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J.A. Bryson

@jbrysonwrites.bsky.social
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Writer, poet, singer-songwriter, teacher, cat herder, witch, runner, reptile collector, bird nerd 🦎🐍 VP19 grad. she/her jabryson.com

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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Took a spontaneous getaway trip to the lake. Kayak paddle at dawn (not me ugly crying and making awkward eye contact with a seagull, but it's been that kind of week 😭) and then 6 mile rail trail run.
Leaf-littered rail trailBlue sky. Puffy clouds. Meadow. Green, yellow, orange foliage. The lake at dawn
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Tonight I slowed down. Walked my usual running path. Saw so much beauty that I'd normally have raced past.
Two young raccoons in a tree.A pastel sky over the river at sunset.Path to the water's edge
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
My gargoyles are also intrigued.
Identical tabbies curled up at the foot of the bed.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Wait! What? Aaron Burr was taken in by the Goodwin family during his European exile? Meaning, he was hanging out with little one-day Mary Shelley? 🤯 Considering I spent hours yesterday re-recording my Theodosia ballad, I'm just gobsmacked by this.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Of course, I will have to reread later when my brain isn't on fire 🔥🔥🔥.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Covid and flu shots in the books. Sipping Earl Grey tea. Drifting in and out of fever sleep listening to @mariapopova.bsky.social 's Traversal. Soul innoculation.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This used to be teaching. It was a joy. My kids thrived. Even the ones that drove their other teachers crazy. Then, the scripted curriculums came. The demand for compliance. No choice. No autonomy. Rote learning. Now, only glimmers of weirdness shine through the cracks. It's a damn shame.
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Haven Spec Magazine @havenspec.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
If you haven't read the short story "Proliferation" by J.A. Bryson / @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social in our 🌟August 2026 issue🌟, now's your chance! Find it here: havenspec.com/fiction/prol...
Teaser image of the short story "Proliferation" by J.A. Bryson in Haven Spec Magazine, Issue 25, published August 2026. The text in the image is an excerpt of the piece over the cover image, titled "Quietness in Amber" and made by Caroline Jamhour. The image features a contemplative woman, her eyes closed, standing in shoulder-deep water beside a crescent moon, her hair flowing on the water's surface.
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Haven Spec Magazine @havenspec.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
If you haven't read the short story "Between Tides and Bones" by Carol Scheina / @carolscheina.bsky.social in our 🌟August 2026 issue🌟, now's your chance! Find it here: havenspec.com/fiction/betw... (Art: @carolinejamhour.bsky.social )
Teaser image of the short story "Between Tides and Bones" by Carol Scheina in Haven Spec Magazine, Issue 25, published August 2026. The text in the image is an excerpt of the piece over the cover image, titled "Quietness in Amber" and made by Caroline Jamhour. The image features a contemplative woman, her eyes closed, standing in shoulder-deep water beside a crescent moon, her hair flowing on the water's surface.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Phew! 7th grade though... watch for those thorns!
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Also parenting a middle schooler is ROUGH.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
It's like someone read my diary. I have just begun... #1.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Broke ground on a new novel today. My stories have been novella shaped lately, so this feels slightly daunting in its complexity, but I'm so excited to tell (continue) this tale!
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
So thrilled to be a part of this issue!! 🌱 🌱🌱
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
That moment when you look at your class roster and realize the parent of one of your incoming students was in your critique group ten years ago back when you were writing sapphic vampire smut. 😅 Cool. Cool.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I was practicing my set for a couple of open mics this weekend when I got the notification about Dolly. Immediately, I pulled up "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" and sob-sang my way through it. I expect to hear a lot of tributes this weekend. And they will all break my heart just a little.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
That was our conclusion in the end. It took a bit of CSI work though.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Why is there a mysterious trail of blood leading down the stairs? Not my favorite game to play.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you. Hi, I'm that blown out tire on I-95 at 3 AM raining debris upon Dad's borrowed, mid-life crisis convertible.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
It's okay to rest. It's okay to rest. It's okay to rest.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Close up of sleepy tabby kitten face.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Posting this precious face instead of a body horror summer selfie. The swelling will go down, they say. I must believe. 😬
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Lindsey Rachev @lrachev.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
There it is.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
The last thing I see before I close my eyes at night.
Close up of a wise old calico face.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I regret to inform you that we have run out of kibble. Sushi is not being dramatic about it at all.
Tuxedo cat lies belly up in front of an empty kibble dispenser staring inploringly.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The most perfect squirrel.
Grey squirrel in a tree nibbling a purple mushroom.
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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
You can kill a French vampire with a baguette. It's a painstaking process but it works.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
How am I supposed to get anything done around here?
Tabby cat belly.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
In what world does that ever happen? Totally implausible.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Sang an ode to Uranus and hexed the patriarchy at Caffe Lena tonight. Good times.
A sign for Caffe Lena. Folk music since 1960.The blue lit stage at Caffe Lena and cafe tables.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Too many lesbians will forever be my brand.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
For real! I'm reading a book now where I'm like, yeah, it's good... but it could really use more leabians.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I was told that my story had too many lesbians. Like one was fine, but the fact that there were a bunch, and that they knew each other. Totally unrealistic.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Weird how certain men feel compelled to crack unfunny jokes after my open mic sets. It's as if sapphic mermaid murder ballads 🧜‍♀️🔪 and witches hexing the patriarchy 🧙‍♀️ make them uncomfortable... 🤷‍♀️
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
When your work friends know you too well...
A crocheted anthropomorphic tooth in a mesh back with a note that says positive tooth.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
A photo cropped by a gazebo roof of the river, wild flowers golden in the sun, green mountains in the background.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
So I spent an hour at the waterfront with my travel Taylor pourimg my heart out to the river, birds singing back up with the occasional Amtrak whistle. I am so full of gratitude this solstice. Happy Summer! ☀️
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Thinking about the Singing the Wheel class I took with @songspeaksaro.bsky.social today. After weeks of deep fullfilling musical and creative work, culminating in last night's open mic, my first impulse this morning was to go to the river and thank the song -- or all the songs that have lifted me.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Well, the stage is ready to be set. A few last-minute cancelations... including my soundboard operator. 😬 But really, I've been meaning to learn how to run a soundboard for years now. An opportunity! It'll be great! And I will have a new skill! 😭
An empty stage with a few icicles lights and sun shining in the windows.A phonic soundboard.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Might hex the patriarchy. See how we're feeling. My lovely witches will be im attendance. Listen to Three Witches Ballad (Beta) by J.A. Bryson on #SoundCloud on.soundcloud.com/Qi5AOM5JOKr6...
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Three Witches Ballad (Beta)
Hex the patriarchy.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
It's going to be a wild night!
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Welcoming a bunch of my singer sister from Counterpoint to take the stage! www.counterpointsingers.com
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Women's Singing Group | Counterpoint | Chappaqua
Counterpoint is an all-female, mostly a cappella singing group founded in 2016, based in Chappaqua, NY. We sing original arrangements of popular music in a variety of styles.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
So many great acts on tap! Going to accompany my mom on Que Sera!
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Planning to open with Margie and the Book Club Moms and a full book club mom chorus! Listen to Margie and the Book Club Moms by J.A. Bryson on #SoundCloud on.soundcloud.com/gXq1BCCbpiIS...
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Margie and the Book Club Moms
Margie, my hero.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Hosting the inaugural Lilith's Ladies Night WTFNB Open Mic 🎤 in 2 days! This is shaping up to be a huge event!! I'm so excited to be building community for women and gender queer artists across the Hudson Valley Region.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
The shining twins.
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Doug Worgul @dougworgul.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
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America in 2025
A poem
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Roxi Horror 💀🌸 @roxiqt.com · 29/01/2025
Is everything terrible right now? Pretty much. But if you try to focus on all of it, you will not be able to function. So do what you can to make the world a better place to exist in- in the ways that you can & forgive yourself for what you can't. Doing something is always better than doing nothing.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Our #fosterfails. Meet Pickles and Bananas.
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J.A. Bryson @jbrysonwrites.bsky.social · 09/08/2024
And now... a Feisty Feast.
Two grey tabby kittens tussle in a Fancy Feast box.
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