Andrew Hiller

@andrewintheclouds

Create. Investigate. Celebrate. Writer, Producer, & friend of Muppets Pitter Patty Finds Another Day, 2022 Escape Pod Flash Fiction Contest Winner,2019 BFF Author of the Year, #ViableParadise 23

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Andrew Hiller@andrewintheclouds· 20d

Weird Al Yankovic in Jedi robes playing an acoustic guitar on the dessert planet Tatooine.

Andrew Hiller@andrewintheclouds· 20d

Crown of fools at Longwood Gardens.

I'm standing in a greenhouse in Longwood Gardens with a spikey palm splayed out behind framed so that it looks like a crown. My expression is goofy with mouth and eyes open big as any cartoon character.

Andrew Hiller@andrewintheclouds· 25d

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.

Andrew Hiller@andrewintheclouds· 25d

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.

Andrew Hiller@andrewintheclouds· 28d

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.

Andrew Hiller@andrewintheclouds· Jul 12

On the shelves of Mojomala Books you will find a signed copy of Hornytown Chutzpah by Andrew Hiller

Andrew Hiller@andrewintheclouds· Jul 10

FF #28 was pretty exciting.

The cover of Fantastic Four #28 features Reed Richards throwing an elastic punch at a giant android that has grabbed the rest of the FF and the X-Men.

Andrew Hiller@andrewintheclouds· Jul 7

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."

Andrew Hiller@andrewintheclouds· Jun 24

Andrew Hiller@andrewintheclouds· Jun 14

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.

Andrew Hiller@andrewintheclouds· Jun 13

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.

Andrew Hiller@andrewintheclouds· Jun 13

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.

Andrew Hiller@andrewintheclouds· Jun 13

Londons Tower Bridge spans the river Thames. Each of the towers are large, gray multistory structures that resemble something from a fairy tale

Andrew Hiller@andrewintheclouds· Jun 13

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

Andrew Hiller@andrewintheclouds· Jun 12

Me and the Rosetta Stone at the British Museum.

I’m kneeling in front of the Rosetta Stone.

Andrew Hiller@andrewintheclouds· Jun 11

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

Andrew Hiller@andrewintheclouds· Jun 11

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

Andrew Hiller@andrewintheclouds· Jun 11

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

Andrew Hiller@andrewintheclouds· Jun 10

Seen at National Airport

A perplexing sign asking people if have have a firearm and know where it is. I found these in multiple locations in Washington National Airport.

Andrew Hiller@andrewintheclouds· Jun 8

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.

Andrew Hiller@andrewintheclouds· Jun 8

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.

Andrew Hiller@andrewintheclouds· Jun 5

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

Andrew Hiller@andrewintheclouds· May 28

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.

Andrew Hiller@andrewintheclouds· May 26

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.

Andrew Hiller@andrewintheclouds· May 22

@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.

Andrew Hiller@andrewintheclouds· May 22

Congrats to all! And a hurrah for my friend @jolantru.bsky.social

The 2026 British Fantasy Award Shortlist for Best Collection nominees.

Andrew Hiller@andrewintheclouds· May 15

Trump inflation is HUGE.

Andrew Hiller@andrewintheclouds· May 11

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.

Andrew Hiller@andrewintheclouds· May 11

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.