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Bram Meehan @brammeehan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I'll be running a free workshop about book design as part of New Mexico Writers’ Rising Writers program — whether you’re doing your own, contracting, or working with a publisher, learn how the decisions you make about the cover and interior can market your book while reflecting your content.

Graphic with a terrible book cover and the text:

Free Workshop for Aspiring Writers

Bram Meehan, graphic designer, on “Yes, I’m Judging Your Book by Its Cover”

October 16
3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Santa Fe

Information and Registration: nmwriters.org/rising-writers

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Bram Meehan @brammeehan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I'll be running a free workshop about book design as part of New Mexico Writers’ Rising Writers program — it'll be an informal discussion and exercises. Learn more and register at ‪nmwriters.org/rising-writers/‬ #RisingWriters #NewMexicoWriters #SantaFe #NewMexico #AmWriting

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Bram Meehan @brammeehan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

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Bram Meehan @brammeehan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Unfortunately, I think this qualifies as stolen valor. #Rush

Close-up me wearing a Rush Fifty Something concert shirt; the blue one with the 2112 illustration in white.

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Bram Meehan @brammeehan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

An alert about the risk of drowning at Camino La Llorona seems a bit on the nose… #SantaFe #NewMexico

An official text alert: “AlertSantaFe: Urgent Message- Cañada Village Road at Camino La Llorona is currently CLOSED due to flowing water making the roadway impassable. DO NOT attempt to cross the flowing water or drive around barricades. Please avoid the area and use an alternate route until conditions improve and the roadway can be safely reopened.
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN.”

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Bram Meehan @brammeehan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I have a thing for ARCs, collect them where I can; not sure I've seen anything that was this "advance" before. Badly water damaged and came from a Little Free Library, so it'll be going back there.

Photo of a page from an advance reader copy of Lost City of Z, of the line “her husband, a tk, and…”

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Bram Meehan @brammeehan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

more #clouds in #SantaFe #NewMexico at the edge of last night's thunderstorm

Clouds over Santa Fe, New Mexico, grey stormy ones winding their way into fluffy white clouds in front of a blue sky.

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Bram Meehan @brammeehan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Had a great time at the first comics-making workshop at Santa Fe Library Southside, and we’re doing it again this Wednesday evening, September 23 at 6:00 — join us for a free, hands-on, fast-paced introduction to what makes comics comics: www.santafelibrary.

View from the back of the community room at Santa Fe Library Southside, a room of 30 people at tables hang on my every word as I talk at the front.

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Bram Meehan @brammeehan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The new comic shop cat is settling in to his role #Caturday

Hobbes the kitten, a polydactyl tabby, climbs out of a shipping box with his enormous cute head.

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Bram Meehan @brammeehan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Must've gone off while I was shifting around hands and mocha and leash to try to get a selfie with the dog, but let's go with it. #SantaFe #NewMexico

Hand holding a coffee drink, kind of in shadow, in the upper right against a cloudy sky.

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Bram Meehan @brammeehan.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

USPS “Domestic Hazardous Materials Warning Labels and Markings” (detail) 2021

Illustration of an orange sticker, a simple black-and white drawing of a pile of boxes in front of an open airplane door where a figure with a giant hand says “CARGO AIRCRAFT ONLY” in a world balloon. At the bottom, the text “FORBIDDEN IN PASSENGER AIRCRAFT.”

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Bram Meehan @brammeehan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I’ll be running some free comics-making workshops at the Santa Fe Southside Library. They’re not about drawing, though drawing will be involved — they’re an hour-long, fast-paced, hands-on looks at what makes comics like no other media.

Graphic for comics-making workshop:

INTRODUCTION TO COMICS-MAKING
FREE COMICS-MAKING WORKSHOPS

Part 1 (2 sessions to choose from)
Date: Saturday, September 5, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
OR
Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Discover the visual language that makes comics unique in this fast-paced, hands-on workshop. Take the first steps to becoming a comic creator or just learn more about the art form. Though you will be drawing, this is not an illustration class - stick figures are just fine. Best for ages 10 to 100, but all are welcome.

Part 2 (Only one session)
Date: Saturday, October 10, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Picking up where the part 1 left off, take a deeper dive into making comics. Explore the weird way that time works between panels, explore how to create singular characters, and more. Participants should have attended the Part 1 class.
All sessions held at: Southside Library
6599 Jaguar Dr, Santa Fe, NM 87507
All materials will be provided.

For accommodations such as translations, ASL interpreters, or disability needs, please email library@santafenm.gov or call 505-955-6786.

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Bram Meehan @brammeehan.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Unexpected #caturday , a friend who we never thought would actually get a cat and certainly never a cat that would be in their bookstore got a cat and it was in the bookstore.

As-yet unnamed eight-week-old kitty, some kind of tabby, in a cone of shame sits in his bed.

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Bram Meehan @brammeehan.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Wound up in a convo about the Andreyko/Saiz/et al. early 00s Manhunter and wound up rereading. Still one of my favorite first issues ever, and guess I’m more forgiving of how it got dragged into DC continuity shenanigans.

The top part of the cover of the Manhunter: The Deluxe Edition hardcover comic, with Lina the Greyhound peering over the top.

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Bram Meehan @brammeehan.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Forecast for the week in #SantaFe looks promising:

Screenshot of the Weather app, showing 50% chance of rain Tuesday; 65% Wednesday–Friday; 55% Saturday–Sunday; 50% Monday, and 45% Tuesday.

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Bram Meehan @brammeehan.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

For the first time in 17 years, we’ve got a dog who’s not disturbed by the fireworks. Can’t express the relief of our lives not being ruined every July for three weeks.

Taylor the Greyhound sleeps soundly on her bed as the sky booms.

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Bram Meehan @brammeehan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Yes, we waited in the car. Yes, the air conditioning was on. Yes, we were listening to Steely Dan.

Selfie in the driver’s seat, Lina the Greyhound behind me resting her head on the net divider.

Car radio playing “Hey Nineteen” by Steely Dan.

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Bram Meehan @brammeehan.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Ran across this old screenshot and posting here for the record. #SteelyDan #YachtRock

Screen capture of a tweet from

justice joseph kony barrett
@MikeMoschetto

one of the consequences of being a steely dan fan is when your jam comes on and you're like "hell yeah" but you're in marshall's or somethin

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Bram Meehan @brammeehan.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Lina actually agreed to go off-roading in the open space this (luckily cloudy) morning. It’s now been a year without Taylor, but lucky to have this one around. #Polaroid #LinaTheGreyhound #SantaFe #NewMexico

Selfie of me looking over Lina the Greyhound’s shoulder, her face and open mouth filling most of the frame. It’s a digital photo, printed out on Polaroid Lab, and then scanned back in using Polaroid’s scan software. As a result, the color’s pretty out there.

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Bram Meehan @brammeehan.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

One for those in NoVA in the late 1900s; elastic’s shot, it’s on the way out… #OldDominionBrewing #beer #NoVa

Old, old, Old Dominion Brewing baseball hat; Lina the Greyhound in the background.

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Bram Meehan @brammeehan.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Part of what made it fun was messaging with my buddy back on the east coast, way more of a back issue collector than me, and finding a few for him. Doesn’t quite compare with being able to shout across the room, but.

Three comics on top of long boxes; Conan the King #40–41 and Daredevil #195.

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Bram Meehan @brammeehan.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

The haul from last week’s monthly $1 sale at Don’s Book Store’s donsbookstore.com , as they clear out hundreds of thousands of back issues. Just planned to check it out, but with www.kleefeldoncomics.com/2026/03/hu….

Photo of a bunch of comics sitting on long boxes: Conquerer of the Barren Earth #1–4; Human Fly #1–2, 5, 16–19; Coyote #15; New Defenders #134.

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Bram Meehan @brammeehan.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

This one, six years old today. More energy than either of our greys at half that. As evidenced by the foam bed she tore apart while waiting for me to get ready for this walk. #LinaTheGreyhound #Greyhound #DogsOfMastodon

Selfie, me off in the top left with my arm around Lina the Greyhound, her mouth open and actually looking at the camera for once.

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Bram Meehan @brammeehan.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Per Lisa at Video Library’s recommendation we’ve rented The Hot Rock for tonight, and in looking it up on IMDb, I offer to you what their autocomplete serves up as its first two entries for “hot:”

IMDb showing the first two results for “hot” as “Hot Fuzz” and “Jan Smithers.”

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Bram Meehan @brammeehan.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Because Kass Luna played it on stream just now, for you Underworld fans, here’s Pearl’s Girl (via Greyhound Data)

Black and white photo of a greyhound, probably a fawn, getting skritches under her chin.

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Bram Meehan @brammeehan.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Found at the Main Branch of the Santa Fe Library. Needs more zines! #Comics #Zines #SantaFe #NewMexico

Sign:

LITTLE ZINE LIBRARY
Borrow, take, or leave a zine!
What is a Zine?
A zine is a self-published, small-batch publication that is usually made up of a few pages and can include text, images, artwork, or other creative materials. Zines are often made by a single person or a small group, and are usually reproduced via photocopying. The term "zine" is short for "fanzine"

Little Zine Library next to a box of zines.

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Bram Meehan @brammeehan.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

First real attempt at something like a hike. Heat might've been a factor, but turns out this one’s a child of of the suburbs. #Greyhound #DogsOfMastodon #SantaFe #NewMexico

Selfie on the Atalaya trail, blue sky and some green trees in the background; Lina the greyhound, her mouth open and facing off to the side, pretty much blocks my face looking at the camera.

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Bram Meehan @brammeehan.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Sure, here, because we were comparing our Hard Case Crime TBR stacks (as one does) in the group chat. (Lemons Never Lie and 361 are read; Somebody Owes Me Money is a keeper).

Twenty-one books in two stacks, paperback pulp from the publisher Hard Case Crime.

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Bram Meehan @brammeehan.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Partying like Canadians tonight.

Photo of a bag of Lays All Dressed potato chips.

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Bram Meehan @brammeehan.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Good essay, especially liked expertise and burnout observations. Still no real interest in reading the book… but…

Screen capture of article text: “Those early days, do you remember Conflict Catcher?”

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Bram Meehan @brammeehan.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Rather than sit on the sofa with us, she often chooses the too-small armchair. #LinaTheGreyhound #Greyhound #DogsOfMastodon

Lina the greyhound asleep awkwardly folded with her head over the arm of an armchair.

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Bram Meehan @brammeehan.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

That reread of Superior Foes (and these allergies unlike any other) led to a reread of Who Killed Jimmy Olsen and I forgot about this running grammatical gag…

Comic book panel editor Perry White (continuing from a previous balloon):

“A PREMIUM WE PAY FOR ANY AND ALL OLSEN-RELATED INCIDENTS.

YOU'RE LIKE A TEENAGER IN A RED SPORTS CAR ON PROM NIGHT. AND AFTER A HALF DOZEN NATTY ICES, YOU'RE FEELING A LITTLE BIT BLITZED AND READY TO PARTY.”

Copy editor in the background: “NATTYS ICE," CHIEF.”

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Bram Meehan @brammeehan.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Saw Boomerang in the trailer so now it’s time for a reread.

Photo of my hand holding the three volumes of Superior Foes of Spider-Man.

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