Dylan Delgado
@theautisticmuse.substack.com
An autistic fellow from the heart of WNY trying to make sense of the world through experience and thought - Champion of the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower 🌻
Thursday blog post (which also happens to land on my mother's birthday), which is a poem addressed to the people whom society deems to be a 'misfit': theautisticmuse.substack.com/p/ode-to-the...
Ode to the Misfits
A poem and the thought process behind it
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December 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Thursday blog post (which also happens to land on my mother's birthday), which is a poem addressed to the people whom society deems to be a 'misfit': theautisticmuse.substack.com/p/ode-to-the...
Wednesday blog post, where I talk about the song "Nettles" by Ethel Cain and the deepness of the lyrics in it.
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theautisticmuse.substack.com/p/nettles?r=...
Nettles
A lyrical masterpiece that resonates deep...
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November 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Wednesday blog post, where I talk about the song "Nettles" by Ethel Cain and the deepness of the lyrics in it.
theautisticmuse.substack.com/p/nettles?r=...
theautisticmuse.substack.com/p/nettles?r=...
Yesterday I reworked the front page of the Muse so that the "best of" categories are closer to the top, so you can better access the stuff that I think are the best written.
My about page also has these articles linked.
Go check it out! theautisticmuse.substack.com
My about page also has these articles linked.
Go check it out! theautisticmuse.substack.com
The Autistic Muse | Dylan Delgado | Substack
The melting pot of everything that goes through the brain of Dylan, an autistic individual. Click to read The Autistic Muse, by Dylan Delgado, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Yesterday I reworked the front page of the Muse so that the "best of" categories are closer to the top, so you can better access the stuff that I think are the best written.
My about page also has these articles linked.
Go check it out! theautisticmuse.substack.com
My about page also has these articles linked.
Go check it out! theautisticmuse.substack.com
I am definitely in a #poetry mood today. This here is an aubade - a dawn poem that greets the morning while lamenting the end of the night.
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I am definitely in a #poetry mood today. This here is an aubade - a dawn poem that greets the morning while lamenting the end of the night.
tudo bem?
today's #haikufeels #prompt is
jarring
👉 currently accepting donations of gently used halloween candy
today's #haikufeels #prompt is
jarring
👉 currently accepting donations of gently used halloween candy
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I'll probably have something up on the Autistic Muse today, but first, a nice silly prompt I saw on Substack the other day:
Write an absurd 75 word bio for yourself.
Write an absurd 75 word bio for yourself.
November 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I'll probably have something up on the Autistic Muse today, but first, a nice silly prompt I saw on Substack the other day:
Write an absurd 75 word bio for yourself.
Write an absurd 75 word bio for yourself.
October 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I can definitely subscribe to the idea of killing AI. They have not and will not be able to experience things like a human can.
October 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I can definitely subscribe to the idea of killing AI. They have not and will not be able to experience things like a human can.
A friend of mine from high school is part of the production crew for Blue Murder, a neo-noir action film. The crew is looking for funding to make this a reality. Check out the campaign here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/blu...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/blu...
BLUE MURDER | A Neo-Noir Action Film
Three debaucherous women are sucked into a conspiracy around a mysterious drug, which will threaten their sisterhood - and their lives
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October 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A friend of mine from high school is part of the production crew for Blue Murder, a neo-noir action film. The crew is looking for funding to make this a reality. Check out the campaign here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/blu...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/blu...
On Sunday, the Autistic Muse will be celebrating two years of existence! I have rounded up the posts that I think were the best.
You can check the posts out here: theautisticmuse.substack.com/t/best-of-ye...
You can check the posts out here: theautisticmuse.substack.com/t/best-of-ye...
The Autistic Muse | Dylan Delgado | Substack
The melting pot of everything that goes through the brain of Dylan, an autistic individual. Click to read The Autistic Muse, by Dylan Delgado, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
theautisticmuse.substack.com
October 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
On Sunday, the Autistic Muse will be celebrating two years of existence! I have rounded up the posts that I think were the best.
You can check the posts out here: theautisticmuse.substack.com/t/best-of-ye...
You can check the posts out here: theautisticmuse.substack.com/t/best-of-ye...
It's been a while since I posted here, but I do have some new content on the Muse. Today, I posted about a concert I saw a few weeks ago.
theautisticmuse.substack.com/p/the-willou...
Music is one of the things that stimulate me.
theautisticmuse.substack.com/p/the-willou...
Music is one of the things that stimulate me.
The Willoughby Tucker Experience: Ethel Cain live in Buffalo
A magical night on the Buffalo Outer Harbor...
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October 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
It's been a while since I posted here, but I do have some new content on the Muse. Today, I posted about a concert I saw a few weeks ago.
theautisticmuse.substack.com/p/the-willou...
Music is one of the things that stimulate me.
theautisticmuse.substack.com/p/the-willou...
Music is one of the things that stimulate me.
Thursday blog post, involving a poem after rereading a post I wrote about a year ago on order and chaos:
theautisticmuse.substack.com/p/the-journe...
theautisticmuse.substack.com/p/the-journe...
The Journey Through Chaos
A poem and reflection
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July 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Thursday blog post, involving a poem after rereading a post I wrote about a year ago on order and chaos:
theautisticmuse.substack.com/p/the-journe...
theautisticmuse.substack.com/p/the-journe...
Thursday blog post (after over a month - thanks writer's block!) where I write a letter for the #DearAnne campaign:
theautisticmuse.substack.com/p/dearanne-w...
theautisticmuse.substack.com/p/dearanne-w...
#DearAnne: What would Anne Frank think of the world now?
My reflection of Anne Frank's story.
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July 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Thursday blog post (after over a month - thanks writer's block!) where I write a letter for the #DearAnne campaign:
theautisticmuse.substack.com/p/dearanne-w...
theautisticmuse.substack.com/p/dearanne-w...
Friday blog post, where I share a part of how my creative process works, and some of the obstacles that get in the way of producing a work of fiction:
theautisticmuse.substack.com/p/tasting-th...
theautisticmuse.substack.com/p/tasting-th...
Tasting the Imagination
What tickles my brain to create...
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May 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Friday blog post, where I share a part of how my creative process works, and some of the obstacles that get in the way of producing a work of fiction:
theautisticmuse.substack.com/p/tasting-th...
theautisticmuse.substack.com/p/tasting-th...
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
Day 15 - Rush
Also on the same album as yesterday's pick (Hemispheres), Circumstances is my favorite Rush track.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx2g...
#MusicChallenge
Day 15 - Rush
Also on the same album as yesterday's pick (Hemispheres), Circumstances is my favorite Rush track.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx2g...
Rush - Circumstances
YouTube video by RushVEVO
www.youtube.com
May 16, 2025 at 6:45 AM
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
Day 15 - Rush
Also on the same album as yesterday's pick (Hemispheres), Circumstances is my favorite Rush track.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx2g...
#MusicChallenge
Day 15 - Rush
Also on the same album as yesterday's pick (Hemispheres), Circumstances is my favorite Rush track.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx2g...
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
Day 14 - Rush
"And the trees are all kept equal - by hatchet, axe, and saw"
In second place on my favorite Rush song list is The Trees.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDM8...
#MusicChallenge
Day 14 - Rush
"And the trees are all kept equal - by hatchet, axe, and saw"
In second place on my favorite Rush song list is The Trees.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDM8...
Rush - The Trees
YouTube video by RushVEVO
www.youtube.com
May 15, 2025 at 6:45 AM
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
Day 14 - Rush
"And the trees are all kept equal - by hatchet, axe, and saw"
In second place on my favorite Rush song list is The Trees.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDM8...
#MusicChallenge
Day 14 - Rush
"And the trees are all kept equal - by hatchet, axe, and saw"
In second place on my favorite Rush song list is The Trees.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDM8...
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
Day 13 - Rush
This was once my favorite song out of the Rush catalog, but after listening to the Hemispheres album, this has fallen to 3rd. Still a great song, though.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy7c...
#MusicChallenge
Day 13 - Rush
This was once my favorite song out of the Rush catalog, but after listening to the Hemispheres album, this has fallen to 3rd. Still a great song, though.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy7c...
Rush - A Passage To Bangkok (Lyric Video)
YouTube video by RushVEVO
www.youtube.com
May 14, 2025 at 5:52 AM
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
Day 13 - Rush
This was once my favorite song out of the Rush catalog, but after listening to the Hemispheres album, this has fallen to 3rd. Still a great song, though.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy7c...
#MusicChallenge
Day 13 - Rush
This was once my favorite song out of the Rush catalog, but after listening to the Hemispheres album, this has fallen to 3rd. Still a great song, though.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy7c...
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
Day 12 - Rush
The Morse Code opening makes this instrumental one of most recognizable songs in the rock canon. Entering in at number 4 on my top Rush song list is YYZ!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftVT...
#MusicChallenge
Day 12 - Rush
The Morse Code opening makes this instrumental one of most recognizable songs in the rock canon. Entering in at number 4 on my top Rush song list is YYZ!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftVT...
Rush - YYZ
YouTube video by RushVEVO
www.youtube.com
May 13, 2025 at 6:53 AM
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
Day 12 - Rush
The Morse Code opening makes this instrumental one of most recognizable songs in the rock canon. Entering in at number 4 on my top Rush song list is YYZ!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftVT...
#MusicChallenge
Day 12 - Rush
The Morse Code opening makes this instrumental one of most recognizable songs in the rock canon. Entering in at number 4 on my top Rush song list is YYZ!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftVT...
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
Day 11 - Rush
"Imagine a time, when it all began..."
Taking spot 5 in my all-time Rush song list is a song commemorating the Manhattan Project.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhE8...
#MusicChallenge
Day 11 - Rush
"Imagine a time, when it all began..."
Taking spot 5 in my all-time Rush song list is a song commemorating the Manhattan Project.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhE8...
Manhattan Project
YouTube video by Rush - Topic
www.youtube.com
May 12, 2025 at 6:48 AM
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
Day 11 - Rush
"Imagine a time, when it all began..."
Taking spot 5 in my all-time Rush song list is a song commemorating the Manhattan Project.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhE8...
#MusicChallenge
Day 11 - Rush
"Imagine a time, when it all began..."
Taking spot 5 in my all-time Rush song list is a song commemorating the Manhattan Project.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhE8...
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
Day 10 - Rush
At the height of Rush's foray into synthesizers is this gem, which opens the Hold Your Fire album - Force Ten.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS1l...
#MusicChallenge
Day 10 - Rush
At the height of Rush's foray into synthesizers is this gem, which opens the Hold Your Fire album - Force Ten.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS1l...
Force Ten
YouTube video by Rush - Topic
www.youtube.com
May 11, 2025 at 6:09 AM
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
Day 10 - Rush
At the height of Rush's foray into synthesizers is this gem, which opens the Hold Your Fire album - Force Ten.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS1l...
#MusicChallenge
Day 10 - Rush
At the height of Rush's foray into synthesizers is this gem, which opens the Hold Your Fire album - Force Ten.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS1l...
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
Day 9 - Rush
"Nowhere is the dreamer, or the misfit so alone..."
Some of the best lyrics by Neil Peart can be found on Subdivisions, the opening track for Signals.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYYd...
#MusicChallenge
Day 9 - Rush
"Nowhere is the dreamer, or the misfit so alone..."
Some of the best lyrics by Neil Peart can be found on Subdivisions, the opening track for Signals.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYYd...
Rush - Subdivisions
YouTube video by RushVEVO
www.youtube.com
May 10, 2025 at 6:58 AM
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
Day 9 - Rush
"Nowhere is the dreamer, or the misfit so alone..."
Some of the best lyrics by Neil Peart can be found on Subdivisions, the opening track for Signals.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYYd...
#MusicChallenge
Day 9 - Rush
"Nowhere is the dreamer, or the misfit so alone..."
Some of the best lyrics by Neil Peart can be found on Subdivisions, the opening track for Signals.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYYd...
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
Day 8 - Rush
The final track off of Grace Under Pressure, Between the Wheels, is an underrated gem. It was locked in the vaults after the GUP tour, only returning to the setlist for the R30 tour.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj1e...
#MusicChallenge
Day 8 - Rush
The final track off of Grace Under Pressure, Between the Wheels, is an underrated gem. It was locked in the vaults after the GUP tour, only returning to the setlist for the R30 tour.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj1e...
Between The Wheels
YouTube video by Rush - Topic
www.youtube.com
May 9, 2025 at 6:54 AM
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
Day 8 - Rush
The final track off of Grace Under Pressure, Between the Wheels, is an underrated gem. It was locked in the vaults after the GUP tour, only returning to the setlist for the R30 tour.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj1e...
#MusicChallenge
Day 8 - Rush
The final track off of Grace Under Pressure, Between the Wheels, is an underrated gem. It was locked in the vaults after the GUP tour, only returning to the setlist for the R30 tour.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj1e...
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
Day 7 - Rush
This song is the title track for the Farewell to Kings album. A classic guitar is utilized for the intro, before opening up into a rocking number.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf0q...
#MusicChallenge
Day 7 - Rush
This song is the title track for the Farewell to Kings album. A classic guitar is utilized for the intro, before opening up into a rocking number.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf0q...
Rush | A Farewell to Kings (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Rush
www.youtube.com
May 8, 2025 at 6:46 AM
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
Day 7 - Rush
This song is the title track for the Farewell to Kings album. A classic guitar is utilized for the intro, before opening up into a rocking number.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf0q...
#MusicChallenge
Day 7 - Rush
This song is the title track for the Farewell to Kings album. A classic guitar is utilized for the intro, before opening up into a rocking number.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf0q...
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
Day 6 - Rush
Witch Hunt opens up my top 10 for Rush. I really like the intro part to this song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wavK...
#MusicChallenge
Day 6 - Rush
Witch Hunt opens up my top 10 for Rush. I really like the intro part to this song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wavK...
Rush - Witch Hunt (Visualizer)
YouTube video by RushVEVO
www.youtube.com
May 7, 2025 at 5:36 AM
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
Day 6 - Rush
Witch Hunt opens up my top 10 for Rush. I really like the intro part to this song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wavK...
#MusicChallenge
Day 6 - Rush
Witch Hunt opens up my top 10 for Rush. I really like the intro part to this song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wavK...