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Dr. Adam Pottle

@adampottle.bsky.social

Writer. Teacher. Deaf, not hearing challenged. He/him. Cis. Disability advocate. Goldendoodle papa. Horror fan. Website: www.adampottle.com

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Announcement

Iโ€™ll be at the Word on the Street festival in Saskatoon on Saturday, November 15th! Iโ€™ll be reading from APPARITIONS and talking about prairie horror. Hope to see a big crowd!

thewordonthestreet.ca/saskatoon/

05.11.2025 06:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Announcement

Iโ€™ll be at the Word on the Street festival in Saskatoon on Saturday, November 15th! Iโ€™ll be reading from APPARITIONS and talking about prairie horror. Hope to see a big crowd!

thewordonthestreet.ca/saskatoon/

05.11.2025 06:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Valkyrie the goldendoodle resting her head on a fluffy white pillow.

Valkyrie the goldendoodle resting her head on a fluffy white pillow.

Valkyrie hopes youโ€™re all having a good day.

28.10.2025 19:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This whole AI debate boils down to one thing:

Do you want to let a machine, which protects its own self interests at all times and cares absolutely nothing for human beings, do your thinking for you?

Humanity has enough difficulties as it is. We canโ€™t afford to sacrifice our imaginations.

27.10.2025 22:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Valkyrie the goldendoodle wearing a pink and silver unicorn horn on her head.

Valkyrie the goldendoodle wearing a pink and silver unicorn horn on her head.

Unicorn spotted in Saskatchewan.

24.10.2025 00:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Someone donated $10

Can anyone match or double that?

I had nothing to eat yesterday and todayโ€™s not looking anymore hopeful

Please help me survive

#MutualAidRequest

23.10.2025 17:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
High Plains International Book Awards

BUTTERFLY ON THE WIND has won the High Plains International Book Award! Am happy this book is continuing to find readers.

highplainsbookawards.org

23.10.2025 00:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Whoa. Yes it does.

23.10.2025 00:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Adam Pottleโ€™s novel APPARITIONS.

Adam Pottleโ€™s novel APPARITIONS.

Looking for Deaf-centred horror this Halloween? My novel APPARITIONS focuses on two young Deaf men as they face the spectres of ableism.

21.10.2025 23:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Adam Pottleโ€™s novel APPARITIONS.

Adam Pottleโ€™s novel APPARITIONS.

Looking for Deaf-centred horror this Halloween? My novel APPARITIONS focuses on two young Deaf men as they face the spectres of ableism.

21.10.2025 23:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Valkyrie and Adam.

Valkyrie and Adam.

Wishing you all a good week.

21.10.2025 04:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I am Israa, I have 3 children. My son Adam is 3 years old. He was injured in the head and needs treatment and painkillers. I ask you to help me so that I can buy medicine for my son. Donate to us and support my campaign, please.๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡
chuffed.org/project/1301...

05.10.2025 20:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34    ๐Ÿ” 41    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15

Israel has broken its agreement and resumed its active torture of the Palestinians. Please give what you can to help my friend Sama'a and her family survive.

20.10.2025 15:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 291    ๐Ÿ” 278    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Valkyrie the goldendoodle sleeps peacefully on a couch. A pillow with dogs in Halloween costumes stands behind her.

Valkyrie the goldendoodle sleeps peacefully on a couch. A pillow with dogs in Halloween costumes stands behind her.

Valkyrie sends you all her best.

19.10.2025 15:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Preview
Withered This is queer psychological horror, tackling important issues of mental health, in particular eating disorders, in the way that only horror fiction can: by delving deep, cracking them open, and exposi...

Happy Ace Week! If youโ€™re looking for ace rep with a splash of mental health-focused horror, might I suggest: ecwpress.com/products/wit...

19.10.2025 14:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sama'a and her family are returning to Gaza City, but they need our help to begin rebuilding. Please give what you can.

18.10.2025 15:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 48    ๐Ÿ” 47    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Finished the new novel last night. Took a big swing with this one; subject matter is risky as hell. Not sure if itโ€™ll find a home but at least I left it all on the page.

18.10.2025 14:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Adam with a band-aid over his butterfly tattoo on his shoulder.

Adam with a band-aid over his butterfly tattoo on his shoulder.

Got double jabbed today. COVID and flu. Hope yโ€™all are staying vaccinated.

17.10.2025 22:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A prairie at sunset.

A prairie at sunset.

Prairie timeline cleanse.

15.10.2025 01:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Adamโ€™s and Valkyrieโ€™s shadows on a field of harvested wheat.

Adamโ€™s and Valkyrieโ€™s shadows on a field of harvested wheat.

Snap from this eveningโ€™s stroll.

11.10.2025 00:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems... 
SIMON: What? 
SHAPIRO: ..Or saying.. 
SIMON: You imagine that? 
SHAPIRO: ..Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over, 
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level. 
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and youre stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this. 
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems... SIMON: What? SHAPIRO: ..Or saying.. SIMON: You imagine that? SHAPIRO: ..Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over, SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level. SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and youre stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this. SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€

10.10.2025 15:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Sometimes we need a moment, but if you tune out completely, they win. Fascism doesnโ€™t need your support, just your silence.

10.10.2025 02:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15530    ๐Ÿ” 5831    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 468    ๐Ÿ“Œ 274
Valkyrie sleeps on a grey couch with her black and white ghosts pillow beneath her head.

Valkyrie sleeps on a grey couch with her black and white ghosts pillow beneath her head.

Valkyrie says hello from Sleepytown.

10.10.2025 04:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Zombies, they're making themselves zombies

04.10.2025 04:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 225    ๐Ÿ” 93    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tilly Norwood is a gen AI psyop The point is to normalize generative AI in your mind.

โ€œAll of this feels ridiculous because thatโ€™s exactly what it is. But the larger goal is to inure you to the strangeness of it all so that when these products โ€” be they movies, shows, or TikToks โ€” finally come to market, your reaction is โ€˜Sure, why not?โ€™โ€

04.10.2025 15:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 300    ๐Ÿ” 109    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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The Majesty of Sign Languages: Butterfly on the Wind Join Adam Pottle for a powerful and immersive Main Stage experience. Before bringing the story Butterfly on the Wind to life in American Sign Language, Pottle will guide the audience through a brief a...

This Saturday, Iโ€™m performing my childrenโ€™s story BUTTERFLY ON THE WIND at the Telling Tales Festival in Burlington! Hope to see a good crowd.

tellingtales.org/presentation...

30.09.2025 05:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Majesty of Sign Languages: Butterfly on the Wind Join Adam Pottle for a powerful and immersive Main Stage experience. Before bringing the story Butterfly on the Wind to life in American Sign Language, Pottle will guide the audience through a brief a...

This Saturday, Iโ€™m performing my childrenโ€™s story BUTTERFLY ON THE WIND at the Telling Tales Festival in Burlington! Hope to see a good crowd.

tellingtales.org/presentation...

30.09.2025 05:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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