Jack Milton Bussert
@jmbussert.bsky.social
PhD student in music theory at Indiana University. Amateur chess player and poet. Famously depressed and anxious. He/him/his
Life hack for baristas/similar service jobs: Megans and Sarahs will generally appreciate it when you confirm how their names are spelled.
November 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Life hack for baristas/similar service jobs: Megans and Sarahs will generally appreciate it when you confirm how their names are spelled.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
As far as commercials go, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is the new Super Bowl
November 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
As far as commercials go, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is the new Super Bowl
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November 27, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Okay, coffee shop poem number 3 is gonna be a kind of triptych, but I’m having trouble pulling the scenes together internally (they’re each about rain at different times/places). Any tips?
November 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Okay, coffee shop poem number 3 is gonna be a kind of triptych, but I’m having trouble pulling the scenes together internally (they’re each about rain at different times/places). Any tips?
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November 25, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Reposted by Jack Milton Bussert
A handyman
Blows leaves and twigs off the roof—
Cold coffee mugs
JMB
Blows leaves and twigs off the roof—
Cold coffee mugs
JMB
November 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A handyman
Blows leaves and twigs off the roof—
Cold coffee mugs
JMB
Blows leaves and twigs off the roof—
Cold coffee mugs
JMB
Guess I’m writing more coffee shop poems. Two in the past week! Though the topic feels a bit cliche, at this point in the game it’s about practice and repetition, taking what comes and always writing more
November 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Guess I’m writing more coffee shop poems. Two in the past week! Though the topic feels a bit cliche, at this point in the game it’s about practice and repetition, taking what comes and always writing more
Probably gonna keep sharing posts until the page gets a bit of traction on its own. Wrote this one a few months ago while walking downtown in my growing college town
Blaring music
Against the night sky
A dark red crane
JMB
Against the night sky
A dark red crane
JMB
November 22, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Probably gonna keep sharing posts until the page gets a bit of traction on its own. Wrote this one a few months ago while walking downtown in my growing college town
Check out the haiku page my wife Meagan and I run!
In the branches
Of the mossy bittersweet
A moldy pine cone
JMB
Of the mossy bittersweet
A moldy pine cone
JMB
November 21, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Check out the haiku page my wife Meagan and I run!
Finally coming back up for air. Officially a PhD candidate working on a dissertation proposal!
November 21, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Finally coming back up for air. Officially a PhD candidate working on a dissertation proposal!
I’M MR. BLUESKY
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*taps mic
It’s…it’s a Killers reference
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*taps mic
It’s…it’s a Killers reference
March 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I’M MR. BLUESKY
…
*taps mic
It’s…it’s a Killers reference
…
*taps mic
It’s…it’s a Killers reference
I’ve had a terribly long week. Lots of changes, lots of adjustments and processing. And the work begins again. But sitting down to read this reminds me why I love music and literature and why I’m training to be a researcher and teacher.
February 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I’ve had a terribly long week. Lots of changes, lots of adjustments and processing. And the work begins again. But sitting down to read this reminds me why I love music and literature and why I’m training to be a researcher and teacher.
Morbidly fascinated with the idea of the thought terminating cliche becoming a thought terminating cliche
February 24, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Morbidly fascinated with the idea of the thought terminating cliche becoming a thought terminating cliche
“Renaissance scholars need to analyze more that just Lasso’s Prophetiae Sibyllarum,” I say as I subtly slide my own analysis underneath a pile of papers on my desk
February 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
“Renaissance scholars need to analyze more that just Lasso’s Prophetiae Sibyllarum,” I say as I subtly slide my own analysis underneath a pile of papers on my desk
Might be in the minority here, but I’m kinda excited for the new MtG set Aetherdrift? They’re playing in the space and we’re getting some fresh takes on energy and artifacts.
January 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Might be in the minority here, but I’m kinda excited for the new MtG set Aetherdrift? They’re playing in the space and we’re getting some fresh takes on energy and artifacts.
Sometimes you just have to share your favorite David Lynch line
January 20, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Sometimes you just have to share your favorite David Lynch line
Looking for reading suggestions for board game design/theory. Any suggestions?
January 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Looking for reading suggestions for board game design/theory. Any suggestions?
Weather’s wonderful but both cars are stuck. Thawing out inside for a minute before getting back to it
January 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Weather’s wonderful but both cars are stuck. Thawing out inside for a minute before getting back to it
I’m deeply sorry to inform you that the chances of me analyzing Mariah Carey’s Christmas album for my dissertation has increased alarmingly.
I am becoming the chaotic force I want to see in the academy.
I am becoming the chaotic force I want to see in the academy.
November 13, 2024 at 1:43 AM
I’m deeply sorry to inform you that the chances of me analyzing Mariah Carey’s Christmas album for my dissertation has increased alarmingly.
I am becoming the chaotic force I want to see in the academy.
I am becoming the chaotic force I want to see in the academy.
Hi, new members! I’m a music theorist and amateur haiku writer. Famously anxious, frequently depressed.
November 11, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Hi, new members! I’m a music theorist and amateur haiku writer. Famously anxious, frequently depressed.
October 6, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Inktober 5!
Firecrackers—
Was the burn ban
Lifted?
Text in top right corner with out of focus sketched grass in bottom left corner.
#inktober2024 #haiga #haiku #poetry
Firecrackers—
Was the burn ban
Lifted?
Text in top right corner with out of focus sketched grass in bottom left corner.
#inktober2024 #haiga #haiku #poetry
October 5, 2024 at 10:33 PM
Inktober 5!
Firecrackers—
Was the burn ban
Lifted?
Text in top right corner with out of focus sketched grass in bottom left corner.
#inktober2024 #haiga #haiku #poetry
Firecrackers—
Was the burn ban
Lifted?
Text in top right corner with out of focus sketched grass in bottom left corner.
#inktober2024 #haiga #haiku #poetry
October 3, 2024 at 9:14 PM
October 2, 2024 at 10:43 PM