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Brian C. E. Buhl
@briancebuhl.com
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Writer (SF/F)
Day Job is programmer. No AI.

He/Him

One of my books! --> https://tinyurl.com/3hmccptd
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Here are the top 5 of my #spotifywrapped.

The fact that a Lewky song is my #3 means that I was very serious about very not serious songs.
A picture of the first 5 songs from the Spotify 2025 Wrap Up list. Text includes: Your Top Songs 2025 Spotify Wrapped presents the songs you loved this year Made for maldarrien * 100 songs, 6 hr 40 min The top 5 in this list: Too Sweet by Hozier Human by Rag'n'Bone Man I Have One Daughter by Lewky and sad alex Atlas Falls by Shinedown I Am the Fire by Halestorm
December 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Old man from The Simpsons explaining something. The text below: So I formatted my meme like this Which was the style at the time
November 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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She's coming.
Scene from the first Terminator movie, where Kyle Reese is explaining the dangers of the Terminator to Sarah Connor. The text is changed to: Listen, and understand. Mariah Carey is out there. She can't be reasoned with, she can't be bargained with. She doesn't feel pity or fear or remorse, and she absolutely will not stop, ever. Because all she wants for Christmas is you!
November 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Happy Veterans Day! Here's a picture of me just on my way out of Basic Training. Hard to reconcile this young guy with the old man I see in the mirror these days.
A picture of a very young Brian C. E. Buhl in US Air Force dress blues, with a flag behind him.
November 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Happy Disembodied Circulatory System Day, for all who celebrate.
An image from The Watchmen comic book, in which an ambulatory circular system moves through a kitchen, much to the horror and dismay of the cooks and serving staff presiding there.
November 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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*me, waking up, counting the doors*
Jean Luc Picard from Star Trek:TNG, looking upset. From the episode where he was tortured and told that there were 5 lights when there were, in fact, four. I think there were four, anyway. It's been a rough year. I'm not actually sure how many lights there were anymore. I'm sure there were only four, but when I woke up this morning, I could have sword I saw five.
November 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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We're doing our Halloween costumes at work today. This is what I look like in Teams.
White man, gray hair, dressed in Jedi robes with a Tatooine background. Keep getting confused for Obiwan, but was going for Quigon.
October 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Trying to schedule a Covid vaccine before the WXR cruise and I get this:
A screenshot with highlighted text: The patient must be between 3 and 11 years old to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in this state.
August 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Melissa snapped this picture of us at Shut Up and Write. I wrote close to 3000 words today.
Room full of writers sitting at tables. The smiling woman authenticator front, taking the picture, is pretty. Sitting at the table with her is a long-haired, hippy-looking dude in glasses and a hawaiin shirt.
August 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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When me and my crew roll up on you
Four Kerbals (little green men with big heads and googly eyes) floating in a space capsule. One of them is upside down and looks mildly stressed about it. They're all generally happy though, because Kerbals love space, because space is The Shit.
July 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Gozer (also known as Gozer the Gozerian, Gozer the Destructor, Gozer the Traveler, Volguus Zildrohar and Lord of the Sebouillia) endorses Andrew Cuomo for mayor of NYC.
(Gozer, from Ghost Busters) During the rectification of the Vuldrini, the traveler came as a large and moving Torg! Then, during the third reconciliation of the last of the McKetrick supplicants, they chose a new form for him: that of a giant Slor! Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!
June 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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SFWA 2025 Silent Auction! Support writer advocacy & uiplift! And nab great swag while doing it! May 29 - Jun 12. SFWA - Advocating for SFF since 1965 -- in partnership with Worldbuilders.
June 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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A picture of Clippy, an animated paper-clip, hovering over a blank piece of paper and speaking: "It looks like you're about to do some crime! I can help you pick a lock."
May 30, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Last week, I attended the Festival of Books in LA.

At the end of this month, I'll be at the Sacramento Book Festival! This is going to be a fun event! Come check it out!

May 31st, near McKinley park!
Image promoting the Sacramento Book Festival. The text reads: Sacramento Book Festival Free Event! Let us know you're coming! * 140+ local authors & bookstores * Readings/activities for kids/adults * Food and refreshments on site * Scavenger hunt and prizes May 31st, 2025 * 10AM-4PM Shepard Garden & Arts Center next to McKinley Park www.sacramentobookfestival.com
May 3, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Here's a link to my wrap-up for the LA Festival of Books.

And here's a picture of me at the event.
Man wearing a Labyrinth T-shirt, jeans, and sneakers, holding a book while standing in front of a table of other books. He's got graying hair and a beard. The table is inside a white tent, and there is a banner in the background which says "SMALL PUBLISHING IN A BIG UNIVERSE"
April 29, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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Old white dude, hippy-looking with long hair, looking dismayed. A purple table under the tent, getting wet. Rain on the concrete, just outside the tent.
April 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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I'm pretty sure it's the one that had "X-Man" on the cover.

He's not my favorite, though.
Cover of X-Man, which shows Nate Grey on a snowy cliffside, his left eye glowing. Text also says, "The Saga Continues" and "The Man who fell to Earth".
April 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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April 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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I feel seen.
A yellow sign on a door. Eggslut Please stand clear of door.
April 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Been driving 4 hours, in our way to Vegas when the check engine light came on. At a mechanic now. I suspect alternator, but who knows?

Here is a picture of Melissa and me.
April 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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With $80 in hand, you come up $60 short getting the worst tickets at your nearest Dave Mathews Band concert. #YIAYkart
A screen shot from a tickets vender. It's a showing for Dave Matthews Band, Fri Aug 22, 7:30PM at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. It's Upper Bowl 232, Row 14, and the price is $143 each.
April 4, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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If you're wondering how my day is going:
A screen shot of part of a conversation in MS Teams. Coworker: "How late are you going to be on today?" Me: "Time is a human construct, created to keep us constantly looking towards a future that doesn't exist."
April 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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If you were to tell me this character was anti-vax, I might believe it.
Don Knotts from the Andy Griffith show.
March 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Best Star Trek crew, wrong answers only.
The crew from Galaxy Quest, standing in a rocky environment.
March 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Post your favorite Doctor Who. Wrong answers only.
Buckaroo Banzai In the foreground, he's wearing a jacket and a loose tie as he looks directly at you. In the background, he's wearing a bow tie. He has a troop of folks with him. It's a still from the movie sharing the main character's name.
March 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM