Adrian Black
@adrianblack.bsky.social
🌌 SFF Writer. Practical therapist. Gamer. Collector of odd past jobs. Wrangler of cats. Secular Buddhist who studied kenjutsu in the long ago far away time before chronic illness struck. She/they. ADHD for daaaaays.
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Adrian Black
@adrianblack.bsky.social
· Nov 24
Hi! I'm Adrian. I'm a therapist by trade, and am focused on evidence based practice and practical methods. I'm working on improving my writing. The two books I've finished still need refinement.
I've got a thing for weird facts and mythology, as well as swords. Expect to see pointy things.
I've got a thing for weird facts and mythology, as well as swords. Expect to see pointy things.
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Elderly camp survivors, some wearing striped scarves that recall their prison uniforms, walked to the the Death Wall, where prisoners were executed. Across Europe, officials were pausing to remember.
Auschwitz holds observances on the 80th anniversary of the death camp's liberation
Elderly camp survivors, some wearing striped scarves that recall their prison uniforms, walked to the the Death Wall, where prisoners were executed. Across Europe, officials were pausing to remember.
www.npr.org
January 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Elderly camp survivors, some wearing striped scarves that recall their prison uniforms, walked to the the Death Wall, where prisoners were executed. Across Europe, officials were pausing to remember.
I got into the Futurescapes workshop, but not the new online Clarion West one. However! It works out well because it gives me more time to polish, polish, polish! And hone some more skills.
It also means I can apply for the summer Clarion West, and Martha Wells will be there. So...
It also means I can apply for the summer Clarion West, and Martha Wells will be there. So...
January 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I got into the Futurescapes workshop, but not the new online Clarion West one. However! It works out well because it gives me more time to polish, polish, polish! And hone some more skills.
It also means I can apply for the summer Clarion West, and Martha Wells will be there. So...
It also means I can apply for the summer Clarion West, and Martha Wells will be there. So...
By Morgan Harper Nichols.
January 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
By Morgan Harper Nichols.
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The message here is a useful and laudable one but the graphic screams HIGH POWERED MAGNETS WILL GIVE YOUR SKULL COMPOUND EYES
Keep high-powered magnets away from infants and toddlers.
December 10, 2024 at 1:04 AM
The message here is a useful and laudable one but the graphic screams HIGH POWERED MAGNETS WILL GIVE YOUR SKULL COMPOUND EYES
Hi! I'm Adrian. I'm a therapist by trade, and am focused on evidence based practice and practical methods. I'm working on improving my writing. The two books I've finished still need refinement.
I've got a thing for weird facts and mythology, as well as swords. Expect to see pointy things.
I've got a thing for weird facts and mythology, as well as swords. Expect to see pointy things.
November 24, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Hi! I'm Adrian. I'm a therapist by trade, and am focused on evidence based practice and practical methods. I'm working on improving my writing. The two books I've finished still need refinement.
I've got a thing for weird facts and mythology, as well as swords. Expect to see pointy things.
I've got a thing for weird facts and mythology, as well as swords. Expect to see pointy things.
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RESOLVED:
ee cummings, in his 1944 poem 'pity this busy monster, manunkind,' was the first to posit the existence of a multiverse, long before either Marvel or DC Comics.
Discuss.
allpoetry.com/pity-this-bu...
ee cummings, in his 1944 poem 'pity this busy monster, manunkind,' was the first to posit the existence of a multiverse, long before either Marvel or DC Comics.
Discuss.
allpoetry.com/pity-this-bu...
November 24, 2024 at 8:37 PM
RESOLVED:
ee cummings, in his 1944 poem 'pity this busy monster, manunkind,' was the first to posit the existence of a multiverse, long before either Marvel or DC Comics.
Discuss.
allpoetry.com/pity-this-bu...
ee cummings, in his 1944 poem 'pity this busy monster, manunkind,' was the first to posit the existence of a multiverse, long before either Marvel or DC Comics.
Discuss.
allpoetry.com/pity-this-bu...
I struggle with flashbacks a lot, so this post from @RevPit was very timely.
www.reddit.com/r/RevPit/com...
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Reddit - Dive into anything
First, a brief overview about flashbacks as a storytelling tool.
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November 24, 2024 at 9:25 PM
I struggle with flashbacks a lot, so this post from @RevPit was very timely.
www.reddit.com/r/RevPit/com...
www.reddit.com/r/RevPit/com...
Why I'm working on taming The Beast currently despite waiting to see if I get into a few more writer's workshop. Time passes regardless, so I may as well spend the time practicing.
www.writersdigest.com/whats-new/wo...
www.writersdigest.com/whats-new/wo...
Word Count for Novels and Children's Books: The Definitive Post | How Long Should a Book Be?
Everything you need to know about word count and book length for books and novels and memoirs and children's novels and picture books. This is especially useful for debut and early career authors.
www.writersdigest.com
November 24, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Why I'm working on taming The Beast currently despite waiting to see if I get into a few more writer's workshop. Time passes regardless, so I may as well spend the time practicing.
www.writersdigest.com/whats-new/wo...
www.writersdigest.com/whats-new/wo...
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Out today: the 50th anniversary edition of The Dispossessed, with foreword by Karen Joy Fowler!
This edition is available in hardcover and paperback from Harper Perennial. Cover art by Muhammad Fatchurofi.
This edition is available in hardcover and paperback from Harper Perennial. Cover art by Muhammad Fatchurofi.
November 19, 2024 at 10:28 PM
Out today: the 50th anniversary edition of The Dispossessed, with foreword by Karen Joy Fowler!
This edition is available in hardcover and paperback from Harper Perennial. Cover art by Muhammad Fatchurofi.
This edition is available in hardcover and paperback from Harper Perennial. Cover art by Muhammad Fatchurofi.