Denae Braden
@kalyndenae.bsky.social
Mother, teacher, author. I write stories that celebrate the magic of resilience. #amquerying
Never underestimate what a day of touching random things at a TJ Maxx can do for your mental health.
January 16, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Never underestimate what a day of touching random things at a TJ Maxx can do for your mental health.
My writing has been on hiatus due to grief, but I submitted a short story to a lit mag today. Baby steps. Hope in despair. ❤️
January 12, 2026 at 10:33 PM
My writing has been on hiatus due to grief, but I submitted a short story to a lit mag today. Baby steps. Hope in despair. ❤️
I've been eating clean for three days and I'm deeply offended that I haven't experienced a profound physical transformation yet.
January 12, 2026 at 2:55 PM
I've been eating clean for three days and I'm deeply offended that I haven't experienced a profound physical transformation yet.
I’m watching a monarch butterfly enjoy my zinnias. There’s certainly a more poetic way to say this, but my brain is melted from work, so just…
If you want butterflies, plant flowers.
If you want butterflies, plant flowers.
October 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I’m watching a monarch butterfly enjoy my zinnias. There’s certainly a more poetic way to say this, but my brain is melted from work, so just…
If you want butterflies, plant flowers.
If you want butterflies, plant flowers.
Iron and Wine on my radio, butternut squash soup on my stove, a hot cup of coffee and a blank page are my companions this morning.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Iron and Wine on my radio, butternut squash soup on my stove, a hot cup of coffee and a blank page are my companions this morning.
We have checked out 103 books at the library since the boys were born. Pretty proud of my little bookworms.
October 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
We have checked out 103 books at the library since the boys were born. Pretty proud of my little bookworms.
Got small-talked by a ghost-of-high-school's-past at the library. As if that wasn't horrific enough, he sneered like a cartoon bully, “Weren’t you supposed to be a writer? You got any books in here?”
Sir, please don't make this my villain origin story.
Sir, please don't make this my villain origin story.
October 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Got small-talked by a ghost-of-high-school's-past at the library. As if that wasn't horrific enough, he sneered like a cartoon bully, “Weren’t you supposed to be a writer? You got any books in here?”
Sir, please don't make this my villain origin story.
Sir, please don't make this my villain origin story.
Finding out that a publisher that rejected me sold to another publisher that promptly shut down. 😓 www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dto...
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October 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Finding out that a publisher that rejected me sold to another publisher that promptly shut down. 😓 www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dto...
Assigned "The Lottery" to my students so that I can do my part in passing on generational trauma.
September 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Assigned "The Lottery" to my students so that I can do my part in passing on generational trauma.
My husband just got a neck spasm mid-head bang in the car. This is aging.
September 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
My husband just got a neck spasm mid-head bang in the car. This is aging.
Grading as an English teacher with dyscalculia. 😂
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September 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Grading as an English teacher with dyscalculia. 😂
Women only want one thing, and it’s the sparkly Le Creuset pumpkin. www.lecreuset.com/signature-pu...
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August 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Women only want one thing, and it’s the sparkly Le Creuset pumpkin. www.lecreuset.com/signature-pu...
It's 79 degrees in Arkansas! 🍂🍁🌧️
What are your favorite fall soups? I've got potato-leek on lock for lunch.
What are your favorite fall soups? I've got potato-leek on lock for lunch.
a man with glasses and a red jacket says i gotta focus . i 'm shifting into soup mode .
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August 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
It's 79 degrees in Arkansas! 🍂🍁🌧️
What are your favorite fall soups? I've got potato-leek on lock for lunch.
What are your favorite fall soups? I've got potato-leek on lock for lunch.
Stefan Voice: "This WIP has it all: Half-vampires, farmers shapeshifting into giant serpents, a horseman of the apopcalypse, true love, trainwrecks, magical libraries, Edwardian dandies."
August 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Stefan Voice: "This WIP has it all: Half-vampires, farmers shapeshifting into giant serpents, a horseman of the apopcalypse, true love, trainwrecks, magical libraries, Edwardian dandies."
Always sad to cut the last watermelon of the season, even though I know it will be replaced by pumpkins.
August 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Always sad to cut the last watermelon of the season, even though I know it will be replaced by pumpkins.
In December 2020, my friend asked me to write a coronavirus-themed Christmas play for her students. I had blocked it out of my memory, but please enjoy these screenshots that I found lingering in my Google Drive. (Hey @hallmarkchannel.bsky.social, hire me!)
August 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
In December 2020, my friend asked me to write a coronavirus-themed Christmas play for her students. I had blocked it out of my memory, but please enjoy these screenshots that I found lingering in my Google Drive. (Hey @hallmarkchannel.bsky.social, hire me!)
Weirdest or most niche thing you've had to research because of a character's interest and go.
Today, I'm deep diving into all things Beanie Baby.
Today, I'm deep diving into all things Beanie Baby.
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August 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Weirdest or most niche thing you've had to research because of a character's interest and go.
Today, I'm deep diving into all things Beanie Baby.
Today, I'm deep diving into all things Beanie Baby.
Is it gauche that I’m using ground wagyu to make enchiritos?
July 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Is it gauche that I’m using ground wagyu to make enchiritos?
My go-to summer drink this year is blackberry matcha. What’s yours?
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June 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
My go-to summer drink this year is blackberry matcha. What’s yours?
Inheriting the family estate is a monkey’s paw of a dream come true; Jane finds herself trapped by a generational curse in a tiny Southern town that has been hidden from the world since the Civil War. No one who enters may leave—even after death. #Q #A #F #PR #MR #LF #questpit
May 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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BEACH READ x REP ALBUM x THE WEDDING PEOPLE
When Nellie’s career crashes, she must start over, face her messy past & find a way to pay rent—while reuniting with her ex-work rival.
#questpit #q #litagents #womensfiction #WF w/ #R #bookclub #A #agentsguide
When Nellie’s career crashes, she must start over, face her messy past & find a way to pay rent—while reuniting with her ex-work rival.
#questpit #q #litagents #womensfiction #WF w/ #R #bookclub #A #agentsguide
May 7, 2025 at 9:15 AM
BEACH READ x REP ALBUM x THE WEDDING PEOPLE
When Nellie’s career crashes, she must start over, face her messy past & find a way to pay rent—while reuniting with her ex-work rival.
#questpit #q #litagents #womensfiction #WF w/ #R #bookclub #A #agentsguide
When Nellie’s career crashes, she must start over, face her messy past & find a way to pay rent—while reuniting with her ex-work rival.
#questpit #q #litagents #womensfiction #WF w/ #R #bookclub #A #agentsguide
Loving #PosterPit! Everyone is so creative!
April 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Loving #PosterPit! Everyone is so creative!
April 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
April 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM