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American living in Thailand. Foster dad of many. Author (Izanami's Choice). Game dev (Torment: Tides of Numenera, Remnant: From the Ashes, Remnant II). Professional editor for hire. ...more

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Average rating: 3.61 · 204 ratings · 33 reviews · 5 distinct works

	Izanami's Choice 3.81 avg rating — 108 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From the Depths: Gold - The Gate to the Abyss 3.27 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beneath Ceaseless Skies #41 by Scott H. Andrews (Editor), Michael J. DeLuca (Goodreads Author), Adam Heine (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Patch Man 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Blooded Desires by Nicki Ruth (Goodreads Author), Adam Heine (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Charlie Sapphire (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Creator's Resolution: Make What AI Can't

I don't normally make yearly resolutions—calendars feel arbitrary, and my own mental pressures are quite real—but I found I do have a resolution for this coming season:

Make things that generative AI could never make.

What does that mean? A lot of things, but here are a few.

Be intentional. GenAI's biggest giveaway is that it cannot make artistic choices; it can only regurgitate statistically

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Adam Heine wrote a new blog post Year-End Gratitude If you follow me on social media, you know the one thing I'm consistent about is gratitude posts. You might not know that I also try to name five thin Read more of this blog post »
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Adam Heine liked Virginia's review of The Floating World (The Floating World, #1): "Truly enjoyable. What a fun, inventive, and creative storyline, world. Unexpectedly wholesome, full of heart, and just plain entertainment! Loved!!"
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Adam Heine liked Virginia's review of Asian American Apostate: Losing Religion and Finding Myself at an Evangelical University: "Hilarious, thoughtful, and indicting, Okamoto's memoir was difficult to read - but absolutely worth it. It was hard because I hate the idea of him suffering and being so hampered in by his job, and just his patience and forbearance while at EVU. Full" Read more of this review »
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Mia is so inspiring. I feel empowered—even as a middle-aged white man—every time I read a book in this series.
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Adam Heine rated a book it was amazing Golden Child: My Descent to Scapegoat and Rise to Freedom by Lauren Smallcomb	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I read an early version of this memoir. It's an incredibly vulnerable story that's become all too common these days. Lauren shares her excruciating journey from being the good daughter to someone who questioned the "wrong" things. Staying silent woul ...more
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Adam Heine and 1 other person liked Virginia's review of Fetishized: A Reckoning with Yellow Fever, Feminism, and Beauty: "This memoir is compellingly readable. Not only is the author informative, including and explaining a lot of history and information about Asian Americans - especially in media and SoCal import car culture, Yu is also so matter-of-fact in her delivery" Read more of this review »
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Adam Heine rated a book it was amazing Three Keys (Front Desk #2) by Kelly Yang (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A beautiful story about three friends and the struggles of immigrants in the US. It is astonishing (and terrifying) that the bigotry immigrants faced in the 90s has never changed and only resurfaced in the last 10 years. Mia's story, though, gives me ...more
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Adam Heine rated a book really liked it Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5) by Suzanne Collins	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
It suffers from the same problems as any prequel in that I know where the characters end up, but it also accomplished the thing that all good prequels should: it made me want to reread the original books from a fresh perspective. It was also a fun rea ...more
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“Write it. Shoot it. Publish it. Crochet it, sauté it, whatever. MAKE.”
― Joss Whedon

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“The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians: who acknowledge Jesus with their lips, walk out the door, and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable.”
― Brennan Manning

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