Two poems by Russell Brakefield about nature reclaiming our technology and the dreams that come true in Pinedale, Wyoming. buff.ly/be5YZFi

Excited to have a prose poem about making music and being young out in the new issue of @pitheadchapel.bsky.social

Pithead Chapel@pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 4mo ago

our new issue! pitheadchapel.com/volume-15-is... SERGE LECOMTE MEGHAN PROULX MATT BARRETT @mbarrettwriter.bsky.social JENNA CROWDER ERIK KLASS TRACIE ADAMS @tracieadams.bsky.social SHERI VENEMA @sheriven.bsky.social HANNAH AHN RUSSELL BRAKEFIELD @russellbrakefield.bsky.social CHOISELLE JOSEPH

I’ve got a new (ghost) story up at Short Story, Long today! 🏜️👻

Aaron Burch@aaronburch.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Super excited to feature a new @russellbrakefield.bsky.social story today!

"Restoration, like most things worthwhile, is far from simple," guest host @scryptkeeper.bsky.social shares in today's episode. Read "Orchestra" by @russellbrakefield.bsky.social and our full episode transcript: bit.ly/46vRT6j

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.

Aaron Burch@aaronburch.bsky.social · last yr.

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…”

Excited to have a new short story out today at @hfr.bsky.social 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 …

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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.

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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! 👨‍🎨

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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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...

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