My new duology -- Invisible Line and Five Points on an Invisible Line -- is co-launching with master sci-fi writer Rich Larson's new collection The Sky Didn't Load Today and Other Launches on Thursday at 5pm in Montréal at @joiedelivresmtl.bsky.social. Can't wait!

There's nothing like reading a review of your work that shows a deep understanding of what you're trying to convey. Much appreciation to @theseaboardreview.ca and @lisatimpf.bsky.social -- and to @flamearrowpub.bsky.social for giving this story a second life. www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/invisible-...

If I'm stuck while outlining, I'll start a list called "Stupid things that could happen next" and write a bunch of nonsense ideas down. Pterodactyl attack. Everyone starts singing. Someone transforms into a werewolf. Eventually the ideas become less stupid, and usually I find a solution.

Stories of resistance, rupture, and rebirth from Rich Larson and Su J. Sokol. There's a week left on the Kickstarter and they're so close to funding. www.kickstarter.com/projects/fla...

Please back @flamearrowpub.bsky.social's Kickstarter to obtain FIVE POINTS ON AN INVISIBLE LINE (the unplanned sequel to Cycling to Asylum), INVISIBLE LINE, and Rich Larson's illustrated collection, THE SKY DIDN'T LOAD TODAY AND OTHER GLITCHES. Thanks you! www.kickstarter.com/projects/fla...

The cover reveal and TOC for Ruadán Books' Spring in the City (including my story "Montréal," co-authored with D. F. McCourt) is out! ruadanbooks.com/ruadan-books...

New York, United America. Where teaching history becomes dangerous. Where freedom is a luxury. Where one family must make an impossible choice. *Invisible Line coming soon* #InvisibleLine #SpecFic #ComingSoon #BookSky #Bookstagram #Hopepunk

'Today, in Modi’s India, many journalists say they fear being framed under draconian anti-terrorism laws, or the arrival of pro-Modi gangs at their front door.' That this piece had to be published anonymously illustrates the dire situation.

INTRODUCING: FIVE POINTS Where paths intersect, stories unfold... A tale that weaves together destinies in ways you never expected. Every copy includes: - Author insights - Reading guides - Character backstories Kickstarter pre-orders start May 27, 2025! #FivePoints #Canlit

SPOTLIGHT: INVISIBLE LINE Step into a world where boundaries blur and hope takes flight... A story that challenges what we see and what remains hidden. Coming with exclusive digital extras: - In-depth author interview - Reading guide - Character profiles #InvisibleLine #SFF #HopePunk

Sooo excited!!

COVER REVEAL ALERT! Two new worlds are about to unfold... 'Invisible Line' and 'Five Points' are coming your way! These aren't just books. They're portals to worlds where hope thrives and resilience shapes destinies. Stay tuned - full covers dropping soon! #BookSky #HopePunk #ComingSoon

On April 26th, I'll be moderating the panel, "GREEN TO GREY: TOXIC POLLUTION AND A GREY PLANET" with panelist/contributors Matt Murphy, Timothy Niedermann, and Cora Sire at the Metropolis Bleu International Literary Festival. Check it out if you're in Montréal. bluemetropolis.org/event/green-...

Welcome to OTHERSIDE, a magazine of speculative fiction and poetry by 2SLGBTQIA+ writers! This October, we’ll be fundraising on Kickstarter. Until then, you can join us on our Patreon! We’ll open for submissions in January 2026. See thread for details! 🪐🗡️ (1/5)

I love snowy, etherial Montréal at night, and this block of colourful row houses are particularly beautiful. If only everyone had a true and realized right to permanent housing!

Hey, @thatcalamity.bsky.social, could you add me to your Canadian SFF starter pack? I don't think I'm on it yet.

Hey, an essay I wrote on why I love hopepunk has been published by the academic journal, Utopian Studies. I think we need a little hopepunk right around now! scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/utopian...

Intervention hier au 15-18 @iciradiocanada.bsky.social , pour parler de dystopie en littérature! Avec quelques mentions à @chrisbergeron.bsky.social , @cycling2asylum.bsky.social , @mariejomartin.bsky.social , Dave Côté, Cherie Dimaline, etc. ☺️

I've started & tossed many essays in recent weeks. Always something worthy of concern; almost never finding the right words to talk about it. So I'm thinking: maybe look forward. Here's trying to do that as best as I can. suyidavies.com/essays/welco...

Just finished reading Lost Arc Dreaming by @suyidavies.com. I highly recommend it for its good redemption arcs, great dialogue, environmental justice/eco-fiction focus, and its interesting blend of speculative fiction sub-genres.

Hey, writers: Do you submit short stories first to your favourite markets, then gradually going down the list (if necessary)? How long do you hold out for your faves? Do you violate non-simultaneous submissions rules with impunity or never or only when reasonable? You can answer anonymously, lol!

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Not THAT kind of free expression.

Interested in bots and AI? Check out this whole thread! click.pstmrk.it/3s/bsky.app%...

What are your projects for 2025? I'd like to get two short stories purchased, a full draft of my novel-in-progress done by mid-year, and solid progress made on Unréal, an anthology of Montréal-based SFF I am co-editing. I also hope to see the republication of my debut novel along with its sequel.

New story today!!! If you subscribe to FFO, you should have it in your inbox! And if you don't subscribe... well, you should. But rest assured that I will yell MUCH more about this story once it's online 🤍❄️

Read other stories of people affected by encampment "sweeps" here:

Put together a post with 27 book recommendations from my 2024 reading list! It could have been longer but that's already pretty hefty~ Too many good books!! (Available to any free members and paying patrons. Don't want to lock recs behind a paywall) www.patreon.com/posts/look-b... 🌈📚

Happy to announce that my short story, "I'll Miss Myself," is part of SOME OF THE BEST OF REACTOR! Love being alongside @kashinggiwa.bsky.social, @maryrobinettekowal.com, @kurellian.bsky.social, @renanbernardo.com, and the rest of this sterling crew! reactormag.com/download-som...

my @khoreo.bsky.social story is live! if you like body mods, sapphic rivalry, and exploring anxieties around art+technologies, do check it out--it's awards eligible as well! www.khoreomag.com/fiction/the-...

I will say, at the very minimum doing the year-end elgibibibbilility post is helpful for knocking the old impostor syndrome down a notch. Like yeah, is any of it 'good'? Maybe not. But did things simply get 'handed' to me? No. I worked really, really hard all year.

See, it's not just that C-suite types in publishing don't read books. It's more like they actually have no idea what books are or what people do with them. It's a mystery

Who's read Cory Doctorow's book Radicalized?

Anime Review: Dandadan Strange but addictive storytelling wrapped in stunning animation @annmichelleharris.bsky.social kicks off the work week with her review at the NOAF blog www.nerds-feather.com/2024/12/anim...

This is so concerning. I've worked with CJA when I was in the energy industry. They support countless organizations and are comprised of scientists, engineers, and other brilliant people working on saving the world. Literally. Biden is a ghoul.

Happy #ebook day! Here are some of my ebooks: cautionary #ecofiction; an intelligent virus that runs a city; flawed but gifted detective solving a universal mystery; a Teutonic time travel adventure to future Paris...These 8 books are available on Amazon www.amazon.ca/stores/Nina-... #EBookGifts

I'm so happy with feedback from scientists about Science Critters, the pattern book I made with little figures to knit or crochet. One biologist wanted a spider, another a sea slug ... these were fun to make. #EBookGifts

#EbookGifts “When you look at a deep pond, you don’t see the bottom. Instead, you see yourself reflected there. The calmer the pond, the more you see of you, the less of the pond.”-Lynna Dresden in 'A Diary in the Age of Water' ninamunteanu.me/2023/06/14/w...

Third novel: Zee (available in French and English): Adult and YA story about empathy and its uneven distribution in our society through the metaphor of a kid who can hear the thoughts and feel the emotions of others. #EBookGifts books2read.com/u/bQnNZ6

My second novel, Run J Run: friendship, polyamory, and queer, non-traditional family combined with a mystery and a contemporary urban psychological drama. Content warning for suicidal ideation, child abuse, racialized violence. Dark in parts but also full of hope and light. #EBookGifts (2 of 3)

In honour of Small Press Book day: My first novel, Cycling to Asylum (longlisted for the Sunburst, sequel coming in the spring): activists cycle across the border from near future NY to Montréal to escape a repressive government. Here's where you can get the ebook: books2read.com/u/m2Xex1 (1 or 3.)

Some folks who belong to SFCanada (Canada's National Association of Science Fiction Professionals) have organized an online event to support small press books. On November 30th, people can talk to authors and buy their ebooks. Look for #EBookGifts.

If you're looking for some democracy-oriented sci-fi with a hopeful vibe, I highly recommend: recommend - Malka Older's Infomocracy series, - L.X. Beckett's Bounceback books, and - Annalee Newitz's The Terraformers. #hopepunk bookshop.org/p/books/info...

Everyone read Rakesfall by @vajra.me. Definitely one for the sickos (attached is my very academic analysis of the text from earlier this year).

Anyone who is concerned about the way AI is exacerbating social and economic problems should be citing this report. Excellent work from @kevindeliban.bsky.social and @techtonicjustice.bsky.social

Hi! Since I am meeting many new people here, here's a little bio. Originally from Brooklyn where I worked as a community lawyer doing social justice work, we immigrated to Montréal in 2004 where I became a social rights advocate. I became a writer of speculative and interstitial fiction in 2012.

Question for SFF writers: You write a story and someone in your critique group says, "I want to know more about X." Do you: a) say some more about X in the story, or b) think, "yay, my job is done!"

Still thinking about the near-future Canada panel!

So many new followers since yesterday! Hello! 👋 Here’s another intro, this time to my fiction: My first story, “Linden Honey, Blackcurrant Wine,” is a hopeful sapphic retelling of a melancholy folktale - a story of loss and joy and queer possibility. www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/lind...

My panels at Can*Con this weekend: "Climate Fiction: Existential Anxiety or Inspiration?" w/Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Ben Berman Ghan, Selena Middleton (m), Su J; "Building a Better Near-Future Canada" w/Ed Greenwood, Jason M. Harley, Sarah Ramdawar, Su J (m). See you there? @canconsffh.bsky.social