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Allison P. Brown
@apbrown.bsky.social
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Digital Publishing Services Manager @ State University of New York (SUNY) Geneseo

editing | design | pedagogy | poetry
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We've paired M. Bouchard's Skullcap w @apbrown.bsky.social's Remedy for a Manic Mind.

Small Remedies is a free downloadable PDF microchap: buff.ly/9FlWnFl.

Skullcap is said to calm nerves, relieve pain & help w menstrual issues. It was also known as Mad Dog since it was used to treat rabies!
September 3, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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@dehm000.bsky.social was so thoughtful in selecting the illustrations to pair with each poem in my micro-chap--I'm so grateful for how much care went into getting this little collection out into the world!
the-engine-idling.bsky.social the engine(idling lit @the-engine-idling.bsky.social · Aug 24
We paired Bouchard's Borage illustration w @apbrown.bsky.social's #poem Remedy for Rumination. It's said that borage tea can help w stress/anxiety.

Small Remedies can be downloaded for free here: buff.ly/9FlWnFl!

16th-century herbalist John Gerard said that “Borage, bring always courage.”
August 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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In selecting cover art for Small Remedies (engineidling.net/2025-micros), @apbrown.bsky.social introduced us to artist Maddalena Bouchard (1772 - 1793?). Shepherd's Purse was selected for the cover & to pair with the #poem Remedy for Birth Trauma. It's said to help w bleeding & menstrual disorders.
August 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Hey that's me! What other remedies should I write? My current to do list includes: Indecision, Jealousy, Self Doubt, and Misophonia

#poetry #poetrycommunity #poet
the-engine-idling.bsky.social the engine(idling lit @the-engine-idling.bsky.social · Jul 30
Attn #writingcommunity!

You've got to check out @apbrown.bsky.social's stunning & powerful microchap Small Remedies, available as a free PDF download: buff.ly/9FlWnFl!

#poetrycommunity #indielit #booksky #amreading #readingcommunity #poetry #poems #writer #author
July 31, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Pick up a #free digital download of @apbrown.bsky.social's compelling microchap here: buff.ly/9FlWnFl!

#chapbook #chapbooks #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #readingcommunity #writerscommunity #authorscommunity #writers #authors #booksky #reading #amreading #indielit #indiepress #indieauthor
July 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Truly cried with happiness when I read @dustintriplett.bsky.social's comments on my work 🥹
the-engine-idling.bsky.social the engine(idling lit @the-engine-idling.bsky.social · Jul 18
Peer Review!

We asked our 2025 microchap #authors to review eachother's works. The results of this collaboration were wholesome, inspiring & validating.

Here's some of @dustintriplett.bsky.social 's commentary on @apbrown.bsky.social 's collection.

#indiepress #indielit #writingcommunit #poetry
July 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Allison P. Brown @apbrown.bsky.social offers up Insights into the 1st #poem in her collection Small Remedies. Free digital download: buff.ly/9FlWnFl!

39 PDFs downloaded so far -- let's make it 50!

#writingcommunity #authorscommunity #poetrycommunity #indiepress #indielit #booksky #authors #writers
July 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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The cover of my micro-chapbook is an illustration I discovered via @publicdomainrev.bsky.social and @wellcomecollection.bsky.social: etching & watercolor by M. Bouchard. My brilliant editor at @the-engine-idling.bsky.social paired my poems with bw versions for the interior.
Allison P. Brown - Small Remedies — the engine(idling
About the Collection: Small Remedies began with my frustration and helpless feelings around some of the lesser-known symptoms of perimenopause—brain fog, insomnia, etc. I felt isolated, and detache...
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July 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Allison P. Brown's @apbrown.bsky.social defiance really captured me esp here in Remedy for Apathy.

Read her free collection here: buff.ly/9FlWnFl !
Send us yr thoughts!

#chapbook #chapbooks #indielit #indiepress #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #poetry #poetrycommunity #readingcommunity #read
July 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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How do we fix what's broken inside ourselves?

Allison P. Brown's @apbrown.bsky.social captivating collection Small Remedies is available as a free digital download: buff.ly/9FlWnFl !

#poetry #poetrycommunity #writing #writingcommunity #indielit #indiepress #booksky #chapbook #chapbooks #writers
July 13, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Don't forget while you're downloading our FREE digital microchaps you can also pick up some FREE swag in our Store!

We've got stickers from prev issues & coasters to commemorate our 1st microchap rollout!

engineidling.net/store
July 12, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Get your daily dose folks! Do you ruminate? I got you covered! Are you apathetic? Not anymore!
www.engineidling.net/store/p/alli...

#writingcommunity #indiepublishing #poetry #chapbook #indielit #indiepress #poetrycommunity #booksky
July 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Stay tuned and watch @the-engine-idling.bsky.social for the release of my micro-chapbook, Small Remedies! 🌿❄️💧☕️🌊🧊✨🌱

#writingcommunity #indiepublishing #poetry #chapbook #indielit #indiepress #poetrycommunity #booksky #indiemag
July 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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🌿

To cure what ails you.

Allison P. Brown's @apbrown.bsky.social micro-chap is coming soon!

#writingcommunity #indiepublishing #poetry #chapbook #indielit #indiepress #poetrycommunity #booksky #indiemag
July 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Excited to share that I have a forthcoming Micro-Chapbook coming out this summer with @the-engine-idling.bsky.social: Small Remedies! #poetry #litmag
a graphic medallion and ribbon that says Ask Me About My Forthcoming micro-chapbook "Small Remedies" from the engine(idling next to a red "Hello my name is" name tag with "Allison" written on it in script pixel art with a cake and the type "Chosen: 2025 E(I Summer Micro-Chap series"
June 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Thrilled and honored to be selected for @the-engine-idling.bsky.social inaugural micro-chapbook project!
the-engine-idling.bsky.social the engine(idling lit @the-engine-idling.bsky.social · Jun 22
We did it!

We rec'd over 50 micro-chaps & responded to each w/ a close reading & personal note! Thanks to all who shared their work!

🎉

Two microchaps were selected.
Dustin Triplett's @dustintriplett.bsky.social "Things That Made Me"
&
Allison P. Brown's @apbrown.bsky.social "Small Remedies"
June 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Honored to have a poem published alongside so many powerful pieces in the new issue of @epistemiclit.bsky.social: epistemiclit.com/current-issu... Check it out!
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May 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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#LPF24 hey ya'll come hear from a publisher & author talk about collaborating on a social justice open textbook! sched.co/1dUzp
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May 15, 2024 at 2:39 PM