Dr. Kellie D. Brown
@kelliedbrown1.bsky.social
Professor of Music, violinist, conductor, writer, poet, Holocaust researcher, UMC lay minister kelliedbrown.com
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I have a new poem out this week in On Gaia Literary Magazine. "Totem" was a difficult poem to write and to release into the world as it speaks to painful childhood moments that I was good at masking with a smile.
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Two violinists secretly pine for each other.
Fiddled Rivalry
Fiddled Rivalry
Two property lawyers secretly pine for each other.
Deeded Rivalry.
Deeded Rivalry.
Two competitive sheep herders secretly pine for each other.
Bleated Rivalry.
Bleated Rivalry.
February 5, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Two violinists secretly pine for each other.
Fiddled Rivalry
Fiddled Rivalry
I'm excited that my chapter "Music as Hope" has released in @oxfordunipress.bsky.social The Oxford Compendium of Hope, a cross-disciplinary collection of hope scholarship from over 70 scholars across fourteen disciplines. And it's Open Access. #Academic global.oup.com/academic/pro...
February 3, 2026 at 4:31 PM
I'm excited that my chapter "Music as Hope" has released in @oxfordunipress.bsky.social The Oxford Compendium of Hope, a cross-disciplinary collection of hope scholarship from over 70 scholars across fourteen disciplines. And it's Open Access. #Academic global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Deer prints in the snow
February 1, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Deer prints in the snow
I'm excited to have my poem "Visions" published in Corporeal. I hope it is an honest look at the aging of bodies and places, of beginnings and endings.
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#poetry #writersky
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#poetry #writersky
Visions
A poem about the aging of bodies and places
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January 31, 2026 at 2:11 PM
I'm excited to have my poem "Visions" published in Corporeal. I hope it is an honest look at the aging of bodies and places, of beginnings and endings.
open.substack.com/pub/kelliedb...
#poetry #writersky
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#poetry #writersky
Tackling my inbox. Send good vibes and pet pictures. Airlift cookies.
January 30, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Tackling my inbox. Send good vibes and pet pictures. Airlift cookies.
I think half of my fatigue each day comes from the number of times I have to log in with a password and 2-factor authentification.
#Academicsky
#Academicsky
January 28, 2026 at 5:35 PM
I think half of my fatigue each day comes from the number of times I have to log in with a password and 2-factor authentification.
#Academicsky
#Academicsky
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In honor of that, I'm resharing my 2024 micro essay about Alma Rosé and the women's orchestra at Auschwitz. www.themerseyreview.com/issues/2/alm...
Alma and the Orchestra — The Mersey Review
'Alma and the Orchestra' by Kellie Brown
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January 27, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In honor of that, I'm resharing my 2024 micro essay about Alma Rosé and the women's orchestra at Auschwitz. www.themerseyreview.com/issues/2/alm...
If you want a calm and meaningful film with a gorgeous score, this is it. Perfect for a snow day.
The Summer Book.
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The Summer Book.
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On a tranquil Finnish island, young Sophia comes into her own while exploring the wonders of the natural world at her family's seasonal home alongside her father (Anders Danielsen Lie) and grandmother...
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January 26, 2026 at 9:36 PM
If you want a calm and meaningful film with a gorgeous score, this is it. Perfect for a snow day.
The Summer Book.
watch.amazon.com/detail?gti=a...
The Summer Book.
watch.amazon.com/detail?gti=a...
Campus is closed for a snow day. Trying a balanced approach. Things are not all one thing or another. I caught up on grading and other course related things. I practiced violin. Now on to baking peanut butter cookies and spending time with a book.
#Academicsky
#Academicsky
January 26, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Campus is closed for a snow day. Trying a balanced approach. Things are not all one thing or another. I caught up on grading and other course related things. I practiced violin. Now on to baking peanut butter cookies and spending time with a book.
#Academicsky
#Academicsky
I just finished reading a scholarly article outside of my field. And wow, we are so good at taking easy words and making them complicated by adding an -ity to the end. There should be annual awards for that.
January 25, 2026 at 1:46 PM
I just finished reading a scholarly article outside of my field. And wow, we are so good at taking easy words and making them complicated by adding an -ity to the end. There should be annual awards for that.
The only good news I can offer is that it's time for breakfast. I love that meal.
January 25, 2026 at 12:17 PM
The only good news I can offer is that it's time for breakfast. I love that meal.
If the power goes out, what will I do without my emotional support electric hole puncher?
January 24, 2026 at 2:33 PM
If the power goes out, what will I do without my emotional support electric hole puncher?
I just need to open a door and find that it leads to Narnia.
January 22, 2026 at 5:51 PM
I just need to open a door and find that it leads to Narnia.
I really need McDonald's to serve an afternoon breakfast for when I crave an egg McMuffin.
January 21, 2026 at 8:24 PM
I really need McDonald's to serve an afternoon breakfast for when I crave an egg McMuffin.
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42. Post the second sentence.
"A metaphor is a figure of speech whereby we speak of one thing in terms of another- the church is a temple or God is our shepherd, for instance.
"A metaphor is a figure of speech whereby we speak of one thing in terms of another- the church is a temple or God is our shepherd, for instance.
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42. Post the second sentence.
"Authors must be prepared to review the index quickly, usually within a day or two of its receipt."
"Authors must be prepared to review the index quickly, usually within a day or two of its receipt."
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42. Post the second sentence.
My own view, then, is that care is both a practice and a value.
My own view, then, is that care is both a practice and a value.
January 21, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42. Post the second sentence.
"A metaphor is a figure of speech whereby we speak of one thing in terms of another- the church is a temple or God is our shepherd, for instance.
"A metaphor is a figure of speech whereby we speak of one thing in terms of another- the church is a temple or God is our shepherd, for instance.
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January 21, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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Excited to teach for the first time "I Too Am Fond of Lonely Islands" for solo viola by Elaine Fine. It was inspired by her love of Tove Jansson's novel "The Summer Book." I have read it many times and love it so much. The music is public domain on ISMLP.
January 19, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Excited to teach for the first time "I Too Am Fond of Lonely Islands" for solo viola by Elaine Fine. It was inspired by her love of Tove Jansson's novel "The Summer Book." I have read it many times and love it so much. The music is public domain on ISMLP.
I feel so disconnected from any part of my life that isn't work, specifically everything that is in my life as a faculty member in the first week of classes. Even though I have a lot to accomplish over the long weekend, I also want to reconnect with watching bird feeder activity, playing LPs, etc.
January 16, 2026 at 8:08 PM
I feel so disconnected from any part of my life that isn't work, specifically everything that is in my life as a faculty member in the first week of classes. Even though I have a lot to accomplish over the long weekend, I also want to reconnect with watching bird feeder activity, playing LPs, etc.
I just want to teach a class that the only content is the Moomins.
January 13, 2026 at 9:51 PM
I just want to teach a class that the only content is the Moomins.
“Close your eyes and recall a house or space where you have felt held, connected, comforted, and uplifted.” Some thoughts on nostalgia, place, and words.
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Nostalgia’s Yearning
The Curating of Real and Imagined Spaces
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January 13, 2026 at 2:02 PM
“Close your eyes and recall a house or space where you have felt held, connected, comforted, and uplifted.” Some thoughts on nostalgia, place, and words.
open.substack.com/pub/kelliedb...
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Snacks and course prep and snacks and course prep. That's my world right now. #Academicsky
January 11, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Snacks and course prep and snacks and course prep. That's my world right now. #Academicsky
I was going through some old pictures. There needs to be some kind of content alarm that sounds when you are about to uncover your middle school band picture.
January 1, 2026 at 9:48 PM
I was going through some old pictures. There needs to be some kind of content alarm that sounds when you are about to uncover your middle school band picture.
I was 48 hours into a successful sugar purge until I found some mini peppermint patties. Oh well, starting over at zero hours since processed sugar.
December 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I was 48 hours into a successful sugar purge until I found some mini peppermint patties. Oh well, starting over at zero hours since processed sugar.