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The home site of author, Maurice Broaddus, prone to ranting on pop culture and the three Rs: race, religion, and (w)riting.
2021-05-26 16:26
Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!The post Hello world! first appeared on Maurice Broaddus Read More
Re-Group: With Clint Breeze
2020-12-08 14:30
Join the Indiana Arts Commission and Cafe Creative for the next Re-Group! Co-hosts Anna Tragesser and Maurice Broaddus invite industry pros to chat about what’s possible in the creativ… Read More
[PATREON] Year End Update
2020-12-07 16:24
A Year in Review The end of the year usually marks the perfect excuse to look back and see what all has been done. I was recently “chastised” that I don’t talk about wha… Read More
2020-11-22 23:28
It’s that time of the year, when all the good little authors and creatives to post their lists of eligible works as we head into the SFF awards season. I have a novella, a novelette… Read More
Good Teachers Are Gifts
2020-11-22 14:34
MY JUNIOR YEAR HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHER LEFT THIS COMMENT ON MY BLOG! MR. BROWN AND MR. COMBS (MY SENIOR ENGLISH TEACHER) FOREVER CHANGED THE TRAJECTORY OF MY LIFE! I AM BESIDE MYSELF RI… Read More
Stories On Serial Box!
2020-11-19 15:47
A couple stories of mine have been published on Serial Box: El is a Spaceship Melody Originally published on Beneath Ceaseless Skies, it’s now narrated by Eboni Flowers over on S… Read More
[PATREON] OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER ROUND UP
2020-11-03 16:22
Well panel season is just about over. In the last couple weeks alone I did: Future Telling: Past, Present, (Afro)Futurism Podcast Multiverse Convention 2020 (Virtual) Science Fictio… Read More
Re-Group – 10/28/20 (w/ Diop Adisa)
2020-10-28 13:16
TONIGHT (10/27/2020) AT 7 P.M. EASTERN TIME HOW TO STOP LIVING IN SCARCITY WITH DIOP Why are finances so difficult? Maybe money will never be enough. Maybe our economy is a complete illusio… Read More
2020-10-26 12:41
Join me and my co-host, Anna Tragesser, in a virtual community of creatives figuring out life and work beyond COVID. Sign up for it here Focus on your vision and creative career for… Read More
[PATREON] SEPTEMBER ROUND UP
2020-09-18 13:05
So … the late summer has been a bit of a rush. In the last few weeks I have: -had a project (Sorcerers) optioned for a television series by AMC -was short-listed for the Euge… Read More
2020-07-15 18:27
This is the page home of my virtual appearances this year. At least those appearances that have a permanent home. Guest of Honor interviews, for example, were live-streamed but not archived… Read More
Protests And The Value Of Disruption
2020-06-12 18:14
We must fight oppressive systems, but, as an Afrofuturist, I’m still dreaming of better days. Look, my thoughts are a jumbled mess after the events of the last few weeks. Mentally… Read More
[PATREON] MARCH/APRIL ROUND UP
2020-04-09 08:34
First off, I’ll just leave this right here… Anyway, my new novella, “Bound by Sorrow,” is up on the Beneath Ceaseless Skies site. Here’s a summary (part of… Read More
“Bound By Sorrow” Now Up!
2020-03-26 15:48
My novelette, “Bound by Sorrow,” is now up on Beneath Ceaseless Skies! Remembering our past… “All journeys are born of death.” The eyes of the Wise One… Read More
2020-02-05 16:06
Okay, I need the record to reflect that I have turned in the first draft of my novel, Sweep of Stars, a short play for the Indiana Repertory Theater, and a project for D&D. I am currentl… Read More
[PATREON] JANUARY ROUND UP
2020-01-09 20:25
To quote the opening of this month’s “Goals” blog post: In the last month, the Broaddus family: decided they wanted to move (it was an open revolt), we found a house, move… Read More
Mo*Con: Origins (POSTPONED)
2020-01-06 15:04
Okay, I should have posted this sooner (since people are already preregistering even though the website hasn’t been updated yet but will soon), but this year’s Mo*Con lineup has… Read More
Mo*Con: Origins (Save The Date)
2020-01-06 15:04
Okay, I should have posted this sooner (since people are already preregistering even though the website hasn’t been updated yet but will soon), but this year’s Mo*Con lineup has… Read More
2019-11-11 14:25
Besides my reading at the University of Indianapolis for their Kellogg’s Writer Series, I finished off last week having a chance to speak to the leadership of the Center for Leadership… Read More
2019-11-07 15:23
All’s Been Quiet First off, once again I just want to say “Thank you!” to all of my Patreon backers. Your support helps the work that I do in the community, both the Indian… Read More
Kellogg’s Writer Series Appearance
2019-10-16 03:49
As a part of the Kellogg’s Writer Series … “Y’all been waiting for it! The one and only Maurice Broaddus will be reading from his steampunk novel Pimp My… Read More
2019-10-07 11:10
This is the text (and video) from my closing keynote address at the Achieving Together Conference The Space to Dream [You know why I love librarians? When I tell anyone else that The Usual… Read More
Eulogy For My Father
2019-10-05 01:03
I’d like to thank all of the well-wishers and folks who had been praying for me and my family (I read every comment and viewed every like as a reminder of the community that I have). A… Read More
2019-08-27 19:19
I just wanted to say “Thank you!” to all of my Patreon backers. Your support helps the work that I do in the community, both the Indianapolis community as well as my writing comm… Read More
[PATREON] MAY ROUND UP
2019-05-16 17:01
[My Patreon is basically designed to give me flexibility in doing work in the community. I had people who learned what all I was doing in the city and wanted to be able to support me and I w… Read More
My May Round Up (It’s A Busy Season)
2019-05-07 18:13
Here’s all I have going on this month (and my blog links where to find more information about them): APEX MAGAZINE ISSUE 120 EDITORIALOur Audacity by Maurice Broaddus, guest edito… Read More
Patreon March-April Round Up
2019-04-09 14:00
[My Patreon is basically designed to give me flexibility in doing work in the community. I had people who learned what all I was doing in the city and wanted to be able to support me and I w… Read More
2019-03-22 12:42
“Imagine playing Fortnite from the inside…and for the fate of the world.” – Marco Palmieri Serial Box presents … Alternis (Created by Andrea Phillips) A LitR… Read More
Patreon: February Round Up
2019-02-27 20:03
My Patreon is basically designed to allow me to do work in the community. I had people who learned what all I was doing in the city and wanted to be able to support me and I wanted to stay o… Read More
2018 Award Eligibility Post
2018-12-19 03:32
It’s that time of the year when writerly types post their works that came out that year to remind voters for the different SF/F awards which categories their works are eligible for (es… Read More
COVER REVEAL: The Usual Suspects
2018-11-15 14:05
I’ve been sitting on this for a while, but I finally have clearance to share this: the cover of my middle grade detective novel, The Usual Suspects. Coming in May 2019! (From Katerine… Read More
Patreon: November Roundup
2018-11-05 13:05
So I was recently asked about the work that I’ve produced over the last couple months. I rarely stop to think about what I’ve done. I more just turn it in and move onto the nex… Read More
Dear Tananarive Due And Steven Barnes
2018-10-14 17:55
[I originally sent this to them privately, but I wanted to publicly thank them also] First off, thank you so much for your time, your presence, your generosity, and your awesomeness. You ha… Read More
2018-10-05 19:04
Dear Patreon supporters, Thank you so much for your patience. I’m not going to lie: I didn’t get the September stuff up due to preparing and being gone for the Writing Excuses Cr… Read More
2018-10-05 17:47
I’m going to be an instructor at the Clarion workshop in 2019. I’m still pinching myself to make sure that I am not dreaming I’m a part of an amazing lineup including Carm… Read More
2018-10-01 17:48
Dear students wanting to know where Mr. Broaddus was all week (not that you’d check Facebook because it’s for old people), Just know that I was hard at work on a new book and pre… Read More
Intern Bella And GenCon: A Summer Recap
2018-08-08 02:50
[My GenCon report by way of how I spent my summer vacation aka a long post] “Mr. Broaddus, do you have any interning opportunities?” Thus enters Bella, one of my (former) 8th gr… Read More
2018-07-20 19:45
THURSDAY 12:00pm Reading as Writers 2:00pm Beyond Cloaks, Corsets, and High Heels: Clothing in Spec Fic FRIDAY 10:00am Dealing with Imposter Syndrome 11:00am Signing – Writing Symposi… Read More
A Day In The Life Of An Intern
2018-06-22 15:10
Even when my middle school students graduate, I can’t escape them. Meet Bella. She’s interning with me over the summer. And she insists on *still* calling me Mr. Broaddus. We st… Read More
2018-05-22 17:16
The major thrust of my Patreon is to help support the work that I do in the community. Normally I’d share the things that I’d been up to in the last month. However, I’m ju… Read More
PINNED! What I Do
2018-05-22 13:42
I do two things: write and work for the improvement of my community. On the writing front, here are reviews of my latest two projects: –A starred review in Publishers Weekly for my sh… Read More
2018-05-03 06:17
My Afrofuturist heroine, Second Lieutenant Macia Branson, gets the full podcast treatment thanks to StarShipSofa. They are “reprinting” her first appearance in the short s… Read More
2018-04-07 03:49
I’ve been getting a lot of (well-earned) grief about not publicizing my workshops and such. I try to keep my appearances updated on my web site, but here are some upcoming events: Afro… Read More
2018-04-05 02:38
A year ago it was announced that I’d taken on the position as reprints editor for Apex Magazine. Recently I was saying to myself, “Self, you’re not that busy, is there anyt… Read More
Mo*Con Giveaways: USB Memory Direct
2018-04-02 02:46
We have a lot of partners coming on board to help put on Mo*Con this year. USB Memory Direct has provided us with 25 custom flash drives to give away on a first come first serve basis. Thei… Read More

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