Chris Rennison, an Aberdeen poet, wrote this homage to my "Adequate Man" after seeing my Poetry in the Park set there last month: Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It's a man flying by Ryanair. It's Adequate Man! 1/

Mel Brooks turns one hundred years old today. Celebrate by watching Young Frankenstein, which is by far his best-directed and most consistently funny movie. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Pr3...

Happy 100th, Mel Brooks.

Did you know we have limited-time replays for our #livestreams, just in case you missed one you really wanted to see? From our events page, click on any session title in the schedule overview to go to the description and find the replay button! ➡️ FictionFest.ca/events #reading #BookSky #ReaderSky

If you've been enjoying our #FictionFest livestreams, please consider picking up some of our authors' #books! 😊💖📚

Summer is officially here, which means YOU NEED NEW BEACH READS. Luckily, we have just the thing to help you find some! With 199 books by #Canadian authors, and everything from picture books to epic fantasy, we have #books for the whole family at FictionFest.ca/showcase! 💙📚 #ReaderSky #reading

If you missed it live (and you probably did), you can still watch it on YouTube over the next few weeks. My throat was weird, I had to clear it a bunch of times, and my lighting was a bit off, but I got through it. #CanLit #booksky #fiction #readings #novels #books www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxZ9...

Day 6 of #FictionFest starts of with more of our #LiteraryFiction authors reading from their books! This one starts streaming in ten minutes on our YouTube channel and you can watch it (and all our streams) for FREE! youtube.com/live/SxZ...#FictionFest#LiteraryFiction#BookSky #ReaderSky #CanadaSky ⏰📚

Coming up in half an hour! @stevewestenra.bsky.social will be hosting more of our literary fiction author readings! ⏰📚 #FictionFest #BookSky #ReaderSky youtube.com/live/SxZ9rSD...

On this day in 1976, the CN Tower opened to the public. The exterior lights were activated by seven-foot-tall Roger Tickner and six-foot-three tall Paula Lishman. 📸 Dillan Payne Learn more in my Deep Dive 👇 buff.ly/IIngzJw

Today is the CN Tower's 50th birthday. The @thestar.com has a package celebrating this milestone, including a column by me. It still helps define the city, even as Toronto has radically changed around it & it's no longer the tallest. Old, but still looks like the future.

Happening in just a couple of hours. Watch it live here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxZ9...

It's Fewer Nessman

It's DAY 6 of #FictionFest and today's livestreams are: - 12:00pm EDT literary fiction author readings - 8:00pm EDT panel discussion on the inspiration behind the books Check out our full 2-week schedule of live events at FictionFest.ca/events! 💙📚 ⏰📚 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Today at #FictionFest we have literary fiction authors reading from their books and a panel discussion on what sparked the writing of specific books, where ideas come from, and what inspires authors to keep writing! #BookSky #ReaderSky #CanadaSky

"The Beatles have changed so many lives that the need for them still exists. The hope that they represent still exists. And as long as that exists, then they have to exist. ... If the Beatles don’t exist, you don’t exist.” -Derek Taylor, April 10, 1970. And true every day since. #GlobalBeatlesDay

I’m glad these old pop stars are finding ways to stay relevant, by fighting crime…

I'm sure this is a terrible idea, but...

Spot the Difference: Ontario Edition

Planning your summer #reading? #FictionFest has a whole showcase of #books written by #Canadian authors! You can also filter for genre, book length, store availability, format, & spice level. We have everything from picture books on up, so there's something for everyone! ➡️ FictionFest.ca/showcase

Like to #ReadCanadian? Check out our book showcase and support our #FictionFest authors! 😀📚 #BookSky #ReaderSky

Watching Amarcord for the first time in years, and realizing Fellini was hip to the incel phenomenon forty years early. youtu.be/PKKSDSrMtLs?...

A reminder that my @canadafictionfest.bsky.social reading is this Friday at noon EST. You should tune in. You will enjoy, you will. You can watch it here, either live or afterwards (or both): www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxZ9... #FictionFest #CanLit #booksky #booksworthreading #books #fiction #satire

If you've been enjoying our #FictionFest live events and want to learn more about particular books or authors, you can find purchase links for #books in our showcase, and links to author websites and social media channels in our gallery! 😀 ➡️ FictionFest.ca #BookSky #ReaderSky #CanadaSky #reading

Watched Pennies from Heaven (yep, forty-five years late on this one). All my suspension of disbelief was destroyed when I spotted a Canadian maple-leaf flag on the classroom wall... in a movie set in 1934.

If you’re a Canadian writer, I heard that this afternoon’s panel on publishing was a real eye-opener. The recording is up on their youtube channel.

Did you know #FictionFest has a whole bunch of FREE book events you can attend online from anywhere in the world? Register today at: ➡️ FictionFest.ca/events 🍁📚 #CanLit #CanCon #ReadCanadian

If you missed it live, you can still watch the panel on YouTube (same link). I think I did okay. Maybe a little snarkier than I should've been...

My @canadafictionfest.bsky.social panel is in an hour. Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqF1...

Here's what's on today at #FictionFest! If you missed any of yesterday's events, you can catch the (limited time) replays on our YouTube channel, or look for the "watch replay" buttons on the event schedule at FictionFest.ca/events #books #reading #CanLit #CanadaSky

Today at #FictionFest we have these FREE livestreams for you: - a panel discussion on #Canadian perspectives on publishing - SF author readings - a panel discussion on "exploring the unknown in SF" Full event schedule at: FictionFest.ca/events! #BookSky #ReaderSky ⏰📚 youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Ten comedy movies you might not have seen, but should: Safety Last It Happened One Night Bringing Up Baby The Great Dictator Arsenic and Old Lace Some Like It Hot Dr. Strangelove Young Frankenstein Monty Python and the Holy Grail Hot Fuzz

Fest starts today! My panel is tomorrow. Register for all events at fictionfest.ca/events/ (or watch the YouTube livestreams)

TODAY IS THE DAY! 🎉🙌 #FictionFest Day 1 has FIVE live events that you can enjoy for FREE from anywhere in the world. I'll be updating our "What's On Today?" #YouTube playlist every morning for the next 2 weeks so you can easily find the day's livestreams: ⏰📚 youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Two more sleeps and #FicitionFest is here! In the meantime, why not check out our book showcase and pick up some great #Canadian summer reads! ➡️ FictionFest.ca/showcase #BookSky #ReaderSky #reading #books

Good news: Queen Books in #Toronto has decided to continue stocking my novel Performance Reviews for a few more months. Two copies available, go gettem. More info on the book at jeffcottrill.com/performance-... #canlit #booksworthreading #booksky #satire #novels #humour #humor #bookstores #office

They tell me the soccer men made a happy. Go Broncos!

Bless this man 😂

Feel that excitement in the air? It's because #FictionFest will be here in just 3 more sleeps! 😆 Our book showcase and author gallery are already open so you can browse for great new #books while you wait! ➡️ FictionFest.ca/showcase #BookSky #ReaderSky ⏰📚

Our showcase is already OPEN and browsing for #books by #Canadian authors is a great way to pass the time while you wait for our live events to start! Find yourself a new favourite read at: FictionFest.ca/showcase! 🍁📚 #BookSky #ReaderSky #CanadaSky #reading

"And everyone wants to flee the seething cauldron of angst." youtu.be/_Hh4M4vipAo?...

Our 36 live event sessions start on June 21st, and the #FictionFest book showcase is already open! Check out almost 200 #books written by #Canadian authors from all across the country! FictionFest.ca/showcase #BookSky #ReaderSky #reading

Hey #Toronto book lovers: Two more copies of my novel Performance Reviews are now available at Book City's Beach location. Go gettem. More info on the book at jeffcottrill.com/performance-... #Canlit #BooksWorthReading #booksky #Satire #beach #beaches

A reminder that @canadafictionfest.bsky.social is next week, and I'm involved in two events! First up: this panel on Monday the 22nd. #FictionFest #CanLit #booksky #booksworthreading

This is good, you should read this. And not just because @bitterasiandude.bsky.social and I have a cameo.

You won't have to wait too much longer, #Canada — we're less than ONE WEEK away from #FictionFest! Our showcase is already up, so you can browse through almost 200 #books written by #Canadian authors, and next Sunday our FREE live events start! Check it all out at: FictionFest.ca #BookSky #Reading

Have you heard about #FictionFest yet? We have an exciting schedule of live events planned & you can check them all out for FREE from anywhere in the world. We also have a fantastic showcase of #Canadian #books to browse. Check it out today & find yourself a new favourite read! 🍁💙📚 ➡️ FictionFest.ca

My last half-day in England. Visiting a friend in Woodley, and we decided to visit the nearby Berkshire Aviation Museum, which houses old choo choo planes -- and an unexploded WWII bomb, discovered in the area in 1999.

They used to call the TTC "the Better Way". I prefer to think of it this way.