Writer, librarian, practice adult, forever mentor...https://bsky.app/profile/mauricebroaddus.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mauricebroaddus.bsky.social/post/3mkybl6do6c2wI haven't had a chance to process this weekend, but I love my community. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2026 23:07 +0000at://did:plc:zz3o7soq5ofp23jfb3gbaofh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkybl6do6c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mauricebroaddus.bsky.social/post/3mkdmhqxrqs2vWhen I needed to go down to Lyle Station to do some research for a story, my dude Corey Ewing (who once created a drink he called The Maurice Daiquiri aka The Daiqurice, which he described as "light and yet full of itself" ... so I'm not sure why we're friends) wanted to make a road trip of it.25 Apr 2026 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:zz3o7soq5ofp23jfb3gbaofh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdmhqxrqs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mauricebroaddus.bsky.social/post/3mjhffyi6322wThe Mo*Con Academy is nearly upon us. It’s hard to believe we started doing this in 2006. THIS IS OUR TWENTIETH YEAR OF DOING MO*CON! And my (former?) student, Rianna Butcher, made this flyer.14 Apr 2026 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:zz3o7soq5ofp23jfb3gbaofh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhffyi6322whttps://bsky.app/profile/mauricebroaddus.bsky.social/post/3mjdibporvk27Two-week photodump: -day trip to Chicago to visit with foodie friends (Michi Trota and Alex Jennings) and have an impromptu photoshoot (thanks Nkechi Chibueze) -speech for the Tri-Literary Dinner (the Fortnightly Literary Club, the Indianapolis Literary Club, and the Indianapolis Woman's Club).12 Apr 2026 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:zz3o7soq5ofp23jfb3gbaofh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjdibporvk27https://bsky.app/profile/mauricebroaddus.bsky.social/post/3mjatfdtsbk2w60% OFF The Voices of Martyrs audiobook https://www.audiobooks.com/promotions/promotedBook/546390/voices-of-martyrs?refId=24890811 Apr 2026 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:zz3o7soq5ofp23jfb3gbaofh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjatfdtsbk2whttps://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/3mbypdtgoo22o