Craig Brownlie
craigbrownlie.bsky.social
Craig Brownlie
@craigbrownlie.bsky.social
craigbrownlie.com for books and stories
Recently:
Behind the Music
A Book of Practical Monsters
FusionFriends and the Purple Cow
A Barbed Quill
Arriving home yesterday evening with the first snowfall of the season.
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
That's me on the left rocking the technicolor coat in Lexington. Let me stop you right there. I believe this was just how we dressed to set foot outside.
November 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Annals of sorting papers- this is a keeper 😀- A card from my brother, Barry Veverka-Brownlie's family when Suzanne and I engaged. We lost Barry at the start of the summer. These reminders of him and Suzanne and their personalities 🌈.
November 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Our weird bench (where no one ought to sit) has apparently become an altar where the squirrels bring their offerings to Autumn.
November 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Very blustery day here; both new skeletons are strapped in.
October 31, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Free story reading! This is an annual reminder that my incredibly inactive YouTube channel contains me reading The Painted Lady on Halloween! Enjoy!

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The Painted Lady on Halloween by Craig Brownlie
YouTube video by Craig Brownlie
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October 31, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Aaron & I ventured out on this rainy Thursday to see the lowered U of Rochester flags in honor of Suzanne.

My sorrow, when she’s here with me,
Thinks these dark days of autumn rain
Are beautiful as days can be;
She loves the bare, the withered tree;
She walks the sodden pasture lane.
-Robert Frost
October 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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October 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I was blessed to have the decades I did with Suzanne and I'm still amazed at her reach; Suzanne would be appreciative, pleased, and astonished at flags at half mast in her honor.
October 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
A little collage about the past four years...
October 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
My feet aren't yet under me, but I'm reading some shorter works for now-I'm hip deep in Looney from @kozeniewski.bsky.social and @gavindillinger.bsky.social ; Five Raging Hearts is heading for an end of November release; & last night I started a new story for the first time in months=more to come...
October 16, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Also, there has been outpatient knee surgery. The leg is healing well.
October 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The monthly newsletter for Koj Books and me is on pause for September. Might be back by Halloween so the link is below to sign up. I do have a new story coming out in Hotel of Haunts from @watertowerhill.bsky.social on October 13 (preorder now!) and the entire collection is awesome. We'll talk soon.
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September 27, 2025 at 7:53 PM
My wife, Suzanne Brendze, died yesterday afternoon after a multi-year fight with cancer. The link to her obituary with funeral arrangements is in the comments. She was a remarkable, beautiful woman who spent decades as a physician.
September 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I'm not much available for the posting right now, but if you want to keep in touch, reach out or sign up for my newsletter. Next issue is out on Wednesday. mailchi.mp/cf8839c045fd...
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August 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Nearing publication of Five Raging Hearts: Splatterpunk for the Soul, which means it needs a publisher. Logo by @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social ! Book includes @roxanellanque.bsky.social @mathewlreyes.bsky.social @judithsonnet.bsky.social @texascthulhu.bsky.social @bitterkarella.bsky.social
August 11, 2025 at 12:27 AM
The world(?)- California(?)- neighborhood(?)- famous book tunnel of Los Angeles.
July 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Always a good policy to have one of you carry the conversation while the other keeps an eye out for cameras
June 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Red sky over the Northeastern boathouse.
June 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Is it the end of another month already? Mark the last Friday in June with a new newsletter subscription. Arrives this Friday morning! mailchi.mp/cf8839c045fd...
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June 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Signature stickers (we all want a full set) for Five Raging Hearts! Designed by @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social. Two months from now, grab the full set for@bitterkarella.bsky.social, @judithsonnet.bsky.social @texascthulhu.bsky.social @mathewlreyes.bsky.social @roxanellanque.bsky.social Chris ! & me
June 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
When two or more family members gather, there ought to be ice cream.
June 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM
We had to make a couple stops last week. With Matt at Norman's Rare Guitars.
June 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Miraculously last week I met up with Tim Reed after 35 years of not being face to face. Tim played the lead in a JC Superstar that I directed way back. He played the piano at our wedding. He moved to the West Coast not long ago... the last two weeks happened-- Tim gave me a couple hours respite.
June 16, 2025 at 11:36 PM