Canada in 2026: shh don't antagonize him Canada in 2027: why isn't everyone condemning this US aggression against us

We had an owl in our yard this morning! (This is not a b&w photo. Just Canada in January.)

Big money, not all of it foreign, wants Canada in pieces. #cdnpoli bsky.app/profile/theb...

On Tuesday, January 6, I'm hosting a Q&A on Patreon. I'll also highlight my newest short story, "To Speak in Silence," published in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social Issue 67. Feel free to ask questions related to this story or anything else. I'm an open book (ha ha). Join at patreon.com/maryrobinette

Local man defeated in two elections in one day says unwanted leaders should be forcefully deposed.

Trump lived off Russian mob money. He invaded Venezuela for the oil. He's a gangster who claims, "American dominance in the Western Hemisphere will never be questioned again." You don't get it Donnie. Canadians understand thugs. We will fight you and your criminal nation every step of the way.

We asked @kateheartfield.com for her best books of 2025, the book she'd love for Xmas & her anticipated reads of 2026. Read the full article https://geni.us/SolarisBks2025 to find out why she picked @premeemohamed.com @fondalee.bsky.social @neuvel.net @hgparry.bsky.social & more!

hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison

MAGA premier Danielle "DONBAS" SMITH wrote legislation making it illegal for the courts to question the constitutionality of a referendum to break up our country. She forgets her legislature sits on treaty land. Mic drop moment.

On behalf of all Canadians who respect international law, a hearty 🖕 to Pierre Poilievre and his sycophantic Con party this new year! #cdnpoli #uspoli #Venezuela

Read the news this morning and thought, I live way too close to the border.

We toast the New Year!

I just ended a sentence in a preposition. I feel like such a rule breaker... Oh yeah, I'm bad.

Today's word is TIRED. Today's #BookQW from Direct Descendant (@dawbooks.bsky.social 2025) a contemporary fantasy/cozy horror* taking place on the edge of Northern Ontario**, highlighting the Canadian ability to just get on with things***. DIRECT DESCENDANT is eligible for 2025 award nominations.^

The story actually undersells Canada’s vulnerability to the US abandonment of science and regulation, on which Canada depends. In other news, the Carney government is cutting Health Canada’s budget by 15%. Make that make sense. www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

NOW GO OUT THERE AND LIVE THE FINAL DAYS OF THIS SHITSTAINED YEAR BEING KIND AND BOLD AND DARING AND FOLLOW THE RULES OF THE PIT WHEN YOU SEE SOMEBODY GO DOWN YOU HELP THEM THE FUCK BACK UP

I was walking around a bookstore, paying no attention to where I was going, and bumped face first into Brian Dennehy's chest. The man was both tall and broad. And entirely nonplussed by a strange woman face-planting into his pecs, apologizing, and moving on.

The US regime is attempting to turn the crimes of the residential schools into a battleground for misinformation and hate. The United States government is not an ally and they cannot be trusted with anything. We must stop the hate from spreading. My latest. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPwW...

We have three entries to our house: north, south, and west. They ALL had drifts this morning. Apparently in the week between Christmas and New Years, even the wind can't figure out which way is up.

Today's word is Easy. Because today is Wednesday which I totally forgot because I'm deadlining. Today's #BookQw is from the short story I'll Be Home for Christmas in the e-collection He Said, Sidhe Said. Which I continue to believe is my cleverest title ever.

🩸eBook Discount! BLOOD PRICE by Tanya Huff is only $1.99 on BookBub and Kindle Goldbox. When demons descend on Toronto, Vicki must team up with two unlikely partners: her ex-flame and the vampiric, romance-writing descendant of King Henry VIII. buff.ly/GwtTndA

The sentence "That's a wiping offence, lad." gains a lot more power once you add an "h" and that second "p". #AmEditing

Today's word is FOLLOW. Today's #BookQW is from the story So This is Christmas from the e-collection Blood Banked. Vicki is visited by three spirits in this Charles Dickens fanfi...um, homage and reacts the way you'd expect Vicki to react. Badly. E-book available wherever you buy ebooks. Hopefully.

Doug Ford has a cabinet minister living in Timmins. The minister could explain how northern towns have brutal levels of homelessness and lack of basic services. But the minister has been MIA as Dougie brags about more casinos and 6 packs in corner stores. thegroundbreaker.ca/2025/12/16/b...

If you've been picking up the new e-releases of the Keeper Chronicles, book three LONG HOT SUMMONING is now available! ::and the crowd goes wild:: These are the links I have currently. More links to come. Amazon: amzn.to/44q7DH9 Apple: apple.co/4ajpvHn Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

BREAKING: Skate Canada is boycotting Alberta over the province's ban on Trans women competing in women's sports. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Posting this again because I've been getting questions: at this moment there is no licensed merch for Murderbot or Sanctuary Moon except what is on Worldbuilders Market worldbuildersmarket.com/collections/... where it's sold for charity fundraising. And they are getting a new t-shirt design soon.

Oooooh, Allen Steele's Coyote trilogy is back in print! www.facebook.com/Allensteeles...

This man is a hero who saved countless lives. He's the best of humanity during the worst of it.

7News Australia reports that the hero who jumped and disarmed one of the terrorist shooters His name is Ahmed el-Ahmed A 43 year old married father of two He owns a fruit shop in Sutherland No experience with guns He was walking past He has two bullets in his arm

I refuse to let this era be defined by the sick villains and spineless cowards. We are surrounded by everyday heroes and they will keep emerging.

NEW: It’s not just readers that suffer due to Harlequin’s mismanagement of the' Heated Rivalry' books. Reid misses out on royalties, & booksellers miss out on commissions—which is especially painful during the holiday season when many small businesses make the bulk of their money.

Long shot, but does anyone in Switzerland have an emergency Theremin to loan tomorrow night ( Friday 12 December )? #ViaMardot is playing a show in St Gallen, and the airline lost her equipment!!! We can help pay for a courier if needed, please share to get this message out!! #theremin #switzerland

Also, congratulations everyone who made something this year. A comic, a song, a film, a novel, a painting, a poem, a short story, a sculpture, crochet, embroidery, whatever it is. In this era of slop and theft, if you *make* something you are a shining jewel and I am so grateful for you.

If you're going to be near College Station, TX on Jan 30-Feb 1 2026, I'll be at www.aggiecon.net as author GOH with John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social as artist GOH. #booksky #conventions #murderbot #scifisky #ScienceFiction

#DougFord banned them because they work. He and his corrupt and incompetent regime would rather see your kids dead than fuckers forced to drive safely. #onpoli #cycling #walking #roadsafety

::points at DIRECT DESCENDANT in image one and two::

Today's word is BLUE. Today's #BookQW is from DIRECT DESCENDANT (@dawbooks.bsky.social 2025) a contemporary fantasy/cozy horror (depending your feelings about body mods) that's been called my most Canadian book. Interesting observation, given the tentacles. Usually too cold for tentacles here. 1/2

You know what's fun*? Moving a 55gal aquarium. Even empty, it's heavy, awkward, and BREAKABLE. *fun in this instance can be defined as "No! Your OTHER left!" and "You didn't think to open the door BEFORE we started?!" Also "MOVE cat!"

What did Doug Ford steal from you yesterday? Oh nothing. Just your Provincial Parks. His developer friends already have all the unprotected land locked up. So, they had to go. You understand yet? Doug Ford does not work for you. #onpoli #FordFailedOntario www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/05/n...

Female workers at the Rose Bridge Colliery, Wigan, UK, 1860s

Methane is a planet killer. Canada gave millions to big oil for methane reduction. They used is as a subsidy for oil production. Mark Carney should not have given Big Oil a break on methane obligations. www.youtube.com/watch?v=phu2...

THE SECOND SUMMONING is (appropriately) the second book in @tanyahuff.bsky.social's Keeper’s Chronicles. There’s no resisting this cover art or the charm of the Hansen sisters. www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

Here are those covers, all together. Re-release is 3/10/2026 and I am excited for @aliettedebodard.com to get new readers for her work via the re-release of this fantastic alternate history full of post apocalyptic goodness, fallen Paris, even more Fallen Angels. Plus Vietnamese Dragons and more!

Today's word is WORLD. Today's #BookQW from THE SECOND SUMMONING, the 2nd of the Keeper Chronicles, a contemporary fantasy with a new digital cover. (cover includes tentacles; I'm not 100% sure the book does but you can't go wrong with tentacles) Second Summoning includes a confused angel, a... 1/2

What happens when you put African Gods in our living world? Let’s drop a heist in there as well! You’ve got Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi. Now in paperback, read this mythic tale of disgruntled gods, revenge, and a heist across two worlds! buff.ly/NsxHnap

Heads up: Harry Harrison's The Stainless Steel Rat is on US Kindle sale for $2. This has been in my mind lately because of @cstross.bsky.social, so I got some for random giveaway.

Scheduled Post: Big Kobo sale is live! Solomon's Seal is 99c in eBook and just $6.99 in audio until December 1. Find sales at many other stores (Apple, Smashwords) as well, all links here: books2read.com/solomon-s-seal

Heads still further up: $2.99 Cdn Kobo.