Kate Brauning
@katebrauning.com
Author of m/m and sapphic romance and YA suspense (How We Fall, Ballad of Dinah Caldwell).
Editor in publishing. Come for the books & bakes, stay for the exvangelical rage. Bi af 🏳️🌈 www.katebrauning.com
Editor in publishing. Come for the books & bakes, stay for the exvangelical rage. Bi af 🏳️🌈 www.katebrauning.com
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Kate Brauning
@katebrauning.com
· Jan 13
I'm finally using Bluesky for real! I write YA suspense about queer teen girls someone underestimated. I'd love to be friends with anyone passionate about fiction, baking, dog training, neurology, & trauma, esp. if you're a #LGBTQartist Photos: my dogs & hobbies!
My stuff: www.katebrauning.com
My stuff: www.katebrauning.com
It’s Latine Heritage Month & Bisexual Visibility Month, which means go read A Lot Like Adios by @alexisdaria.bsky.social! M/F bi pairing “in a seductive 2nd-chance romance about a commitment-phobic Latina and her childhood best friend who has finally returned home” alexisdaria.com/books/a-lot-...
A Lot Like Adiós
Primas of Power #2 Buy A Lot Like Adiós “A charming, sexy spitfire of a novel!” —Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author of People We Meet on Vacation ⭐ “Sparkling and stea…
alexisdaria.com
September 18, 2026 at 3:44 AM
It’s Latine Heritage Month & Bisexual Visibility Month, which means go read A Lot Like Adios by @alexisdaria.bsky.social! M/F bi pairing “in a seductive 2nd-chance romance about a commitment-phobic Latina and her childhood best friend who has finally returned home” alexisdaria.com/books/a-lot-...
Poor Willow has a wasp sting.
September 2, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Poor Willow has a wasp sting.
This can’t keep happening.
Venture-N murder-suicide was anti-gay hate crime; 2 killed before gunman shot himself www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report...
Venture-N murder-suicide was anti-gay hate crime; 2 killed before gunman shot himself www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report...
www.tucsonsentinel.com
September 1, 2026 at 7:16 PM
This can’t keep happening.
Venture-N murder-suicide was anti-gay hate crime; 2 killed before gunman shot himself www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report...
Venture-N murder-suicide was anti-gay hate crime; 2 killed before gunman shot himself www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report...
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Hey friends, I'm open to work! I'd love one more meaty project (books or otherwise) to see me through to the end of the year. I've written 30+ books, have done TV development work, and have heaps of experience working with IP.
www.stephaniecampisi.com
Agent: jrasheed AT ultraliterary DOT com
www.stephaniecampisi.com
Agent: jrasheed AT ultraliterary DOT com
August 21, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Hey friends, I'm open to work! I'd love one more meaty project (books or otherwise) to see me through to the end of the year. I've written 30+ books, have done TV development work, and have heaps of experience working with IP.
www.stephaniecampisi.com
Agent: jrasheed AT ultraliterary DOT com
www.stephaniecampisi.com
Agent: jrasheed AT ultraliterary DOT com
heyyy it's been forever but I'm once again freelance editing! Love adult romance (including dark), queer fiction of any genre, thrillers, suspense, YA, & MG. DM or email: katebrauning(at)gmail(dot)com author.katebrauning.com/editorial-se...
Editorial Services — Kate Brauning, Author
author.katebrauning.com
April 23, 2026 at 4:58 PM
heyyy it's been forever but I'm once again freelance editing! Love adult romance (including dark), queer fiction of any genre, thrillers, suspense, YA, & MG. DM or email: katebrauning(at)gmail(dot)com author.katebrauning.com/editorial-se...
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If you can, here is a way to help two immigrants taken by ICE who have no family support here:
Donate to Urgent Support for Grimaldo and David’s Legal Fees, organized by Esperanza C
Hi everyone, my name is Esperanza, but many of you know me as Adri. I a… Esperanza C needs your support for Urgent Support for Grimaldo and David’s Legal Fees
www.gofundme.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:17 AM
If you can, here is a way to help two immigrants taken by ICE who have no family support here:
This breaks my heart and outrages me. Please read queer books.
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/publ... #lgbtq #lgbtqbooks #bookrecommendations
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/publ... #lgbtq #lgbtqbooks #bookrecommendations
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president - LGBTQ Nation
"In the face of so many book bans and so much concern about decreasing school library sales of queer content" publishers are "passing" on LGBTQ+ books.
www.lgbtqnation.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:56 PM
This breaks my heart and outrages me. Please read queer books.
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/publ... #lgbtq #lgbtqbooks #bookrecommendations
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/publ... #lgbtq #lgbtqbooks #bookrecommendations
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ICE has murdered THIRTY TWO PEOPLE in detention centers. Four in the last week.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/c...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/c...
MSN
www.msn.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:38 AM
ICE has murdered THIRTY TWO PEOPLE in detention centers. Four in the last week.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/c...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/c...
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what enrages me: we have no idea how many they've taken. or where they are.
January 9, 2026 at 3:06 AM
what enrages me: we have no idea how many they've taken. or where they are.
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“Because our culture often treats visibility as a moral benchmark. If you are out, you are brave. If you are not, you are behind. But that binary ignores the reality of systems that still demand compliance before they offer protection.”
The Quiet Negotiations
I watched Heated Rivalry like a lot of people and what stayed with me wasn’t the plot, the sport, or even the love story.
open.substack.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
“Because our culture often treats visibility as a moral benchmark. If you are out, you are brave. If you are not, you are behind. But that binary ignores the reality of systems that still demand compliance before they offer protection.”
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These fucking ghouls. Called my Senators. Call yours too.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/h...
Trump Moves to End Gender-Related Care for Minors, Threatening Hospitals That Offer It
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
These fucking ghouls. Called my Senators. Call yours too.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/h...
Jesse is letting me show him ep 1 of Heated Rivalry. Cross your fingers for meeeee
December 17, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Jesse is letting me show him ep 1 of Heated Rivalry. Cross your fingers for meeeee
We’ve gotten about 10 inches of snow so far today. The dogs are having the time of their lives
November 30, 2025 at 2:05 AM
We’ve gotten about 10 inches of snow so far today. The dogs are having the time of their lives
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2 Republicans 10:2:
“White GOP Jesus stood in a Chick-fil-A dining room and said: ‘The only devil is compassion. Caring for people who are suffering or hungry or hurting or sick or alone or poor is a sign of weakness. To hell with the least of these..."
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-gospel...
“White GOP Jesus stood in a Chick-fil-A dining room and said: ‘The only devil is compassion. Caring for people who are suffering or hungry or hurting or sick or alone or poor is a sign of weakness. To hell with the least of these..."
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-gospel...
The Gospel of Donald: Flipping Through The MAGA Translation Bible
A previously undiscovered version of the Christian scriptures was recently unearthed during renovations of a Mar-a-Lago bathroom.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM
2 Republicans 10:2:
“White GOP Jesus stood in a Chick-fil-A dining room and said: ‘The only devil is compassion. Caring for people who are suffering or hungry or hurting or sick or alone or poor is a sign of weakness. To hell with the least of these..."
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-gospel...
“White GOP Jesus stood in a Chick-fil-A dining room and said: ‘The only devil is compassion. Caring for people who are suffering or hungry or hurting or sick or alone or poor is a sign of weakness. To hell with the least of these..."
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-gospel...
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Kristi Noem says no US citizens have been detained by ICE.
170 US citizens detained by ICE including kids.
Release the EPSTEIN files.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
170 US citizens detained by ICE including kids.
Release the EPSTEIN files.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Kristi Noem says no US citizens have been detained by ICE.
170 US citizens detained by ICE including kids.
Release the EPSTEIN files.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
170 US citizens detained by ICE including kids.
Release the EPSTEIN files.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
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Actually, seeing a man of color, getting scared, and calling The Police, is pretty typical racist behavior
sting? fucking STING? who in 2025 wants to see solo sting? this has to be a joke
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
NFL Succumbs To Bad Bunny Criticism And Announces Special Super Bowl Concert With Sting
In an unexpected bid to calm the frenzy over Bad Bunny headlining the 2026 Super Bowl show, the NFL has introduced a special feature.
www.yahoo.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Actually, seeing a man of color, getting scared, and calling The Police, is pretty typical racist behavior
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🔔 Apply for a Walter Dean Myers Grant today!
The Walter Dean Myers Grant program was established to provide grants of $2,000 each to promising diverse writers and illustrators who are currently unpublished. Follow the 🔗 below (also in our bio) to apply ⬇️
💻 bit.ly/WalterGrantsApp
The Walter Dean Myers Grant program was established to provide grants of $2,000 each to promising diverse writers and illustrators who are currently unpublished. Follow the 🔗 below (also in our bio) to apply ⬇️
💻 bit.ly/WalterGrantsApp
October 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🔔 Apply for a Walter Dean Myers Grant today!
The Walter Dean Myers Grant program was established to provide grants of $2,000 each to promising diverse writers and illustrators who are currently unpublished. Follow the 🔗 below (also in our bio) to apply ⬇️
💻 bit.ly/WalterGrantsApp
The Walter Dean Myers Grant program was established to provide grants of $2,000 each to promising diverse writers and illustrators who are currently unpublished. Follow the 🔗 below (also in our bio) to apply ⬇️
💻 bit.ly/WalterGrantsApp
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Jane Fonda relaunches the Committee for the First Amendment, a free speech initiative originally spearheaded by her father, Hollywood icon Henry Fonda, in response to the rise of “McCarthyism” during the 1940s.
Jane Fonda relaunches her father's McCarthy-era free speech initiative
The Committee for the First Amendment was originally formed by Henry Fonda in 1947.
nbcnews.to
October 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Jane Fonda relaunches the Committee for the First Amendment, a free speech initiative originally spearheaded by her father, Hollywood icon Henry Fonda, in response to the rise of “McCarthyism” during the 1940s.
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What in the absolute FUCK. The only words I have right now are F-bombs.
Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts detained by ICE agents
The superintendent of the largest school district in Iowa has been detained by federal immigration officials. Superintendent Ian Roberts of Des Moines Public Schools was detained Friday morning, accor...
www.iowapublicradio.org
September 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
What in the absolute FUCK. The only words I have right now are F-bombs.
Pumpkin spice doggy muffins going into the oven! Swirl on top is blackstrap molasses, agave, and cinnamon #baking #authorswhobake #pumpkinspice
September 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Pumpkin spice doggy muffins going into the oven! Swirl on top is blackstrap molasses, agave, and cinnamon #baking #authorswhobake #pumpkinspice
I made some homemade strawberry marshmallows
September 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I made some homemade strawberry marshmallows
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This was great and I want everyone to see it. Because I want them to look at what journalism was, and what it used to do
i see that it is (sadly) time to begin the Robert Redford Film Festival.
I'm going to watch All the President's Men.
I'm going to watch All the President's Men.
September 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This was great and I want everyone to see it. Because I want them to look at what journalism was, and what it used to do
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Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!