Stephen Briseño
@stephenbriseno.bsky.social
Husband. Dad. Middle School English Teacher. Kidlit author.
THE NOTEBOOK KEEPER ('22)
QUEEN OF LEAVES ('23)
TEXT STRUCTURES FROM PICTURE BOOKS ('23)
TAMALES FOR CHRISTMAS (‘24)
and more on the way!
Rep: Lilly Ghahremani
www.stephenbriseno.com
THE NOTEBOOK KEEPER ('22)
QUEEN OF LEAVES ('23)
TEXT STRUCTURES FROM PICTURE BOOKS ('23)
TAMALES FOR CHRISTMAS (‘24)
and more on the way!
Rep: Lilly Ghahremani
www.stephenbriseno.com
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America in a nutshell.
July 21, 2025 at 3:56 AM
America in a nutshell.
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“But Superman, stopping that country from invading another was politically fraught”
“THEY WERE GOING TO KILL PEOPLE!!!!”
James Gunn made a movie that says this: people worrying about politics are not the heroes. The people trying to stop mass murder are the heroes.
That’s that on that
“THEY WERE GOING TO KILL PEOPLE!!!!”
James Gunn made a movie that says this: people worrying about politics are not the heroes. The people trying to stop mass murder are the heroes.
That’s that on that
July 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“But Superman, stopping that country from invading another was politically fraught”
“THEY WERE GOING TO KILL PEOPLE!!!!”
James Gunn made a movie that says this: people worrying about politics are not the heroes. The people trying to stop mass murder are the heroes.
That’s that on that
“THEY WERE GOING TO KILL PEOPLE!!!!”
James Gunn made a movie that says this: people worrying about politics are not the heroes. The people trying to stop mass murder are the heroes.
That’s that on that
This cute pup is simply the best. #mollygirl
July 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
This cute pup is simply the best. #mollygirl
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I didn't do it, but I wish I had.
July 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I didn't do it, but I wish I had.
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They finally made the milk from that hotel
July 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
They finally made the milk from that hotel
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Best image of the day:
June 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Best image of the day:
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Sorry am I his numbers are so few
June 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Sorry am I his numbers are so few
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A three-year-old brought me a bit of black paper. "Look", she said, "I found a piece of night!"
We're all born poets, but slowly we forget.
We're all born poets, but slowly we forget.
May 31, 2025 at 2:50 PM
A three-year-old brought me a bit of black paper. "Look", she said, "I found a piece of night!"
We're all born poets, but slowly we forget.
We're all born poets, but slowly we forget.
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My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com
May 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com
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What word isn't usually a person's name but would make a GREAT name?
We'll start:
Rake.
We'll start:
Rake.
May 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
What word isn't usually a person's name but would make a GREAT name?
We'll start:
Rake.
We'll start:
Rake.
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We saw every movie and read every book about robots and AI killing us and said “yes let’s make sure that happens to us for real.”
May 15, 2025 at 1:26 AM
We saw every movie and read every book about robots and AI killing us and said “yes let’s make sure that happens to us for real.”
Hey y’all, I’m back in the query trenches again. Any #litagents that represent #picturebooks and/or #YA you’d recommend or any pitch events happening soon?
May 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Hey y’all, I’m back in the query trenches again. Any #litagents that represent #picturebooks and/or #YA you’d recommend or any pitch events happening soon?
Be back eventually, y’all.
March 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Be back eventually, y’all.
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A poor, infirm, weak, and despis’d old man;
March 9, 2025 at 2:42 AM
A poor, infirm, weak, and despis’d old man;
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Not very long ago we believed we were the smartest generation in history, and it feels like overnight we just accepted that people are getting dumber and there’s nothing we can do about it. But it doesn’t have to be like this. We have to return reading to the center of culture.
March 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Not very long ago we believed we were the smartest generation in history, and it feels like overnight we just accepted that people are getting dumber and there’s nothing we can do about it. But it doesn’t have to be like this. We have to return reading to the center of culture.
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We went from “what good are the humanities?” to “suddenly, no one can read” in about a year, and the answer to the first question is the disinformation and lack of critical thinking you see all around you. *That* is why you need the humanities. This is what they prevent.
March 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
We went from “what good are the humanities?” to “suddenly, no one can read” in about a year, and the answer to the first question is the disinformation and lack of critical thinking you see all around you. *That* is why you need the humanities. This is what they prevent.
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Under the U.S Constitution, the President is very explicitly not a king. The President's wishes and decrees do not magically become law.
March 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Under the U.S Constitution, the President is very explicitly not a king. The President's wishes and decrees do not magically become law.
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More Blackouts Planned! 🔥👇🔥
February 28, 2025 at 4:14 AM
More Blackouts Planned! 🔥👇🔥
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It shall be fickle, false, and full of fraud
February 19, 2025 at 3:40 AM
It shall be fickle, false, and full of fraud
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Doing good and being kind still matter.
February 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Doing good and being kind still matter.