Ren Brabenec
@RenBrabenec
Copywriter, Journalist, Columnist, Author, Woodsman, Leftist, Michigan-Made Country Bumpkin. Building things for fun and talking politics along the way.
My take on the male loneliness epidemic. An opinion piece published in the @Tennessean @YahooNews and other publications. #malelonelinessepidemic tennessean.com/story/opinion/…
Yah boy is on national news! I was recently invited on @majorityfm with @EmmaVigeland (broadcast to their almost 2 million subscribers) to discuss my work at the @TNLookout youtube.com/live/u-I2Upv9S…
Front page breaking news coverage for @NE_Weekly on the extent of microplastic pollution and what our best minds are doing about it. northernexpress.com/news/feature/m…
My latest for @TNLookout is getting picked up by numerous media channels and is grabbing the attention of Tennessee politicians. tennesseelookout.com/2025/07/07/a-b…
Spotted in the wild: The coffee table book I co-authored with Anderson Design Group and Kenneth Crane Illustration & Design on a coffee table, in my favorite coffee shop, Turnbull Provisions. Life is good! andersondesigngroupstore.com/collections/bo…
Did y’all know I do content writing and copywriting for businesses, too? I manage the blogs and website content for multiple businesses, including my long-time partner-in-art-and-writing Anderson Design Group. @adgnashville andersondesigngroupstore.com/blogs/news/art…
Anotha one with @NE_Weekly northernexpress.com/news/feature/p…
In my latest for @NE_Weekly I checked in with Michigan nonprofits like Conservation Resource Alliance and @NMEAC1 to find out how federal actions impact local environmental concerns. northernexpress.com/news/feature/l…
Tahquamenon Falls State Park sets the bar for how state parks should operate. I’ve uncovered how park management has utilized American Rescue Plan funding to overhaul infrastructure/visitor services without negatively impacting the park’s natural beauty. sooeveningnews.com/search/?q=Ren+…
I’ve been doing a lot of environmental journalism over the past year and now whenever I have a “senior moment” I just wonder if it’s the microplastics in my brain getting into a turf war with their arch nemesis the forever chemicals.
From racial profiling to bringing back the death penalty, Tennessee continues to fail its human rights mandate. Check out my @TNLookout column for nuanced perspectives on state policy that folks from all sides of the aisle can find common ground on. tennesseelookout.com/author/ren-bra…
Art is humanity’s way of interpreting the world, our species’ tool for introspection and the powerful growth that can come from it. Wilderness & Wonder, with Anderson Design Group and Kenneth Crane, has been my most impactful career experience thus far. andersondesigngroupstore.com/collections/bo…
Immigration crackdowns that violate due process, human rights, and Constitutional law have taken Tennessee down a dark path. For @TNLookout and @statesnewsroom tennesseelookout.com/2025/05/20/ten…
For this piece, I explored the value of artist residencies in northern Michigan by interviewing Good Hart Artist Residency and two program alums. As featured in @petoskeynews @CheboyganMediaG and the @SooEveningNews petoskeynews.com/story/entertai…
One of my favorite pieces from last year, I got to embed with a family that specializes in raising and training deaf dogs. #deafdog #raisingdeafdogs #trainingdeafdogs northernexpress.com/news/feature/r…
Sometimes, the people who influence history the most are the ones we hear the least about. This reporting I did for @NE_Weekly examines two brothers from the 1800s who forever changed Michigan’s future. northernexpress.com/news/feature/j…
Despite everything, @NatlParkService rangers are still showing up every day and making sure our parks retain their natural beauty. Peep my latest for @NE_Weekly northernexpress.com/news/feature/r…
In case you missed it, my latest for the @TNLookout reports on one of the most undervalued environmental issues in the Volunteer State: wetlands regulation. tennesseelookout.com/2025/04/14/ten…
My latest reporting for @NE_Weekly examines LGBTQ+ issues in 2025. northernexpress.com/news/feature/w…
What’s going on with the immigration raids in Nashville? Click the link below to find out. tennesseelookout.com/2025/05/20/ten…
