Christopher Gronlund
cgronlund.bsky.social
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 Ⓥ
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
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
A few more images...
November 27, 2025 at 8:11 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
And a bit of the ride back to Denton...
(It was a blast of a morning! 😀)
November 23, 2025 at 12:12 PM
It would be wrong to mention breakfast and not share photos. We chose the 20-mile ride to 7-Mile Café because they have a good assortment of vegan options.
November 23, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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
From the bike ride...
November 3, 2025 at 12:29 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
Without Otherppl, I'd have never made this majestic image of @benloory.bsky.social's head greeting Brad and his dog on a hike!
But seriously, I've read SOOO many great books I'd have never known existed were it not for the Otherppl podcast ❤️
October 28, 2025 at 10:52 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
A few more photos...
October 12, 2025 at 7:00 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
October 4, 2025 at 4:22 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
We closed up my mom's apartment on Friday and sold her car for a steal to one of the maintenance guys she really liked. The big things are behind us, now (except her service).

Getting out for a ride this morning was soooooo nice! It was humid, but cooler than usual.
September 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
We’ve been going non stop since my mom’s sudden passing on the 8th. We took today all for ourselves, beginning before sunrise on some nice back roads.
August 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Oh, and Cynthia taking a selfie...'cause it's adorable! ♥️
(And more kudzu...)
August 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Unfortunately, this side of the lake is starting to be overrun by kudzu (invasive plant). After the hike, Cynthia chatted with some people getting ready to take their horses on the trails (and go swimming).
August 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Got up early for a hike. Was going to see if Cynthia REALLY wanted to hike, and she already had gear out. So...off we went before sunrise. (And I'm glad we did 😀)

I wasn't going to bail on exercise, but considered NOT hiking when I got up at 5:30. (Cynthia was up at 4:30.)
August 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
They also [fairly] recently (July 13) had @gabino.bsky.social’s House of Bone and Rain on display.
July 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM