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Hi! I'm Brennan Kenneth (he/they). Friends call me Kenny. And I wear a lot of different hats!

I'm Queer, Red River Métis, and work as an independent author and web developer. As of writing this, I am 30-year-old. I was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and I'm currently based in Mohkínstsis in Treaty 7 territory.

I am currently the founder of 🍓 Berry House, the name under which I do my web development work--mostly pro bono consultations and accessible JAMstack projects rather than client work these days. I'm the sole operator of Folk Zone, a self-hosted experiment in contributing to the IndieWeb/Fediverse commons, and the webmaster of Fanfiction.lol, a fork of Archive of Our Own with 300+ users. In 2022, I founded Write Club, a creative collective for writers that grew from one person to 100+ members that I ran for three years.

Note: I am not the conservative independent MLA of Courtenay-Comox in British Columbia, Brennan Day. If you're reading this and you ARE Brennan Day and want this domain, email me for negotiations <3

What is brennan.day? brennan.day

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I created this little website because I have strong values, particularly around digital autonomy and technology ethics. Although I've been an advocate for the Independent Web for many years, I have not had a proper indieweb presence until now. If you'd like to know more about the technical details, please visit the colophon or the full stack of tools and services.

This website acts as my personal digital space where I document my thoughts, writing, and web development work. It's a place for experimentation, reflection, and sharing my journey as a writer and developer. There are many different pages explaining various aspects of me and what I do, if you'd like to take a gander.

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What I do

Check out my /now for what I'm working on now, projects for my current work, and interests for my broader passions.

Writing

I primarily write creative nonfiction (essays that are lyric and research-driven) and poetry. Topics typically include:

Web development

I build and maintain fast, accessible, content-first websites--usually with static-site tooling (Astro, Eleventy/11ty, Hugo, Jekyll) and progressive enhancement. Dozens of open-source projects. 95+ Lighthouse scores consistently. Development in Sublime Text 4.

I care a lot about:

Community

Write Club was started in September 2022 with just a couple students and grew into a collective of 100+ members. During my three years as President, we:

Past Lives Still in the Mix

Disability note

I have motor dysgraphia (handwriting impairment), paraoxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) (a heart condition), and deal with anxiety and depression. Email and typed communication is best for me. Visit my /disability page for more details.

Accessibility on this site

This website is built with accessibility as a core principle, not an afterthought. I'm committed to ensuring it's usable by everyone, regardless of ability. For full details, visit my /accessibility page. Key measures include:

This is an ongoing process, and I'm continually working to improve the site's accessibility. If you encounter any barriers or have suggestions, please let me know.

Short bio (copy/paste)

Brennan Kenneth Brown is a Queer Métis author and web developer based in Calgary, Alberta. He has been publishing online since 2015, writing longform essays and lyric nonfiction across writing craft, literary criticism, and digital culture. He founded Berry House, the name under which he creates accessible JAMstack web development projects, and founded a creative collective supporting emerging writers called Write Club.

Where to find me

Site Listings

This site is listed on the following directories and blogrolls:

Plain-text Version

I now have a plain-text mirror of brennan.day, my independent publication. Every post is a plain text conversion of his original writing.

The mirror is hosted for free on Web 1.0 Hosting, a smallweb static host that keeps sites reachable from retro computers, old operating systems, palmtops, and cellphones. It's served over both HTTP and HTTPS, on IPv4 and IPv6, at any of these addresses:

Note: The ~brennan addresses render the home page, but internal links here are root-relative, so use a subdomain for browsing.

The mirror is also available via Netlify at plaintext.brennan.day.