Christopher Gronlund
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Christopher Gronlund
@cgronlund.bsky.social
He/Him. I do a narrated short fiction podcast called Not About Lumberjacks (http://nolumberjacks.com). When not doing that, I like juggling, canoeing, hiking, and playing Irish tunes on my mandolin - even though I'm not very good Ⓥ
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In this sequel to the 1st anniversary episode of Not About Lumberjacks in 2016, we catch up with Erik Nilsson and his father nine years after Erik left everything behind to go live in an old lumber camp in Maine.

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In this sequel to the 1st anniversary episode of Not About Lumberjacks in 2016, we catch up with Erik Nilsson and his father nine years after Erik left everything behind to go live in an old lumber camp in Maine.

nolumberjacks.com/the-art-of-t...
December 8, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Other Christmas movies:

In Bruges. (That tower scene warms the heart!)
Brazil. (It'll give you wings!)
A Midnight Clear. (I can hear that bullet wound!)

But a REAL Christmas movie ya gotta see, if you think, "It's Goodfellas meets It's a Wonderful Life," is 29th Street!
December 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I know @badhandbooks.bsky.social has had a rough go with issues of THE END TIMES being held up by the USPS, but I can verify they are still reaching mailboxes. My copy arrived today, and it’s worth the wait! 😀
(I have the digital copy they sent, but this is how it’s meant to be read.)
December 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Happy Black Friday...

Remember what Fugazi always said:
"You are not what you own!"

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Merchandise
YouTube video by Fugazi - Topic
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November 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Thanks to the mighty @mistalee.bsky.social, I finally got to do some video game writing! A bit about that, here...and a link to the game in comments...

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Other Writing | Christopher Gronlund
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November 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We usually go hiking on Thanksgiving morning, but I wanted to reach 30 miles on the bike. Then, realizing that was ALMOST 50km, I decided on a bit more. Saw coyotes, rabbits, countless birds, and a couple bobcats!
November 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The goal this morning is a 30-mile bike ride.
But then, because I always convert things to metric/Celsius for friends in places more standardized/civilized, I realized if I hit 31.07 miles, that's 50 km, which sounds more impressive. So, we will see how it goes.
I have cooler weather on my side...
November 27, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I've not painted minis in forever, but love seeing what people are up to. Also, it seems like @thatdarnsatan.bsky.social and Holly should be following each other here...
Use only one art piece to convince people to follow you!
November 27, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Yesterday was a ride from Denton, Tx down to Lewisville for breakfast (and then a train ride back).
(More photos in comments...)
November 23, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Just recorded the 85th story for Not About Lumberjacks. This one is the 10th anniversary story on top of all that!

Thanks to everyone who's listened, narrated, and supported the show over the past decade.

I really like the way this one turned out...

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10 Years of Stories | Christopher Gronlund
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November 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A three-day weekend is over. Cynthia's birthday is on Halloween, so we began with a hike. Saturday was a chill day, and then Sunday morning was an 18-mile bike ride. Definitely a weekend I wish were even longer...
November 3, 2025 at 12:21 PM
William is a snazzy person who writes and chronicles cool things.
November 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
While I don't like that a writer as great as Sarah Kendzior is needed, I'm glad she's doing what she does. Always spot-on, and this one even a bit more than her usual bullseye.
New article! On the shutdown, a nation treated as prey, and the meaning of leverage: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-shutdown
October 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Congratulations to the mighty @bradlisti.bsky.social on reaching 1000 episodes of the Otherppl podcast. If you want great discussions with [mostly] literary authors, you'll find no better!
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1000. Susan Orlean
is the author of the memoir , available from Avid Reader Press, and she joins me for my 1,000th author interview. Orlean has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1992. She is the New York Times...
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October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Spent a long weekend in East(ish) Texas writing, chatting by fires in the evening, and even messing with some sound gear. (In this short video, the Instruō Pocket Scíon.)

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In a Meadow with the Instruo Pocket Scion
YouTube video by Christopher Gronlund
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October 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
We have a couple originals by Jody, and they are even more lovely in person!
Painting blue jay feathers at the moment. If you would like one to add a touch of nature to your room, or as a subtle #GoJaysGo, let me know! $60 CAD
October 24, 2025 at 2:36 AM
In November, in honor of the 10-year anniversary of my narrated short fiction podcast, Not About Lumberjacks, I'm actually writing a sequel to an earlier story. That story was in honor of making it one year. Here are the openings of each...
October 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Maiden voyage on the new bike. Just a short outing before the world woke up. It climbs so well!
October 16, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I name modes of transportation. I don't drive a 2013 Toyota Corolla...I drive "Durin." So, when it came time to buy by first bike since 1991, it needed a name. Trek calls the color "lichen," and that evoked Swamp Thing -- a story about transformatation.

Meet "Alec," named after Swamp Thing's human.
October 16, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I always loved Magic 8-Balls. As a kid, I cracked mine open to see what was inside. Was surprised and then cracked into the liquid part. (And, being me, had to taste the liquid.) That inspired this old story:

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Mr. Knowitall
A 40-something-year-old drifter returns to his hometown after his parents' death to discover the only thing left to him in the will is a plastic Magic 8 Ball.
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October 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I thought we might do 5-10 miles on the bikes this morning. Ended up doing 25.66...my longest ride ever! We saw a lovely sunrise and lots of Halloween decorations.
October 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I've been tinkering with the Instruō Pocket SCÍON for some sound beds for the 10th anniversary Not About Lumberjacks story in November. An open Patreon entry about this snazzy little gadget...

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Pocket SCION Sample | Christopher Gronlund
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October 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Up well before the sun for a really nice ride. Met a doggo named Arthur Dent on the way out of town and worked a coffee stop into the ride. (Our town needs more options.) After that, more miles and soooooo much fun!
October 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Cynthia got a new bike earlier this week.
This morning, she encouraged me to take it for a spin.
Now *I* want a new bike... 😅
October 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM