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Kate Brauning
@katebrauning.com
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#Kidlit author (How We Fall, Ballad of Dinah Caldwell, +) of #LGBTQ YA romance & suspense about queer girls & furious joy.
Editor in publishing. Come for the books & bakes, stay for the exvangelical rage. Bi af 🏳️‍🌈 www.katebrauning.com
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I need to get myself a good one!

Yep I rented one for a personal writing retreat and it was so peaceful
View from inside a dome house over a deck and the mountains External view of a white dome house on a large deck Night time view of an LED candelabra with a white Siberian husky and a woman’s legs stretched out on a bed A white Siberian husky on a deck at night
September 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Pumpkin spice doggy muffins going into the oven! Swirl on top is blackstrap molasses, agave, and cinnamon #baking #authorswhobake #pumpkinspice
A muffin tin filled with pumpkin batter and a swirl of molasses and cinnamon on top
September 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Espresso machines are very good at that. Willow feels your pain
White husky laying in bed
September 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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I made some homemade strawberry marshmallows
White square marshmallows topped with freeze-dried strawberry slices
September 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Pecan fudge and unicorn fudge for the farmers market
Brightly colored fudge pieces in a floral box Dark chocolate fudge pieces in a floral box
July 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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So I’ve been looking into budget-friendly pro-grade stand mixers and finally got the one from Instant. And I LOVE it.
New gray stand mixer sitting on an oak countertop
July 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Stitch is ready for errands
A brown and white shepherd mix pants and watches eagerly from between the front seats of a minivan
July 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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You can also make candied lemon, lime, and orange wheels! They’re so gorgeous for decorating cakes, giving as gifts, and making cocktails
A candied lime wheel in foreground with a baking rack of lime wheels behind it A candied lemon wheel in foreground with a glass platter of candied lemon wheels behind it A two-tier cake on a glass cake stand overflowing with whipped cream and decorated with candied orange peel A top-down view of a margarita with a candied lime wheel and a candied orange peel spiral
July 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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I zested 19 lemons yesterday to make lemon curd. I love my lemon curd process because it gives me fresh juice, curd, candied lemon peel that I dip in real white chocolate, and pectin!
Anyone interested in learning as I do it?
#lemoncurd #canning #bakers #lemonzest #sconesandjam #lemonmeringuepie
A whole lemon on a black surface with a zested lemon and a whole lemon in the background
July 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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New table and I love it!!
Wooden table with a central X pillar for a leg in front of a forest green wall and window
June 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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It's up!! I'm acquiring at Crazy Maple now across their imprints. I'm looking for all YA, adult romance & erotica, & big-hook adult fiction centering women on a mission. Needing ebook, first serial, video game, &/or vertical video rights! Want to chat? katebrauning@crazymaplestudio.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Stitch did this in one hop. Not even trying. 😂 And now he’s like, what
Brown and white dog standing on top of a kitchen table
February 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Willow continues to sit recklessly
White Siberian husky basking in the sun, sitting on the edge of a cement wall on a roof
January 31, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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This is making me laugh so hard
Image of post that says: @jamiOmckay It is the 7 year anniversary of the most beautifully written paragraph in the history of the English language looks ok: I hate the muppets buz of the Pig girl, she was 7K disgusting, i hate her with my life, she doesnot leave the lizard alone
January 31, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Willow and Stitch are not actually dogs tho they are cats 🐈
A white Siberian husky sleeping on the top cushion of a couch by a window A brown and white spotted dog sleeping on the top cushion of a couch by a window
January 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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They chose these seats themselves by the way because I’m on the other couch 😂 They did finally all look at me.
4 big dogs all sitting on one couch looking at the camera
January 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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When u try to get a good picture of the kids
4 big dogs sitting on a couch, two looking bored at the camera, one staring sideways at the wall and one yawning
January 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Kirkus and Booklist liked DINAH. It was a Bisexual Book Awards nominee--& the finalists were never awarded because of Covid. I think it's a good book. If you want to support a queer YA book, reviews & sales will make ALL the difference right now. Maybe the publisher will decide to keep it in print.
white image of reviews that say: "The evocative worldbuilding and action-packed opening will suck readers in [...] A thriller that takes on enduring questions of loyalty, vengeance, justice, and equity." —Kirkus Reviews "An excellent combination of action and romance will hook readers into this dystopian revenge thriller." —Booklist
January 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Another entry in “Willow sits like a bisexual”
A white husky sitting with her hind feet on the arm of the couch and her front paws on the couch seat
January 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Morning snooze
A brown and white dog with black freckles on his muzzle sleeps on a grey couch by a window
January 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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I'm finally using Bluesky for real! I write YA suspense about queer teen girls someone underestimated. I'd love to be friends with anyone passionate about fiction, baking, dog training, neurology, & trauma, esp. if you're a #LGBTQartist Photos: my dogs & hobbies!
My stuff: www.katebrauning.com
Woman standing in the middle of a large collapsed cavern filled with red mud and water. Collapsed and broken boulders lay around her. Author Kate Brauning, a blond woman standing in front of a bookshelf, holds up a copy of the novel The Ballad of Dinah Caldwell. An inclusive LGBTQ flag hangs in the corner. A Scandinavian celebration cake, pale golden brown disks set on top of each other in descending size, makes a tower on a glass cake plate. Red and white icing decorates the cake tower. A white Siberian husky in a service dog harness looks up at the camera with a passport and plane ticket in the foreground
January 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Willow says good morning
White Siberian husky sitting on a rooftop patio
January 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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We are loving the Mexico weather
Large black and white husky on a roof patio sniffs the air, looking relaxed and happy A white husky and a white and brown dog peer onto a neighborhood street from a rooftop patio
January 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Late lunch 😂 but good lunch
A red plate filled with sliced fruit, vegetables, and cheese on a black table
January 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Why is she sitting like this 😂
A white Siberian husky sits on a couch with her front paws braced on an end table
January 8, 2025 at 2:03 AM