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Brian K. Henry

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Writer of humorous fiction and more. Check out my YA paranormal novel I Was a Teenage Ghost Hunter on Amazon: http://amzn.to/1gwPt3U Big reader of classics, fantasy and more. #parody #mystery #humor #scifi #supernatural #paranormal #booksky

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Brian K. Henry @briankhenry.bsky.social · Jun 3

It's a strange killing at the Volcano Lounge in my mystery comedy Murder in Murk City: “I don’t care how many suckers you’ve lured into your shady eruption racket, Muggett. Not even the smell of burning magma can cover the stench of this killing.” bit.ly/43FRVGC #kindle #kindleunlimited #booksky

Murder in Murk City

Murder in Murk City - Kindle edition by Brian K. Henry. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Murder in Murk City.

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Brian K. Henry @briankhenry.bsky.social · 16h

"As this trio of ghost hunters explore an old mansion where spooky disturbances have reportedly taken place, we join them on a slap stick ride of flying ghosts, flying objects and things that go bump in the night!" amzn.to/1gwPt3U #booksky #ghosts #halloween #paranormal #ya #fiction #spooky

Brian K. Henry @briankhenry.bsky.social · 3d

I Was a Teenage Ghost Hunter review: It has “everyone's favorite spooky tropes; from the decrepit, haunted mansion to the mystery of the powerful, brooding phantom, this story is everything you need to get your fix of a classic yet modern-feeling ghost story.” amzn.to/1gwPt3U #halloween #booksky

I Was a Teenage Ghost Hunter

Amazon.com: I Was a Teenage Ghost Hunter eBook : Henry, Brian K.: Kindle Store

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Brian K. Henry @briankhenry.bsky.social · 4d

Bigfoot Haiku #6

Bigfoot had a dream
about a bear drunk on gin
but then he woke up.

#poem #poetry #haiku #bigfoot #booksky #writing #parody

Brian K. Henry @briankhenry.bsky.social · 6d

Check out my short-short story The Invisible Mummy: “The Invisible Mummy was having another bad day.” bit.ly/4pUKAxd #spooky #halloween #fiction #story #writing #booksky #humor #parody #comedy

The Invisible Mummy

A Short Story

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phoenixmcarthur @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 8d

Robert Delaunay :
Époque du St Sévérin no. 5, 1909-10

oil on canvas

Moderna Museet, Stockholm

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Brian K. Henry @briankhenry.bsky.social · 13d

Bigfoot Haiku #67

Bigfoot roamed the aisles
distraught, moaning the closure
of his local Sears.

#poem #poetry #haiku #bigfoot #writing #booksky

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Brian K. Henry @briankhenry.bsky.social · 16d

A sinister disembodied head floating in the library? Just one of the spirits our heroes face in I Was a Teenage Ghost Hunter. "This book was a whole lot of creepy fun!" - Amazon review. amzn.to/1gwPt3U #halloween #spookyseason #booksky #ghosts #supernatural #paranormal #ya #fiction #humor #kindle

Brian K. Henry @briankhenry.bsky.social · 16d

“All art is a message, we want to communicate something but maybe not an entirely graspable something, maybe there’s a kind of sense only non-sense can convey.” – Garth Greenwell, Small Rain. #quote #quotes #booksky #fiction #novel #garthgreenwell

Brian K. Henry @briankhenry.bsky.social · 17d

Royalty Haiku

By the vapid king
With an endless rant of gripes
The grim princess screamed.

#poem #poetry #haiku #king #princess #writing

Brian K. Henry @briankhenry.bsky.social · 20d

Mad Vampire Haiku

Twisting his pancake
A mad vampire drew the wrath
of a grim trucker.

#vampire #spooky #halloween #haiku #poetry #poem #writing #humor

Brian K. Henry @briankhenry.bsky.social · 25d

Amazon review: “Once I picked up I WAS A TEENAGE GHOST HUNTER…I couldn’t put it down and read it over two enjoyable afternoons. As with the best young adult fiction, this book is just as enjoyable for adults.”

amzn.to/1gwPt3U #booksky #halloween #spooky #kindle #fiction #books

Brian K. Henry @briankhenry.bsky.social · 28d

Dosie stood and sauntered over to her windows, gazing out soulfully at the mock chicken processing plant. “Lim and I lived in different worlds. Me in the world of fashion, him in the world of long-form non-narrative experimental video.” #mystery #parody #kindle #fiction #booksky bit.ly/43FRVGC

Brian K. Henry @briankhenry.bsky.social · 29d

5 out of 5 stars to The Inside Story by Martin Amis. In this intense and wide-ranging autobiographical novel, Amis relates tales of his friendships with fellow writers Christopher Hitchens, Saul Bellow and Philip Larkin. Recommended! #booksky #fiction #martinamis #books #autobiography

Brian K. Henry @briankhenry.bsky.social · 29d

Teenage Ghost Hunter is more of a straightforward YA story with humor and Murk City is more of a full-on parody of mysteries. Thanks for asking!

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Arthur Irving Rush @arthur-irving-rush.bsky.social · Sep 7

Tonight at 8pm ET, we will be finishing "Paradise Lost"

This has been a fun read. Dense, but interesting to see this perspective, and the source of so many inspirations across varied media.

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#JohnMilton #ParadiseLost #booksky #vsky #vtubers

Arthur Irving Rush - Paradise Lost #7 - Finale

Let's change things up a bit. We'll be reading one of the great epic poems this time around. This is the inspiration of so many amazing pieces of media. Please feel welcome to join and listen/read ...

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Nick @fiddies22.bsky.social · Sep 2

Absolutely love this book. Made me ugly cry several times.

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Rosalind Barden author @rosalindbarden.bsky.social · Aug 10

Kirkus Reviews magazine picked my fun 1930s "The Cold Kid Case: A Sparky of Bunker Hill Mystery" for the 8/1/2025 issue. They select under 25% of indie books for the magazine. Wow!
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Review:
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#kirkusreviews #cozymystery

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Brian K. Henry @briankhenry.bsky.social · Sep 1

Pasta Poetry No. 2

Muttering in thick whispers
Secreted in the dank alley
The lurking gnocchi plotted their
Incursion into Lester’s cellar
As he obliviously hunched
Damp as moist cheese
Sewing on another doll head.

#poetry #poem #parody #surreal #writing #humor

Brian K. Henry @briankhenry.bsky.social · Aug 31

The detectives interrogate suspect Bertholdt Tunsten:

“Come now, detectives, you already interrogated me on Rustine’s loggia. Must you now invade my little vacation hideaway?”

“I hate to break it to you, Tunsten, but murder doesn’t take a vacation,” said Rochelle.

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#booksky

Brian K. Henry @briankhenry.bsky.social · Aug 31

Yes, the outhouse scene at the beginning is famous.

Brian K. Henry @briankhenry.bsky.social · Aug 31

That sums it up pretty well. 😬

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Brian K. Henry @briankhenry.bsky.social · Aug 31

Good luck! I read a bunch of the study guides / anaylses and still didn't understand 80% of it. 🤨

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Joshua @xvx-kvlt-666.bsky.social · Aug 31

I did it guise! It took me two months, but I finally made it through Joyce’s Ulysses (My head hurts). Now onto all the study guides and encyclopedias of annotations to help deepen my understanding of the work. w00t! #BookSky #LiteraryModernism #JamesJoyce #Ulysses #PoldyBloom

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Brian K. Henry @briankhenry.bsky.social · Aug 30

I must be one of the last people to read it but it blew me away. 😮

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Jess (she/her) 🐶🌱🎮📚🏡 ⛰️ @badkitten13.bsky.social · Aug 30

I really enjoyed this book, too. I just happened upon Circe, and enjoyed it so much I immediately picked up this one. So glad I did!

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