After a long journey of many ups, downs and almosts, my first novel, Everyone Can't Be Wrong, will be published by Inanna Publications in Fall 2026. #writer #debut #canlit

The Math is easy. Whittle Ford down to a minority, and a coalition of Opposition parties can form government We start paying nurses instead of agencies Sign the pledge http://act.notoneseat.ca/UnityPledge #UniteTheVote #VoteFordOut #OnPoli #ToPoli #OnHealth #NotOneSeat

uhhhh holy SHIT "Sources tell CTV News that the prime minister has conveyed to cabinet that he is considering prorogation or resignation, and he’s potentially planning to address Parliament this afternoon." www.ctvnews.ca/politics/tru...

Reports saying Trudeau is "considering prorogation or resignation" surely mean to say he is considering *both*. The only way a resignation would not cause absolute chaos is if it was timed with a prorogation, so that the Liberal caucus has time to select a new leader. 1/n

Re: Freeland resignation and letter, a friend sent this

I'm reading this as Chrystia Freeland deciding it was time to save her political career by very clearly detaching herself from Trudeau. When he steps down or is pushed out, people are going to need somewhere else to go.

My brother is a relatively new dad of two kids, and is discovering the illusion-shattering joy of boomer grandparents. Which is to say, no joy. Yes, I mean our mom. Anyhoo, GenX aunt checking in.

I would like to thank Canada Post for allowing me to put off the task of sending Christmas cards, because seriously, this year I do not have time.

open.substack.com/pub/sonalcha... New from me on Writer Therapy: Should I self-publish?

Tell Doug. We want him to know it was us. We are back to #UniteTheVote and #VoteFordOut. But we can’t do this alone. Sign the Unity Pledge at act.notoneseat.ca/UnityPledge Then share this widely, because we need everyone #ONpoli #TOPoli #NotOneSeat

I remember when this thing first happened, and a friend who knew him was very quick to explain to me that he was joking.... inappropriately joking, yes, in extremely poor taste joking, of course, but he didn't really mean it like that. Anyway, it seems I was right.

When waiting at a cafe for a table to empty, how nonchalant must one be? Is hovering too rude? What about when someone left one item on the table and is standing around chitchatting and you really want to move your stuff there as a way of saying "I'm Next" or "Move along, I have no chill?"

it's clear now that republican trolls are squatting here. i know it's tempting to engage, but i cannot stress enough that blocking is the only way to preserve this community. block and move on. block and move on. block and move on.

Today, I am not going to work on my novel Today, I will also prove that I cannot reverse psychologize myself

Elder child is home sick and set up on the couch with books, food, water, and the remote control. He chose books. #WriterParentGoals

Holy motherfucking shit!

Today, I am going to work on my novel. Today I am also going to set entirely unrealistic goals for myself, but like....

So, my latest way to procrastinate from writing involves this: @notoneseat.bsky.social If you hate Doug Ford, check it out

I really need to start thinking before taking stuff on

Got a FB friend request from a construction project manager that I had to let go years ago, because everything was a mess (not entirely due to him) and things were getting expensive and he was fighting with all my trades. Had unfriended him years ago. Checked his profile....

This is not a baked goods account, but it's the daycare fundraiser today, and I decided I needed to up my bake sale game. That'll bring the kids

Shout out to my home town Toronto for welcoming the Swifties this week. Via Reddit’s /r/Toronto

Well, at least it got that one right.

Did I write? No. Did I start making task lists for the many overwhelming projects I have somehow committed to? No. But did I make muffins?

Thanks to ADHD, I am never bored but I am frequently overwhelmed

Was excited that the kids got up and ready extra early this morning (a PA day, of course) and yet somehow, when it comes time to actually leave the house they can't find anything and it's a scramble.

Wait. They made the announcement at a place called "The Crooked Cue" flanked by people who had donated tens of thousands of dollars to the party? Seems a bit on the nose.

You better fucking subscribe to The Onion. This is the kind of thing we will do with your money. It allowed us to buy InfoWars. Now help us staff it. membership.theonion.com

Anyhoo... here's the latest from Writer Therapy. An indie author writes in, discouraged by poor sales and wondering what she did wrong. Read, share, subscribe, enjoy, not necessarily in that order open.substack.com/pub/sonalcha...

In times of darkness, it's even more important to celebrate the downfall of your enemies.

Me: Definitely need to write first thing this morning to push myself out of this resistance. Also me: Apparently going upstairs to my office is a three hour commute

You'd think I'd jump on another opportunity to procrastinate from writing, but truthfully, it's hard to commit to a long-term procrastination outlet.