JHBrown
@jhbrown.bsky.social
Poet, short story & mystery writer, dabbler in audio storytelling with too many pieces "almost done." Love walking, my dogs, my husband & family. If I say I'll "probably be there," I mean I'm staying home, in pjs, watching British TV.
I wish I could say I haven't posted in a while because I've been so busy writing. Editing, at least. Can't. But the amount of rewatching TV shows I've already seen has reached an astounding volume.
October 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I wish I could say I haven't posted in a while because I've been so busy writing. Editing, at least. Can't. But the amount of rewatching TV shows I've already seen has reached an astounding volume.
My garden is full of black swallowtails. My elderly dog was surprised by a female bluejay flying close over her head, and then, the bird perched nearby, they regarded one another with keen, gentle interest. And my flower garden is chaotic with color. These are things on which I focus on hard days.
July 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
My garden is full of black swallowtails. My elderly dog was surprised by a female bluejay flying close over her head, and then, the bird perched nearby, they regarded one another with keen, gentle interest. And my flower garden is chaotic with color. These are things on which I focus on hard days.
One of those mornings you wake up feeling like things that weren't possible yesterday, last week, a month ago are more possible, doable, manageable than previously thought. 🙂
July 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
One of those mornings you wake up feeling like things that weren't possible yesterday, last week, a month ago are more possible, doable, manageable than previously thought. 🙂
Hi. One of my poems is featured on today's edition of Poets on the Plains on High Plains Public Radio (NPR). Link in comments. Thanks for checking it out. 🧡
June 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Hi. One of my poems is featured on today's edition of Poets on the Plains on High Plains Public Radio (NPR). Link in comments. Thanks for checking it out. 🧡
Been waiting about six or seven weeks for my alpha readers to get back to me on my most recent manuscript. Finally heard from one, almost finished, who loves it. 🧡 Picky line edits, cut 2000 words, but loves it. So far to go still, but that won't stop me beginning to draft the follow-up this week. 🙂
June 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Been waiting about six or seven weeks for my alpha readers to get back to me on my most recent manuscript. Finally heard from one, almost finished, who loves it. 🧡 Picky line edits, cut 2000 words, but loves it. So far to go still, but that won't stop me beginning to draft the follow-up this week. 🙂
Making lists is therapeutic for me. Doing the things on the lists generally does not feel nearly as creative.
#possibilities
#possibilities
June 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Making lists is therapeutic for me. Doing the things on the lists generally does not feel nearly as creative.
#possibilities
#possibilities
Man, being on the internet is fun today.
June 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Man, being on the internet is fun today.
Spring roses fading, while summer flowers break loose.
May 31, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Spring roses fading, while summer flowers break loose.
If this week you posted a non-bigoted joke, a sweet little story, an effusively supportive review of a just-okay small press book, a wish for a better world, or a photo of a dog, a cat, a tree, a flower, a bird, or the sky--thanks. Big thanks. You made my week. #love
May 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
If this week you posted a non-bigoted joke, a sweet little story, an effusively supportive review of a just-okay small press book, a wish for a better world, or a photo of a dog, a cat, a tree, a flower, a bird, or the sky--thanks. Big thanks. You made my week. #love
So far this week, I've received four notices/invitations to outdoor concerts in July and August, two of which are scheduled in the afternoon. Officially, NO, y'all. I mean, please. I can't even.
May 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
So far this week, I've received four notices/invitations to outdoor concerts in July and August, two of which are scheduled in the afternoon. Officially, NO, y'all. I mean, please. I can't even.
My irises are having a brilliant year, despite the storms.
May 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
My irises are having a brilliant year, despite the storms.
Love flowers. Hate gardening. But, man, those colors.
April 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Love flowers. Hate gardening. But, man, those colors.
I lay awake most of the night. Because, I fear, I've reached an age at which a couple of glasses of wine mean I will lie awake all night. I compensated myself with a sunrise walk, rife with birds and flowers and breezes, some kick-ass coffee, and no more socials after this for a while. Peace, y'all.
April 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I lay awake most of the night. Because, I fear, I've reached an age at which a couple of glasses of wine mean I will lie awake all night. I compensated myself with a sunrise walk, rife with birds and flowers and breezes, some kick-ass coffee, and no more socials after this for a while. Peace, y'all.
That feeling when you're over 50 and your doctor says "No more six months. See you next year." 😁❤️🎉
April 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
That feeling when you're over 50 and your doctor says "No more six months. See you next year." 😁❤️🎉
I'm loving see all the hope. 😊
April 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I'm loving see all the hope. 😊
So, for the, like, three people who've been following the progress reports on my prose manuscript: It's done! Going to put a day into formatting, then it's off to alpha and beta readers by Monday. 🥳
March 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
So, for the, like, three people who've been following the progress reports on my prose manuscript: It's done! Going to put a day into formatting, then it's off to alpha and beta readers by Monday. 🥳
Posted only once a week or thereabouts for the past month because I'm trying to get some serious writing done. The volume is what's serious, not the content, because the world is so deadly serious these days I don't think I could get out of bed if the writing was so serious. Wishing everyone well. 🦋
March 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Posted only once a week or thereabouts for the past month because I'm trying to get some serious writing done. The volume is what's serious, not the content, because the world is so deadly serious these days I don't think I could get out of bed if the writing was so serious. Wishing everyone well. 🦋
Heading north, the wind was cold. But signs of spring an everywhere.
March 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Heading north, the wind was cold. But signs of spring an everywhere.
As I tried to fall asleep last night, I had to talk myself down from obsessing about all the scary things happening in the world. Woke up in the middle of the night with a blinding tension headache. So, there's another thing I'm not good at, I guess. 😨
March 13, 2025 at 12:59 PM
As I tried to fall asleep last night, I had to talk myself down from obsessing about all the scary things happening in the world. Woke up in the middle of the night with a blinding tension headache. So, there's another thing I'm not good at, I guess. 😨
We're all getting older, y'all. I know this because I saw a photo of Rod Stewart that turned out to be a photo of Jon Bongiovi.
March 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
We're all getting older, y'all. I know this because I saw a photo of Rod Stewart that turned out to be a photo of Jon Bongiovi.
I was already pretty pleased to have work included in this anthology. Now I'm practically beaming. 😁
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"Southern Voices" is a 2024 Foreword INDIES Finalist
"Southern Voices" is a Foreword INDIES finalist in Anthologies (General). From the editors of the innovative anthology A SHARED VOICE (INDIEFAB and Spur Award Finalist, 2013) comes this unique antholo...
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March 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I was already pretty pleased to have work included in this anthology. Now I'm practically beaming. 😁
www.forewordreviews.com/awards/books...
www.forewordreviews.com/awards/books...
Finished the draft!
Started the proofreading.
Got bogged down in revising the middle 30 pages.
Middle 30 pages morphed into middle 100, 110 pages.
Hope to be back to "Finished the draft!" by the weekend.
#writing
#writinglife
Started the proofreading.
Got bogged down in revising the middle 30 pages.
Middle 30 pages morphed into middle 100, 110 pages.
Hope to be back to "Finished the draft!" by the weekend.
#writing
#writinglife
March 3, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Finished the draft!
Started the proofreading.
Got bogged down in revising the middle 30 pages.
Middle 30 pages morphed into middle 100, 110 pages.
Hope to be back to "Finished the draft!" by the weekend.
#writing
#writinglife
Started the proofreading.
Got bogged down in revising the middle 30 pages.
Middle 30 pages morphed into middle 100, 110 pages.
Hope to be back to "Finished the draft!" by the weekend.
#writing
#writinglife
Gene Hackman was capable of playing anybody, and with such emotional honesty it was sometimes breathtaking. The fact I'm seeing posts from so many other countries, in so many languages, shows how brilliant his performances really were.
February 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Gene Hackman was capable of playing anybody, and with such emotional honesty it was sometimes breathtaking. The fact I'm seeing posts from so many other countries, in so many languages, shows how brilliant his performances really were.
My eyes don't see a fire in the fire place. So my body thinks I'm freezing--like teeth chattering freezing--despite it being 65 degrees warmer than it was two days ago.
#perceptioniseverything
#perceptioniseverything
February 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
My eyes don't see a fire in the fire place. So my body thinks I'm freezing--like teeth chattering freezing--despite it being 65 degrees warmer than it was two days ago.
#perceptioniseverything
#perceptioniseverything