PhD student in music theory at Indiana University. Amateur chess player and poet. Famously depressed and anxious. He/him/hishttps://bsky.app/profile/jmbussert.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmbussert.bsky.social/post/3me34qoxmw22xThis one’s up there: https://open.spotify.com/track/2VH6fjhDoD27bQOEvaKM7b?si=2nHL4zulRjygFDXXTp4SDQ [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Feb 2026 00:23 +0000at://did:plc:zfqa44aiuosskhkm3fcedc3o/app.bsky.feed.post/3me34qoxmw22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmbussert.bsky.social/post/3m7xmunwous26Just pulled out my horn for the first time in literal years. Last time I came off hiatus, I had to bathe the horn because all of the oil and grease locked the horn up. This time I was able to sit down and start playing right away!14 Dec 2025 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:zfqa44aiuosskhkm3fcedc3o/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7xmunwous26https://bsky.app/profile/jmbussert.bsky.social/post/3m6pkwhrtks2dLife hack for baristas/similar service jobs: Megans and Sarahs will generally appreciate it when you confirm how their names are spelled.28 Nov 2025 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:zfqa44aiuosskhkm3fcedc3o/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6pkwhrtks2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmbussert.bsky.social/post/3m6mkvlxkfs26As far as commercials go, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is the new Super Bowl27 Nov 2025 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:zfqa44aiuosskhkm3fcedc3o/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6mkvlxkfs26https://bsky.app/profile/jmbussert.bsky.social/post/3m6khenmkb22zOkay, coffee shop poem number 3 is gonna be a kind of triptych, but I’m having trouble pulling the scenes together internally (they’re each about rain at different times/places). Any tips?26 Nov 2025 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:zfqa44aiuosskhkm3fcedc3o/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6khenmkb22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmbussert.bsky.social/post/3m6aj263cik2bGuess I’m writing more coffee shop poems. Two in the past week! Though the topic feels a bit cliche, at this point in the game it’s about practice and repetition, taking what comes and always writing more22 Nov 2025 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:zfqa44aiuosskhkm3fcedc3o/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6aj263cik2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmbussert.bsky.social/post/3m66tx372cs2xProbably gonna keep sharing posts until the page gets a bit of traction on its own. Wrote this one a few months ago while walking downtown in my growing college town [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Nov 2025 03:25 +0000at://did:plc:zfqa44aiuosskhkm3fcedc3o/app.bsky.feed.post/3m66tx372cs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmbussert.bsky.social/post/3m64grrrpe22wCheck out the haiku page my wife Meagan and I run! [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Nov 2025 04:24 +0000at://did:plc:zfqa44aiuosskhkm3fcedc3o/app.bsky.feed.post/3m64grrrpe22whttps://bsky.app/profile/jmbussert.bsky.social/post/3m64gq7fhkk2wFinally coming back up for air. Officially a PhD candidate working on a dissertation proposal!21 Nov 2025 04:23 +0000at://did:plc:zfqa44aiuosskhkm3fcedc3o/app.bsky.feed.post/3m64gq7fhkk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jmbussert.bsky.social/post/3lkvefplpbc2iI’M MR. BLUESKY … *taps mic It’s…it’s a Killers reference21 Mar 2025 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:zfqa44aiuosskhkm3fcedc3o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkvefplpbc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jmbussert.bsky.social/post/3lizi7ogzsk27I’ve had a terribly long week. Lots of changes, lots of adjustments and processing. And the work begins again. But sitting down to read this reminds me why I love music and literature and why I’m training to be a researcher and teacher.25 Feb 2025 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:zfqa44aiuosskhkm3fcedc3o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lizi7ogzsk27https://bsky.app/profile/jmbussert.bsky.social/post/3livkdpv5ic2tMorbidly fascinated with the idea of the thought terminating cliche becoming a thought terminating cliche24 Feb 2025 04:50 +0000at://did:plc:zfqa44aiuosskhkm3fcedc3o/app.bsky.feed.post/3livkdpv5ic2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jmbussert.bsky.social/post/3lhc4adtm6k2e“Renaissance scholars need to analyze more that just Lasso’s Prophetiae Sibyllarum,” I say as I subtly slide my own analysis underneath a pile of papers on my desk03 Feb 2025 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:zfqa44aiuosskhkm3fcedc3o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhc4adtm6k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jmbussert.bsky.social/post/3lgirdcl5a22jMight be in the minority here, but I’m kinda excited for the new MtG set Aetherdrift? They’re playing in the space and we’re getting some fresh takes on energy and artifacts.24 Jan 2025 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:zfqa44aiuosskhkm3fcedc3o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgirdcl5a22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmbussert.bsky.social/post/3lg5flpnu522vSometimes you just have to share your favorite David Lynch line20 Jan 2025 03:30 +0000at://did:plc:zfqa44aiuosskhkm3fcedc3o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg5flpnu522vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmbussert.bsky.social/post/3lfpozutmjc2lLooking for reading suggestions for board game design/theory. Any suggestions?14 Jan 2025 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:zfqa44aiuosskhkm3fcedc3o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfpozutmjc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmbussert.bsky.social/post/3lfaphlzhok24Weather’s wonderful but both cars are stuck. Thawing out inside for a minute before getting back to it08 Jan 2025 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:zfqa44aiuosskhkm3fcedc3o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfaphlzhok24https://bsky.app/profile/jmbussert.bsky.social/post/3las7jegb222tI’m deeply sorry to inform you that the chances of me analyzing Mariah Carey’s Christmas album for my dissertation has increased alarmingly. I am becoming the chaotic force I want to see in the academy.13 Nov 2024 01:36 +0000at://did:plc:zfqa44aiuosskhkm3fcedc3o/app.bsky.feed.post/3las7jegb222thttps://bsky.app/profile/jmbussert.bsky.social/post/3laph6vatoc2jHi, new members! I’m a music theorist and amateur haiku writer. Famously anxious, frequently depressed.11 Nov 2024 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:zfqa44aiuosskhkm3fcedc3o/app.bsky.feed.post/3laph6vatoc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmbussert.bsky.social/post/3l5uvdry4ly2iInktober 6! Twilight Six minutes longer— Another leaf #inktober2024 #haiku #poetry #haiga06 Oct 2024 22:57 +0000at://did:plc:zfqa44aiuosskhkm3fcedc3o/app.bsky.feed.post/3l5uvdry4ly2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jmbussert.bsky.social/post/3l5sdknymgs27Inktober 5! Firecrackers— Was the burn ban Lifted? Text in top right corner with out of focus sketched grass in bottom left corner. #inktober2024 #haiga #haiku #poetry05 Oct 2024 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:zfqa44aiuosskhkm3fcedc3o/app.bsky.feed.post/3l5sdknymgs27https://bsky.app/profile/jmbussert.bsky.social/post/3l5n67pbtie2lInktober 3! #inktober #haiga #haiku #poetry03 Oct 2024 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:zfqa44aiuosskhkm3fcedc3o/app.bsky.feed.post/3l5n67pbtie2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmbussert.bsky.social/post/3l5ksqcdkri2c#Inktober 2! #haiga #haiku #poetry02 Oct 2024 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:zfqa44aiuosskhkm3fcedc3o/app.bsky.feed.post/3l5ksqcdkri2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jmbussert.bsky.social/post/3l5ic5yggty2dIn honor of Inktober, I’m gonna be trying my hand at actual* haiga! Because my life is so busy, I’ve given myself the following rules: 1/201 Oct 2024 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:zfqa44aiuosskhkm3fcedc3o/app.bsky.feed.post/3l5ic5yggty2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmbussert.bsky.social/post/3l5gdv3v4wd2nThird day of rain— Four sheltering pigeons fly When I look outside Third day of rain— Left pointer fingernail Stained with turmeric #haiku #poetry01 Oct 2024 04:07 +0000at://did:plc:zfqa44aiuosskhkm3fcedc3o/app.bsky.feed.post/3l5gdv3v4wd2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmbussert.bsky.social/post/3l3du2cmzfo2rSax in the alley Moves from licks to etudes— First walk home #haiku #haiga #poetry04 Sep 2024 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:zfqa44aiuosskhkm3fcedc3o/app.bsky.feed.post/3l3du2cmzfo2r