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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Ignoring threats is not always the way but maybe there would be fewer threats if we took the time to sit down with a good book.

Armed aliens in space suits threatening approach a young woman who calmly ignores their hostility to read a park. The setting appears to be a park based on the red bench and pastoral background.

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Had a blast hosting @charmcityspec.bsky.social last night. The diversity of story, lyrical style and depth of talent was delightful. Featured from top left to bottom right are authors Rutendo Chidzodzo, @restingdinoface.bsky.social, James Simmons, Justin C. Key, and @marygthompson.bsky.social

Featured reading from their works from top left to bottom right are authors Rutendo Chidzodzo, @restingdinoface.bsky.social, James Simmons, Justin C. Key, and @marygthompson.bsky.social

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Exactly one week from today I will be hosting @charmcityspec.bsky.social with these amazing authors. It's free, it's spectacular, and it's fictional! Plus, we got free door prizes and maybe... surprises!

Charm City Spec is a quarterly speculative reading series. This billboard includes the authors who will be reading: Mary G. Thompson, James Simmons, Justin C. Key, Riley Black, Rutendo Chidzodo. The event will take place at the Ivy Book Shop in Baltimore on Friday September 25th at 6:00pm.

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Today’s breakfast experimentation, pancakes with oatmeal, protein powder, orange peel, cinnamon, almonds, blueberry strawberries. Actually not bad

Imperfectly shaped pancakes on a white plate with a blue rim

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I don't know if I've ever copy-posted spam before, but these tickled me (foot pun probably intended.)

A cute idea for a pair of socks. They're green. On the right foot a woman sits with a book in her hands as she is reading. On the left foot, an open book lies under the caption "Shhh... I'M READING."

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Saw this on @philgiunta.bsky.social's Facebook timeline.

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

You won't be able to see me at #WorldCon this year, but you can see my novella, Hornytown Chutzpah. It's at the Atthis Arts table alongside @slashnburnett.bsky.social Ex Partum (which is wonderful) Congrats to all the writers, illustrators, editors, and industry folk. Have the best time!

On the Atthis Arts vendor table at World Con '26, featured on the center of the table is my latest novella Hornytown Chutzpah as well as Dream the Deep, Ex Partum, Songs for the Shadows, and The People's Library.

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

My novella's at #Worldcon. Okay, it's in the vending room. Still, that's kinda cool, ain't it? I still Hornytown Chutzpah with its silly shlump of a super soaker toting, Manischewitz spritzing detective. Go So! Go Urrie! Go Greenie, Bernie, and Margie! Boo on Ronald Hart.

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Thanks! I'll start. The Skiffy and Fanty Show described Hornytown Chutzpah as Who Framed Roger Rabbit but with demons. @princejvstin.com said it read like " like something Poul Anderson could have cooked up with Stainslaw Lem." bookshop.org/p/books/horn...

The cover of Hornytown Chutzpah surrounded by blurbs written by authors Meg Ellison, Effie Seiberg, JoMiles, Joyce Chng, Jennifer Hudak, an PH Lowe

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

My friend @philmargolies.bsky.social just found this review of Hornytown Chutzpah and passed it on to me. :D sovay.dreamwidth.org/1671136.html...

I haven't read a hardboiled yarn with its own Yiddish glossary since Leo Rosten's Silky! A Detective Story (1979) and since neither it nor its sequel King Silky! (1981) features sheydim, Andrew Hiller's Hornytown Chutzpah (2026) has the slight advantage along with the tikkun olam. I would cheerfully follow the further adventures of its wise guy and his demons through the suburb between Hell and D.C. I read the novella this evening in a medically recommended bath.

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Did @wiswell.bsky.social and I drive @jomiles.bsky.social a little crazy with our wordplay yesterday? Surprisingly, I don't think so. Here's to The Dragon Has No Complaints, The Last Chronicle of Yeneh, and maybe even Hornytown Chutzpah.

Book swap! John Wiswell shows off Hornytown Chutzpah while I hold up a copy of John's latest release The Dragon Has Some Complaints.

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

It was so fun to hang out with @wiswell.bsky.social at his book launch for The Dragon has no complaints. @jomiles.bsky.social did a fantastic job hosting. Afterwards, we all stopped for ears and ice cream to catch up where I met @restingdinoface.bsky.social. Dragons, dinosaurs, and Chutzpah!

Book swap! John Wiswell holding a copy of Hornytown Chutzpah and me holding The Dragon Has Some Complaints

Jo Miles and John WisWell talk about their books at Greedy Reads I. Baltimore.

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

So, I've gotten pushback on this cover. Heck, I should... I hand painted it. But its energy, its rawness, it color palette is something makes me happy. I don't want a mass manufactured cover and I sure as hell don't want an AI cover.

The cover for Hornytown Chutzpah was hand painted using acrylic paint. It features a detective carrying a super soaker filled with Manischewitz surrounding by demonic water balloons.

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Not sure who took this photo or wrote this, but it deserves a rimshot.

A sign in an urban space in front of a chain link fence and rickety wooden stairs reads "Astronauts use Linux because you can't open windows in space."

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

This is the Monument to the Great Fire of London. I am glad they did not make it out of wood. Seriously though, it is impressive and I like the way it is framed and backlit.

The monument to London’s Great Fire is a tall spire. It is nestled between two neoclassical buildings. The monument is backlit with the sun directly behind the structure.

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Hornytown Chutzpah and I made it to Forbidden Planet in London.

Wearing a green t-shirt and white Pitter Patty baseball cap I am holding up a copy of Hornytown Chutzpah in front of the Forbidden Planet Megastore in London.

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Either a black hole opened up near Big Ben or that’s my finger.

Big Ben under a brilliant blue sky with a strange dark orb in the upper right corner that may be my finger.

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

We walked across the Tower Bridge in London on foot and then by double decker bus over it.

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Me and the Rosetta Stone at the British Museum.

I’m kneeling in front of the Rosetta Stone.

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

The attitude of the sign at the entrance of Hyde Park I found funny

A red and white sign outside Hyde Park London that reads car park open as usual

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Feed the birds tuppence a bag Actually, they don’t want you to feed the birds at Hyde Park

A row of pigeons and ravens I think standing on a cement block at the entrance to Hyde Park London

A 4 foot tall, swan, towering over geese and ducks

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Got lost in Hyde Park and wound up at the Serpentine Gallery. The luminosity of the David Hockney exhibit was incredible.

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I teased you that I would do it so I did! Still hopping up and down with excitement. First fricking Nebula Poetry Award ever!!! That rocks so hard!!! Yayyyyy @jenniferhudak.bsky.social

Still tickled that 2026 Hugo Award winner Jennifer Hudak wrote a blurb specifically for imy novella's glossary. It reads "(Hornytown Chutzpah's) glossary is fantastic. I love it!"

The blurb is on a gray black wall that has been spritzed with Manischewitz. A cartoon Sol and Urrie stand near. Either might have done it.

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I teased you that I would do it so I did! Still hopping up and down with excitement. Somet.imes, you want to celebrate the blurber more than the blurb. Yayyyyy @effies.bsky.social!!!!

Effie Seiberg's blurb reads "This book is super fun. Take one part noir, one part Red Hots candy, and one part Bubbe's chicken soup, and get the delightfully meshugana romp that is Hornytown Chutzpah.

Surrounding the quote are two cartoon figures representing the main characters.

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I have arrived in the land of water towers! Where’s Yakko, Wakko, and Dot?

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

If you ever wondered if there was a point to a black and white rainbow, here's a pic by Navidj.

A double rainbow photograph in black in white. The area under the rainbow's arc is surprisingly lit and almost creates a visual portal to an otherwhere.

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Is there anything better than sharing a cookie with a friend?

Back in my Muppety days, I shared a snack with Cookie, Elmo, and Grover. The cookie Cookie Monster shared with me was the size of a personal pan pizza.

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

@marissalingen.bsky.social Dubious Clamor celebrates doubt and to my surprise I am here for it! It a world where everyone is so loud, argumentative, and certain something about a narrative about the virtues of doubt is charming me. Let's cut away our dogmatic certainty and listen to one another.

The cover of Dubious Clamor features a pair of harpy wings and musical notation in a matte field of deep forest green.

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Who Framed Roger Rabbit but with demons set in the suburbs or Washington DC. bookshop.org/p/books/horn...

The cover of my fantasy noir comedy about a detective saving a demon framed for murder in the suburbs of Washington DC is the backdrop for amazing reviews from Paul Weimer, Valerie Frankel, Alex Brown, and Daniel Haeusser.

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

They're really cool. @msappel.bsky.social introduced the idea to me. You can get the cover of your book printed in edible flavors on top of a cake. My inner geek and my inner child was delighted by seeing my book as food.

At the launch party for Pitter Patty Finds Another Day, I tilt up a cake with the cover of the book which features a sad rain cloud hovering over a colorful field of umbrellas.

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

It's my birthday this week. Let's party together in Hornytown. No, not that hornytown. Hornytown Chutzpah is Who Framed Roger Rabbit with Demons. It's a Mel Brooks style caper. Take it from these authors and reviewers-- bookshop.org/p/books/horn...

The cover of Hornytown Chutzpah has been positively reviewed by Paul Weimer (Nerds of a Feather Flock Together), Valerie Estelle (Bookishly Jewish), Alex Brown (Punk Ass Book Jockey), Daniel Haesser (The Skiffy and Fanty Show), and others.

The cover of Hornytown Chutzpah surrounded by positive reviews from authors Meg Ellison, Effeiberg, Jennifer Hudak, Joyce Chng, PH Lowe, Jo Miles, and Erik Grove

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

I thought it would be fun to post Hornytown Chutzpah's last six reviews. I was going to do four, but Instagram's preferred dimensions lent itself to six better. Disclosure because I'm too honest: One of these reviews is a friend review and the overall, rating is 4.12 stars.

The last six reviews Hornytown Chutzpah got are detailed here with stars, dates, and the medium in which the novella was read.

Reviews can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/240575024-hornytown-chuztpah

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

One month in and the reviews for Hornytown Chutzpah are trickling in. This one made my day. It was written by a Kansas City, MO #librarian. Full review can be found at www.goodreads.com/book/show/24... @aliciahillervo.bsky.social @atthisarts.com #booksky #reviews #amreading

A two page review copied from Goodreads posted by a librarian reviewer. You can find Hone's full review can be read at https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/240575024-hornytown-chuztpah

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

"Today is a good day to eat a poison apple and die!"

Snow White is discussing strategy with the Seven Worfs in a cartoon by Blazek.

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Hornytown Chutzpah is now one month old. Thanks to everyone who has given it a chance. Thank you to the readers. Reviews are starting to trickle in. I'm especially delighted by the reactions to the audiobook. Please continue to spread the word. :) atthisarts.com/product/horn...

A screenshot from Hornytowns Goodreads page. It shows that one month in, 22 people have reviewed Hornytown Chutzpah and its average rating is 4.14 stars.

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

As all of us in the U.S. finish up our taxes, we are reminded again why the Devil decided to raise a piece of his domain into the suburbs of Washington, D.C. Who Framed Roger Rabbit but with demons and a healthy spritz of matzoh ball soup. www.atthisarts.com/product/horn...

The cover of the book features a detective holding a super soaker loaded with Manischewitz red wine in a field of anthropomorphic water balloons. The cover is surrounding by blurbs.

An unforgettable voice
-Phillip K. Dick Award winner Meg Ellison

A wild romp
Hugo winner Joyce Chng

Bonkers in the best possible way!
Jo Miles

Delightfully meshugana!
-Nebula Finalist Effie Seiberg

Timely, compulively readable, and just plain fun
-PH Low

It's Roger Rabbit meets the Yiddish Policeman's Union
-Erik Grove

This glossary is fantastic! I love it
Nebula finalist Jennifer Hudak

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

And honestly, I wasn't thinking about Hornytown Chutzpah when I was writing the quoted post below, but the joy of writing it was pursuing every single weird thought (though admittedly a few wound up on the cutting room floor.) www.atthisarts.com/product/horn...

Hornytown Chutzbah's noir style cover includes a hand painted expressionistic detective wielding a super soaker loaded with Manischewitz red wine. Overlaying the cover are snippets from reviews Nerds of a Feather Flock Together, The Skiffy and Fanty Show, Punk-Ass Book Jockey, and Bookishly Jewish.

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Had an uplifting time listening to spec poetry and fiction last night @charmcityspec.bsky.social.

A montage of the readers who performed at the Bird in Hand Cafe as part of Charm CIty Specs reading series. Readers include: Scott Edelman, TT Madden, Mahalia Smith, Aina Hunter, and Trae Hawkins

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Believe it or not, a reviewer saw my pinned post and said, "Hey! Where's my quote on there?" I laughed and explained I chose to only use author blurbs, but then I thought... I should do a celebratory reviewers-quote poster for Hornytown Chutzpah. So here it is! www.atthisarts.com/product/horn...

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