About

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

I'm Queer, Métis, and work as an author and web developer. As of writing this, I am 29-year-old and I was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and I'm currently based in Mohkínstsis in Treaty 7 territory. I am the lead developer and founder of 🍓 Berry House, a values-driven studio building fast, accessible JAMstack websites with a dual mission: corporate clients fund pro bono work for marginalized communities. 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 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 ❤️

What is brennan.day?

I created this 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.

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.

Quick facts

  • Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  • Age: 29 (turning 30 soon)
  • Work: Founder of 🍓 Berry House; Indepedent literary journalist on Medium; Founder / former president of Write Club
  • Education: Bachelor of Arts, majoring in English (Honours) at Mount Royal University, graduated April 2025 (3.8 GPA); double minor in Creative Writing & Religious Studies
  • Writing: Publishing on Medium since 2015 (over 200 articles); nine independently published books available on Gumroad and Amazon.
  • Daily practice: 1,000,000+ words journaled on 750words since September 17, 2011.
  • Currently enrolled: Memoir and Personal Essay: Write About Yourself (Wesleyan University, Coursera); Become a Journalist: Report the News! (Michigan State University, Coursera); Essentials of Linux System Administration (Linux Foundation, edX)
  • Focus: writing craft, lyric essays, literary criticism, digital culture, accessibility, the independent web, decolonization, Indigenous studies,

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:

  • The craft of writing itself, and the life of a working writer
  • Literature and cultural criticism
  • Digital minimalism, the attention economy, and the independent web
  • Systems, routines, and the practical work of making a meaningful life
  • Whatever the hell takes my interest at the moment

Currently, most of my public longform writing lives at: https://blog.brennanbrown.ca

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 Windsurf.

I care a lot about:

  • Performance (shipping less JavaScript, sub-second load times)
  • Accessibility (A11y-first, WCAG 2.1 AA compliance, not "nice-to-have")
  • Portability (local-first writing, plain text, version control, Markdown over proprietary formats)
  • Owning your work (building sites people can actually keep and maintain long-term)

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:

  • Run weekly writing meetups, workshops, and critique sessions
  • Published On the Fringe: A Collection of Filth anthology (March 2024) and On the Fringe: A Collection of Community (April 2025)
  • Fundraised for Canadian Children's Literacy Foundation and Ripple Foundation
  • Organized author readings, poetry slams, and bookstore collaborations
  • Built digital infrastructure (website, Discord server, social media presence)
  • Created a safe space centered on marginalized voices without tokenizing

A few past lives (still in the mix)

  • Music: Released 3 albums under the name Augustin (Featherbent OST, Rivière Dreamers, Harmonie: Early Compositions) from 2011-2016. Independent and contract composition work.
  • Photography: Built a macro nature photography portfolio under username qvl on DeviantArt.
  • Service work: Sous chef at Rotary Flames House (2015-2020), housekeeper for ServiceMaster Clean (2015-2019).
  • Crisis support: 7 Cups volunteer with 790+ support chats and 249+ individuals assisted.

Accessibility 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 accessibility statement for more information.

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 runs Berry House, a values-driven studio building accessible JAMstack websites, and founded a creative collective supporting emerging writers called Write Club.

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