I'm an American writer living in Japan. I publish short stories on Substack at billadler.substack.com. I'm a pilot, ramen lover, watch collector, coffee drinker, voracious reader, bicycler, and cat person.https://bsky.app/profile/billadler.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/billadler.bsky.social/post/3mz537k5cl22cMt. Fuji has snow, its first of the season! I took this photo this morning.31 Oct 2026 00:50 +0000at://did:plc:kylrzeqcphrdcl5hpidqz6xg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz537k5cl22chttps://bsky.app/profile/billadler.bsky.social/post/3mz4ya4l7yc2zGood morning from Kinmo the cat.30 Oct 2026 23:56 +0000at://did:plc:kylrzeqcphrdcl5hpidqz6xg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4ya4l7yc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/billadler.bsky.social/post/3mz2iadtbos2yWhat happens if everyone in the world has the same song stuck in their head at the same time? Find out in my Halloween-appropriate short story, "Please, Somebody Make It Stop." https://billadler.substack.com/p/please-somebody-make-it-stop-87330 Oct 2026 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:kylrzeqcphrdcl5hpidqz6xg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz2iadtbos2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/billadler.bsky.social/post/3mz2hgnq5ks25Good morning from Kinmo the cat.29 Oct 2026 23:50 +0000at://did:plc:kylrzeqcphrdcl5hpidqz6xg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz2hgnq5ks25https://bsky.app/profile/billadler.bsky.social/post/3myxzspqqzs2zGood morning from Kinmo the cat.29 Oct 2026 00:41 +0000at://did:plc:kylrzeqcphrdcl5hpidqz6xg/app.bsky.feed.post/3myxzspqqzs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/billadler.bsky.social/post/3myweapfi5c27Marina V wrote and sang the theme song to my short story, "Leila’s Secret." Enjoy her music! https://billadler.substack.com/p/leilas-secret28 Oct 2026 08:43 +0000at://did:plc:kylrzeqcphrdcl5hpidqz6xg/app.bsky.feed.post/3myweapfi5c27https://bsky.app/profile/billadler.bsky.social/post/3myvjljsmyk2nGood morning from Kinmo the cat.28 Oct 2026 00:45 +0000at://did:plc:kylrzeqcphrdcl5hpidqz6xg/app.bsky.feed.post/3myvjljsmyk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/billadler.bsky.social/post/3mytvz5kkvk2aThis is going to end badly. https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/10/boston-dynamics-employees-want-to-block-sale-of-robot-dogs-to-ice/27 Oct 2026 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:kylrzeqcphrdcl5hpidqz6xg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mytvz5kkvk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/billadler.bsky.social/post/3mysxgyhyb22fGood morning from Kinmo the cat.27 Oct 2026 00:16 +0000at://did:plc:kylrzeqcphrdcl5hpidqz6xg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mysxgyhyb22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/billadler.bsky.social/post/3myqjwwgrp224How to Get Lost in Tokyo looks terrific. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Oct 2026 01:09 +0000at://did:plc:kylrzeqcphrdcl5hpidqz6xg/app.bsky.feed.post/3myqjwwgrp224https://bsky.app/profile/billadler.bsky.social/post/3myqigrak422lGood morning from Kinmo the cat.26 Oct 2026 00:42 +0000at://did:plc:kylrzeqcphrdcl5hpidqz6xg/app.bsky.feed.post/3myqigrak422lhttps://bsky.app/profile/billadler.bsky.social/post/3mypdts32mc2bNancy Springer is going to be the first Earther extradited to Mars. Find out what her crime was and why she wants to serve her sentence on that planet in my short story, "Extradition to Mars." https://billadler.substack.com/p/extradition-to-mars25 Oct 2026 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:kylrzeqcphrdcl5hpidqz6xg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mypdts32mc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/billadler.bsky.social/post/3mynyy6o2sk2pGood morning from Kinmo the cat.25 Oct 2026 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:kylrzeqcphrdcl5hpidqz6xg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mynyy6o2sk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/billadler.bsky.social/post/3mylwaxercc2uHow scary and extensive is the PHP website vulnerability? Urgent enough to cause Softbank to temporarily shut down its mobile emergency alert system, including earthquake alerts. It will be off until Monday.24 Oct 2026 05:06 +0000at://did:plc:kylrzeqcphrdcl5hpidqz6xg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mylwaxercc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/billadler.bsky.social/post/3mylf5lx3h22rGood morning from Kinmo the cat.23 Oct 2026 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:kylrzeqcphrdcl5hpidqz6xg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mylf5lx3h22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/billadler.bsky.social/post/3myivv2unns27Good morning from Kinmo the cat.23 Oct 2026 00:21 +0000at://did:plc:kylrzeqcphrdcl5hpidqz6xg/app.bsky.feed.post/3myivv2unns27https://bsky.app/profile/billadler.bsky.social/post/3myggijffh22hGood morning from Kinmo the cat.22 Oct 2026 00:40 +0000at://did:plc:kylrzeqcphrdcl5hpidqz6xg/app.bsky.feed.post/3myggijffh22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/billadler.bsky.social/post/3myeqbw4p5s2wHalloween is coming. Yawning is contagious, but what if it's also deadly? billadler.substack.com/p/the-yawn https://billadler.substack.com/p/the-yawn21 Oct 2026 08:30 +0000at://did:plc:kylrzeqcphrdcl5hpidqz6xg/app.bsky.feed.post/3myeqbw4p5s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/billadler.bsky.social/post/3mydx2gf5j22wI stand with Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invaders and the murderous Putin. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Oct 2026 00:59 +0000at://did:plc:kylrzeqcphrdcl5hpidqz6xg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mydx2gf5j22whttps://bsky.app/profile/billadler.bsky.social/post/3mydwf6iqgk2gGood morning from Kinmo the cat.21 Oct 2026 00:47 +0000at://did:plc:kylrzeqcphrdcl5hpidqz6xg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mydwf6iqgk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/billadler.bsky.social/post/3mybgxykjac2gA vote for the GOP is a vote for Putin.20 Oct 2026 01:06 +0000at://did:plc:kylrzeqcphrdcl5hpidqz6xg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mybgxykjac2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/billadler.bsky.social/post/3mybdszoq2k26Good morning from Kinmo the cat.20 Oct 2026 00:09 +0000at://did:plc:kylrzeqcphrdcl5hpidqz6xg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mybdszoq2k26https://bsky.app/profile/billadler.bsky.social/post/3my6ungjm6s2yGood morning from Kinmo the cat.19 Oct 2026 00:32 +0000at://did:plc:kylrzeqcphrdcl5hpidqz6xg/app.bsky.feed.post/3my6ungjm6s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/billadler.bsky.social/post/3my4ew543rs2lGood morning from Kinmo the cat.18 Oct 2026 00:45 +0000at://did:plc:kylrzeqcphrdcl5hpidqz6xg/app.bsky.feed.post/3my4ew543rs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/billadler.bsky.social/post/3mxzwb2q2jk2fGood morning from Kinmo the cat.17 Oct 2026 01:18 +0000at://did:plc:kylrzeqcphrdcl5hpidqz6xg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxzwb2q2jk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/billadler.bsky.social/post/3mxxbgtdhoc2yGood morning from Kinmo the cat.16 Oct 2026 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:kylrzeqcphrdcl5hpidqz6xg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxxbgtdhoc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/billadler.bsky.social/post/3mxvdwfgtdc2oFolklore is fun and important. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Oct 2026 05:39 +0000at://did:plc:kylrzeqcphrdcl5hpidqz6xg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxvdwfgtdc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/billadler.bsky.social/post/3mxurhtwikc2jI stand with Ukraine.15 Oct 2026 00:09 +0000at://did:plc:kylrzeqcphrdcl5hpidqz6xg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxurhtwikc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/billadler.bsky.social/post/3mxuqowta4s2sGood morning from Kinmo the cat.14 Oct 2026 23:55 +0000at://did:plc:kylrzeqcphrdcl5hpidqz6xg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxuqowta4s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/billadler.bsky.social/post/3mxscth4gfc23Halloween arrives soon, and just in time, humanity has found a way to defeat vampires. Or have we? https://billadler.substack.com/p/how-not-to-kill-a-vampire14 Oct 2026 00:41 +0000at://did:plc:kylrzeqcphrdcl5hpidqz6xg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxscth4gfc23