Writer, librarian, practice adult, forever mentor...https://bsky.app/profile/mauricebroaddus.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mauricebroaddus.bsky.social/post/3mihjvfemcs2jHow it started. How it's going. 26 years today. [When we took the second pic, I reminded her of my proposal: "I can't promise you happily ever after, I *can* promise you that it will be interesting!"]01 Apr 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:zz3o7soq5ofp23jfb3gbaofh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihjvfemcs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mauricebroaddus.bsky.social/post/3mhxuu4go6c2oI SWEAR Y'ALL, I'M WORKING!26 Mar 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:zz3o7soq5ofp23jfb3gbaofh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxuu4go6c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mauricebroaddus.bsky.social/post/3mho3h3dvfs2qJust me hanging with RL Stine at the Ray Bradbury Center...22 Mar 2026 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:zz3o7soq5ofp23jfb3gbaofh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mho3h3dvfs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mauricebroaddus.bsky.social/post/3mg6ejhdm422rFor those wondering who we were bringing into the GenCon Writers Symposium as special and featured guests, wonder no longer… https://www.gencon.com/gen-con-indy/writers @tananarivedue.bsky.social @kundalinisteve.bsky.social @justinaireland.com @kwamembalia.bsky.social03 Mar 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:zz3o7soq5ofp23jfb3gbaofh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6ejhdm422rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mauricebroaddus.bsky.social/post/3me3fgimslk2vA friend helped me put into words my existential angst about Valentines Day: it's a manufactured holiday designed to create more Scorpios...05 Feb 2026 02:58 +0000at://did:plc:zz3o7soq5ofp23jfb3gbaofh/app.bsky.feed.post/3me3fgimslk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mauricebroaddus.bsky.social/post/3md2tsyws4s2ySpeaking of Voices… … my collection, The Voices of Martyrs, has been re-issued! Featuring a new cover by Ali and Damon Taziyah. These short stories are a mix of history, fantasy, horror, and sci-fi.23 Jan 2026 04:18 +0000at://did:plc:zz3o7soq5ofp23jfb3gbaofh/app.bsky.feed.post/3md2tsyws4s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mauricebroaddus.bsky.social/post/3mcdxn4iwac2rBelieve it or not, the first Mo*Con was in 2006 making this year its 20th Anniversary! We can’t let that achievement go uncelebrated, so we’re bringing back some old friends and welcoming some new ones! Mo*Con 2026 runs April 30th (coincidentally my birthday) through May 2nd.14 Jan 2026 01:55 +0000at://did:plc:zz3o7soq5ofp23jfb3gbaofh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcdxn4iwac2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mauricebroaddus.bsky.social/post/3mbypdtgoo22oI'm honored to be part of a great and supportive team at the Oaks Academy who have worked so hard to bring the Paul Laurence Dunbar Library back to being a community jewel. https://www.indianapolismonthly.com/arts-and-culture/books-tv-and-radio/meet-the-accidental-librarian-maurice-broaddus/09 Jan 2026 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:zz3o7soq5ofp23jfb3gbaofh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbypdtgoo22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mauricebroaddus.bsky.social/post/3maeg7onwbc2nDr. @chesyaburke.bsky.social and I are editing an anthology surveying the evolution of Black literary horror. Tentatively titled Black Horror, Then & Next: We Have Always Dreamed in Darkness (FlameTree Press), here are the guidelines… https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-gothic/a-history-of-black-horror-call-for-submissions19 Dec 2025 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:zz3o7soq5ofp23jfb3gbaofh/app.bsky.feed.post/3maeg7onwbc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mauricebroaddus.bsky.social/post/3ma6u4x3uvs2qMarshall is such a great guy and does so much for community gofund.me/b65736a10 https://gofund.me/b65736a1017 Dec 2025 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:zz3o7soq5ofp23jfb3gbaofh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma6u4x3uvs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mauricebroaddus.bsky.social/post/3m7v5banjpc2y25 years of marriage means if you're staying in a hotel that has a land line in the bathroom, you're obligated to keep calling your spouse until they answer...or at least yell "YOU BETTER NOT BE CALLING ME FROM THE TOILET!" - - Yeah, my job here is done.13 Dec 2025 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:zz3o7soq5ofp23jfb3gbaofh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7v5banjpc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mauricebroaddus.bsky.social/post/3m7m3b7c3zc2cNot that I want Jeff's humiliation. I'm just a supportive friend. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Dec 2025 03:05 +0000at://did:plc:zz3o7soq5ofp23jfb3gbaofh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7m3b7c3zc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/mauricebroaddus.bsky.social/post/3m7le2u5qas2aWhen your business manager, who is also your wife, begins the update meeting with "Bruh," you know your antics are about to be reined in...09 Dec 2025 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:zz3o7soq5ofp23jfb3gbaofh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7le2u5qas2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mauricebroaddus.bsky.social/post/3m5hea5bh3c2eHappy birthday to the timeless, ageless, Dr. @chesyaburke.bsky.social. She's ... kinda alright. #bestbestman12 Nov 2025 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:zz3o7soq5ofp23jfb3gbaofh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5hea5bh3c2e