Julie Ann Baker Brin
@juliebrin.org
Has two middle names, two dogs, two college degrees, two lives (admin by day, writer by night), too many interests, and plausibly too many personalities.
is thankful for serendipity, jazz progressions, freaks & geeks, energy that always flows, late bloomers, spa gloves, kindred spirits, 2 great tastes that go great together, C8H10N4O2, hyperbole, her fur-babies, friends who prefer to use their natural intelligence, and that AI hasn’t taken her job.
November 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
is thankful for serendipity, jazz progressions, freaks & geeks, energy that always flows, late bloomers, spa gloves, kindred spirits, 2 great tastes that go great together, C8H10N4O2, hyperbole, her fur-babies, friends who prefer to use their natural intelligence, and that AI hasn’t taken her job.
Paid summer journalism internship opportunity at @kmuw.bsky.social — please share!
www.kmuw.org/korva-colema...
www.kmuw.org/korva-colema...
Korva Coleman Journalism Internship
The KMUW Korva Coleman Internship is designed to train college students of color to be part of the next generation of public radio reporters and newscasters.
www.kmuw.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Paid summer journalism internship opportunity at @kmuw.bsky.social — please share!
www.kmuw.org/korva-colema...
www.kmuw.org/korva-colema...
My 1st proof copy of my 1st book — it’s becoming more real — so exciting! Thanks to Charles Baughman (cover art) & Kate Pepper (interior art) & @anamcarapress.bsky.social (where you can pre-order; the Spring publishing date is still TBD, so be patient like me):
anamcara-press.com/product/the-...
anamcara-press.com/product/the-...
November 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
My 1st proof copy of my 1st book — it’s becoming more real — so exciting! Thanks to Charles Baughman (cover art) & Kate Pepper (interior art) & @anamcarapress.bsky.social (where you can pre-order; the Spring publishing date is still TBD, so be patient like me):
anamcara-press.com/product/the-...
anamcara-press.com/product/the-...
Any #MorningPeople friends? IDK; I don't do mornings unless required. I mean, unless I REALLY want to! Which of course I do for our informal @kmuw.bsky.social event tomorrow! Join me? You don't even need to talk. Until I've had #ParanormalCafe coffee & scones. #notamorningperson #butfirstcoffee
November 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Any #MorningPeople friends? IDK; I don't do mornings unless required. I mean, unless I REALLY want to! Which of course I do for our informal @kmuw.bsky.social event tomorrow! Join me? You don't even need to talk. Until I've had #ParanormalCafe coffee & scones. #notamorningperson #butfirstcoffee
Happy #ILovetoWriteDay! Grateful to have another CNF story published in 105 Meadowlark Reader: by/for/about KS folks — hopefully next time it can be you! Get from @watermarkbooks.bsky.social or @meadowlarkpress.bsky.social. Art by Barbara Waterman-Peters. #ReadLocalKS
www.105meadowlarkreader.com
www.105meadowlarkreader.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Happy #ILovetoWriteDay! Grateful to have another CNF story published in 105 Meadowlark Reader: by/for/about KS folks — hopefully next time it can be you! Get from @watermarkbooks.bsky.social or @meadowlarkpress.bsky.social. Art by Barbara Waterman-Peters. #ReadLocalKS
www.105meadowlarkreader.com
www.105meadowlarkreader.com
In case anyone in Wichita is wondering where all the ducks are right now, they're in my 'hood.
November 11, 2025 at 10:59 PM
In case anyone in Wichita is wondering where all the ducks are right now, they're in my 'hood.
Thrilled to have 6 poems (and 1 photo!*) in the current ‘Write from the Center’ zine featuring fellow fabulous #KansasAuthorsClub folks. Thanks to @curtisbecker.bsky.social, Editor. #ReadLocalKS and get your very own copy here:
shorturl.at/cw815
* Not the cover photo, tho; it's by Madeline Male.
shorturl.at/cw815
* Not the cover photo, tho; it's by Madeline Male.
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Thrilled to have 6 poems (and 1 photo!*) in the current ‘Write from the Center’ zine featuring fellow fabulous #KansasAuthorsClub folks. Thanks to @curtisbecker.bsky.social, Editor. #ReadLocalKS and get your very own copy here:
shorturl.at/cw815
* Not the cover photo, tho; it's by Madeline Male.
shorturl.at/cw815
* Not the cover photo, tho; it's by Madeline Male.
Vote, vote, bo-bote, banana fana fo-fote, fi fy mo-mote: vote!
November 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Vote, vote, bo-bote, banana fana fo-fote, fi fy mo-mote: vote!
Keep your friends close ...
November 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Keep your friends close ...
I’m grateful for Michael Poage, one of my early book manuscript (p)reviewers. Here’s my belated thank-you/return of the favor. Check out his 17th (or 18th?!) book; this particular one was published by Spartan Press:
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Julie Brin's review of Essential Workers
5/5: I wonder how many muses Michael Poage has. At least as many as there are Roman deities, I imagine; a few behave rationally, many act mysteriously. Sometimes Mike invites you to join him on his tr...
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November 1, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I’m grateful for Michael Poage, one of my early book manuscript (p)reviewers. Here’s my belated thank-you/return of the favor. Check out his 17th (or 18th?!) book; this particular one was published by Spartan Press:
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Scary stories in 5 words or fewer? I’ll go first: “Something squirming in my shoe.” (Bonus points for alliteration!) #HappyHalloween
October 31, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Scary stories in 5 words or fewer? I’ll go first: “Something squirming in my shoe.” (Bonus points for alliteration!) #HappyHalloween
Happy #PublicRadioMusicDay! My unbiased favorite music shows are in NPO: Soulsations w/ Carla Eckels, Global Village & Crossroads & Night Train w/ Chris Heim & Strange Currency w/ Jedd Beaudoin—all on @kmuw.bsky.social + scores of other stations. PS: Buy a groovy shirt (& thanks):
shorturl.at/9GLor
shorturl.at/9GLor
October 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Happy #PublicRadioMusicDay! My unbiased favorite music shows are in NPO: Soulsations w/ Carla Eckels, Global Village & Crossroads & Night Train w/ Chris Heim & Strange Currency w/ Jedd Beaudoin—all on @kmuw.bsky.social + scores of other stations. PS: Buy a groovy shirt (& thanks):
shorturl.at/9GLor
shorturl.at/9GLor
Tomorrow night! Come have snacks w/ myself & my weird and wonderful @kmuw.bsky.social colleagues. (OK; I'm the weird one!) LMK if you need a designated driver. 🥰
www.kmuw.org/pint-night
www.kmuw.org/pint-night
Pint Night
A monthly gathering of KMUW voices and public radio listeners. The next Pint Night is <b>Wednesday, October 15 from 5:30 - 7 pm at White Crow Cider Company</b>, 1236 E. Waterman in Wichita.
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October 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Tomorrow night! Come have snacks w/ myself & my weird and wonderful @kmuw.bsky.social colleagues. (OK; I'm the weird one!) LMK if you need a designated driver. 🥰
www.kmuw.org/pint-night
www.kmuw.org/pint-night
“I want [people] to walk away with an understanding of the kinds of books that are being banned and why that's just totally antithetical to democratic values and first amendment rights,” Steven Kelly, Adult Literacies Mgr, Wichita Public Library.
#BannedBooksWeek
www.kmuw.org/2025-10-03/w...
#BannedBooksWeek
www.kmuw.org/2025-10-03/w...
Wichita Public Library to mark Banned Books Week with series of events
Banned Books Week began in 1982 in response to the number of books being challenged in libraries and schools.
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October 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
“I want [people] to walk away with an understanding of the kinds of books that are being banned and why that's just totally antithetical to democratic values and first amendment rights,” Steven Kelly, Adult Literacies Mgr, Wichita Public Library.
#BannedBooksWeek
www.kmuw.org/2025-10-03/w...
#BannedBooksWeek
www.kmuw.org/2025-10-03/w...
I can't wait til my poetry book is banned! It has controversial issues like empathy, gratitude, and the realization that not a single one of us has ever done anything “all by myself” (contrary to the popular opinion of many toddlers). #BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984 #ReadForYourRights
October 8, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I can't wait til my poetry book is banned! It has controversial issues like empathy, gratitude, and the realization that not a single one of us has ever done anything “all by myself” (contrary to the popular opinion of many toddlers). #BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984 #ReadForYourRights
THANK YOU to everyone who was able to pledge, volunteer, listen, make in-kind donations of goods and services, and/or otherwise support @kmuw during our routine Fall pledge drive. You make our community stronger! (Photo by sundesigns on Freeimages.com.)
September 26, 2025 at 10:12 PM
THANK YOU to everyone who was able to pledge, volunteer, listen, make in-kind donations of goods and services, and/or otherwise support @kmuw during our routine Fall pledge drive. You make our community stronger! (Photo by sundesigns on Freeimages.com.)
Need a special reason to donate to @kmuw.bsky.social (besides strengthening independent media)? Pledges today have a chance to win a pair of Tallpasses:
www.kmuw.org/give
“Power to the Public” design: Kerrick van Asselt; shirts donated by Prairie Print; photo by Karlee Cooper.
tallgrassfilm.org
www.kmuw.org/give
“Power to the Public” design: Kerrick van Asselt; shirts donated by Prairie Print; photo by Karlee Cooper.
tallgrassfilm.org
September 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Need a special reason to donate to @kmuw.bsky.social (besides strengthening independent media)? Pledges today have a chance to win a pair of Tallpasses:
www.kmuw.org/give
“Power to the Public” design: Kerrick van Asselt; shirts donated by Prairie Print; photo by Karlee Cooper.
tallgrassfilm.org
www.kmuw.org/give
“Power to the Public” design: Kerrick van Asselt; shirts donated by Prairie Print; photo by Karlee Cooper.
tallgrassfilm.org
Make unscrupulousness vile again.
September 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Make unscrupulousness vile again.
I was today years old when I learned 811 is the library code for Poetry. Don't know why it took me so long. Thanks to the #NewtonPublicLibrary folks for working late to let grown-ups have some quiet time in your beautiful and welcoming community space.
September 6, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I was today years old when I learned 811 is the library code for Poetry. Don't know why it took me so long. Thanks to the #NewtonPublicLibrary folks for working late to let grown-ups have some quiet time in your beautiful and welcoming community space.
Which cover design do you like? My full-length #poetry book should publish in the Spring, thanks to @anamcarapress.bsky.social. The art by #CharlesBaughman makes me happy, so it’s non-negotiable; just LMK which layout & fonts you prefer. P&TY! P.S. Pre-order available! See:
anamcara-press.com
anamcara-press.com
August 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Which cover design do you like? My full-length #poetry book should publish in the Spring, thanks to @anamcarapress.bsky.social. The art by #CharlesBaughman makes me happy, so it’s non-negotiable; just LMK which layout & fonts you prefer. P&TY! P.S. Pre-order available! See:
anamcara-press.com
anamcara-press.com
🎤 Thank you TONS to everyone who supports public broadcasting by giving time, talent, treasure ... and/or just by paying attention to what's going on, and caring. ❤️
@kmuw.bsky.social
@kmuw.bsky.social
July 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
🎤 Thank you TONS to everyone who supports public broadcasting by giving time, talent, treasure ... and/or just by paying attention to what's going on, and caring. ❤️
@kmuw.bsky.social
@kmuw.bsky.social
Community Service Grant: the name of the CPB funds cut from @kmuw.bsky.social’s budget. A modest amount to support all we do for/with/in/around ICT. It’s not “free money;” we work hard for it. Then we report on it. This is basically a brag sheet—check it out & gift if you can:
shorturl.at/Biljc
shorturl.at/Biljc
shorturl.at
July 23, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Community Service Grant: the name of the CPB funds cut from @kmuw.bsky.social’s budget. A modest amount to support all we do for/with/in/around ICT. It’s not “free money;” we work hard for it. Then we report on it. This is basically a brag sheet—check it out & gift if you can:
shorturl.at/Biljc
shorturl.at/Biljc
Happy to have 2 poems in the new Write Bridge by AnamcaraPress, with @ambertolina.bsky.social, @fatladysings.bsky.social, @bethgulley.bsky.social, @irisgarden9.bsky.social & more! Y’all can purchase locally or remotely at @watermarkbooks.bsky.social or @bookshop.org. 📸by Watkins Museum. #ReadLocalKS
July 8, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Happy to have 2 poems in the new Write Bridge by AnamcaraPress, with @ambertolina.bsky.social, @fatladysings.bsky.social, @bethgulley.bsky.social, @irisgarden9.bsky.social & more! Y’all can purchase locally or remotely at @watermarkbooks.bsky.social or @bookshop.org. 📸by Watkins Museum. #ReadLocalKS
Beauty is in the eye of the billionaire.
July 1, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Beauty is in the eye of the billionaire.