Bran

Dreamer. ✝️ Believer. Foodie. Writer. Social Media Producer. Worshiper. Genealogy/History nerd. I ❤️ 📚.

[Bran @Branthedreamer]

There’s so much tragedy occurring in our world. Please be mindful of your commentary whether it be public or private. How we respond says more about us than any theology we preach. So many people are hurting. Show some love. It’s needed everywhere.

[Bran @Branthedreamer]

Popped on briefly to find the contact info for a person I used to talk to here and realized their account has been suspended. 😩

[Traci Rhoades @tracesoffaith]

Fabulouso

[Icona @iconawrites]

“In order to write you need to read a lot.” Yes, but you need to read like a writer. You need to pay attention to how different authors build tension, describe characters, transition from scene to scene. This is the one, most crucial practice that will improve your writing.

[Bran @Branthedreamer]

@jeannevb Finishing up scripts for two shorts I hope to film this year. 🙏🏾

[Bran @Branthedreamer]

@desnarose I have a similar goal. 🙃

[Deb Freeman @audiophilegirl]

Save the date because Finding Edna Lewis is going on tour - tickets will be available shortly (@MoADsf ) is on sale now), and stay tuned as more cities/dates will be announced soon!

[Ben Johnson Jr. @BenJohnson2018]

SEARCHING FOR AN AGENT/AGENCY

Hi writing community. I think the time has come for me to get an agent. If you have an agency you would like to recommend or an agent you've worked with who you think might be interested in reading my work please feel free to DM me. If you are an agent and you're looking to work with a experienced writer who straddles both TV and feature and enjoys the thriller, action, and supernatural/horror space and you'd like to read my material, please reach out and let's connect. Thank you in advance. A retweet for awareness would also be appreciated.

[Trey Ferguson @PastorTrey05]

Easily the most harrowing first week of a presidential administration in my lifetime.

I’m not caught off guard. All of this was telegraphed ahead of time while most of the people now doing the things played coy.

Pray for mercy.

Then work in it.

[Bran @Branthedreamer]

@unscoopable_b I have a full course load 🫠😆

[Bran @Branthedreamer]

@saintdutchess I had one like this from Amazon that never saw the light of day. lol

[Bran @Branthedreamer]

During one of those "slow" hours at work, take some time to write down all the new skills you've acquired this year. Maybe even update your notes about the projects you managed, what you learned, and what you could do better. Good things are ahead in 2025.

[Bran @Branthedreamer]

@ShamrockGen That's fantastic! Happy anniversary!

[Bran @Branthedreamer]

@NadiaWorsley Preach!

[Lucas King @Lucas_King_xoxo]

Going to do everything in my power to remain earnest and sincere and kind. I don’t care if that’s out of fashion. I’m going to tell people I pass on the street that I love their outfits, and buy my friends coffee without sending Venmo requests later, drive them to the airport—

[Bran @Branthedreamer]

@dsantistevan All of this. 👏👏👏👏👏

[David Santistevan | Beyond Sunday Worship @dsantistevan]

IS THE WORSHIP MOVEMENT HEADING FOR A CRASH? Here’s an interesting thought experiment:

What will the next generation of worship leaders be like?

If we look honestly at worship in the modern, evangelical church at this moment...what does it say about our values?

[Bran @Branthedreamer]

Go on a Hot Chocolate Tour in Chesapeake through Jan. 31 https://t.co/6AWhRkiy2O

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

Henry "Box" Brown, the 19th century enslaved man from Virginia (later a noted abolitionist speaker), escaped to freedom by mailing himself in a wooden crate.

“if you have never been deprived of your liberty, as I was, you cannot realize the power of that hope of freedom.”

—Henry "Box" Brown escaped to freedom at the age of 33 by arranging to have himself mailed in a wooden crate in 1849 to abolitionists in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Brown was hired out by his master in Richmond, Virginia, and worked in a tobacco factory, renting a house where he and his wife lived with their children. Brown had also been paying his wife's master not to sell his family, but the man betrayed Brown, selling pregnant Nancy and their three children to a different slave owner.

With the help of James C. A. Smith, a free black man, and a sympathetic white shoemaker named Samuel A. Smith, Brown devised a plan to have himself shipped in a box to a free state by the Adams Express Company, known for its confidentiality and efficiency.Brown paid $86 (out of his savings of $166) to Samuel Smith. Smith went to Philadelphia to consult with members of Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society on how to accomplish the escape, meeting with minister James Miller McKim, William Still, and Cyrus Burleigh. He corresponded with them to work out the details after returning to Richmond. They advised him to mail the box to the office of Quaker merchant Passmore Williamson, who was active with the Vigilance Committee.

To get out of work the day he was to escape, Brown burned his hand to the bone with sulfuric acid. The box that Brown was shipped n was 3ft long by 2ft 8 inches deep by 2ft wide and displayed the words "dry goods" on it. It was lined with baize, a coarse woolen cloth, and he carried only a small portion of water and a few biscuits. There was a single hole cut for air and it was nailed & tied with straps. Brown later wrote that his uncertain method of travel was worth the risk: "if you have never been deprived of your liberty, as I was, you cannot realize the power of that hope of freedom, which was to me indeed, an anchor to the soul both sure and steadfast." During the trip, which began on March 29, 1849, Brown's box was transported by wagon, railroad, steamboat, wagon again, railroad, ferry, railroad, and finally delivery wagon, being completed in 27 hours. The box was successfully received on March 30th 1849. Just look at me the determination of our ancestors.

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[Bran @Branthedreamer]

@JadeAndwele Beautiful!

[The Jobfather ® 🇯🇲🇨🇦🇬🇧 @TheJobfather__]

When you're asked in an interview to talk about your professional journey or why you're a good fit for the role, the "Present, Past, Future" model can be a game-changer. Here's a breakdown and a template to guide you: