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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 27/09/2026

100% recommend #KansasBookFestival. What a whirlwind! Loved seeing a few fellow @anamcarapress.bsky.social (here: @kris1.bsky.social, Cheryl Heide, & Margaret Kramar), #KansasAuthorsClub friends & more. But I know I missed people & I'm sorry; too many concurrent activities, only one me! 📸: J.E.D.

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 24/09/2026

I’m silly for SOCKS! These new @kmuw.bsky.social premiums are designed by #HeathLeffel of #HotasLoveTattoo & made real by @sockclub.bsky.social. To donate call 316-978-6700 or go to: www.kmuw.org/give #PublicMedia #MadeinUSA 📸 by Teri Mott

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 22/09/2026

#FreedomofthePress isn’t free … OK, at @kmuw.bsky.social it’s free to “take” but not free to make! 😉 Thanks to all who pledge to support #publicmedia during our fall fundraiser (which overlaps #ConstitutionWeek) by calling 316-978-6700 now, or going to www.kmuw.org/give anytime. Photobomb: #SJCrespo

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 20/09/2026

"Hang dry or you'll be sad" = washing instructions on a new-to-me thrift store find. 🤣

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 27/08/2026

Happy #NationalDogDay from Maggie Waggy Sunshine and Niko Sneako Moonbeam!

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 17/08/2026

📚 Today’s my 3-month book-iversary! I swear, I didn’t pay these wonderful folks to pose with ‘The Sigh & Flutter’. I’m grateful to those who’ve supported @watermarkbooks.bsky.social, @bookshop.org, & @anamcarapress.bsky.social, to name a few fine indie businesses! sites.google.com/view/juliebrin

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 09/08/2026

Pupdate: Maggie Waggy has finished her meds and now demands her daily probiotic inside a chicken-flavored Pill Pocket. Niko Sneako tolerates bandages and clothes, but it's hard to keep her ouchie covered; it still has lots of healing to do. Both had unrelated injuries recently; I'm a tired #dogmom.

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 06/08/2026

👀 See me at #LocalAuthorDay & get free “swag” this Saturday from 1 – 3 pm at #WichitaPublicLibrary. Get coffee from #LegacyWorks Cafe until 2—yum! ☕ I’ll offer discounts on ‘The Sigh and Flutter’ for Seniors, Students, and #KansasAuthorsClub members. sites.google.com/view/juliebr...

Wichita Public Library invitation to attend Local Author Day this Saturday, August 8, 2026 at the Advanced Learning Library from 1 - 3 p.m. Central Time.

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 02/08/2026

UPDATE: Tomorrow's "gig" is from 2-4 at White Crow Cider Company with Curbside Chapters. (Thanks to all who joined us today at Old School Tap House! Highly recommend the street tacos at OSTH. Check out their lovely patio, too. They have lots of other events with music and more. 😍)

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 29/07/2026

Come say hi & join me for a beverage this weekend or next—no pressure to buy my book, I promise. I would love to hang out w/ you—I’ll be your captive audience! 🥰 Browse and meet other local creators & small business folks. #ICT #buylocal #supportyourlocalanything sites.google.com/view/juliebr...

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 24/07/2026

Why does my face look so funny when I talk? After my #MiddleGroundBooks gig tomorrow, I'm taking a vow of silence! 🤣 Thanks to #KerryMoyer for giving y’all someone else to watch at our Author Event. P.S. My #poetry book published by @anamcarapress.bsky.social. sites.google.com/view/juliebr...

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 17/07/2026

Belated social media "dog tax" payment to make up for some shameless self-promotion, from the pup park earlier today to make up for being a Bad Dog Mom all week. (It could also be considered Cat Tax bc we're fairly certain Maggie Waggy is 42% feline.)

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 17/07/2026

My baby is 2 months old!* That sweet little flutter-sigh is getting out. She's now at #CurbsideChapters! How cool that we have several ICT bookmobiles that love indie authors. * 5/17/26: official release of The Sigh & Flutter, published: @anamcarapress.bsky.social, art: @chipcharles.bsky.social.

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 12/07/2026

If the void would please stop shouting back while I'm trying to shout into it, that would be great. P.S. World-famous artist #WadeHate Hampton says our stick-figure drawings are better than AI, so here you have it.

Stick figure drawing of long-ish haired person with voice bubble filled with only an ellipsis, facing a black hole with sound waves emanating out of it towards person.

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 11/07/2026

I look forward to sharing the “spotlight” this month with fellow Kansas Authors Club members at these fabulous indie bookshops: @watermarkbooks.bsky.social & #MiddleGroundBooks! More about my upcoming appearances + a podcast you can hear anytime: sites.google.com/view/juliebr... #ReadLocalKS

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 09/07/2026

Sigh of relief and gratitude for everyone who has supported me and one of our fabulous indie bookshops! 😍

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 17/06/2026

My baby's 1 month old! 😊 ‘The Sigh & Flutter’ #poetry released 5/17. Want a copy? Support your local indie store; they can order thru @anamcarapress.bsky.social or Ingram. Or you can get at @bookshop.org. Or thru me! Or check it out from @wichitalibrary.bsky.social. sites.google.com/view/juliebr...

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 17/06/2026

Today is my Mom and Dad's I've-lost-count Anniversary. But you'd better believe they'd still be together. They were the best humans, parents, community builders, friends. I profoundly miss their presence on Planet Earth. Thankfully, I can still visit with them from time to time through the veil.

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 07/06/2026

Got swag? IOU if you bought my book, attended 1 of my readings, reviewed my script. Remind me when we cross paths or, better yet, let’s make plans. 📸: bookmark, notepad, coaster & sticker. Art by @charlesbaughmanart.bsky.social & #KatePepper - ‘The Sigh and Flutter’ pub by @anamcarapress.bsky.social

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 04/06/2026

Wow: my first two Amazon reviews—five stars—and they’re unsolicited! One is by a fellow author, Jim Gilkeson … y’all should get at least one of his gazillion books. I reviewed one of them and I’ll do it again. My book on AZ (if you must go there): shorturl.at/VGHup

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 30/05/2026

TOMORROW! Would love to see you there. Congrats to the Wichita State University Department of English faculty, staff, and students on another year of creative work. I'll be reading 3 of my new poems in this issue. (And I'll have my book with me, too, of course.) www.wichita.edu/academics/fa...

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 17/05/2026

My first full-length book of poetry, which turned out to be a 30+ year process, thanks to the help of @anamcarapress.bsky.social; today's the official publication date! 😍 Thanks for asking. And thanks for all you do to brighten our days. 🤩

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 17/05/2026

TODAY is my OFFICIAL publication day! Which means: if you have nice things to say about it, you can do so on Goodreads, Storygraph & Amazon. (Or not-nice things, but maybe wait?) Thanks to @anamcarapress.bsky.social & @watermarkbooks.bsky.social & those who pre-ordered & reviewers. 📸: AbediniSocial

Hand holding the book titled "The Sigh and Flutter" in front of the poetry section at Watermark Books & Cafe.

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 06/05/2026

Wow—Wichita—thank you! What a nice surprise to be on a “best sellers” list. Don’t worry—I won’t let it go to my head … until I get on the NYT list! 😉 Sign up for a @watermarkbooks.bsky.social newsletter (or 5) here: watermarkbooks.com/newsletters P.S. My books are in stock there now.

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 03/05/2026

No rest for the Poet. At my 1st book fest as an author, instead of as a reader (okay, both). Thanks to #kansasauthorsclub and @anamcarapress.bsky.social for "herding the cats!" Pic by Tracy Million Simmons.

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 02/05/2026

THANK YOU to those who joined me at @watermarkbooks.bsky.social to launch ‘The Sigh and Flutter’ on the last day of #PoetryMonth! Especially Micki with @anamcarapress.bsky.social & others for sharing the "stage." And thanks to those who took/posted pix so I know I didn’t dream it! 📸 by LB.

Julie Brin addressing the crowd at her poetry book launch reading event.

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 25/04/2026

Happy #NationalLibraryWeek! Just in the nick of time. I donated a few books to the #WichitaPublicLibrary by int'l authors, to free up space for more local authors; there are so many, with amazing books: #ReadLocalKS! Thanks to my friend Ashley with #AbediniSocial for making this adorable video.

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 25/04/2026

Happy #IndependentBookstoreDay! Get thee to @watermarkbooks.bsky.social (or your nearest indie shop, &/or @bookshop.org) to make your whole self happy. 😍

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 25/04/2026

Is there a ≥51% chance you’ll be at @watermarkbooks.bsky.social Thursday? If so, PLEASE RSVP! They need to move bookshelves (literally—haha) and get out enough chairs. Or have your dinner in their cute new café while you listen. P.S. My new book is IN STOCK now! watermarkbooks.com/event/2026-0...

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 24/04/2026

Thank you to everyone who cheered me on last night at my #BotanicaWichita poetry gig! Here: I'm sending flowers to all of you. Thanks to the #KansasAuthorsClub - Wichita chapter for organizing, & @kmuw.bsky.social for promoting. What a lovely community building event.

Pink & purple Tulips at Botanica Wichita

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 22/04/2026

Happy Almost Birthday, Shakespeare! After I read (& before @ tracibrimhall.bsky.social reads) poetry this evening at #Botanica, I’ll lead Mad Libs w/ Shakespearean sonnets, aka Bard Libs, borrowed from OU. Background borrowed from #JordanTarrant. B/C “every poet is a thief:” I borrowed that, too. 😊

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 21/04/2026

Wednesday evening: come hear me and, more importantly, @tracibrimhall.bsky.social, #Poet Laureate of KS at Botanica's final PETALS & POEMS for Tulipfest! Koi Pond Pavilion: rain or shine; admission required. More info: botanica.org/kansas-autho... tracibrimhallpoet.com linktr.ee/juliebrin

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 12/04/2026

DM me your email* if you’d like updates from my publisher about events & books from @anamcarapress.bsky.social. They select a few authors each year; I’m thrilled to be one! They offer mysteries, kids adventures, adoption stories, graphic books & more. *Or sign up here: anamcara-press.com

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 05/04/2026

"Hoppy" Easter & Happy International Day of Conscience from Maggie Waggy & Niko Sneako! (They would've shared their "eggs" with you, but those are now bits of floof all over the living room.)

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 27/03/2026

Thanks to everyone who pledged to @kmuw.bsky.social during our spring fundraising campaign! Not to mention our volunteers, Sustaining monthly donors, restaurants who provided food, businesses that donated goodies, and listeners, too!

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 26/03/2026

🎤 Tiptoe through the tulips with me! 🎶 Hang out at #Botanica with me & my #KansasAuthorsClub buddies the next 4 Wednesday nights. I'll share my poems at the last one ... unless I've fainted from nervousness from sharing the "stage" w/ @tracibrimhall.bsky.social! botanica.org/kansas-autho...

Flyer for "Petals & Poems" with head shots of featured poets.

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 25/03/2026

I've sent a few of these to specific people, but I still feel like I owe someone else an apology. Will this work? 🤷‍♀️ P.S. I forget where I got this Apology notepad … I apologize about that, too!

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 17/03/2026

Happy St. Pat’s! I’m a lucky lass. Today = 2 months from my book’s “official” publication, thanks to @anamcarapress.bsky.social Press (“anam cara” = Celtic “soul friend”) & pals. Thanks to faerie magic, actual books will exist sooner! And thanks to @watermarkbooks.bsky.social for my 4/30 event.

Author Julie Ann Baker Brin holding proof copy of book, 'The Sigh and Flutter' (and wearing green in observance of St. Patrick's Day)

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 13/02/2026

“… if there are any abroad who desire to make this the land of their adoption, it is not in my heart to throw aught in their way to prevent them from coming to the United States." —President Abraham Lincoln, February 12, 1861 Image: LookingforLincoln.org #abrahamlincolnbirthday

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 20/01/2026

"Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” #mlkday —Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Love and Forgiveness, 20 May 1964)

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 09/01/2026

#WorldTypingDay: Remembering my brilliant Mom who encouraged me to take a typing class, which has served me well in work/life. Similar memories appear in my #105MeadowlarkReader “Work” issue essay where I say nice things about @kmuw.bsky.social & other NFPs that make our 🌍 better. #CharlesBaughman 🎨

Multi-colored multi-media painting by Charles ("Chip") Baughman of an old-school typewriter with clunky keys.

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 25/12/2025

"All is calm, all is bright." Light and love to you for the 12 Days of Christmas, through a New Year, and far beyond.

Sunset photographed through a beveled glass window, with a kaleidescope effect.

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 10/12/2025

Missing an artist premium from a previous year? Get them all! Thank you for being an important piece of the #publicradio puzzle w/ your year-end donation to #KMUW: call 316-978-6700 or go to: www.kmuw.org/give More about our contributing ICT #artists: www.kmuw.org/kmuw-artist-... Thank “U”! 😊

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 18/11/2025

My 1st proof copy of my 1st book — it’s becoming more real — so exciting! Thanks to Charles Baughman (cover art) & Kate Pepper (interior art) & @anamcarapress.bsky.social (where you can pre-order; the Spring publishing date is still TBD, so be patient like me): anamcara-press.com/product/the-...

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Julie Ann Baker Brin @juliebrin.org · 17/11/2025

Any #MorningPeople friends? IDK; I don't do mornings unless required. I mean, unless I REALLY want to! Which of course I do for our informal @kmuw.bsky.social event tomorrow! Join me? You don't even need to talk. Until I've had #ParanormalCafe coffee & scones. #notamorningperson #butfirstcoffee

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