Brit Griffin and I have obsessed about the landscape and history of Cobalt for 30 plus years. We have walked its scarred hills, researched its wild history, written its dark stories. It's all in her new book The Haunting of Modesto O'Brien. Join us for a conversation. Oct. 9 Perfect Books Ottawa.

Purple prose ;)

Guys!!! I made it!!

Ladies and gentles, animals and machines, and everyone in-between . . . . we are ONE WEEK away from the launch of NMLCT! I'd love it if you could join me to celebrate! Wed, Sept 24, 2025 at The Piston 937 Bloor Street West, from 7 to 10pm [festivities included]

TO ENTER: ☑️ Post a piece up to 50-100 words to your feed on a public Instagram OR Bluesky account ☑️ Use the hashtag #AugurMicros2025 ☑️ Tag @augursociety ☑️ Follow Augur Society on Bluesky and/or Instagram Read the content policies laid out by the platform and in Augur’s subs guidelines -🔗in bio! 👀 🧵

So happy that the folks in Seattle got to see this excellent poem! Read The New Knights here or in our inaugural issue 🗡️🗡️🗡️

I’m very grateful to have a story in this anthology and among such talented conpany!

This is your chance to see @mahaila.bsky.social in #HamOnt!!

Come celebrate!

TONIGHT! the above/ground press 32nd anniversary reading/launch/party! tickets still available! (and might there even be a new Stuart Ross chapbook on-hand? / @mreid.bsky.social @razovsky.bsky.social @jasonchristie.bsky.social @linarvitvideopoet.bsky.social ; robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...

Thanks so much for sharing! It’s so nice to see Seed Beetle in the wild 💚

“It’s high-concept science fiction, but it all feels painfully relevant to today. Easily one of my favorite books of the year. (I enjoyed the electronic review copy so much I bought it in hard copy.)” Thank you so much @johnrplatt.bsky.social! I’m so happy you enjoyed Seed Beetle

Thanks for the shout out :’)

I met André Alexis tonight at the All in a Day book club, and truly want to recommend this book! There are so many layers of literary excellence. Stories on parents, childhood, Trinidadian culture, and all slightly uncanny which, he said, was intended to put the reader in the mind of the immigrant.

Thank you @yukondawn.bsky.social for taking the time to read a review Seed Beetle, I truly appreciate it!

My first ever audio-produced story is out today! You can listen to it wherever you get your podcasts :)

Days 3 and 4 of the June leg of our 'ZZOO' tour were spent in Ottawa: first at the Ottawa Small Press Book Fair's very well attended pre-reading on Friday evening as part of Factory Reading Series ft. MA|DE, Mahaila Smith @mahaila.bsky.social, Manahil Bandukwala @manahil.bsky.social...

READING ALERT: Friday, June 27 | 6 PM Mahaila Smith & Rhiannon Ng Cheng Hin at L'Euguélionne (1426, rue Beaudry)!

2 more sleeps!

Hey Montreal! I can’t wait to check out your feminist bookstore. See you Friday : )

Ottawa friends! I will be selling copies of Seed Beetle and new print editions of the Sprawl Mag here. Hope to see you!

Ottawa folks, we will be here from 11-5 come say hi!

Mahaila Smith @mahaila.bsky.social reading from their full-length debut to open the ottawa small press fair pre-fair event!

My magazine is open for subs again! Send in your work :)

lovingly hosted by @robmclennan.bsky.social Friday, June 20, 2025 doors 7pm; reading 7:30pm Anina’s Café, 280 Joffre-Bélanger Way [And don’t forget the ottawa small press book fair, held the following day at the Tom Brown Arena] 2/2

We've hit 7K followers, so how about a book bundle giveaway to celebrate?! Open to US, CAN, UK & IE. Follow, like & repost to enter! Closes 9th June. Feat: @natania.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social‬ @emmanewman.bsky.social‬ @premeemohamed.com‬ & more! Inc. an early ARC of THE DOOR ON THE SEA!

Mark your calendars! The Sprawl Mag is going to be open for submissions of speculative poetry, short fiction, nonfiction and visual art on June 14 until July 12. We are looking forward to reading your work 🪐 You can check out our submission guidelines here: www.thesprawlmag.ca/submissions

June 20 7pm OTTAWA pre-Small Press Book Fair reading with Manahil Bandukwala @manahil.bsky.social, @jamestheballadeer.bsky.social, Pearl Pirie @pearlpoet.bsky.social & Mahaila Smith @mahaila.bsky.social at Anina's Cafe (280 Joffre Belanger Way) robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-...

S*BSTACK ALERT: the green notebook, , last summer: reflecting on Stuart Ross, Mahaila Smith, Barbara Guest + the above/ground press anniversary reading, // @mahaila.bsky.social ; robmclennan.substack.com/p/the-green-...

"Strip Mall" - a short horror story about a declining small town retail strip, told entirely through Yelp reviews medium.com/@leighalexan...

In just under a month I will be launching Seed Beetle in Montreal and you are invited. I will be reading with Rhiannon Ng Cheng Hin at the feminist bookstore, L’Eugélionne, on June 27 at 6 PM! I’m really looking forward to celebrating with everyone 🪲🪲🪲 @stelliform.press @coachhousebooks.bsky.social

Tomorrow!

Check out my new Dystopian micro-fiction published by Punk Noir today, “Mars Chain Gang” punknoirmagazine.wordpress.com/2025/05/22/m... (200 words! Perfect break from dystopian non-fiction)

Toronto and GTA friends, @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social is having a @stelliform.press party this coming Sunday, May 25th. Come for a beautiful, eerie afternoon. I'm reading with @rebeccacampbell.bsky.social and @mahaila.bsky.social.

Got a little lost in the shuffle yesterday, but THE OBLIVION BRIDE now has an audiobook of its very own! Starring Mollie Stark and Xe Sands! rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/97...

TONIGHT, 6 PM Pacific/9 PM Eastern, join us for a free virtual reading. Register for Zoom link here: tinyurl.com/3fj65dr9 Each author will be reading a flash fiction story published in a previous Radon issue. Don't miss a chance to hear your favorites.

More poems, MORE! (I am so delighted that my love poetry is getting picked up 🥰 — thank you Erato and Aphrodite) www.fourtulips.com/archives/the...

Hey Toronto friends! I will be reading with @stelliform.press authors @lynnhutchinsonlee.bsky.social and Rebecca Campbell at Little Ghosts Bookstore next Sunday at 1 pm. Hope to see you there 🪲

Today is the day! Welcome to the world little beetle :’)

I will be reading here! Hope to see you :)

OMG Sylvester and the Magic Pebble. He’s a donkey who gets turned into a boulder and can’t undo it and his parents have no idea where he is and are crying while sitting on him 😭

#PoemsForUncertainTimes. Ten Words -- first published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette If I could only say ten words today, I wouldn't tell you to eat your broccoli, or inquire why there's purple ink all over your feet. [1 of 3]

What a memorable and enjoyable event! @teresempierre.bsky.social thank you for your beautiful poetry. @conyerclayton.bsky.social thank you for your event expertise. And finally thank you to all who came to celebrate, we couldn’t have done it without you!

To celebrate ANHPI month, @anovelescape.bsky.social & I are teaming up with our publisher, @titanbooks.bsky.social for a giveaway!! Five winners will receive a hardcover of A PALACE NEAR THE WIND + an ARC of DEMON SONG!! 🥳 To enter, repost and comment recommending a book!

GOOD LUCK!!👀✨🙆🏻‍♀️🌬️🎭

Tonight! 🪲

In 2 days!! I would love to see you there :)

Talking w rob about what I’m reading, writing, what inspires me and what I hope for. Thank you for featuring me in this series!

Poems wanted for June issue of Bywords.ca. Read guidelines on site. Send poems by May 15. please! bywords.ca

I read a bunch of books last month, and one that has been knocking around my head ever since I picked up the review copy was Seed Beetle by @mahaila.bsky.social, a book of poetry but also more than poetry. Published by @stelliform.press. It made me have feelings. Check it out. #booksky

Been a very busy day so haven't had the chance to properly go YAY! So YAY! I'm so happy to be a part of this. (And also so happy for more of my love poetry to be out there 🥰).