Joseph Brindley
@josephbrindley.bsky.social
Indie Author and non-traditional student. Writer, forging an empire one line at a time. Still figuring it all out, but trying to make the most of the journey.
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BLACK BUTTERFLIES, my debut Poetry Collection, is available NOW in Softcover and eBook formats!!!
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Azalea Gardens - Black Butterflies: Chapbook 6 - available NOW exclusively on Amazon. Read for free with Kindle Unlimited!
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September 8, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Azalea Gardens - Black Butterflies: Chapbook 6 - available NOW exclusively on Amazon. Read for free with Kindle Unlimited!
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Maskwork - Black Butterflies: Chapbook 5 - available NOW exclusively on Amazon. Read for free with Kindle Unlimited!
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September 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Maskwork - Black Butterflies: Chapbook 5 - available NOW exclusively on Amazon. Read for free with Kindle Unlimited!
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SOIL OF THE GRAVE - Black Butterflies: Chapbook 4 - available NOW exclusively on Amazon. Read for free with Kindle Unlimited!
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September 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
SOIL OF THE GRAVE - Black Butterflies: Chapbook 4 - available NOW exclusively on Amazon. Read for free with Kindle Unlimited!
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THIRST - Black Butterflies: Chapbook 3 - available NOW exclusively on Amazon. Read for free with Kindle Unlimited!
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September 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
THIRST - Black Butterflies: Chapbook 3 - available NOW exclusively on Amazon. Read for free with Kindle Unlimited!
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CARAPACE - Black Butterflies: Chapbook 2 - available NOW exclusively on Amazon. Read for free with Kindle Unlimited!
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September 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
CARAPACE - Black Butterflies: Chapbook 2 - available NOW exclusively on Amazon. Read for free with Kindle Unlimited!
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HATCHLING - Black Butterflies: Chapbook 1 - available NOW exclusively on Amazon. Read for free with Kindle Unlimited!
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September 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
HATCHLING - Black Butterflies: Chapbook 1 - available NOW exclusively on Amazon. Read for free with Kindle Unlimited!
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The Companion Series to BLACK BUTTERFLIES - six chapbooks each with five select poems from the collection, two ADDITIONAL AND ORIGINAL poems not found in the main book, plus behind the scene commentaries for all seven poems, is releasing this week!!!
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#poetry
September 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The Companion Series to BLACK BUTTERFLIES - six chapbooks each with five select poems from the collection, two ADDITIONAL AND ORIGINAL poems not found in the main book, plus behind the scene commentaries for all seven poems, is releasing this week!!!
#poetry
#poetry
BLACK BUTTERFLIES, my debut Poetry Collection, is available NOW in Softcover and eBook formats!!!
Paperback: https://a.co/d/1PvqaoT
Kindle: https://a.co/d/7Cb3jT3
Additional Platforms: books2read.com/u/m2Aon1
#poetry #author #writing #IndieAuthor
Paperback: https://a.co/d/1PvqaoT
Kindle: https://a.co/d/7Cb3jT3
Additional Platforms: books2read.com/u/m2Aon1
#poetry #author #writing #IndieAuthor
September 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
BLACK BUTTERFLIES, my debut Poetry Collection, is available NOW in Softcover and eBook formats!!!
Paperback: https://a.co/d/1PvqaoT
Kindle: https://a.co/d/7Cb3jT3
Additional Platforms: books2read.com/u/m2Aon1
#poetry #author #writing #IndieAuthor
Paperback: https://a.co/d/1PvqaoT
Kindle: https://a.co/d/7Cb3jT3
Additional Platforms: books2read.com/u/m2Aon1
#poetry #author #writing #IndieAuthor
From the poetry collection, Black Butterflies, AVAILABLE NOW:
"Sedation Station" (Haiku)
Pills line up in rows,
day drifts under heavy lids,
life waits at the door.
#poetry #IndieAuthor #poem #haiku
"Sedation Station" (Haiku)
Pills line up in rows,
day drifts under heavy lids,
life waits at the door.
#poetry #IndieAuthor #poem #haiku
August 28, 2025 at 10:19 PM
From the poetry collection, Black Butterflies, AVAILABLE NOW:
"Sedation Station" (Haiku)
Pills line up in rows,
day drifts under heavy lids,
life waits at the door.
#poetry #IndieAuthor #poem #haiku
"Sedation Station" (Haiku)
Pills line up in rows,
day drifts under heavy lids,
life waits at the door.
#poetry #IndieAuthor #poem #haiku
(1 of 4)
From the poetry collection, Black Butterflies, AVAILABLE NOW:
"You're Married Now" (Rhyme Royal)
We met too soon for something built to stay,
one night, a thread of heat and sudden fire.
#poet #poetry #IndieAuthor
1/4
From the poetry collection, Black Butterflies, AVAILABLE NOW:
"You're Married Now" (Rhyme Royal)
We met too soon for something built to stay,
one night, a thread of heat and sudden fire.
#poet #poetry #IndieAuthor
1/4
August 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
(1 of 4)
From the poetry collection, Black Butterflies, AVAILABLE NOW:
"You're Married Now" (Rhyme Royal)
We met too soon for something built to stay,
one night, a thread of heat and sudden fire.
#poet #poetry #IndieAuthor
1/4
From the poetry collection, Black Butterflies, AVAILABLE NOW:
"You're Married Now" (Rhyme Royal)
We met too soon for something built to stay,
one night, a thread of heat and sudden fire.
#poet #poetry #IndieAuthor
1/4
From the poetry collection, Black Butterflies, coming SOONISH:
"You Died" (Haiku)
I’m angry you died.
You never said I love you…
now you never will.
#poetry #poet #IndieAuthor #Haiku
"You Died" (Haiku)
I’m angry you died.
You never said I love you…
now you never will.
#poetry #poet #IndieAuthor #Haiku
August 26, 2025 at 11:44 PM
From the poetry collection, Black Butterflies, coming SOONISH:
"You Died" (Haiku)
I’m angry you died.
You never said I love you…
now you never will.
#poetry #poet #IndieAuthor #Haiku
"You Died" (Haiku)
I’m angry you died.
You never said I love you…
now you never will.
#poetry #poet #IndieAuthor #Haiku
(1 of 2)
From the poetry collection, Black Butterflies, coming SOONISH:
"Over the Ledge" (Triolet)
I said my mother held me back.
The world was cold beyond her door.
The courage I could never track,
I said my mother held me back.
#poetry #IndieAuthor #poet
1/2
From the poetry collection, Black Butterflies, coming SOONISH:
"Over the Ledge" (Triolet)
I said my mother held me back.
The world was cold beyond her door.
The courage I could never track,
I said my mother held me back.
#poetry #IndieAuthor #poet
1/2
August 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
(1 of 2)
From the poetry collection, Black Butterflies, coming SOONISH:
"Over the Ledge" (Triolet)
I said my mother held me back.
The world was cold beyond her door.
The courage I could never track,
I said my mother held me back.
#poetry #IndieAuthor #poet
1/2
From the poetry collection, Black Butterflies, coming SOONISH:
"Over the Ledge" (Triolet)
I said my mother held me back.
The world was cold beyond her door.
The courage I could never track,
I said my mother held me back.
#poetry #IndieAuthor #poet
1/2
Bad News, I missed my deadline to pre-launch Black Butterflies for August 31st...
BUT....
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1/2
BUT....
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1/2
August 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Bad News, I missed my deadline to pre-launch Black Butterflies for August 31st...
BUT....
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1/2
BUT....
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1/2
August 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Black butterflies don’t symbolize death.
They are death
learning how to fly.
#poetry #PoetryDaily #confessional
They are death
learning how to fly.
#poetry #PoetryDaily #confessional
August 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Black butterflies don’t symbolize death.
They are death
learning how to fly.
#poetry #PoetryDaily #confessional
They are death
learning how to fly.
#poetry #PoetryDaily #confessional
I never meant to survive so long.
But here I am,
witnessing all the versions of me I buried.
#poetry #micropoetry #PoetryCommunity
But here I am,
witnessing all the versions of me I buried.
#poetry #micropoetry #PoetryCommunity
August 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I never meant to survive so long.
But here I am,
witnessing all the versions of me I buried.
#poetry #micropoetry #PoetryCommunity
But here I am,
witnessing all the versions of me I buried.
#poetry #micropoetry #PoetryCommunity
#poetrycommunity Who is your favorite #poet ?
August 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
#poetrycommunity Who is your favorite #poet ?
Purchased my first ISBN numbers this past week. It's happening!
August 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Purchased my first ISBN numbers this past week. It's happening!
Last week of the term! Excited to use what I learned the last few weeks and get the week off before the next term starts at #SNHU on September 1st!
August 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Last week of the term! Excited to use what I learned the last few weeks and get the week off before the next term starts at #SNHU on September 1st!
Mom's birthday is today. She's been gone since April of 2012, and I still miss her every year. Happy Birthday, Mom.
August 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Mom's birthday is today. She's been gone since April of 2012, and I still miss her every year. Happy Birthday, Mom.
Drinking some motivation this morning...
August 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Drinking some motivation this morning...
What's your favorite fiction book and why?
August 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
What's your favorite fiction book and why?
One of my two current works in progress. #writing #sciencefiction
August 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
One of my two current works in progress. #writing #sciencefiction