Thanks @udemy for exploiting centuries of work by human poets to further enshittify the internet. #noaiart

A plant that crackles and pops! Jewelweed was our latest interviewee in the Wild Talk outdoor studio. With an original print by the marvellous @vanessa_mckiel www.thebarnacle.ca/seven-questi... @lunenburgbarnacle #nativeplants #jewelweed #fallcolours #naturewriting

Pulled from the rubble in Gaza and southern Lebanon, two boys are rebuilding their lives together.

Armadillidiidae says, "Absolutely." Poems too. www.thefourthriver.com/tributaries-...

Israel's army issues 'final warning' for hundreds of thousands of people to flee main urban centre as attacks escalate.

Thank you @thefourthriver for publishing "Armadillidiidae," a little voice from under your potted fern! www.thefourthriver.com/tributaries-... #naturewriting #naturepoetry #crustacean

It has been almost a full cycle of Wild Talk. And we have a real *treasure* of a plant coming up in Oct! With original linocuts from the inimitable @vanessa_mckiel. @lunenburgbarnacle www.thebarnacle.ca/tag/wild-talk/ #naturewriting #nativeplants #naturalizedplants #ediblewildplants #weedsnotlawns

"The Team Lead does, however, leave the rest of the meeting‐cookies on her desk. She’s unsure if this means her presentation went well." #TodaysPoem #poetry from Half by Katherine J Barrett (@kathj.bsky.social) (2025 @malahatreview.bsky.social)

The latest Wild Talk features Wild Carrot (aka Queen Anne's Lace). With original linocut by the talented @vanessa_mckiel. @lunenburgbarnacle www.thebarnacle.ca/seven-questi...

Thanks so much to @canadianpoets for publishing the wee "coltsfoot" in Poetry Pause! poets.ca/coltsfoot-by...

Media outlets have staged a front page protest to highlight the killings of more than 200 journalists in 22 months.

We need your voice now to support arts and culture in Canada! Please send a letter through our campaign. We need all who care about culture - business leaders, students, artists, audiences, everyone - to submit a letter before Sept 15. canadianartscoalition.com/campaign-for-culture-2025/

Thank you @malahatreview.bsky.social and Courtney Bill for the interview about my short story "Half." #litmags #fiction malahatreview.ca/interviews/b...

BREAKING: Gaza's Health Ministry says that five Palestinians, including two children, have died due to malnutrition in the past 24 hours. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/wwmxfl

Thanks to everyone who pushed back. Yes, we need to "talk about AI." And more: we to talk about the corporations, the real people, who are creating AI & deciding how it works. AI did not just appear like a meteor. It is a *product.* So, no, hosting AI authors at lit festivals is not the way forward.

The oh-so-August edition of Wild Talk. Five questions with Beach Pea. Illustrated by the incomparable @vanessa_mckiel. www.thebarnacle.ca/five-questio... @lunenburgbarnacle #localmedia #beachpea #nativeplants #novascotia #naturewriting

Microsoft: Most at risk from AI -- translators, historians, passenger attendants, sales reps, writers, customer service, machine tool programmers. Least at risk: phlebotomists, nursing assistants, hazardous material removal, *painters, and embalmers. [*not creative painters, of course] #noaiart

*No one* has asked for AI. Stop the force-feeding. #noAI

Post #2 highlighting results of our survey. #Litmags are a significant contribution to writing communities and the publishing industry in Canada. We estimate that litmags publish 3,000 to 4,000 authors/yr & pay $250,000 to $500,000 in contributor fees. See full report at litmags.ca

How do #litmags in Canada operate? How to they support writers & publishers? What challenges do they face? We asked these questions and more in our survey. Full results are here: litmags.ca/survey/. #publishing #literary #canada

Thrilled to have a story in the latest issue of The Malahat Review! A big thanks to the whole TMR team. #fiction #litmags #shortstory

Ottawa folks! Catch The Couch at Avant-Garde tonight. www.instagram.com/thecouchband/

The mysteries of the garden. Last year: no strawberries but a herd of haskaps. This year, no haskaps but a swarm of strawberries! #zone6b #permaculture #strawberries

This is going to be a fabulous gathering! Resurgence and Revolution: Celebrating #Feminist #Publishing. In Halifax/ Kjipuktuk November 2025. Proposals due July 15. Details: atlantisjournal.ca/index.php/at... or contact me!

Let’s kill it

I tried to say this earlier today; @thelincoln.bsky.social said it a lot more succinctly: “Despite what techno-optimists have claimed, AI use is nearly always lazy. Yes, exceptions exist. But they are exceptions. The point of AI, for most people in most circumstances, is to do less work.”

Call for Abstracts: "The Indigenous New Wave Movement: Gender and Sexuality in Cultural Production." Co-edited by Dr. Margaret Robinson and Dr. Krista Collier-Jarvis. Deadline: July 31, 2025. Details: atlantisjournal.ca/index.php/at... #callforpapers #indigenousnewwave #genderstudies

Thirty minutes into figuring out how to create -- and keep -- a professional, consistent font in #office365. 🤯

A big thanks to The Miramichi Reader and @pearlpoet.bsky.social for the review! Poems and plants with "swagger"! miramichireader.ca/2025/05/a-di...

Latest Wild Talk interview: Canada #Rosebay aka #Rhodora reveals a very special BFF and favourite poet. Original lino cut by @vanessamckiel.bsky.social. www.thebarnacle.ca/wild-talk-se... #naturewriting #nativeplants

Calling writers, editors, publishers, activists, organizers, scholars.... "Revolution and Resurgence: Celebrating Feminist Publishing." Hybrid event Nov 28-29 in Kjipuktuk (Halifax). What is feminist publishing? What could it be? What has it been? See details: atlantisjournal.ca/index.php/at...

According to polls, it's still a toss-up in South Shore-St. Margarets. VOTE! (And compare platforms on key issues here: www.thebarnacle.ca/south-shore-... 🤔)

What does it mean for a book to be fully Canadian-made? LPG publishers are committed to keeping Canadian stories, talent, and production close to home, checking all the boxes.

New on @bandcamp.com -- compilation of #eastcoastmusic produced by Engender Records. All proceeds go to Canadian Alliance to End #Homelessness. engenderrecords.bandcamp.com/album/harmon...

The latest Wild Talk interview: Seven Question with Lungwort Lichen. www.thebarnacle.ca/seven-questi... #naturewriting #lichen #novascotia

"This should unnerve every American who eats." www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/o...

Literary magazines publishing in Canada -- join us! Send an email to [email protected] to be added to our directory and email list. We meet monthly to share ideas, questions, and challenges. litmags.ca

Hey, it's Bandcamp Friday! All proceeds go to the artists. Here's an artist who would really appreciate proceeds :-) as12.bandcamp.com/album/earth-...

Bandcamp Friday is back for 2025. Today, we’ll once again waive our revenue share, ensuring more money goes directly to artists. Last year, fans spent $3.1 million in a single day—the biggest since 2022. Let’s keep that momentum going. Get your wishlist ready and support the artists you love!

Join us! Women on the Page -- Webinar Series on Writing. Seven celebrated women authors offer insights into writing. Real talk. Technique. Inspiration. Check it out at womenonthepage.com Weekly from April 9-May 15, 2025. 🇨🇦 #writers #creative #writing #womenwritersofinstagram

Atlantis: Critical Studies in Gender, Culture and Social Justice is open for submissions of literary work during March and April. Please see full guidelines before submitting: atlantisjournal.ca/index.php/at...

Latest edition of Wild Talk: 7 Questions with Wild Rose. Print by @vanessamckiel.bsky.social www.thebarnacle.ca/seven-questi... #nativeplants #nativeplantgarden #naturewriting

I think I love this. COOP: the speculative chicken edition. coopzine.com #zines #literarymagazines #poetry #chickens

The editor in me is confused/concerned by this headline. 😂https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/plant-based-default-1.7447345

Best new band in Halifax (in my humble and biased opinion). #eastcoastmusic #halifax #music #indie #alternative www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0CU...

Deadline for abstracts Jan 31. Special issue on #Migration and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda. Edited by Tatjana Takševa and Nancy Annan. Details: shorturl.at/b9zcv #callforpapers #politicalscience #womensstudies #academia #peacestudies #genderstudies

Third installment of Wild Talk: Seven Questions with Balsam Fir: www.thebarnacle.ca/wild-talk-se... #nativeplants #naturewriting

Reading Rohinton Mistry's A Fine Balance. At the part where Om and Ishvar survive brutal conditions as "workers" for the irrigation project; Rajaram is a "Motivator" for sterilization. Thinking: terrible but brilliant fiction. Then read this: www.nytimes.com/2024/03/24/w...