Bryan Bliss
@bryanbliss.bsky.social
Writer of fine books including We’ll Fly Away (National Book Award), Bad Things, Good People and God, and Dispatches from Parts Unknown. Episcopal Priest and School Chaplain. Snowboarding and Mountain Biking to make myself feel even older.
I very rarely require or need outside affirmation on things I write. But today I received some positive feedback at the exact right time. (Not from swole Jesus. )
August 8, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I very rarely require or need outside affirmation on things I write. But today I received some positive feedback at the exact right time. (Not from swole Jesus. )
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Minnesota’s flags will fly at half staff in honor and remembrance of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman.
She woke up every morning determined to make Minnesota a better place, and she will be greatly missed.
She woke up every morning determined to make Minnesota a better place, and she will be greatly missed.
June 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Minnesota’s flags will fly at half staff in honor and remembrance of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman.
She woke up every morning determined to make Minnesota a better place, and she will be greatly missed.
She woke up every morning determined to make Minnesota a better place, and she will be greatly missed.
I am writing a literary novel about what happens when the sacred becomes a commodity. It's weird. Like really weird. But this is the first time I've felt urgency in my writing since my mom died. GIF is an unrequested clue to the story.
a close up of a man 's face in front of a painting
ALT: a close up of a man 's face in front of a painting
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June 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I am writing a literary novel about what happens when the sacred becomes a commodity. It's weird. Like really weird. But this is the first time I've felt urgency in my writing since my mom died. GIF is an unrequested clue to the story.
Minnesota Book Awards.
April 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Minnesota Book Awards.
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Dude looks like a haunted painting of a recently deceased Victorian child
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s top adviser, Dan Caldwell, was escorted out of the Pentagon after being identified in a leaks probe.
April 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Dude looks like a haunted painting of a recently deceased Victorian child
Update: Nietzsche was well received by some, aggressively denied by a few, and revelatory for a few more—as it should be.
April 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Update: Nietzsche was well received by some, aggressively denied by a few, and revelatory for a few more—as it should be.
I’m about to ask 20 ready-to-graduate seniors to read Nietzsche at 8:30 am.
April 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I’m about to ask 20 ready-to-graduate seniors to read Nietzsche at 8:30 am.
Holy crap
April 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Holy crap
This. And I’ve been asking myself this question a lot, as somebody who can weather most things due to a lot of financial and other privilege.
"Powerlessness is an alibi. Hopelessness too. I want to ask, what specifically are you going to do? What’s your 'I am Spartacus' move to protect the more vulnerable?" writes Kaveh Akbar.
What Will You Do?
What’s your “I am Spartacus” move to protect the more vulnerable, the targeted, the invisibled, the next-on-the-list?
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March 28, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This. And I’ve been asking myself this question a lot, as somebody who can weather most things due to a lot of financial and other privilege.
If you aren’t familiar with Lenny’s work—get on it. A voice that consistently inspires and challenges me.
I used to do more of this. Here is a random quote from my new book I am currently writing :
"Life is messy. Magic/k is liturgy. The Greek word for liturgy means public works literally. It is often transliterated by modern theologians into: the work of the people.
"Life is messy. Magic/k is liturgy. The Greek word for liturgy means public works literally. It is often transliterated by modern theologians into: the work of the people.
March 28, 2025 at 1:35 AM
If you aren’t familiar with Lenny’s work—get on it. A voice that consistently inspires and challenges me.
My latest novel — DISPATCHES FROM PARTS UNKNOWN — is a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award.
March 28, 2025 at 12:26 AM
My latest novel — DISPATCHES FROM PARTS UNKNOWN — is a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award.
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Congratulations to @jmillwrites.bsky.social @antontreuer.bsky.social @bryanbliss.bsky.social and Kirstin Cronn-Mills on being finalists in the YA category of this year’s MN Book Awards! 🙌🏽✨
It was fun interviewing them for the Friend’s Meet the Finalists feature. Good luck to all. ✌🏽
It was fun interviewing them for the Friend’s Meet the Finalists feature. Good luck to all. ✌🏽
Meet the Finalists: YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE | 2025 Minnesota Book Awards
YouTube video by The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library
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March 28, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Congratulations to @jmillwrites.bsky.social @antontreuer.bsky.social @bryanbliss.bsky.social and Kirstin Cronn-Mills on being finalists in the YA category of this year’s MN Book Awards! 🙌🏽✨
It was fun interviewing them for the Friend’s Meet the Finalists feature. Good luck to all. ✌🏽
It was fun interviewing them for the Friend’s Meet the Finalists feature. Good luck to all. ✌🏽
No trout were caught but vibes were high.
March 27, 2025 at 8:15 PM
No trout were caught but vibes were high.
I’m going fly fishing tomorrow. It’s my spring break/book deal gift to myself.
March 27, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I’m going fly fishing tomorrow. It’s my spring break/book deal gift to myself.
Here’s some big news!
So pleased to be working with Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde and @bryanbliss.bsky.social on this important young readers edition.
‘Brave’ D.C. Episcopal Bishop Inks Two-Book Deals with PRH
Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal bishop of the diocese of Washington, D.C., who urged President Donald Trump to show “mercy” in his second term, has inked deals with two Penguin Random House imprint...
www.publishersweekly.com
March 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Here’s some big news!
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For those who recall Mo Cheeks jumping in to help a young woman struggling to sing the anthem in 2003, she came back tonight and nailed it (h/t @netw3rk.bsky.social)
March 13, 2025 at 2:32 AM
For those who recall Mo Cheeks jumping in to help a young woman struggling to sing the anthem in 2003, she came back tonight and nailed it (h/t @netw3rk.bsky.social)
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I would love if you chose to purchase my #audiobook The Tower from @libro.fm, a 100% employee owned Social Purpose Corporation that shares profits with your chosen bookstore. #BookSky
March 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I would love if you chose to purchase my #audiobook The Tower from @libro.fm, a 100% employee owned Social Purpose Corporation that shares profits with your chosen bookstore. #BookSky
I like BlueSky. I also feel like it doesn’t have the conversations or interaction I enjoyed on early twitter?
February 1, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I like BlueSky. I also feel like it doesn’t have the conversations or interaction I enjoyed on early twitter?
Excited to see Dispatches from Parts Unknown as an Odyssey Award Honor Book for best audio book!
January 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Excited to see Dispatches from Parts Unknown as an Odyssey Award Honor Book for best audio book!
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Listening to @bryanbliss.bsky.social bringing the Word this morning.
January 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Very happy to learn that Dispatches from Parts Unknown is a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award!
January 26, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Very happy to learn that Dispatches from Parts Unknown is a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award!
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The opposite of enabling. We need this. We need a lot of this, at every turn, from everyone.
Inspectors General are fighting back, collectively. Thank goodness.
January 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The opposite of enabling. We need this. We need a lot of this, at every turn, from everyone.