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Brian Hugenbruch

@the-lettersea.com
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Speculative fiction author | Rhysling and Pushcart nominated poet | Cryptographer by day | No, I don’t know how to pronounce it either. the-lettersea.com

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Brian Hugenbruch @the-lettersea.com · 05/01/2026
And finally, on the 12th day of #12DaysOfPoetry, I offer a poem from my chapbook, Whiles Changing Lanes, which came out last year from Bottlecap Press. "Riddles of the wind" is a bleak and unsparing free verse poem (even moreso than "Homecoming" was), but sometimes we find variation in greys.
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Brian Hugenbruch @the-lettersea.com · 05/01/2026
I missed the 11th day of the #12DaysOfPoetry, because Reasons. So let's make up for lost time. "Homecoming" appeared in @analogsf.bsky.social last year, and it was on their poetry page for a while. Now it's gone. Which is on-theme for the poem, honestly.
Text on a gradient background that moves from black to grey to brown, suggesting sunset sky over the desert.  The text is the poem, "Homecoming," by Brian Hugenbruch, and he apologizes for not trying to fit the whole poem into the Alt text, but he'll create a text page for this poem someday.
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Brian Hugenbruch @the-lettersea.com · 28/12/2025
2025 Round-Up and Awards Eligibility for #Poetry: nine (9) short poems, and one chapbook that, at 40 pages, straddles the line between chap and full-length.
Text inset and imposed over the picture of a clear-sky sunrise somewhere in the Mid-Atlantic, with a road leading down into a fog-filled valley. The words are a list of poetic works by Brian Hugenbruch published in 2025.
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Brian Hugenbruch @the-lettersea.com · 28/12/2025
Bonus round:
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Brian Hugenbruch @the-lettersea.com · 28/12/2025
post a perfect album from the 90's that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains
A blurry close-up photograph of a guitar being played, tinted deeply magenta, with the words 'my bloody valentine' in the bottom left corner.
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Brian Hugenbruch @the-lettersea.com · 29/11/2025
The Bottlecap website isn’t working right now (I hope it’s because they were overwhelmed by shoppers this weekend). So to tide you over, here’s “a season for seasons” in its entirety.
A poem by Brian Hugenbruch— free verse with dark text on a mocha background.
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Brian Hugenbruch @the-lettersea.com · 29/04/2025
show me a picture on your phone that has your energy that isn’t a selfie
Text which reads: “Note to self: Stay out of your mind!”
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Brian Hugenbruch @the-lettersea.com · 05/02/2025
Yep, this is about where we’re at.
Image of cloudy sky from a weather app, with text that reads:  Cloudy, 30 degrees Fahrenheit.  Followed by three options: Today. This Week. Asteroid coming?
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Brian Hugenbruch @the-lettersea.com · 25/11/2024
This isn't my year-end summary, the Awards Consideration post, or any of that. Instead, this is me trying to figure out if I'm making usable alt text and seeing if these test images actually function. Proper posts (on social media, on blog, in newsletter) to follow. In the meantime, carry on.
A photograph of an early evening sky, heavy on lavender clouds, a streak of pink, with a crescent moon barely visible. White words are superimposed, reading:  "Brian Hugenbruch Short Fiction 2024 and Awards Consideration" -- the titles of three original stories and a reprint follow.A photograph of a morning winter sky, bright blue, with cirrus and cumulus clouds appearing from time to time. Tree branches without leaves reach from the bottom of the image. Black words are superimposed, reading:  "Brian Hugenbruch Poetry 2024 and Awards Consideration" -- the titles of nine original poemsfollow.
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Brian Hugenbruch @the-lettersea.com · 19/11/2024
Stolen from @jenniferhudak.bsky.social, because with all the new followers, maybe saying “I do words” could be supplemented with examples. 😅
A grey and black paper which reads, “Get to know my Writing - for every Like, I will post one Piece I Wrote.”
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Brian Hugenbruch @the-lettersea.com · 18/11/2024
Last week was a thousand-year blur, so I can’t even recall where I saw this. But I suspect I may have taken it too literally.
A cropped image of a piece of paper which reads, “Note to self: Stay out of your mind!”
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Brian Hugenbruch @the-lettersea.com · 01/11/2024
“If you see this, post a picture of mountains.” …I tried, but Lastours got in the way. 🤷‍♂️
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Brian Hugenbruch @the-lettersea.com · 09/10/2024
Searching the camera roll for hell. It’s been a while, and yet…
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Brian Hugenbruch @the-lettersea.com · 21/09/2024
Reminder for Creatives: don’t let the pressure to Create and Monetize get in the way of learning and self-care. It’s not a bad thing to have a quiet year. (From the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.)
Wall plaque from the Van Gogh Museum, in Dutch and in English, which reads, “1881. Lives with his parents. Mainly draws.”
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Brian Hugenbruch @the-lettersea.com · 13/09/2024
Amsterdam.
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Brian Hugenbruch @the-lettersea.com · 24/06/2024
Oh look, something convoluted came in the mail from @aanpress.bsky.social today!
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Brian Hugenbruch @the-lettersea.com · 16/04/2024
Advertise your account with just one image:
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Brian Hugenbruch @the-lettersea.com · 08/12/2023
It's been a hellish sort of week, so seeing one of my stories appear on the Nebula Recommended Reading List was a little overwhelming. 🙏
"Been Riding with a Ghost" by Brian Hugenbruch, on the Nebula Recommended Reading List. 2200 words.
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Brian Hugenbruch @the-lettersea.com · 26/11/2023
After three days of leftovers, me looking around the kitchen in a turkey induced fugue like
John Travolta confused dot gif
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Brian Hugenbruch @the-lettersea.com · 18/11/2023
I knew it was time for a vacation when Duolingo started shading me more than usual.
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Brian Hugenbruch @the-lettersea.com · 06/11/2023
Show me a picture that tells everyone who you are…
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Brian Hugenbruch @the-lettersea.com · 09/09/2023
Don’t judge me, Duolingo.
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Brian Hugenbruch @the-lettersea.com · 08/09/2023
It's not the video version, but it'll have to do until the meme accounts catch up in earnest...
Daniel Craig stands on the stage of Saturday Night Live and introduces The Weeknd with some relief:  "Ladies and gentlemen, The Weeknd."
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Brian Hugenbruch @the-lettersea.com · 07/08/2023
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Brian Hugenbruch @the-lettersea.com · 28/07/2023
In the vein of relentless self-promotion: I'll be reading two short stories at Story Hour next week! It's going to cover a fair range of genre and emotion in a small space, but here are pix to give you an idea of what you might expect.
New Zealand aquarium in Auckland. Image shows a clear tunnel leading through an underwater habitat, with fish swimming just above.A library in England, with three stories of bookshelves illuminated by soft gold light, and books displayed on a prominently set center table.
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Brian Hugenbruch @the-lettersea.com · 24/07/2023
Am I doing this right?
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