Serve with saskatoon syrup on pancakes: “Gratitude and reciprocity are the currency of a gift economy, and they have the remarkable property of multiplying with every exchange.” from The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer #SundaySentence

On this snowy Sunday morning, curled up with a book and admiring great sentences. "She would be brave because her father had once told her that the world lived within her." -from Nadia Hashimi in Sparks Like Stars #SundaySentence

Happy Independent Bookstore Day! Read Maris's piece, then go show your local indie bookstore some love. They're so much more than places to get books--they are places to engage with ideas and others in your community. Staffed by actual humans to help you find the books you didn't know you needed!

Last night, I had my first book launch for Cattail Lane, a burst of brilliance after the long and solitary months hunched over my keyboard. These celebrations are what help keep writers like me going—a reminder that all those quiet hours can lead to somewhere bright. Thank you, thank you.

A joyful sentence this Easter Sunday! "She sits and eats them slowly, one at a time, letting the red juice spill over her lips and when there is no fruit left on a pit, she puts her head back and spits it out as far as she can into the trees." From "Still Life" by Anna C. Rumin #SundaySentence

My new novel, Cattail Lane, was just released: Rudderless Nick Ackerman’s life changes when he discovers he has a 14-year-old son—who also comes with a grandma with dementia. An exploration of forgiveness, second chances, and the everyday moments where we might find our way to one another. #booksky

This list makes us realize how lucky we are to be part of the publishing community in Canada, bringing out stories and lifting up voices from coast to coast to coast.

Ignoring the news today. Buried in a book, sunshine streaming through the window. "All those years. Caught in a brutal dance, with steps she never knew how to follow." - Weyward by Emilia Hart #SundaySentence

Beautiful prairie sky here on this Canadian morning. My Sunday sentence for today: "Truth is like ugliness: you need to be close to see it." from Weyward by Emilia Hart #SundaySentence

“They only knew that the world was not what it had once been.” from Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout #SundaySentence

As promised, here are the slides I shared with students to convince them to NOT use chatGPT and other artificial stupidity. TL;DR? AI is evil, unsustainable and stupid, and I'd much rather they use their own brains, make their own mistakes, and actually learn something. 🪄

"But here they were, and Olive pictured two slices of Swiss cheese pressed together, such holes they brought to this union--what pieces life took out of you." -from OLIVE KITTERIDGE by Elizabeth Strout (rereading for bookclub) #SundaySentence

"Conversation cannot always be controlled—much like cats or the rain or old-age pensioners." - from Kira Jane Buxton's joyous new book TARTUFO. #SundaySentence

From Tom Lake by Ann Patchett "It’s not that I’m unaware of the suffering and the soon-to-be-more suffering in the world, it’s that I know the suffering exists beside wet grass and a bright blue sky recently scrubbed by rain." #SundaySentence

What electrical currents fizz and crackle in the brain to shape the decision to quit a place? Annie Proulx from her short story "The Half-Skinned Steer" #SundaySentence

I'm thrilled to learn that No Good Asking is trending on hoopla Digital. The story is about a family nearing its breaking point that takes in a troubled child over Christmas. Many thanks to all the libraries and patrons choosing my book this season.

Look, if cranberries can be weird and bitter and still liked by roughly half the people at Thanksgiving dinner, then so can you!

Public library energy is the best energy. Like here is all the knowledge we could find, it's been meticulously organized and vetted and it will cost you nothing today, welcome to the absolute pinnacle of human civic evolution, feel free to pull up any bean bag chair you like

ChatGPT won’t break a story, craft a deft turn of phrase, or tell a compelling narrative. In the Editor’s Note for our November issue, @cstarnino.bsky.social examines the threat that AI poses to journalism and why it’s crucial that The Walrus defends what we do: thewalrus.ca/were-doing-w...

Home security system installed. Nothing gets by this guy.

Love my library!

MILF = Manuscript I’d Like to Finish

Yes!

I like term novelist - it’s sexy and dangerous. Like being a duelist. Obviously, it’s mostly crying and sitting down, but still.

Hello, Blue Sky! 🌟I'm brand new here, an author who loves exploring stories of family and resilience. I can't wait to connect and share thoughts on writing, books, and the little joys that make life feel-good.