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Amy Lee Wheeler
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Production Designer / Fiction Author / Whiskey Wanderer

Allergic to drama and bees. | ADHD | ND-ish

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Amy Lee Wheeler @amyleewheeler.bsky.social · Feb 12
I design worlds for a living—fictional, cinematic & artistic. Slightly wired, slightly weird (ND/A+). Stories are my oxygen, laughter is my religion. Let’s go somewhere unforgettable.

#WriterLife #ProductionDesign #NeuroSpicy #Storyteller #AmQuerying
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“Despite Bone Temples and Forest Nightmares, ‘28 Years Later’ Lost Me“ Catch this take in Fanfare fanfare.pub/despite-bone...
Despite Bone Temples and Forest Nightmares, ‘28 Years Later’ Lost Me
Still infected, pandemic flashbacks, zombie babies, and a goat cam — sure, why not?
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June 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Calling out to Writers on Substack... share your handles. Where you at? It's not easy to find newsletters over there by just name. Mine is DeRailed
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DeRailed by Amy Lee Wheeler | Substack
Production Designer, Writer, and Professional Overthinker. Riffing on ADHD, film career, and midlife reinvention—plus deep dives into records, book covers, or whatever hijacks my brain, because laughi...
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May 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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The Breakfast Club at 40, and the Production Design that housed an iconic film moment. Did you know the library was a set?

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Blueprints of Belonging
The design that made The Breakfast Club immortal
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May 7, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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If nothing else, I can laugh at my ridiculousness. Check out my latest confession in this Fourth Wave article.

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The Year I Lived Like a Pioneer Because I Refused to Fix My Sink
How ADHD turned my kitchen into a historical reenactment
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April 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Today is Jackie Robinson Day in Major League Baseball.

And yet if Robinson were breaking the color barrier today, Trump would have DOJ prosecute both Robinson and the Dodgers for having "DEI" policies.
April 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Did I nerd-out on Donnie Darko? Yes. An you might too this time around.

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The Enduring Impact of ‘Donnie Darko’
Why the theatrical cut proves there’s merit to shorter ersions
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April 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Check out my write-up and share 'Fresh Kills' | Jennifer Esposito directed the best mafia film in decades, on Hulu

#mafiamovies #jenniferesposito #dontsleeponthis #hulu #filmsyoumissed
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Jennifer Esposito’s Film ‘Fresh Kills’ Deserves More Acclaim
A Women-Led Cast That Redefines Crime Families
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April 12, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Let's get crafty instead of arguing. Say it with paint. Fix it with conversation. New Substack post if you're not following.

#protest #protestsigns #craftivism #handsoff #indivisible
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Introverts Unite: The Subtle Stirrings of Peaceful Protest
How a simple sign captured the spirit of a small community eager for change
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April 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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"Write with the door closed, rewrite with the door open."
April 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Stephen King's wildly entertaining and informative book, On Writing, turns 25 this year. Check out my homage to this classic

#OnWriting #Writers #BooksForWriters #WritingHowTo #StephenKing
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How Stephen King’s On Writing Shaped A Generation of Authors
From City Lights to Hollywood: My 25-year journey with the King
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April 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Proud of Cory Booker today. Live streaming gives inspiration to carry us through the week. Some pics of neighbors at a sign-making last weekend. Ready for Saturday's protest. Will you be on the streets?

#Indivisible #CoryBooker #HandsOffProtest
Neighbors in Washington state making protest signs in a home, preparing to demonstrate April 5th. Neighbors in Washington state making protest signs in a home, preparing to demonstrate April 5th. Sign reads" Hands Off The Dept. of Education" made by Neighbors in Washington state at a protest signs making gathering in a home, preparing to demonstrate April 5th. Sign reads" Keep Your Tiny Hands Off My Social Security" made by Neighbors in Washington state at a protest signs making gathering in a home, preparing to demonstrate April 5th.
April 1, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Happy F*cking April, you Fools. A new month means a new Medium rant on the good, the bad, and the really ugly sides of this month. Enjoy!

#HumorWriter #FunnyRant #AmWriting #Satire #AprilFools #SpringVibes #MediumArticles

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Is It F*cking April Or Not?
The Month That Kills Humans (Figuratively and Literally)
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April 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Happy St. Patrick's Day. I wrote a fun little Irish tale for your coffee break. May the road rise to meet ya with a Guinness, creamy and smooth.
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The Trickster of Knockfools Hollow
An ancient Irish tale about modern problems
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March 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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I had some #OscarFun tonight in this post on #Medium with tips on an #ADHDbrain managing Streaming Subscriptions and the beginning of my #DeRailed series of short essays about midlife reinvention medium.com/p/a891d0b99d53
Timothée Chalamet Wants to Be Great, I Just Want the Oscars on Hulu for Free.
I tell people I never really watched regular TV, so getting rid of cable wasn’t a big deal. The truth is, I forget live events still exist…
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March 3, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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The People We Keep x Mary Jane x What July Knew

90s Vegas, Babysitting should be safe. Moms shouldn’t steal piggy banks for bingo cash. But Sin City has its own rules. Amber Lynne's broke, anxious, and hustling for art school—dodging gamblers, boundary-crossers, and sins of her own making.
February 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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8 manuscripts later, I admit, I usually start with the wrong opening.

Car crash, explosion, emotional sucker punch—pure chaos. Then, 10K words in, it finally settles into the character-driven story I meant to write.

Anyone else?

#WIP #AmQuerying #WriterProblems #SendHelp
a woman in a black sweater says " there is more to this story " while sitting on the floor
ALT: a woman in a black sweater says " there is more to this story " while sitting on the floor
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February 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
amyleewheeler.bsky.social
I design worlds for a living—fictional, cinematic & artistic. Slightly wired, slightly weird (ND/A+). Stories are my oxygen, laughter is my religion. Let’s go somewhere unforgettable.

#WriterLife #ProductionDesign #NeuroSpicy #Storyteller #AmQuerying
February 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Raven, unimpressed with today's melted snow, just wanted to sit on the dock #pnw #gigharborlife
February 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Mates in the UK: my new book will be out next month.

IMMORTAL GESTURES looks at our small, brief movements & shows how they arise from enormous, often ancient worlds.

👉 finger guns
🤘“rock on” horns
🖐️ hand washing
🖖 Vulcan salute

And much more. Preorder locally or here: geni.us/ImmortalGest...
A photo of a white hardback book with blue hands all over the cover. The hands are in various gestures. The title is immortal gestures, by Damon Young.
February 3, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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I keep trying to make a “that child is 19, show him [some big devastating art movie, idk maybe Stalker] and he’ll have a breakdown and change his entire personality” joke but then I get too sad bc this is genuinely (part of) why the study of the humanities has been systematically delegitimized
February 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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I turn empty spaces into visual tales and blank pages into emotional journeys. When not chasing my dog or the perfect shot, I’m spinning records, rowing at sunrise, or nerding out on Egyptology. Looking to connect with storytellers who worship laughter.
#HumorIsEverything #WriterLife #Storyteller
January 30, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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New to Blue and--deep breath--giving it a go! Looking for representation for LONESOME TOWN, an upmarket coming-of-age set in 90s Las Vegas about a Catholic teen from Oklahoma whose sketchy hustles finance dreams of art college as parents unravel #amquerying #90s #humor #anxiety #ND
January 30, 2025 at 1:52 AM