Unseasonably hot weather so of course my A/C is out. Enjoy this lone flower defying the hot sun from my early #StetWalk!

It's barely 8:00am EDT & @stevewestenra.bsky.social & I have already been busy this morning, making sure everything will run smoothly for the #FictionFest panel discussions & author readings this summer! 😎 Sign up for a reminder at FictionFest.ca & we'll let you know when Fiction Fest starts!

🙈So I decided to not stay quiet… www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Apparently this story might air on Compass Tuesday. The more we can raise awareness about EDS, the better. DYK that the average time to be diagnosed with EDS is 22 years? It took me 35. That needs to change.

A turtle sunning itself just above the sun-speckled waters of a pond full of moss, algae, plants, and smaller turtles. It looks like a good day to be a turtle.

I can’t wait to participate in the “Romance While Disabled” panel! Because yes, we can be disabled and find romance. We can have the HFN and HEA while managing disabilities! To register for this FREE conference, go to: weeknightwriters.com/2026/04/18/s... #Disability #AuthorSky

Sirens have moved beyond water they are surfing on the net they are glossy and matte in the perfect places they are telling you the most horrific things their teeth are so white and so straight you don’t know why you feel so unsafe all the time now.

Trillium and GOTH TRILLIUM 🤍💜

Creek on a rainy morning.

Tulips at the Toronto Botanical Garden #toronto

Blossom season! #StetWalk

Watched Song Sung Blue yesterday, and it's a trap I tell you, now my brain is full of Neil Diamond everywhere I go. I AM I SAID

My first weekend at home in weeks! Celebrating with a haircut tomorrow. That's me, living the high life. 😂

A good day for a #StetWalk. Blooms are out and my favourite (tulips) are everywhere. 🥰

are you in or near waterloo region and looking for your next favourite read? love supporting local? HAVE I GOT THE EVENT FOR YOU!!! ✨dozens✨ of local authors all in one place! selling and signing books, doing readings. it's going to be great! kwwritersalliance.com/bookfest-2026/

My book rec plugin is updated! I’ve apparently been using it for SIX YEARS, which is just bonkers. This version is now paginated, because the page was getting unwieldy. I still have 50 recs/page which may be too many, but we’ll see. Need a new book? Look here: www.jessiemihalik.com/books-i-loved/

Also my dream!

I thought I didn't have time to clean out my basement, and now I've spent several weekends cleaning out another person's entire house instead. So weird to spend so much effort on this while mine remains a mess.

Fleurs de Ville FLORA in Bloor-Yorkville #toronto

Who needs a relaxing bubble bath when you can chill outside watching a bird.

Good morning! My novel MERCUTIO is out in the UK today. The best thing I've done. My thanks to my editor Jane Johnson, my agent Jennie Goloboy, to Leo Nickolls for the cover, and to Maxim Reston for the audiobook:

Can't wait for this one! www.kickstarter.com/projects/kri...

Daily bunny no.3311 knows is sorting by subject

I'm allowed to show everyone now—behold the cover for Amphibiography, my chapbook of frog poems!! Original artwork by Finn James. Release date is July 2026!

Come to think of it somebody ought to make a Heritage Minute about Heritage Minutes

People, when you are snotty about public servants, you are snotty about the people who bring you delightful gems like this (see also Chris Hadfield, Heritage Minutes, and April Fools posts like a recall for the Delorean)

Tulips at the Toronto Botanical Garden

Look at these lovely characters 🥹 Don’t you want to meet them? Read all their love stories in the Juniper Creek Golden Years series, available on Kickstarter for two more days as a paperback or ebook box set! www.kickstarter.com/projects/boo...

Friday's sky.

Name your top 15 TV shows ever, gut instincts only - Elementary She-Ra (both of them) The Good Place Star Trek DS9 Stargate SG-1 Andor Lucifer Cadfael The Pitt Columbo Babylon 5 Forever Knight Firefly Avatar: The Last Airbender Crash Landing On You

Cherry blossoms at Robarts #toronto

First fawn of the season!! 😍😍😍

It's now 101! Canadian fiction authors, now's our time! Straightforward to submit the form - if I can do it sans caffeine after a long day, anyone can do it 😀

One hundred!!! 😃

24 hours to go! And we're $204 short of adding 25K MORE words of the best Canadian F&SF! If you were waiting to back the campaign, now is the time! Click the link in the original post...and then enjoy some Ramones ;)

My best craft advice is "Put a giant worm in it." You can never go wrong with a giant worm. Sci-fi: Giant worm on an alien planet Fantasy: Giant worm in mountain sitting on a pile of gold Horror: Giant worm (eats people) Romance: Giant worm causes third-act breakup Mystery: Giant worm investigates

Me tonight, after spending all day moving furniture around.

It turns out Speculative Shorts wasn’t nominated for a 2026 Indieverse Award. IT’S BEEN NOMINATED FOR THREE OF THEM!!! Holy moly with cheese! Anyway, if you’re interested, the link to buy the book is: books2read.com/spec-shorts I’m still in shock! Need cake! #BookSky #SFF #Disability

how am I supposed to get literally anything done with this dude just existing in my house

"Neffy" www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

Today's good news: My friend won first place in a major writing contest!

SATURDAY SATURDAY SATURDAY: Can*Con Virtual Join @daviddemchuk.com, @aijiang.bsky.social, Suzan Palumbo, and @kellyrobson.com for a discussion of why normal people scare them and abnormality in horror! Register at the website! If you're not at least a little scared by David you win a prize*!

One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was to pay attention to when people are actually asking for advice versus when they just want to express frustration about something. The person who made this point said I would probably notice that it's not very often. He was right.

Some thoughts on @draft2digital.bsky.social 's absolutely horrendous fees, beyond "wow they fucking suck, huh?" 1) This is a gift to Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. KU authors who already don't think they can move out won't want to eat that $20 fee only to make peanuts and get hit with another $12

I've backed this! Poetry is now unlocked 😀 On to getting more illustrations! 💃 www.kickstarter.com/projects/kot...

lol i am never around to boost this at a good time, but canadian author pals, have you signed up for this yet? it's FREE to participate! let's make this huge!

Daily bunny no.3287 wears many hats

hundreds of SFFH books are on sale or free this weekend only! don't miss out! The Dragon Next Door is only $1.99! #booksky #IndieApril #NarratessIndieSale indiebook.sale

Pink promises. #Bloomscrolling

My debut book, Nerve, is six years old this week, and *touches earpiece* I've just been informed that the ebook is on sale across platforms (in North America) for $2.99 U.S. throughout April! That's, what, the price of half a latte?

This is a fantastic series that has all the things I love rolled into one (or three, in this case!)