Hillary DePiano
@hillarydepiano.bsky.social
(she/her) Author, playwright, fairy tale hipster, fan of too many things. (HillaryDePiano.com)
Also writes as T. W. Seller (TheWhineSeller.com)
Still getting myself set up on here, stay tuned!
Also writes as T. W. Seller (TheWhineSeller.com)
Still getting myself set up on here, stay tuned!
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Also I just wanna say that the idea that me too was a walk in the park and it could happen to anyone at random...
Literally go fuck yourself.
Literally go fuck yourself.
November 16, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Also I just wanna say that the idea that me too was a walk in the park and it could happen to anyone at random...
Literally go fuck yourself.
Literally go fuck yourself.
The Love of Three Oranges (CHS Drama Production) (Local Event: The Love of Three Oranges (CHS Drama Production)) buff.ly/a5gymlF
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The Love of Three Oranges (CHS Drama Production) (Local Event: The Love of Three Oranges (CHS Drama Production)) buff.ly/a5gymlF
Going grey but also kinda rockin' it #newprofilepic
November 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Going grey but also kinda rockin' it #newprofilepic
ICYMI: Coming November 1st: The She Bear in eBook and Paperback
Coming November 1st: The She Bear in eBook and Paperback - Hillary DePiano
On November 1st, The She Bear will release in eBook and paperback at all major retailers. The pre-order for the eBook is already up most places and the paperback will […]
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October 29, 2025 at 12:23 AM
ICYMI: Coming November 1st: The She Bear in eBook and Paperback
The She Bear is finally coming to eBook and Paperback on November 1st!
Coming November 1st: The She Bear in eBook and Paperback
Pre-Order Now On November 1st, The She Bear will release in eBook and paperback at all major retailers. The pre-order for the eBook is already up most places and the paperback will slowly populate to retailers on it's own unknowable schedule. This will be the fifth play in the Fairly Obscure Fairy Tale Plays series and it's one of my favorites so I'm hoping people love it as much as they loved the others!
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October 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The She Bear is finally coming to eBook and Paperback on November 1st!
AI Trained on Your Books? Inside the $1.5B Bartz v. Anthropic Settlement for Authors
AI Trained on Your Books? Inside the $1.5B Bartz v. Anthropic Settlement for Authors
AI trained on your books? The $1.5B Bartz v. Anthropic settlement explains payouts, limits, and next steps for authors.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM
AI Trained on Your Books? Inside the $1.5B Bartz v. Anthropic Settlement for Authors
ICYMI: FREE Non-Fiction Writing Workshop at the Linden Library on Nov 8th @ 2 PM
FREE Non-Fiction Writing Workshop at the Linden Library on Nov 8th @ 2 PM - Hillary DePiano
Registration opens today for my in-person writing workshop at the Linden Library on Creative Non-Fiction. While this event is free, you do need to register ahead of time to attend […]
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October 25, 2025 at 12:23 AM
ICYMI: FREE Non-Fiction Writing Workshop at the Linden Library on Nov 8th @ 2 PM
I'm teaching a free workshop on Creative Non-Fiction at the Linden Library on Nov 8th, registration opens today #writing"/hashtag/writingcommunity" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#writingcommunity #writingworkshop #writing
FREE Non-Fiction Writing Workshop at the Linden Library on Nov 8th @ 2 PM
Registration opens today for my in-person writing workshop at the Linden Library on Creative Non-Fiction. While this event is free, you do need to register ahead of time to attend so please make sure to do that on the events page here. Register Now
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October 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I'm teaching a free workshop on Creative Non-Fiction at the Linden Library on Nov 8th, registration opens today #writing"/hashtag/writingcommunity" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#writingcommunity #writingworkshop #writing
ICYMI: Why are we whispering? Introducing new subscriber only posts
Why are we whispering? Introducing new subscriber only posts - Hillary DePiano
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October 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
ICYMI: Why are we whispering? Introducing new subscriber only posts
I've got three more writing workshops scheduled for 2025 coming up in November and December. Then stay tuned for my brand new schedule of 2026 Writing Workshops going up soon! buff.ly/S8czvTy #writing #writingcommunity
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You want to write more, but there are only so many hours in a day. Everyone’s trying to do more...
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October 22, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I've got three more writing workshops scheduled for 2025 coming up in November and December. Then stay tuned for my brand new schedule of 2026 Writing Workshops going up soon! buff.ly/S8czvTy #writing #writingcommunity
Heads up that today's blog post is exclusive to blog subscribers. Sign ups are free, I just want a space where we can chat about behind-the-scenes stuff worrying about AI scraping or other BS. #amwriting #writing
Why are we whispering? Introducing new subscriber only posts
With all due respect to the Pumpkin Spice Latte, my autumn drink is this coffee smoothie I invented with pureed pumpkin, banana, yogurt and peanut butter with some pumpkin spice seasoning and, let me tell you, it is The Moment. I've been having it every morning (because it's breakfast and coffee I can consume while working so... efficient!) and it's the last good thing in this terrible world.
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October 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Heads up that today's blog post is exclusive to blog subscribers. Sign ups are free, I just want a space where we can chat about behind-the-scenes stuff worrying about AI scraping or other BS. #amwriting #writing
ICYMI: Coming soon: Writing Productivity Workshop at CWR
Coming soon: Writing Productivity Workshop at CWR - Hillary DePiano
Heads up that I have an online writing workshop coming up. This class will be entirely online so you can work through it at your own pace from the comfort […]
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October 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
ICYMI: Coming soon: Writing Productivity Workshop at CWR
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If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."
John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry began on this day in 1859.
October 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."
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wikipedia's data shows that AI is siphoning traffic away from the site, which is a danger to its sustainability. ironically Wikipedia is more important than ever to users who want reliable information instead of slop, and to AI companies that need it for training data www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...
Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors
“With fewer visits to Wikipedia, fewer volunteers may grow and enrich the content, and fewer individual donors may support this work.”
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October 17, 2025 at 1:15 AM
wikipedia's data shows that AI is siphoning traffic away from the site, which is a danger to its sustainability. ironically Wikipedia is more important than ever to users who want reliable information instead of slop, and to AI companies that need it for training data www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...
Upcoming workshop! Get Stuff Done: Productivity and Goal Tracking for Writers (November 1, 2025 - November 30, 2025) #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writers #writingworkshop #nanowrimo #productivity #nanowrimo2025
Coming soon: Writing Productivity Workshop at CWR
Heads up that I have an online writing workshop coming up. This class will be entirely online so you can work through it at your own pace from the comfort of anywhere! Get Stuff Done: Productivity and Goal Tracking for Writers November 1, 2025 - November 30, 2025 You want to write more, but there are only so many hours in a day.
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October 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Upcoming workshop! Get Stuff Done: Productivity and Goal Tracking for Writers (November 1, 2025 - November 30, 2025) #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writers #writingworkshop #nanowrimo #productivity #nanowrimo2025
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we have a rule at our house that if it is past 9pm and you are having feelings, the only thing you are allowed to do is have a snack and go to bed, so anyway, I will be having a snack and going to bed!!
April 5, 2025 at 2:02 AM
we have a rule at our house that if it is past 9pm and you are having feelings, the only thing you are allowed to do is have a snack and go to bed, so anyway, I will be having a snack and going to bed!!
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You know what was weird last week? I didn’t see anyone fired for quoting words actually spoken by Jane Goodall.
October 6, 2025 at 12:51 PM
You know what was weird last week? I didn’t see anyone fired for quoting words actually spoken by Jane Goodall.
ICYMI: Coming October 1st: Arm Candy, funny feminist fairy tale play with a steampunk twist!
Coming October 1st: Arm Candy, funny feminist fairy tale play with a steampunk twist! - Hillary DePiano
Friends, I come bearing exciting news! Arm Candy, one of the most popular scrips from my Tale of Tales project, is finally coming to paperback and eBook wherever books are […]
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September 25, 2025 at 12:23 AM
ICYMI: Coming October 1st: Arm Candy, funny feminist fairy tale play with a steampunk twist!
Previously Arm Candy was only released in an abridged format and this is the first time the full one-act version is available to the public. This expanded version runs nearly an hour all on its own and can standalone as an evening's entertainment.
Coming October 1st: Arm Candy, funny feminist fairy tale play with a steampunk twist!
Friends, I come bearing exciting news! Arm Candy, one of the most popular scrips from my Tale of Tales project, is finally coming to paperback and eBook wherever books are sold on October 1st. Previously this play was only released in an abridged format as part of The Fourth Orange and Other Fairy Tales You've Never Even Heard Of…
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September 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Previously Arm Candy was only released in an abridged format and this is the first time the full one-act version is available to the public. This expanded version runs nearly an hour all on its own and can standalone as an evening's entertainment.
"One of my uncles, who is an alt-right conservative, called me and was like, 'Hey, I don't support anything that's in this play. But you as an American have a right to produce any kind of art that you want, and this is infringing on your freedom of speech "
Their Play Was Cancelled By the University—These College Students Are Putting It On Anyway
An Oklahoma state law that prohibits equity, diversity, and inclusion has forced the University of Central Oklahoma to start cancelling its productions.
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September 20, 2025 at 12:23 AM
"One of my uncles, who is an alt-right conservative, called me and was like, 'Hey, I don't support anything that's in this play. But you as an American have a right to produce any kind of art that you want, and this is infringing on your freedom of speech "
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“awful people don’t deserve to be killed, but they don’t deserve to be praised, either” is apparently a thought too complex for the pundit mind
September 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
“awful people don’t deserve to be killed, but they don’t deserve to be praised, either” is apparently a thought too complex for the pundit mind
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We simply cannot live in a country where the death of hate mongers is a tragedy and the death of everyone else only warrants a shrug.
September 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
We simply cannot live in a country where the death of hate mongers is a tragedy and the death of everyone else only warrants a shrug.
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I had no wish for him to be murdered, but I’ll harshly judge anyone who flies their flag at half staff for that hateful extremist or talks about honoring his memory. There was no honor in his life.
September 11, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I had no wish for him to be murdered, but I’ll harshly judge anyone who flies their flag at half staff for that hateful extremist or talks about honoring his memory. There was no honor in his life.
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Amazing how those democratic lawmakers who were hunted down in their homes in the middle of the night in Minnesota weren’t a watershed moment of political violence, huh?
The assassination of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk marks a watershed moment in a surge of US political violence, one that some experts fear will inflame an already-fractured country and inspire more unrest reut.rs/41PWH4l
Nation on edge: Experts warn of “vicious spiral" in political violence after Kirk killing
The assassination of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk marks a watershed moment in a surge of U.S. political violence, one that some experts fear will inflame an already-fractured country and inspire more unrest.
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September 11, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Amazing how those democratic lawmakers who were hunted down in their homes in the middle of the night in Minnesota weren’t a watershed moment of political violence, huh?
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it always feels like we're being forced to throw a dinner party for the worst people on earth, and we have to shut up and smile and be gracious, no complaints, while the worst people on earth are our honored guests and we best not embarrass ourselves in front of them no matter what they do to us
September 11, 2025 at 6:26 AM
it always feels like we're being forced to throw a dinner party for the worst people on earth, and we have to shut up and smile and be gracious, no complaints, while the worst people on earth are our honored guests and we best not embarrass ourselves in front of them no matter what they do to us