Russell Brakefield
@russellbrakefield.bsky.social
Writer: MY MODEST BLINDNESS (Autofocus), IRREGULAR HEARTBEATS AT THE PARK WEST (Wayne State Univ Press), FIELD RECORDINGS (Wayne State Univ Press).
Prof: University of Denver Writing
Prof: University of Denver Writing
Pinned
Fiction for Bad Survivalist by Russell Brakefield: “A Temple and a Church and an Ashram”
Julian had a way of falling into shadow even in the dark. As the fire kindled, he shifted in his camp chair, avoiding the flame’s oblong spotlights. “Are you cold?” I zipped my own coat higher and …
heavyfeatherreview.org
Excited to have a new short story out today at @hfr.bsky.social
heavyfeatherreview.org/2025/05/15/a...
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Reposted by Russell Brakefield
Buds, if I own your book and it's filthy, that's a compliment. Just means I read it on one sideline or another. Loved this book by @russellbrakefield.bsky.social that I finished between innings today.
October 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Buds, if I own your book and it's filthy, that's a compliment. Just means I read it on one sideline or another. Loved this book by @russellbrakefield.bsky.social that I finished between innings today.
Thanks to Aaron for being such a champion of other people's writing! And for some keen insights on the draft of this story.
He’s a bestie, so I’m biased, but I think @russellbrakefield.bsky.social is writing some of the best stories out there rn, and this one might be my new fave.
“We had nearly made it back to camp when the beast came upon us. This is how I think of it now, and how I tell the story at parties…”
“We had nearly made it back to camp when the beast came upon us. This is how I think of it now, and how I tell the story at parties…”
Fiction for Bad Survivalist by Russell Brakefield: “A Temple and a Church and an Ashram”
Julian had a way of falling into shadow even in the dark. As the fire kindled, he shifted in his camp chair, avoiding the flame’s oblong spotlights. “Are you cold?” I zipped my own coat higher and …
heavyfeatherreview.org
May 16, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Thanks to Aaron for being such a champion of other people's writing! And for some keen insights on the draft of this story.
Excited to have a new short story out today at @hfr.bsky.social
heavyfeatherreview.org/2025/05/15/a...
heavyfeatherreview.org/2025/05/15/a...
Fiction for Bad Survivalist by Russell Brakefield: “A Temple and a Church and an Ashram”
Julian had a way of falling into shadow even in the dark. As the fire kindled, he shifted in his camp chair, avoiding the flame’s oblong spotlights. “Are you cold?” I zipped my own coat higher and …
heavyfeatherreview.org
May 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Excited to have a new short story out today at @hfr.bsky.social
heavyfeatherreview.org/2025/05/15/a...
heavyfeatherreview.org/2025/05/15/a...
I’m not at AWP this year, but my books are at the Wayne State Univ Press booth (#529) and at the @autofocusbooks.bsky.social booth (#640). 😎
March 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I’m not at AWP this year, but my books are at the Wayne State Univ Press booth (#529) and at the @autofocusbooks.bsky.social booth (#640). 😎
My last book IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT AT THE PARK WEST has been named a Foreword INDIES finalist for poetry! These awards are judged by librarians and booksellers (my people!), so this feels pretty special. www.forewordreviews.com/awards/final...
2024 Foreword INDIES Finalists in Poetry (General)
These are the best of the best, the cream of the crop, the cherries on top a metaphorical ice cream sundae of indie books. The Poetry finalists of the 2024 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards.
www.forewordreviews.com
March 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
My last book IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT AT THE PARK WEST has been named a Foreword INDIES finalist for poetry! These awards are judged by librarians and booksellers (my people!), so this feels pretty special. www.forewordreviews.com/awards/final...
Reposted by Russell Brakefield
published this story by my bud @russellbrakefield.bsky.social a year ago. if you missed it at the time, you should spend some time with it today/this weekend! if you read it at the time... you should reread! it's a gem.
plus, it's got some pretty cool art from... me! 👨🎨
plus, it's got some pretty cool art from... me! 👨🎨
Weatherball Blue by Russell Brakefield
Spring that year the local news affiliate had erected a hundred-foot tower outside the station, atop of which they stacked a stainless-steel ball fitted with 300-some neon lights. A beacon. A mascot.
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February 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
published this story by my bud @russellbrakefield.bsky.social a year ago. if you missed it at the time, you should spend some time with it today/this weekend! if you read it at the time... you should reread! it's a gem.
plus, it's got some pretty cool art from... me! 👨🎨
plus, it's got some pretty cool art from... me! 👨🎨
Yay! @autofocusbooks.bsky.social is here. Give them a follow and check out my book My Modest Blindness. Probably the thing I’m most proud of in my writing life: autofocusbooks.com/store/p/my-m...
MY MODEST BLINDNESS - Russell Brakefield — Autofocus Books
ABOUT THE BOOK In his late twenties, poet Russell Brakefield is diagnosed with keratoconus, a degenerative eye condition that causes blurred vision, light sensitivity, and progressive loss of sight...
autofocusbooks.com
January 17, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Yay! @autofocusbooks.bsky.social is here. Give them a follow and check out my book My Modest Blindness. Probably the thing I’m most proud of in my writing life: autofocusbooks.com/store/p/my-m...