90% of reading submissions is thinking carefully about specific stories and 10% of reading submissions is staring into space, thinking “there is nothing in this world better than short fiction.”

I love birds so much. Look at this face. #birds 🪶

Give #Water for Christmas ... #gifts #ChristmasGift #books

Chuffed to have a story in here! (And in Volume One too!)

Simply the best slide I have ever seen in a powerpoint presentation care of @premeemohamed.com’s talk at @banffcentre.bsky.social re: Putting the Science in Science Fiction

I need a timeline cleanse. How about a table of contents announcement! That’s right—despite the world being on fire, it’s time to reveal the TOC for Year’s Best Canadian F&SF Volume 3! It was VERY hard to narrow the list down but it's all killer, no filler. The book launches October 14. Enjoy! 1/2

"Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world." - John Muir Very Big Tree amongst regular big trees at Sequoia National Park #SaveOurParks #ThickTrunkThursday #SequoiaNationalPark

The beautiful Great Grey Owl.. 🦉

Our Paperback version is now live. Launch date was not an accident. www.amazon.com/dp/B0FGQGLP9V

So great to see this fundraiser doing well. But it can do even better. There are some pretty great stretch goals that remain locked. Chip in if you can, share either way. Go Canada!

My story about an aging cyberpunk adapting to a solarpunk world is now up at @escapepod.org! It originally appeared in @press-android.bsky.social's Fighting for the Future anthology. You can read it or listen to it at escapepod.org/2025/03/06/e...

The big impact of small stories! Lots of great stuff in Myna's roundup, keeping company with my own "Conflict Resolution"!

"Science fiction lends itself readily to imaginative subversion of any status quo. Bureaucrats and politicians, who can't afford to cultivate their imaginations, tend to assume it's all ray-guns and nonsense, good for children." - Ursula K. Le Guin (2012) [Anthology idea: Ray-guns and Nonsense]

This story about siblings is Flash Fiction Online's February SF reprint! Do read right to the end because...well, you'll see!

Absolutely please do this but also be aware that it helps if it's a new book! Some libraries will not buy books older than 12-18 months old. 😬 (This particularly helps Canadians due to how our PLR system is set up by the way! Thank you!)

Quiet Moment Of The Day: Wherever you're at I hope you find some peace today. #QuietMomentOfTheDay

I reposted this slimemold Stemonitus axifera for #SlimemoldSunday today because it deserved a second curtain call... :) #NaturePhotography

A Pearl-spotted Owlet on a mission… 📍Akagera National Park, Rwanda. #birds #NaturePhotography #Wildlife

I've got a story in here! It'll be out Dec. 31st. Preordering is available now!

Still chuffed four years later that I have a story in here!

Have you read "What You Sow", by @hschofieldfic.bsky.social ? It's a lovely piece about rebellion and loss and what flowers you'd choose to grow on your head.

Oh my joodness...

Best reason to go off the record.

Canadian SFF readers! Only 1 more day to get lots of award-nominated fiction! The Aurora Awards package can be downloaded for a measley $10. Sign up or log in at www.csffa.ca Novels, Novellas, Short Stories, and more, all by Canadians! P.S. I've got 2 stories in the nommed works!😀

Chuffed to have a story in here!

And since I'm doing that promo thang today 😀, also please consider supporting this Kickstarter to raise awareness of neurodiversity. The Neurodiversiverse: Alien Encounters anthology asks: Would neurodivergence be an advantage in an encounter with aliens? www.kickstarter.com/projects/thi...

Wow, Year's Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction continues to soar! It's now been nominated and is on the shortlist for the Prix Aurora Awards, Canada's top SFF awards! Edited by @ourmankoto.bsky.social I'm delighted to have a story in it. Voting opens soon! www.csffa.ca/awards-infor...

The Ents have really branched out.

Alexandra Pierce Reviews The Year’s Top Robot and AI Stories: Fourth Annual Collection edited by Allan Kaster locusmag.com/2024/02...

This call is seeking reprints by Canadian authors who had short works of fantasy and science fiction published in 2023! kotowych.com/yearsbest/

New today on Weightless, we have @littlebluemarble.bsky.social's 2023 anthology, WORLD ON FIRE: weightlessbooks.com/little-blue-...

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Thrilled to announce the full Table of Contents for Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume One! It's all killer, no filler, gang--can't wait to get it into your hands. kotowych.com/2023/10/27/a...

My all-time favourite Edward Steed drawing...

If you want there to be F&SF fiction mags, we need to do something now, while Amazon is removing their support. Check out one mag's website today and support them, if you have the means. Or just RT this if you can't, because the situation is pretty dire.