Storyteller. Book reviewer for Press-Republican. Animal lover. Book: nerd, eater, lover. Ingenuity is the fire in my belly. 🏳️‍🌈📚 ❤️ 🚫 DMs. #writingcommunity #writers https://www.amazon.com/stores/Thomas-Grant-Bruso/author/B00OGMHLW8?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgrantbruso.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasgrantbruso.bsky.social/post/3mkhvnofhik2bExciting news! I have reached 60,000 words on my new #WIP. More ghostly hauntings are coming. Read first two stories, THE DEAD TALK and THE DEAD HOUR. Check my Amazon Author page for more information. Read with the lights on! #writingcommunity #bluesky #Booksky #LGBT https://www.amazon.com/stores/Thomas-Grant-Bruso/author/B00OGMHLW8?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1777285138&sr=8-1&shoppingPortalEnabled=true27 Apr 2026 10:51 +0000at://did:plc:2w4c3mepabxrbxewf5iqmua2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhvnofhik2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasgrantbruso.bsky.social/post/3mkffj5ln6s2kWe live in dumb times. I want to get back to what matters: love and compassion for all living things. #animalrights #humanrights #kindness #animals #love #bluesky26 Apr 2026 10:57 +0000at://did:plc:2w4c3mepabxrbxewf5iqmua2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkffj5ln6s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasgrantbruso.bsky.social/post/3mkfdiipsq22jALL animals, wild and domestic, deserve love and compassion. #animalrights #kindness #animals #love #bluesky #bekind26 Apr 2026 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:2w4c3mepabxrbxewf5iqmua2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfdiipsq22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasgrantbruso.bsky.social/post/3mkfdhkmtcc2jGood morning, Bluesky. 📚🏳️‍🌈 ❤️ #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerslift #writers #readers #bluesky #Booksky #Booktok26 Apr 2026 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:2w4c3mepabxrbxewf5iqmua2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfdhkmtcc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasgrantbruso.bsky.social/post/3mkfdgqevek2jCheck out @adrianandover.com's mixology Lounge Mystery, "Whisky Business." Winner for the 2025 AGATHA AWARD BEST FIRST NOVEL. ❤️📚🏳️‍🌈 #writingcommunity #writerslift #writers #readers #bluesky #Booksky #booktok https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/whiskey-business-adrian-andover/1147311973?ean=979899856921026 Apr 2026 10:20 +0000at://did:plc:2w4c3mepabxrbxewf5iqmua2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfdgqevek2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasgrantbruso.bsky.social/post/3mkduymfvts22Are you looking for something new to read? Check out my three favorite chilling choices in my reading column in Press-Republican. #writingcommunity #writerslift #writers #readers #booksky #Bluesky #booktok @elliealexander.bsky.social @collinarmstrong.bsky.social @anneliseryan.bsky.social25 Apr 2026 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:2w4c3mepabxrbxewf5iqmua2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkduymfvts22https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgrantbruso.bsky.social/post/3mkdrrhzk5c2nA book about bird recovery, reintroduction, and habitat reclamation. A must-read for nature lovers and ecosystems. #nature #Booksky #Bluesky #books #writingcommunity #writerslift #writers #readers #birdlovers #birds https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-return-of-the-oystercatcher-scott-weidensaul/1148218109?ean=978132403678425 Apr 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:2w4c3mepabxrbxewf5iqmua2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdrrhzk5c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasgrantbruso.bsky.social/post/3mkdqrntzqk24What is everybody reading this weekend? #writingcommunity #writerslift #writers #readers #amreading #bluesky #booksky #booktok25 Apr 2026 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:2w4c3mepabxrbxewf5iqmua2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdqrntzqk24https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgrantbruso.bsky.social/post/3mkcvzjpajc27Good morning, Bluesky. I am powering through on a new book. ❤️📚🏳️‍🌈 #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerslift #writers #readers #bluesky #Booksky #Booktok25 Apr 2026 11:15 +0000at://did:plc:2w4c3mepabxrbxewf5iqmua2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkcvzjpajc27https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgrantbruso.bsky.social/post/3mkcrkm3mn22cDon't go anywhere without a fictional book. Reading is awesome. #haiku #poetry25 Apr 2026 09:55 +0000at://did:plc:2w4c3mepabxrbxewf5iqmua2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkcrkm3mn22chttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasgrantbruso.bsky.social/post/3mkad3tkors2nLove your pets. Love them hard. They are only with us for a photographic second. Time is fleeting. Time is fragile. Be kind to animals. ❤️❤️❤️ #bluesky #animals #pets #kindness #bekind #animalrights24 Apr 2026 10:31 +0000at://did:plc:2w4c3mepabxrbxewf5iqmua2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkad3tkors2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasgrantbruso.bsky.social/post/3mkabtnbucc2eI wish more people cared about animals and the habitats that are being destroyed in the world. Animals are here for a reason, too, and it is not to be eaten, abused, neglected, and destroyed for profit. Be kind to animals, domestic and wild. Respect nature. #animalrights #bluesky #nature #kindness24 Apr 2026 10:08 +0000at://did:plc:2w4c3mepabxrbxewf5iqmua2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkabtnbucc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasgrantbruso.bsky.social/post/3mkabh6hcwk2nEarth Day is every day. Take care of it Respect it. #earthday #bluesky24 Apr 2026 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:2w4c3mepabxrbxewf5iqmua2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkabh6hcwk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasgrantbruso.bsky.social/post/3mkabfdvmwc22I'm working on the third book in my P.I. ghost hunting series featuring an unorthodox private investigator who uses the help of ghostly spirits to solve crimes. I did not realize how much trouble I could get my protagonist in. #writingcommunity #writerslift #writers #lgbt #bluesky #Booksky #Booktok24 Apr 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:2w4c3mepabxrbxewf5iqmua2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkabfdvmwc22https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgrantbruso.bsky.social/post/3mkaa6lhxns2yAn emotional, beautiful, heartbreaking memoir, a powerful voice. A must-read. ❤️🏳️‍🌈📚 #lgbt #writingcommunity #writerslift #writers #memoirs #amreading #bluesky #Booksky #booktok https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-room-in-bombay-manil-suri/1147402813?ean=978132410638824 Apr 2026 09:39 +0000at://did:plc:2w4c3mepabxrbxewf5iqmua2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaa6lhxns2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasgrantbruso.bsky.social/post/3mka6lutcs22qPeople that I have spoken to are complaining that trade paperbacks, which are replacing the mass market books, are too pricey. Maybe publishers will reevaluate the distribution of mass market books before sending them to an early grave. #writers #publishers #publishing #booksky #writingcommunity24 Apr 2026 09:10 +0000at://did:plc:2w4c3mepabxrbxewf5iqmua2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mka6lutcs22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasgrantbruso.bsky.social/post/3mk6ucq5ie222The next in line, "Death of a Hussy," following my in-order reading of M.C Beaton's Hamish Macbeth mystery series. ❤️📚 #writingcommunity #writerslift #writers #amreading #bluesky #booksky #booktok23 Apr 2026 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:2w4c3mepabxrbxewf5iqmua2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6ucq5ie222https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgrantbruso.bsky.social/post/3mk5rsszgo22eI want this book so badly. I loved Kliewer's WE USED TO LIVE HERE. #writingcommunity #writrslift #writers #readers #bluesky #Booksky #booktok23 Apr 2026 10:16 +0000at://did:plc:2w4c3mepabxrbxewf5iqmua2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5rsszgo22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasgrantbruso.bsky.social/post/3mk3vpqg7d22oI am currently half-way through Sam Lumley's second Oliver Popp's Travel Guides to Murder mystery, and I highly recommend it when it becomes available on May 26, 2026. It is a hoot! #writingcommunity #writerslift #writers #readers #lgbt #booktok #booksky #bluesky #amreading22 Apr 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:2w4c3mepabxrbxewf5iqmua2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3vpqg7d22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasgrantbruso.bsky.social/post/3mk3b647krc22People are fed up with the damage this current administration continues to do to dismantle the country and destroy peoples' lives. Virginians have spoken loud and clear during the redistricting election. THANK YOU, Virginia! #Redistricting #voteblue https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-special-elections/virginia-ballot-measures22 Apr 2026 10:13 +0000at://did:plc:2w4c3mepabxrbxewf5iqmua2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3b647krc22https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgrantbruso.bsky.social/post/3mk3atqp7xs2mI wish more people cared about animals and the habitats that are being destroyed in the world. Animals are here for a reason, too, and it is not to be eaten, abused, neglected, and destroyed for profit. Be kind to animals. Respect nature. #animalrights #bluesky #nature22 Apr 2026 10:07 +0000at://did:plc:2w4c3mepabxrbxewf5iqmua2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3atqp7xs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasgrantbruso.bsky.social/post/3mjyrwrxlrc24I have reached 56,000 words on my new #WIP. I can see the finish line for the next ghost hunting adventure, tentatively titled, "Dead or Alive." Will P.I. Bradshaw survive the maelstrom of vengeful demons and meet his maker? #writingcommunity #writerslift #writers #readers #lgbt #readmorebooks https://www.amazon.com/Dead-Hour-Thomas-Grant-Bruso-ebook/dp/B0FWBRGQBW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ECJGDIUW3GP3&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ylMz_hNUhAyGQJ4xAe9JFirIjqI3a0Jh7m7nNvwy1y5IYH87vzwgEVty-cOCgS6asNxM4IxFz5a-7hMl3pYfGHKMI8J5mADk0ZrMFiKoi3J5OyAyFkukQOs5Iz14sj3JiPVdIHnIAm4010MmKkS-QNFWhRnh1n6Ay5ARC3zqsQVxY-dEiOs9OLl6EAjpjqk8szkY6aaXJ1nyO8LnQHzv9VJfDbEtK7HJnKnRTNrla3Q.2vZYRwo5ZAykx2EsqDUfIwmxw5iifSpAR4EzkLNCGH8&dib_tag=se&keywords=bruso&qid=1776767654&sprefix=bruso%2Caps%2C148&sr=8-121 Apr 2026 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:2w4c3mepabxrbxewf5iqmua2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyrwrxlrc24https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgrantbruso.bsky.social/post/3mjyq73gzw22l"Death of a Prankster" is the seventh entry in M.C Beaton's Hamish Macbeth mystery series. I'm reading the books in order but I ordered this one out of order because I love the cover. Hamish is an unforgettable character, too. #writingcommunity #writerslift #read #readers #booktok #bluesky #booksky21 Apr 2026 10:04 +0000at://did:plc:2w4c3mepabxrbxewf5iqmua2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyq73gzw22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasgrantbruso.bsky.social/post/3mjxqtkec4c2fI wish more people cared about animals and the habitats that are being destroyed in the world. Animals are here for a reason, too, and it is not to be eaten, abused, neglected, and destroyed for profit. Be kind to animals. #animalrights #bluesky #nature21 Apr 2026 00:43 +0000at://did:plc:2w4c3mepabxrbxewf5iqmua2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxqtkec4c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasgrantbruso.bsky.social/post/3mjxqlfxokk2wCheck out Jane Haseldine's twisty new mystery, "Everyone is Perfect Here." It is a guarantee page-turner with an ending that will shock and entertain you. #writingcommunity #writerslift #writers #readmorebooks #amreading #mystery #bluesky #booksky #booktok #readers @severnhouse.bsky.social21 Apr 2026 00:38 +0000at://did:plc:2w4c3mepabxrbxewf5iqmua2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxqlfxokk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasgrantbruso.bsky.social/post/3mjxdzidsqs2bCheck out Jane Haseldine's twisty new mystery, "Everyone is Perfect Here." It is a guarantee page-turner with an ending that will shock and entertain you. #writingcommunity #writerslift #writers #readmorebooks #amreading #mystery #bluesky #booksky #booktok #readers20 Apr 2026 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:2w4c3mepabxrbxewf5iqmua2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxdzidsqs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasgrantbruso.bsky.social/post/3mjuly7fjks2bAre you reading good books this weekend? Share! Be kind to each other out there. #writingcommunity #writerslift #writers #readers #booksky #bluesky19 Apr 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:2w4c3mepabxrbxewf5iqmua2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjuly7fjks2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasgrantbruso.bsky.social/post/3mjuffazjrk24I am excited for Madonna's new dance era. #music #bluesky19 Apr 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:2w4c3mepabxrbxewf5iqmua2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjuffazjrk24https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgrantbruso.bsky.social/post/3mju6vou3qk2jLove your pets. Love them hard. They are only with us for a photographic second. Time is fleeting. Time is fragile. Be kind to animals. ❤️❤️❤️ #bluesky #animals #pets #kindness #bekind #animalrights19 Apr 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:2w4c3mepabxrbxewf5iqmua2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mju6vou3qk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasgrantbruso.bsky.social/post/3mjto523nlk2uPre-order news! Thanks to the publicist department at @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social for providing me a copy of Sam Lumley's next book in the Oliver Poppy's Travel Guides to Murder mystery series. I enjoyed the first outing, "How to Have A Killer Time in DC." #writingcommunity #bluesky #Booksky #lgbt19 Apr 2026 09:44 +0000at://did:plc:2w4c3mepabxrbxewf5iqmua2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjto523nlk2u