Writer, librarian, practice adult, forever mentor...https://bsky.app/profile/mauricebroaddus.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mauricebroaddus.bsky.social/post/3myablaiic22o1) I'm on the board of the Ray Bradbury Center 2) I am co-editing a new anthology (with Carrie Cooper, Assistant Director of the Ray Bradbury Center and public humanities scholar).19 Oct 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:zz3o7soq5ofp23jfb3gbaofh/app.bsky.feed.post/3myablaiic22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mauricebroaddus.bsky.social/post/3my5twxfa2s2oTrying to explain to my recently arrived mother that the noise that kept waking her up last night was my youngest son who came over to practice riding his unicycle in my kitchen...18 Oct 2026 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:zz3o7soq5ofp23jfb3gbaofh/app.bsky.feed.post/3my5twxfa2s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mauricebroaddus.bsky.social/post/3mxzbek4q5s2mWhen I walk through my front door from the Magic the Gathering draft tournament, my son is already standing next to my wife. R: You want to tell mom why I'm referencing DJ Khaled right now? Me: Because ... all you do is win? R: ALL I DO IS WIN! *my wife breaks out as his back up chorus*16 Oct 2026 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:zz3o7soq5ofp23jfb3gbaofh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxzbek4q5s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mauricebroaddus.bsky.social/post/3mwwc4jtpls25Happy Proof (Midwest Litfest) weekend for those who celebrate! You can join me in-conversation with the esteemed poet, Januarie York, about Black Horror. 10/3 10a at the Harrison Center02 Oct 2026 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:zz3o7soq5ofp23jfb3gbaofh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwc4jtpls25https://bsky.app/profile/mauricebroaddus.bsky.social/post/3mwe4rx4lrs2mI was just told "You're so prolific." This is a real time picture of projects on my desk. Not one of them is what I'm supposed to be working on. "Prolific" is a measurement of my procrastination!25 Sep 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:zz3o7soq5ofp23jfb3gbaofh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwe4rx4lrs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mauricebroaddus.bsky.social/post/3mw7m4ziryk2qThis Spring is going to be stacked... [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Sep 2026 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:zz3o7soq5ofp23jfb3gbaofh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw7m4ziryk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mauricebroaddus.bsky.social/post/3mw6rt4saqk2dhttps://medium.com/everylibrary/libraries-give-maurice-broaddus-space-to-dream-4ed1158dc12323 Sep 2026 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:zz3o7soq5ofp23jfb3gbaofh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6rt4saqk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mauricebroaddus.bsky.social/post/3mvjgr2dgwc2tHow to sum up my In-Conversation with @karnythia.blacksky.app at this year’s Print Row Litfest? Chicago Public Library kicked off the literary block party. We were introduced by Chicago Public Library Foundation President and CEO Eva Giglio. Then there was the actual conversation.15 Sep 2026 01:07 +0000at://did:plc:zz3o7soq5ofp23jfb3gbaofh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjgr2dgwc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mauricebroaddus.bsky.social/post/3mvgghnkg2c2kGodzooky is the Scrappy Doo of Kaiju #isaidwhatisaid13 Sep 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:zz3o7soq5ofp23jfb3gbaofh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvgghnkg2c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mauricebroaddus.bsky.social/post/3muzbi636u222I am unabashedly a fan of my friends ...08 Sep 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:zz3o7soq5ofp23jfb3gbaofh/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzbi636u222