Drew Melbourne
@drewmelbourne.com
Neurodivergent geek author of A DARK HOLE DARKLY, the Percival Gynt space-fantasy series, and the graphic novel ARCHENEMIES.
www.drewmelbourne.com
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THIS is Dancer, FYI.
2/2.
2/2.
December 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
THIS is Dancer, FYI.
2/2.
2/2.
"Those weirdos are too judgy."
December 7, 2025 at 2:26 AM
"Those weirdos are too judgy."
Franchises are just Pokémon that always evolve into shittier versions of themselves.
December 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Franchises are just Pokémon that always evolve into shittier versions of themselves.
Turning CASABLANCA into a game show really missed the point of the original.
December 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Turning CASABLANCA into a game show really missed the point of the original.
I know a lot of people were upset by the MAD MEN thing, but at least there was that one guy who got to say, "See, Gloria! I told you I was in Mad Men!"
December 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I know a lot of people were upset by the MAD MEN thing, but at least there was that one guy who got to say, "See, Gloria! I told you I was in Mad Men!"
Beep Boop Borp.
Borp boop...
Borp boop...
December 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Beep Boop Borp.
Borp boop...
Borp boop...
*Some robots may be introverts
a man in a robe stands next to a robot that says life don t talk to me about life
Alt: Big silly white robot grumbles "Don't talk to me about life."
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December 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
*Some robots may be introverts
100%.
This observation is really very specific to a subset of writers. Which is absolutely a nice thing to have in common with other people *but a terrible way to distinguish humans from robots.*
(Introverts are not robot.)
This observation is really very specific to a subset of writers. Which is absolutely a nice thing to have in common with other people *but a terrible way to distinguish humans from robots.*
(Introverts are not robot.)
December 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
100%.
This observation is really very specific to a subset of writers. Which is absolutely a nice thing to have in common with other people *but a terrible way to distinguish humans from robots.*
(Introverts are not robot.)
This observation is really very specific to a subset of writers. Which is absolutely a nice thing to have in common with other people *but a terrible way to distinguish humans from robots.*
(Introverts are not robot.)
Netflix sock puppet accounts re-explain the show you were just watching, in case you were distracted looking at your phone.
December 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Netflix sock puppet accounts re-explain the show you were just watching, in case you were distracted looking at your phone.
If Mary Shelley was alive today:
SOME POET: Frankenstein didn't agree to be born! HASHTAG REPORTED!
SOME POET: Frankenstein didn't agree to be born! HASHTAG REPORTED!
December 5, 2025 at 1:12 PM
If Mary Shelley was alive today:
SOME POET: Frankenstein didn't agree to be born! HASHTAG REPORTED!
SOME POET: Frankenstein didn't agree to be born! HASHTAG REPORTED!
"Find someone who looks at you the way Carol's dead wife looked at her while pretending her novel wasn't shit" challenge.
December 5, 2025 at 6:59 AM
"Find someone who looks at you the way Carol's dead wife looked at her while pretending her novel wasn't shit" challenge.
Reposted by Drew Melbourne
That's across two years (pre-orders went up in January 2024, through the release window of the paperback, holidays 2025). I have no fucking idea how less visible authors do it.
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I’m Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom
From the New York Times bestselling author of John Dies at the End—an absolutely hilarious and brilliantly weird new standalone novel
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December 1, 2025 at 8:11 PM
That's across two years (pre-orders went up in January 2024, through the release window of the paperback, holidays 2025). I have no fucking idea how less visible authors do it.
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(*I am definitely wrong because I used the word "always" and I'm sure there are plenty of exceptions. BUT.)
December 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
(*I am definitely wrong because I used the word "always" and I'm sure there are plenty of exceptions. BUT.)
Accommodations should always* be put in place with the expectation that they can/should be usable by everyone. This makes them more sustainable in the long term, ensures they're better maintained, reduces stigma, etc.
December 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Accommodations should always* be put in place with the expectation that they can/should be usable by everyone. This makes them more sustainable in the long term, ensures they're better maintained, reduces stigma, etc.