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Rick Hollon

@mimulus.bsky.social

Genderqueer SFF writer & poet. They/them. ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ Words in F&SF, Strange Horizons, Kaleidotrope, Crow & Cross Keys, HELL IS REAL, ALOCASIA, Trollbreath, Prismatica. Loves dinosaurs, wildflowers, photography, human rights. ACAB. mimulus.weebly.com

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This looks amazing.

05.08.2025 16:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m excited to resume writing in a handful of weeks. The kids-on-bikes book will be my top priority, but Iโ€™m percolating scenes for the near-future dystopia book, and finding inspiration for the two short story collections set in its universe.

05.08.2025 16:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I grew up watching TNG and Reading Rainbow both, so that episode blew my 6 year old mind. Core memory.

05.08.2025 16:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is gorgeous!

05.08.2025 15:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I donโ€™t need to write a story set in every cool fossil assemblage I learn about. I donโ€™t need to write a story set in every cool fossil assemblage I learn about. I donโ€™t need to write a story set in every cool fossilโ€ฆ

(I want to write a story set in the Turonian of the Zuni Basin now.)

04.08.2025 17:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This was my first exposure to your work when it was originally printed. Such a great story.

04.08.2025 17:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Like every other aspect of consumer technology, autocorrect has become unusable and actively useless in the era of the LLM.

04.08.2025 15:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

New York state has many problems, but itโ€™s edifying to hear the gruff, older white man at the oil change place opine in his ten-pack-a-day voice that this was supposed to be a good country, with freedom for all of us, instead of what we got, and that all the companies are screwing us over.

04.08.2025 15:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you for your kind words!

04.08.2025 13:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Strange times in sword & sorcery club.

04.08.2025 13:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thatโ€™s adorable!

04.08.2025 03:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When I was 4 or 5, I was obsessed with the robot girl in Small Wonder. If that doesnโ€™t say a lot about my subsequent gender and neurotype journeysโ€ฆ

04.08.2025 02:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As a poor child with broadcast TV and afternoons to fill, I adored this show in syndication.

04.08.2025 02:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Check out @mimulus.bsky.social 's gorgeous poem in ALOCASIA! Congrats ๐ŸŽ‰

04.08.2025 00:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

cool sexy antihero Section 31 is like doing cosy cottagecore about the omelas kid

03.08.2025 22:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 78    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Can I get some shares to help me find beta readers? ๐Ÿ™‡

03.08.2025 17:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It was!

03.08.2025 20:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

the cool thing is, huge corporations have invested billions into AI, hoping it will pay off. so, if we manage to bully AI out of most spaces, those corporations will also lose billions of dollars. it's the best two-for-one special i can think of.

03.08.2025 19:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 432    ๐Ÿ” 126    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

I havenโ€™t posted in a while, but now back after deleting my X in Sept. Iโ€™m a writer, poet, & anthropologist of heritage. My piece in @aljazeera.com on the destruction of Palestinian heritage & archeology as a mechanism of power says all you need to know about my views

16.11.2024 23:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 96    ๐Ÿ” 30    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Iโ€™ve only seen them north of (or higher elevation than) Albany, in the Adirondack fringe and now in the Greens.

03.08.2025 17:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!

03.08.2025 17:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Photograph of dark blue fruits of blue bead lily.

Photograph of dark blue fruits of blue bead lily.

Photograph of several fruiting plants of Canadian bunchberry.

Photograph of several fruiting plants of Canadian bunchberry.

Photograph of a lake bounded by woods. Hazy blue sky rises above.

Photograph of a lake bounded by woods. Hazy blue sky rises above.

Photograph of the pinkish flowers of Joe-Pye weed.

Photograph of the pinkish flowers of Joe-Pye weed.

Late summer in Vermont.
1. Blue bead lily fruits.
2. Canadian bunchberry.
3. A lake under haze.
4. Joe-pye weed.

03.08.2025 17:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I would read the hell out of this.

02.08.2025 22:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We are surrounded by fear and loss. Your help can make a difference.๐Ÿ’” We are broken, but your compassion keeps us going. Thank you.
Your generosity is a shield for our children. Please, help us survive. ๐Ÿ™
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02.08.2025 22:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thatโ€™s a lovely idea. I want to get back into drawing; Iโ€™ve let it lapse for almost a quarter century at this point. I might have to look into this book!

02.08.2025 21:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Your paleoart is awesome every time Iโ€™ve seen it!

02.08.2025 21:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

One of my favorite creatures. Lovely drawing, lovely post. ๐Ÿ–ค

02.08.2025 21:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Art is so COOL. Like, you just DID that. Thatโ€™s so awesome!

02.08.2025 21:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sad about my teenager going back to his other parent in less than three weeks, but also excited to get back to writing. I feel energized to continue my kids-on-bikes novel in a way I havenโ€™t felt since early June.

02.08.2025 20:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

William Bucklandโ€™s 1824 paper, โ€œNotice on the Megalosaurus or great Fossil Lizard of Stonesfield,โ€ would also be an excellent title for a Regency-set weird fic about a dinosaur loose on the English countryside.

02.08.2025 15:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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