November 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
17 strikes and you’re out. 💀
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this is how you lose the dish war
November 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
this is how you lose the dish war
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This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
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I feel like the last couple decades of "is representation good or not?" discourse missed more important questions of "how fragile is representation?", "what do we do when multiple industries eliminate it as an intentional move against us?" and "how can we sustain queer artists when shit goes south?"
"According to the report, [...]during the 2024-25 television season, queer characters increased across platforms by 4%, bringing the total to 489. However, the Thursday report found that 41% of those characters will not return." www.thewrap.com/glaad-where-...
Nearly Half of All LGBTQ+ Characters Will Disappear From TV Next Season, GLAAD Study Finds
The 2024-25 TV season recorded 489 queer characters across broadcast, cable and screenings, but cancellations and plot find a deep decline to come
www.thewrap.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
I feel like the last couple decades of "is representation good or not?" discourse missed more important questions of "how fragile is representation?", "what do we do when multiple industries eliminate it as an intentional move against us?" and "how can we sustain queer artists when shit goes south?"