iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

hayden m. knight @haymayden.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

quarterly bsky photo post so you know I'm not dead, just deaf, but you'd be surprised how often my phone confuses the two

photo of hayden, a white man with a mullet of dark hair and a beard, with tattoos on his hands and forearms, wearing a steel wristwatch, a wedding and signet ring, eyeglasses, a black t-shirt, and blue trousers. he is sitting with his legs drawn up, arms around his knees and hands clasped in front of him. he is starkly lit at an angle, his face, half in shadow, is serious and calm.

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Mike Elk @mikeelk.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

A reader donated $13,000 to Payday Report - we've now fundraised to replace 2/3 of a grant we lost due to Trump cuts. Donate to help us replace the rest & keep labor reporting alive! paydayreport.com/reader-donat...

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hayden m. knight @haymayden.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Talking about my first public reading in Los Angeles over on IG. A hot time with other cool writers. 💦

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hayden m. knight @haymayden.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I won't ever ignore you! We need the loudmouths. Instagram works for my brain a bit better than other platforms though, and I'm trying to be compassionate about all of us connecting with each other in spaces that are deeply imperfect. It's a weird time.

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hayden m. knight @haymayden.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Yeah, I feel you. It's not ideal, but nothing seems ideal anymore.

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hayden m. knight @haymayden.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I'm still considering a blog or newsletter too, which feels like a more meaningful way to include you in my life than unfiltered 4:00 am thoughts about movies or boyfriends or boners with a 300 character limit.

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hayden m. knight @haymayden.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I'm thinking about deleting Bluesky to simplify my digital life. It's not for certain, but I've been on here less and less. If you'd like to stay connected on social media, I'm on Instagram (link in bio), where I try to share regular updates about my writing work and life in L.A.

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hayden m. knight @haymayden.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

thirty-two. alexander the great may have died at this age, but i'm not worried because i'm cooler than him.

Photo of Hayden, a white man with long wavy hair and a beard, a hearing aid and tattoos on his wrists. He is leaning toward the camera with arms crossed, wearing translucent green sunglasses, a teal jacket, and a digital watch.

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hayden m. knight @haymayden.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

How do people just shit out novels? Writing this thing feels almost impossible almost all of the time.

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Trans Lifeline @translifeline.org · 31/03/2026

On this Trans Day of Visibility, we hope that you will remind yourself every day of your worth, your power, and your resilience with the affirmations we’ve collected here. Being trans isn’t just about fighting, it’s about celebrating. Joy is an act of resistance! 🌼🥹✨

The words “Trans visibility looks different for everyone. How I choose to be visible or not and by who is valid.” appear on top of a purple background flanked by illustrations of leaves in rounded shapes.

The words “It matters to be visible among my friends; they can validate and acknowledge me as we see and validate each other.” appear on top of a purple background flanked by illustrations of leaves in rounded shapes.

The words “Being trans is beautiful! Trans people are hot! My trans body is sexy.” appear on top of a purple background flanked by illustrations of leaves in rounded shapes.

The words “My existence is an act of resistance. Every day I am alive, I am building a future for the next generation of trans people.” appear on top of a purple background flanked by illustrations of leaves in rounded shapes.

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StarBITE 🧛‍♂️🌟 @starite.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

DON'T LET THE BASTARDS GET YOU DOWN 🏳️‍⚧️ #art #tdov #transart

a digital illustration in the style of a relief print depicting a black cat in a defensive pose holding a torn and tattered transgender pride flag in its mouth as it looks directly towards the viewer. the background is purple with some specks of blue and pink showing through, and behind the cat is a black midground resembling grass or flames. the top right corner features a box with a caption reading "T.D.O.V."

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Rika Klassen @rikaklassen.northsky.social · 31/03/2026

Hey, everyone, if you want to send a trans woman and her friend a pizza www.paypal.me/dessi66 Thank you 💖💕

A '80s-style pop art poster with white background. Red header, "4TH ANNUAL MIRA BELLWETHER". Below the header, a large, pink, banner-like shape with flared ends contains the words "BUY A TRANS WOMAN A PIZZA DAY" in thick, white, bubble letters with a heavy red drop shadow. Underneath the banner, in a smaller red text surrounded by two asterisks, "(or other food of her choice)*" In the center, the date "TUESDAY MARCH 31ST" is chunky, purple with a layered pink and white shadows and underlined underneath in red is, "HONOR MIRA BELLWETHER'S BIRTHDAY". A second pink banner, identical in shape to the first, features the phrase "Treat A Trans Woman" in a red and white cursive. The list below in red is as followed, "1. ASK WHAT SHE'D LIKE"; "2. ORDER OR SEND CASH"; and "3. CELEBRATE!"

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Dermot Devlin @mywayaccess.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

This is a warning. A disabled man died during a plane transfer. Not an isolated incident. A system failure. This risk exists in the UK and Ireland too. “Nothing went wrong” isn’t safety. cutt.ly/8tPGeYWR

A person in a powered wheelchair moves through an airport terminal. Text reads: "When a Wheelchair User Boarding a Flight Becomes Fatal. MYWAY ACCESS.

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hayden m. knight @haymayden.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

I'm tired of disabled people not understanding Deaf people and Deaf people not understanding disabled people. Two parallel yet very distinct worlds, and I feel like I exist between them.

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hayden m. knight @haymayden.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

People don't realize how an assistive device entwines with a nervous system, becomes an extension of the body, as much a part of you as your own tongue. Its interface, battery life, maintenance, malfunctions—even its obsolescence—are yours. You don't just wear the machine. You live its life.

Photo of Hayden, a white man with long brown hair, a scruffy beard, and blue nail polish. He is wearing hearing aids, eyeglasses, a white dress shirt, slacks, various silver and gold rings, and a wristwatch. He is holding an FM radio receiver, with coils connected to his hearing aids, wrapped around his wrist, and draped across his shoulders while he sits facing the camera, wincing.

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hayden m. knight @haymayden.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

180 job applications. 10 months of unemployment. 3 rejection notices. 0 interviews.

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hayden m. knight @haymayden.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Astrologers, if you're using your lore prescriptively, congrats, you've found religion and dogma again. Leave me out of it. 🫶

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hayden m. knight @haymayden.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Amy graduated from her Co-Active Leadership Program with her new service dog Bronwyn and her old service boy Hayden helping her to the end! Our last week in Sonoma was one of laughter, tears, access, barriers, coffee runs, dirty jokes, service dog shenanigans, queer joy, and cripple-punk kinship. 🤟

Photo of Hayden, Amy, and Bronwyn: Hayden is a white man with long brown hair and beard, wearing glasses, a t-shirt and shorts, a blue jacket and baseball cap, hearing aids, and an assistive listening device across his chest; Amy is a white woman with dwarfism, with pink hair, glasses, a blue patterned dress, and black leather boots; Bronwyn, Amy's service dog, is a black labrador with a harness, collar, and a rainbow bandana around his neck. Amy and Hayden are sitting together on a cobblestone wall, with Bronwyn standing in front of them. They are embracing and smiling. Behind them are lush sunlit gardens and trees.

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October Joe @octoberjoe.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

I was inspired by the regal @haymayden.bsky.social for this morning's color study drawing. Just in time for #tummytuesday.

Pastel color study of a handsome bearded man gazing at the viewer. He is sitting with an open shirt, revealing a furry chest and belly. #tummytuesday #tiddytuesday #tittytuesday #queerart #gayart #queerportraitart #octoberjoeart

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hayden m. knight @haymayden.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Also really not trying to be a pick-me loner boy here, I promise. I'm just not connecting with it.

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hayden m. knight @haymayden.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Any other gay men struggling to vibe with Heated Rivalry? The excitement and joy among you all is genuinely wonderful, but I feel like I must be missing something.

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Mike Elk @mikeelk.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

I am going to Latin America on a small travel grant, but need $3,000 more for coverage of unions fighting back against Trump. I've covered unions in Latin America for 20 years & feel workers abroad need to hear their stories. Donate & fightback! paydayreport.com/send-a-labor...

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Send a Labor Reporter to Latin America to Cover Unions Fighting Trump

With unions in Latin America fighting back against the US attack on Venezuela, it's crucial that we amplify the voices of trade unionists there, but these stories of rank-and-file workers aren’t reach...

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hayden m. knight @haymayden.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

You shouldn't need to see a woman's death in photos or videos to care about her. That isn't empathy. Empathy is the ability to find within yourself the means to love someone in abstract. It does not demand evidence or ask that the last intimate, violent moments of her life be made into spectacle.

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hayden m. knight @haymayden.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

As for the story itself: all I'll say is that it's one for boys who love boys and love the dark, who don't obey or belong, play hockey or play nice—the crips, creeps, queers, and weirdos out there. More to come.

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hayden m. knight @haymayden.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

It is an absolute mess of a manuscript, but it's the most I've ever written of a single project. As a deaf writer with a difficult time with language, I never thought I'd get here. There is much work ahead of me this year, but it is the sublime work of storytelling—wouldn't have it any other way.

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hayden m. knight @haymayden.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

With One Story's support, I ended the year with 100+ pages of my first novel—entirely different from the one I committed to writing at the start of this fellowship.

Photo of Hayden's desk, with a portable typewriter/word processor, printed draft pages, scribbled and handwritten notes, a pen, two hearing aids, a silver Casio wristwatch, and a notebook with a blue, purple, and orange marbled cover.

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hayden m. knight @haymayden.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Anyone have any disability advocacy / rights / justice connections in Los Angeles? Really trying to find a job. I'm looking for anything, but would prefer to be doing the work that is important to me, and for a safe, access-driven employer. I keep trying to network, but I'm not getting anywhere.

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hayden m. knight @haymayden.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Nevermind that we have the tools and pathways to effectively and meaningfully communicate beyond speech. "Accommodation" means nothing when every employment opportunity fails to imagine possibilities and refuses to embrace different ways of doing the work from the start.

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hayden m. knight @haymayden.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

What matters is that oral communication is constant guesswork and toil for me. That the absolute best I can ever hear someone is the equivalent of eavesdropping from another room. That I can barely hear my own voice. The one thing I cannot ever improve with education or experience disqualifies me.

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hayden m. knight @haymayden.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Does it matter that I'm completing my master's in public health in the spring? That I'm an award-winning writer? That I've been an educator and a program director? That I'm a subject-matter expert? That I am capable, creative, compassionate, honest, hardworking, and experienced? No.

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hayden m. knight @haymayden.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Almost every single job opening cites "strong verbal/oral communication skills" as a requirement. Not a preference. A requirement. Even "inclusive" and "equity-focused" employers. Even disability and Independent Living employers.

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hayden m. knight @haymayden.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

How do I stand a chance in this job market when I frequently have to disclose my disability just to be able to interview?

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hayden m. knight @haymayden.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

I moved on. I'm writing books instead.

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hayden m. knight @haymayden.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

I guess I should have posted this on Tummy Tuesday, but I came early, which happens to the best of us sometimes

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hayden m. knight @haymayden.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

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A still from the film Wicked, featuring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo portraying Glinda and Elphaba, who are embracing each other. The image is edited with cutouts of pink and green Wicked-branded Stanley Cups.

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hayden m. knight @haymayden.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Bruna Ferreira isn't some political prop of comeuppance for Karoline Leavitt. She's a person, a young woman and mother forcibly detained by ICE and awaiting deportation as a prisoner.

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hayden m. knight @haymayden.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Hey pals, I'm trying to connect with some people who have hemiparesis and/or level 1 cerebral palsy. If that describes you or anyone you know, hit me up, please + thank you.

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hayden m. knight @haymayden.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

DJT absolutely fawning over Zohran Mamdani was no surprise whatsoever because there is not a single person who isn't secretly in love with Zohran.

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hayden m. knight @haymayden.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Why do all blockbuster films look like Marvel slop now?

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