❌👑 Suz Brockmann

@suzbrockmann

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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❌👑 Suz Brockmann@suzbrockmann· Jul 2

Time to get up and go create shade for the garden, so it doesn’t die in this crazy heat.

Umbrellas and bed sheets create makeshift shade in a New England garden.

Healthy, thriving zucchini plants with giant green leaves lurk in the shade created by old bed sheets Jerryrigged between a wooden fence and some patio chairs

❌👑 Suz Brockmann@suzbrockmann· May 4

On May the 4th, I went out for a walk with a… friend? #MayTheFourthBeWithYou

A photo of the long, late afternoon shadows of Darth Vader and I while out for a walk. (It’s my husband Ed who is wearing a sunhat w a back flap and the shadow of his head is rather hysterically darth-like.)

❌👑 Suz Brockmann@suzbrockmann· May 1

Wellesley MA #MayDayStrong

Three people stand slightly apart from the crowd (because the woman in the purple jacket has Long Covid.) The man wears a sunhat and the woman holds a sign saying “We the People”

❌👑 Suz Brockmann@suzbrockmann· Apr 30

Just got back home to MA after spending the winter down south, opened the fridge drawer to find this petrified clementine and immediately thought “And how was YOUR day, Edward?” #OFMD #StedeBonnet

A sad little lonely, abandoned, dried-out to the point of being petrified clementine sits on the top part of the plastic veggie drawer in the fridge, among the onion skin remains (that the photographer cleaned up after taking the photo!) It looks like a tiny shrunken head and immediately calls to mind the “buried treasure” Stede Bonnet finds beneath the tree in Jim’s childhood orchard.

The petrified clementine sits forlornly on the granite countertop.

❌👑 Suz Brockmann@suzbrockmann· Apr 7

Hey Wisconsin, it’s Election Day. As long as no one’s getting any work done due to it being “Are We Fucked? Find Out at 8 pm ET” Day, you might as well go and vote for the WisDem supported candidate, Judge Chris Taylor!

A screenshot of a text from WisDems announcing:
Judge Chris Taylor
has spent her career serving
Wisconsin - as a lawyer, state legislator, and now a judge. Her opponent is an extremist backed by right-wing special interests and deep-pocketed donors.
The choice is clear.
But recent polling

❌👑 Suz Brockmann@suzbrockmann· Apr 7

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❌👑 Suz Brockmann@suzbrockmann· Apr 1

No you were right!! Thank you! I didn’t go far enough into the options! Check this out:

The lock screen with the wallpaper adjusted so both schnauzers are visible and the time is in a clear bright white font saying 9:29.

❌👑 Suz Brockmann@suzbrockmann· Apr 1

I mean, shit. The freaking illegible time is right over Little Joe’s face too. And wow I hate these new fonts. Ugh.

The wallpaper on my phone’s lock screen is a picture of my two schnauzers, looking up from the yoga mat pathways we had throughout our house because little Joe (top left) was partially paralyzed and needed traction so as not to slip. The time on the phone reads 9:12 but damn it’s hard to see.

❌👑 Suz Brockmann@suzbrockmann· Mar 28

Got there. Arrived 25 mins early and sat in the shade way off to the side. We stayed for about 20 mins into the rally but moved back to the street when the crowd swelled to encompass our no longer secluded spot. My energy ran out about 20 mins after that, but I! Was! There!! #NoKings Sarasota FL

A woman in a pink safari hat and big sunglasses sits on a camping stool while holding a sign reading: “Yes! Joy Freedom Equality Choice Love” (Flipside says “No Kings!”)

❌👑 Suz Brockmann@suzbrockmann· Mar 28

Also here’s what my shirt says:

A close up of the front of my navy blue T-shirt, which has white letters reading “NOT TODAY, FASCISTS”

❌👑 Suz Brockmann@suzbrockmann· Mar 28

In the future, FYI, this is really lightweight and easy to carry:

The black plastic telescoping camping stool, folded up.

❌👑 Suz Brockmann@suzbrockmann· Mar 27

My signs for #NoKings

Two hand lettered signs for #NoKings. One reads “Yes: Freedom, No: Kings in America!!” The second says “No kings, Nazis, Dictators, hate #NOPE”

Two hand lettered signs for #NoKings. One reads “We have friends everywhere. No Kings” The second says “Yes! Joy, freedom, equality, choice, LOVE”

❌👑 Suz Brockmann@suzbrockmann· Mar 7

This site is pretty fun!

A graphic from your ai slip bores me in which I request “please draw me” the picture is a stick figure with a smiley face with a black hat, green shorts,an orange shirt, and purple shoes scribbled on.

❌👑 Suz Brockmann@suzbrockmann· Feb 14

Yup.

Little Joe, a schnauzer with partially paralyzed back legs, is unconcerned about her limitations but is always worried about what the humans are up to. She stands on one of the rugs on her ramp out of the slider and looks up at her person.

❌👑 Suz Brockmann@suzbrockmann· Feb 1

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.

❌👑 Suz Brockmann@suzbrockmann· Jan 19

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.)

❌👑 Suz Brockmann@suzbrockmann· Jan 17

Oh yeah.

A graphic from DuckDuckGo announcing that I voted and I am loudly NO AI, as are 94% of my fellow voters.

❌👑 Suz Brockmann@suzbrockmann· Jan 12

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.

❌👑 Suz Brockmann@suzbrockmann· Jan 11

Hey Metrowest Boston! Here’s a list of Sunday protests:

❌👑 Suz Brockmann@suzbrockmann· Jan 3

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.

❌👑 Suz Brockmann@suzbrockmann· Jan 2

Paperback POD proofs of JulesCassidyPI, Troubleshooter series #20, available for preorder, on sale 1/29/26

❌👑 Suz Brockmann@suzbrockmann· Jan 2

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.”

❌👑 Suz Brockmann@suzbrockmann· Jan 1

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.

❌👑 Suz Brockmann@suzbrockmann· Dec 29

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.

❌👑 Suz Brockmann@suzbrockmann· Dec 28

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.

❌👑 Suz Brockmann@suzbrockmann· Dec 3

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.

❌👑 Suz Brockmann@suzbrockmann· Nov 29

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.

❌👑 Suz Brockmann@suzbrockmann· Nov 24

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

❌👑 Suz Brockmann@suzbrockmann· Nov 4

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.

❌👑 Suz Brockmann@suzbrockmann· Nov 3

Here’s the part that CBS chose not to air with alt text: