Teresa Tumminello Brader
@ttbrader.bsky.social
Reader; tea adept; New Orleanian🖤⚜️ writer: LETTING IN AIR & LIGHT https://bellepointpress.com/products/letting-in-air-and-light; SECRET KEEPERS https://bellepointpress.com/products/secret-keepers Find the homes of my other words at https://teresabrader.com
Pinned
The arrival of SECRET KEEPERS, my second book (from @bellepointpress.bsky.social) and first short-story collection.
I never dreamed I'd have one book, much less two. Thank you to all its readers, past, present, and future. 💚💙📚
I never dreamed I'd have one book, much less two. Thank you to all its readers, past, present, and future. 💚💙📚
"Y'all"
Big Audio Dynamite play "The Bottom Line" live in Paris in 1987. First single off debut This is Big Audio Dynamite.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=C5wZ...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=C5wZ...
Big Audio Dynamite - Bottom Line Live
YouTube video by plumzine1969
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November 10, 2025 at 3:07 AM
"Y'all"
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B.B. King, Etta James and Dr John perform "I'd Rather Go Blind" in a live 1987 TV broadcast of B.B. King & Friends. #Blues m.youtube.com/watch?v=74dU...
B.B. King & Friends; A Blues Session. 04 I'd Rather Go Blind (Etta James & Dr. John)
YouTube video by Rocky Franklin
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November 8, 2025 at 3:52 AM
B.B. King, Etta James and Dr John perform "I'd Rather Go Blind" in a live 1987 TV broadcast of B.B. King & Friends. #Blues m.youtube.com/watch?v=74dU...
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Perhaps you want a specific bird on a specific beer mat? I’m trialling this idea at the moment. It will cost slightly more than the regular ones. Here is a selection of unpainted beer mats I have. Pick a bird, pick a mat, then hit me up.
November 8, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Perhaps you want a specific bird on a specific beer mat? I’m trialling this idea at the moment. It will cost slightly more than the regular ones. Here is a selection of unpainted beer mats I have. Pick a bird, pick a mat, then hit me up.
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Thinking of winter? ❄️ Best time to be well-read! Step into the Thirty West Publishing House where we have cozy sales for your conscience and wallet. Here are sample bundles literally whipped up from our shelves and ready to mail. 🌲 Good till Dec 17th
thirtywestph.com/shop
thirtywestph.com/shop
November 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Thinking of winter? ❄️ Best time to be well-read! Step into the Thirty West Publishing House where we have cozy sales for your conscience and wallet. Here are sample bundles literally whipped up from our shelves and ready to mail. 🌲 Good till Dec 17th
thirtywestph.com/shop
thirtywestph.com/shop
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If you are tempted to avoid jury service because it's inconvenient or difficult, please remember this case and the others that have found citizens targeted by this administration not guilty. Jury service is public service and your participation absolutely matters.
🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
November 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
If you are tempted to avoid jury service because it's inconvenient or difficult, please remember this case and the others that have found citizens targeted by this administration not guilty. Jury service is public service and your participation absolutely matters.
Reposted by Teresa Tumminello Brader
Reposted by Teresa Tumminello Brader
Reposted by Teresa Tumminello Brader
"May we keep building power in relationships that last longer than election cycles." - Adaku Utah
November 6, 2025 at 3:33 AM
"May we keep building power in relationships that last longer than election cycles." - Adaku Utah
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Good a time as any to remind everyone that @doitjewett.bsky.social is running to replace Steve Scalise and @conrad4congress.bsky.social is running to replace Mike Johnson next year: two huge MAGA targets
November 5, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Good a time as any to remind everyone that @doitjewett.bsky.social is running to replace Steve Scalise and @conrad4congress.bsky.social is running to replace Mike Johnson next year: two huge MAGA targets
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Latest update on New Orleans community fridges
November 4, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Latest update on New Orleans community fridges
Scenes of SECRET KEEPERS from Saturday at the Louisiana Book Festival
November 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Scenes of SECRET KEEPERS from Saturday at the Louisiana Book Festival
Evidence of my moderation on Saturday at the Louisiana Book Festival 😃
November 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Evidence of my moderation on Saturday at the Louisiana Book Festival 😃
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Tommy Bastow, who plays Lafcadio Hearn (Koizumi Yakumo) in NHK’s morning drama Bakebake, visits Ireland and New Orleans, where Hearn grew up, in a special program.
It’s fascinating how the history and culture of each place come through.
www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...
It’s fascinating how the history and culture of each place come through.
www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...
Lafcadio Hearn, a Soul Linking Japan and the World | NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Writer Lafcadio Hearn introduced Japanese culture to the world around 130 years ago, in books that faithfully depicted the country's traditions. We explore the cultural journey of this world traveler.
www3.nhk.or.jp
November 3, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Tommy Bastow, who plays Lafcadio Hearn (Koizumi Yakumo) in NHK’s morning drama Bakebake, visits Ireland and New Orleans, where Hearn grew up, in a special program.
It’s fascinating how the history and culture of each place come through.
www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...
It’s fascinating how the history and culture of each place come through.
www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...
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Been reminded over and over again that we're in harsh times and the cost of living is high. For the foreseeable future, I'm setting the price of FEAST ebooks on gumroad as "pay what you want." You can also request your local library order a copy, which is rad as hell. Every reader's a pal to me
FEAST OF THE PALE LEVIATHAN (a novel)
A man falls asleep on a river raft tube and drifts out to sea, where he is found and devoured by a titan of unbelievable size. But rather than death, what Owen finds inside is a community of fellow su...
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November 3, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Been reminded over and over again that we're in harsh times and the cost of living is high. For the foreseeable future, I'm setting the price of FEAST ebooks on gumroad as "pay what you want." You can also request your local library order a copy, which is rad as hell. Every reader's a pal to me
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Tomorrow!
I'll be in discussion during the Louisiana Book Festival with moderator A.E. Rooks and two other short story writers for my new (7 months old) collection SECRET KEEPERS. bellepointpress.com/products/sec...
Sat., 2:15, A. Z. Young Park on the Capitol grounds in downtown Baton Rouge.
I'll be in discussion during the Louisiana Book Festival with moderator A.E. Rooks and two other short story writers for my new (7 months old) collection SECRET KEEPERS. bellepointpress.com/products/sec...
Sat., 2:15, A. Z. Young Park on the Capitol grounds in downtown Baton Rouge.
October 31, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Tomorrow!
I'll be in discussion during the Louisiana Book Festival with moderator A.E. Rooks and two other short story writers for my new (7 months old) collection SECRET KEEPERS. bellepointpress.com/products/sec...
Sat., 2:15, A. Z. Young Park on the Capitol grounds in downtown Baton Rouge.
I'll be in discussion during the Louisiana Book Festival with moderator A.E. Rooks and two other short story writers for my new (7 months old) collection SECRET KEEPERS. bellepointpress.com/products/sec...
Sat., 2:15, A. Z. Young Park on the Capitol grounds in downtown Baton Rouge.
Tomorrow!
I'll be in discussion during the Louisiana Book Festival with moderator A.E. Rooks and two other short story writers for my new (7 months old) collection SECRET KEEPERS. bellepointpress.com/products/sec...
Sat., 2:15, A. Z. Young Park on the Capitol grounds in downtown Baton Rouge.
I'll be in discussion during the Louisiana Book Festival with moderator A.E. Rooks and two other short story writers for my new (7 months old) collection SECRET KEEPERS. bellepointpress.com/products/sec...
Sat., 2:15, A. Z. Young Park on the Capitol grounds in downtown Baton Rouge.
October 31, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Tomorrow!
I'll be in discussion during the Louisiana Book Festival with moderator A.E. Rooks and two other short story writers for my new (7 months old) collection SECRET KEEPERS. bellepointpress.com/products/sec...
Sat., 2:15, A. Z. Young Park on the Capitol grounds in downtown Baton Rouge.
I'll be in discussion during the Louisiana Book Festival with moderator A.E. Rooks and two other short story writers for my new (7 months old) collection SECRET KEEPERS. bellepointpress.com/products/sec...
Sat., 2:15, A. Z. Young Park on the Capitol grounds in downtown Baton Rouge.
The Extremophile by Christian Bök
The last of the stories in #GhostBox2025 The only true story and definitely the weirdest.
Happy Halloween! 🎃👻
The last of the stories in #GhostBox2025 The only true story and definitely the weirdest.
Happy Halloween! 🎃👻
October 31, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The Extremophile by Christian Bök
The last of the stories in #GhostBox2025 The only true story and definitely the weirdest.
Happy Halloween! 🎃👻
The last of the stories in #GhostBox2025 The only true story and definitely the weirdest.
Happy Halloween! 🎃👻
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. @hallmark.bsky.social pay me lol
@cheekface.bsky.social saw this at Walmart and it made me think of you.
October 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
. @hallmark.bsky.social pay me lol
Unseen--Unfeared by Francis Stevens, the pen name of Gertrude Barrows Bennett in #GhostBox2025
An elaborate (in that early 20th c. way), yet very convincing, story
An elaborate (in that early 20th c. way), yet very convincing, story
October 31, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Unseen--Unfeared by Francis Stevens, the pen name of Gertrude Barrows Bennett in #GhostBox2025
An elaborate (in that early 20th c. way), yet very convincing, story
An elaborate (in that early 20th c. way), yet very convincing, story
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Then there's me, the moderator of the panel:
While reading the books referenced, I got excited at the connections I found to my book, LETTING IN AIR AND LIGHT. I won't be at the fest for my memoir, but it makes me feel qualified to moderate. 😃
bellepointpress.com/products/let...
While reading the books referenced, I got excited at the connections I found to my book, LETTING IN AIR AND LIGHT. I won't be at the fest for my memoir, but it makes me feel qualified to moderate. 😃
bellepointpress.com/products/let...
Letting In Air and Light
Letting In Air and Light, by Teresa Tumminello Brader From a double shotgun house in New Orleans comes a true story larger than life. Teresa Tumminello Brader, niece of the convicted art forger Willia...
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October 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Then there's me, the moderator of the panel:
While reading the books referenced, I got excited at the connections I found to my book, LETTING IN AIR AND LIGHT. I won't be at the fest for my memoir, but it makes me feel qualified to moderate. 😃
bellepointpress.com/products/let...
While reading the books referenced, I got excited at the connections I found to my book, LETTING IN AIR AND LIGHT. I won't be at the fest for my memoir, but it makes me feel qualified to moderate. 😃
bellepointpress.com/products/let...
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Last but far from least, Bernice L. McFadden, author of SUGAR and several other books:
Her memoir FIRSTBORN GIRLS captured me from its beginning, weaving stories of her female ancestors and their impact on her own life, as they endure life under racism.
louisianabookfestival.org/featured-aut...
Her memoir FIRSTBORN GIRLS captured me from its beginning, weaving stories of her female ancestors and their impact on her own life, as they endure life under racism.
louisianabookfestival.org/featured-aut...
Louisiana Book Festival
The Louisiana Book Festival offers you a chance to meet exceptional writers, find new books to read, and enjoy thought-provoking presentations.
louisianabookfestival.org
October 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Last but far from least, Bernice L. McFadden, author of SUGAR and several other books:
Her memoir FIRSTBORN GIRLS captured me from its beginning, weaving stories of her female ancestors and their impact on her own life, as they endure life under racism.
louisianabookfestival.org/featured-aut...
Her memoir FIRSTBORN GIRLS captured me from its beginning, weaving stories of her female ancestors and their impact on her own life, as they endure life under racism.
louisianabookfestival.org/featured-aut...
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The Blue Jay
Bryan Nəqsalqn Smith ~ Syilx
2022
Bryan Nəqsalqn Smith ~ Syilx
2022
October 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The Blue Jay
Bryan Nəqsalqn Smith ~ Syilx
2022
Bryan Nəqsalqn Smith ~ Syilx
2022
The Sea Was Wet As Wet Could Be by Gahan Wilson in #GhostBox2025
Maybe the creepiest, darkest story of them all -- a takeoff on "The Walrus and the Carpenter" and there's nothing benign about Lewis Carroll, y'all!
Maybe the creepiest, darkest story of them all -- a takeoff on "The Walrus and the Carpenter" and there's nothing benign about Lewis Carroll, y'all!
October 29, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The Sea Was Wet As Wet Could Be by Gahan Wilson in #GhostBox2025
Maybe the creepiest, darkest story of them all -- a takeoff on "The Walrus and the Carpenter" and there's nothing benign about Lewis Carroll, y'all!
Maybe the creepiest, darkest story of them all -- a takeoff on "The Walrus and the Carpenter" and there's nothing benign about Lewis Carroll, y'all!
(I realized I broke my #GhostBox2025 thread yesterday. 🤦 Starting anew.)
The Lady's Maid's Bell by Edith Wharton
I love Wharton in general and this story is no exception. For me, knowing of her difficulties with her husband added even more to the story.
The Lady's Maid's Bell by Edith Wharton
I love Wharton in general and this story is no exception. For me, knowing of her difficulties with her husband added even more to the story.
October 29, 2025 at 4:44 AM
(I realized I broke my #GhostBox2025 thread yesterday. 🤦 Starting anew.)
The Lady's Maid's Bell by Edith Wharton
I love Wharton in general and this story is no exception. For me, knowing of her difficulties with her husband added even more to the story.
The Lady's Maid's Bell by Edith Wharton
I love Wharton in general and this story is no exception. For me, knowing of her difficulties with her husband added even more to the story.
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Next, Jordan LaHaye Fontenot:
I admit that true crime is not my genre, but when it's written as a memoir too, with such empathy and concern for all, and a willingness to completely understand her family, Jordan's HOME OF THE HAPPY most certainly is.
louisianabookfestival.org/featured-aut...
I admit that true crime is not my genre, but when it's written as a memoir too, with such empathy and concern for all, and a willingness to completely understand her family, Jordan's HOME OF THE HAPPY most certainly is.
louisianabookfestival.org/featured-aut...
Louisiana Book Festival
The Louisiana Book Festival offers you a chance to meet exceptional writers, find new books to read, and enjoy thought-provoking presentations.
louisianabookfestival.org
October 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Next, Jordan LaHaye Fontenot:
I admit that true crime is not my genre, but when it's written as a memoir too, with such empathy and concern for all, and a willingness to completely understand her family, Jordan's HOME OF THE HAPPY most certainly is.
louisianabookfestival.org/featured-aut...
I admit that true crime is not my genre, but when it's written as a memoir too, with such empathy and concern for all, and a willingness to completely understand her family, Jordan's HOME OF THE HAPPY most certainly is.
louisianabookfestival.org/featured-aut...