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❌👑 Suz Brockmann
@suzbrockmann.bsky.social
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romance writer, indie film & tv writer & producer, mother of a SAG strike captain & a nurse, liberal Dem, activist, she/her. Still masks.
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Hello. I was a woman lead singer of a band I started in Boston in 1979 called Sensible Shoes. (Formerly called Fazzone.) I went to all of our gigs. Plus

Robin Lane & the Chartbusters
Blondie
Face to Face
GrooveLily
Sensible Shoes circa 1981. Suz Brockmann (lead singer), Brice Buchanan (guitar), Frank Hanan (drums), JR Davis (bass), heads together all looking impossibly young. Promo card photo of Sensible Shoes. The band sits in 80s attire on the steps at Government Center in downtown Boston. Frank, Jim, Brice, Suz, and Barry. A photocopied poster for Fazzone, a BOS rock band circa 1979 includes a photo of the band on stage at some seedy club. Another street poster for Fazzone listing two gigs at the Tam and Mr McNasty’s in BOS circa 1980 features a promo photo out take of the band sitting in a decorated drop sheet spread on the kitchen floor.
February 1, 2026 at 10:59 AM
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Here it is with alt text, for our New England friends and family to share far and wide to resist and defend our communities and neighbors from ICE:
A graphic reads: NEW ENGLAND ICE HOTLINES BY STATE Connecticut - New Haven Rapid Response: (854) 666-4472 Maine Immigrant's Rights Coalition: (207) 544-9989 Massachusetts LUCE Network: (617) 370-5023 New Hampshire Solidarity Network Hotline: (978) 219-7586 Rhode Island AMOR Defense Line: (401) 675-1414 Vermont Migrant Justice: (802) 881-7229 SALUTE METHOD S - Size of group of officers A - Action / Activity L - Location U - Uniform / clothing T - time/date E - Equipment/weapons KNOW YOUR RIGHTS • It is your right to record in public spaces. • You must record from a reasonable distance. • On private property, an owner may ask you to leave. • Law enforcement require a judicial warrant to seize a bystanders device. • Consider locking phone with passcode, not facial recognition. • Capture identifying info (agency vests, badge numbers, license plates, etc.)
January 19, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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Oh yeah.
A graphic from DuckDuckGo announcing that I voted and I am loudly NO AI, as are 94% of my fellow voters.
January 17, 2026 at 2:16 AM
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I spent 2025 writing a book about how we survive when our world falls apart. (Hint: through friends, partners, family, and community!) Its official release is 1/29 and it’s available to preorder now!
A graphic reads “Jules Cassidy, P.I., Available January 29th, Jules Cassidy and Sam Starrett and a case full of WTF, www.SuzanneBrockmann.com, and includes the cover art for the book by Suzanne Brockmann, which shows a reddish-tinged evening sky and a road in a tired-looking Los Angeles Valley neighborhood where the small figures of two men, one large, one smaller, run across the street. Palm trees and electrical poles are silhouette against the sunset.
January 12, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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Hey Metrowest Boston! Here’s a list of Sunday protests:
A screen shot reads: Needham: Sunday, January 11th from 12 - 2 pm on the sidewalk across from Sudbury Farms Wellesley: Sunday, January 11th from 1 - 2:30 pm on the Town Hall Green. Sign up to attend here: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/882946/ Sherborn: Sunday, January 11th from 1 - 2 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Area Church at First Parish, 11 Washington St. Sign up to attend here: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/883405/
January 11, 2026 at 1:07 AM
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The print books are coming!! But print-on-demand takes a little more time!
Three very chunky copies of Suz Brockmann’s latest Troubleshooters series book Jules Cassidy,PI sit on a leather chair.
January 3, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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Paperback POD proofs of JulesCassidyPI, Troubleshooter series #20, available for preorder, on sale 1/29/26
January 2, 2026 at 8:41 PM
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I was thinking perhaps I should have a word for each day instead of one word for the entire damn year and the universe gave me “potato.” Well played, universe. In fact, dare I say, laughable…?
Screenshot of the word Potato as “your 2026 word.”
January 2, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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Hmmm. One can hope.
Laughable is the word I got by taking a screenshot of the Merriam Webster “your 2026 word” video. This is that screenshot.
January 1, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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Yeah @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social I’m #OneOfTheTwo. I’ve had long covid since 2020 & my docs agree on one thing: I must not get covid ever again. My husband masks not just to protect me but for his own health too. He’s seen how sick I’ve been and is compassionate and caring rather than mocking.
A man in a green fleece and a woman w a blue scarf both wear glasses to see and high quality respirators to prevent airborne illness in an airport.
December 29, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Jules Cassidy, P.I. (Troubleshooters #20) is out in ebook and print-on-demand (HC and pb from BN, pb from Amazon) on January 29th!

Blurb, excerpt, and links to the usual e-seller sites at suzannebrockmann.com/books/troubl...
The cover art for Jules Cassidy, P.I. by Suzanne Brockmann shows a reddish-tinged evening sky and a road in a tired-looking Los Angeles Valley neighborhood where the small figures of two men, one large, one smaller, run across the street. Palm trees and electrical poles are silhouette against the sunset.
December 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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I just found this from the Anthropic FAQ page over @authorsguild.org “If you already filed a Claim Form online, you do not need to also respond to the notice.”
How will I be notified if I am eligible? Beginning October 2, 2025, you can check the searchable Works List to see if your works are included in the settlement. If so, you can complete the Claim Form on the website. You should also receive a formal class notice by mail and/or email from the Settlement Administrator. If you already filed a Claim Form online, you do not need to also respond to the notice. Direct notice will be completed by November 24, 2025 (the “Notice End Date”), though many authors may hear sooner.
December 3, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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As a self-pubbing author and small business owner, I thought long & hard about how to release my new book wo supporting Amazon in its initial launch. #Romancelandia #SmallBusinessSaturday
A graphic reads: Jules Cassidy, P.I. December 11th only via Kickstarter Back it now through December 8th: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ suzannebrockmann/jules-cassidy-pi It includes the cover art for the new book, which features the centered image of two running men, crossing a road in a tired-looking neighborhood in the Los Angeles area known as the Valley.
November 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Podcast! Podcast!

In which I discuss my latest book, Jules Cassidy, P.I. (Troubleshooters # 20, out in ebook on 12/8/25), and its outside-the-normal-publishing-box Kickstarter campaign.

Podcast link: www.writeoutloudpod.com/best-selling...
A graphic reads: Monday Nov 24, Write Out Loud with Matt Cassem & Christina Trevaskis, Best-selling author Suzanne Brockmann, Jules Cassidy, P.I. and Kickstarter, @writeoutloudpod, Find where to listen at writeoutloudpod.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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New book alert! New book-to-reader delivery method! A mystery w romantic elements featuring former FBI agent Jules Cassidy and former SEAL Sam Starrett. #Romancelandia
A square graphic reads Jules Cassidy P.I. December 11th New York Times Bestselling Author SUZANNE BROCKMANN only via Kickstarter Back it now through December 8th: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ suzannebrockmann/jules-cassidy-pi There’s a small image of the book’s cover showing a reddish-tinted sky above a tired-looking street in the LA area Valley. The small figures of two men run across the road.
November 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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I voted for liberal progressives in my local election by mail. We forego the “I voted” sticker for the convenience.
Me, a 65 yo woman with clunky framed glasses in a purple jacket holds up the envelope for a vote by mail ballot in the front seat of a car. Ed in a sage fleece leans in for the selfie. We put our ballots in the dropbox at the library moments later.
November 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Here’s the part that CBS chose not to air with alt text:
And actually 60 Minutes paid me a lotta money. And you don't have to put this on, because I don't wanna embarrass you, and I'm sure you're not- you have a great- I think you have a great, new leader, frankly, who's the young woman that's leading your whole enterprise is a great- - from what I know. I don't know her, but I hear she's a great person. But 60 Minutes was forced to pay me- a lot of money because they took her answer out that was so bad, it was election-changing, two nights before the election. And they put a new answer in. And they paid me a lot of money for that. You can't have fake news. You've gotta have legit news. And I think that it's happening. I see- NORAH O'DONNELL: Mr. President- PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: -I see good things happening in the news. I really do. And I think one of the best things to happen is this show and new ownership, CBS and new ownership. I think it's the greatest thing that's happened in a long time to a free and open and good press.
November 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Rain kept me from yesterday’s Standing Witness at the inhumane ICE facility in Burlington MA, but a small but growing group is there from 11-1 on Thursdays so Ed and I went out there today for a while. My long COV kept us from staying very long, but we were there for about an hour.
The back of Ed holding his “yes: freedom No: kings, we have friends everywhere” sign (flip side reads Not Today, Fascists) in the foreground of a black-glass windowed 2story office building that houses people kidnapped by ICE in Burlington MA. This is a small office building that was not meant to house prisoners of any kind and is not set up to provide showers, beds, or toilets with privacy. The people who work here and bring prisoners here are breaking the law. Around 60 people Standing Witness at the inhumane ICE facility in Burlington today, 10/23/25
October 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Photos from #NoKingsFraminghamMA! Estimated 1100 people, late in the day, with similar protests earlier in nearby towns, and that wicked big rally in downtown Boston!
In a photo taken across the Framingham green, the crowd at the 4:30 pm Oct 18 NoKings rally lines Edgell Road on both sides for quite a distance. In a photo taken across the Framingham green, the crowd at the 4:30 pm Oct 18 NoKings rally lines Edgell Road on both sides for quite a distance. In a photo taken across the Framingham green, the crowd at the 4:30 pm Oct 18 NoKings rally lines Edgell Road on both sides for quite a distance. Slightly closer shot of the crowd at #NoKingsFraminghamMA, which only started at 4:30 pm yet was still well attended! A person in an inflatable costume in the shape of a heart stands in the center.
October 19, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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My Visible pacing app gave up trying to notify me during the protest. I was waiting for the notification that said “Guess you’re dead now!” #NoKings #LongCovid (And yes, we wore our masks!!)
Screenshot of Suz’s Visible long-covid pacing app. Pink is “yo! Your heart rate is too damn high!” Blue is “maybe you’ll be okay but still slow down!” You can see that spike there close to 140 because I probably started holding my sign with both arms above my head. Silly dysfunctional autonomic system! Shortly after noon, I took a break and sat on my camping stool on the Natick common so my system could finally calm the fuck down. But then we headed for home and had to walk to the car. Sigh. But I WAS THERE!! #NoKingsNatick
October 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Natick was great!! A festive, positive, upbeat crowd!!
A tired looking person in sunglasses and a purple cap holds a small rainbow flag and a sign that reads: “Yes: joy, freedom,equality, choice, LOVE” as she takes a breather from the No kings rally in Natick MA.
October 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Huge crowds in Natick MA! We arrived early to get a stretch of sidewalk that wasn’t too crowded but by 11:15 we had our masks on. And, by the way, those of us with long covid looked like we were standing and holding a sign but our bodies were running a race!! 🫠#NoKingsNatickMA
A woman in sunglasses and a purple hat holds a NoKings sign. Behind her the sign reads “yes: freedom No:kings, We have friends everywhere with a badly drawn but heartfelt pride flag. The crowd across the street is large and growing! A man in a sun hat and hoodie holds two signs as cars pass. Across the street is a crowd with other signs. His signs read “Yes: Joy, freedom, equality, choice, love, #USConstitution” and yes: freedom No:kings, We have friends everywhere with a badly drawn but heartfelt pride flag.
October 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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HUGE crowd at today’s (Wednesday’s) protest at the inhumane ICE facility in Burlington MA. (We always stand way back because I have long covid and must never get acute covid again!)
Woman in purple jacket and jeans stands back from a crowd that lines the street in Burlington MA at the weekly Wednesday protest at the ICE facility. Her sign reads: Reminder: “I was just following orders” was rejected as a defense at the Nuremberg trials. A slightly blurry zoomed in photo of the crowd protesting the ICE facility in Burlington MA centers on a patriot in an inflatable frog costume beside an American flag. A selfie of me, wearing sunglasses, purple jacket, blue scarf, and a navy blue fleece cap w cold weather ear flaps in the down position because Brrrr!, near Ed who wears a sage green fleece and holds up a sign reading “Not today, fascists!!”
October 16, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Research done, we filled out our ballots and went out into the rainy Monday to put them in the dropbox!
Suz, a short haired sixty-something woman with clunky glasses and a purple jacket and Ed, a handsome older man in a sage green fleece hold the envelopes for their MA vote-by-mail ballots as they pose for a pre-ballot dropbox drop selfie in the car. Rain streaks the car windows. They voted their progressive, liberal, democratic values.
October 14, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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I'm using this great guide from BookRiot bookriot.com/library-elec... to assist my research, and it includes this important info, and at around 15:15 he mentions parents "having their needs met."
A screenshot from the linked article reads: "Go individual by individual on those sample ballots and look up the candidates. Some may have no web presence at all, which might be a red flag, but most will have at bare minimum a Facebook page. Your local newspaper, if you have one, may have interviews with each of the candidates (and if you're paywalled from this, after you cuss a bit, see if you can access the unpaywalled version via your library). Red flags in candidates for school or library board will include language like "parental rights" or "school choice." Red flags will be clear, too, if you are voting in nonpartisan board elections and you see clear partisanship in the candidate's affiliations or endorsements."
October 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM