Ordered an egg McMuffin behind Liam Gallagher in Gatwick. Years later, ordered a beer after Noel at the Horseshoe.

I'm so delighted to be on the Eco-Horror panel at the Little Ghosts Festival in Toronto. Come on out this Sunday, October 5th, 1PM at the Tranzac Club! www.littleghostsbooks.com/product/litt...

Today's the big day, friends - my new book, Lost Worlds: The Rise and Fall of Human Societies from the Ice Age to the Bronze Age, is available for preorder! Smash that link and purchase from your retailer of choice, if that's the kind of thing you're into. www.harpercollins.com/products/los...

Introducing TriCon! ✨May 15-17, 2026 in Kjipuktuk | #Halifax. Celebrating spec fic, we couldn't be prouder to have @amalelmohtar.com @englelaird.bsky.social and @kurestinarmada.bsky.social joining us as our Guests of Honour. Earlybird tickets available now! 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/tricon-the...

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion. Our problem isn't a lack of resources. Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.

This is * chef’s kiss *

I saw an honest to god UFO tonight. Around 10:45 PM near Carp, Ontario. No idea what it was. Maybe Perseids? Never seen a meteor move like that though Initially thought it was the ISS but the ISS was over Africa. Anyone else see this? Any ideas what it was?

Instead of thinking of the wild fires ravaging North America and Europe as random events loosely associated with climate change, we should reframe them: this is the oil and gas industry and the politicians that support them waging war on us. They are fire bombing our forests.

Tune in to the Prix Aurora Awards, live now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy2k...

It's just a “swarm of fish" following a duck.

This is top notch

Hi folks, I'm teaching a writing workshop this fall and I want to write hot hot climate fiction with you! Whether you're writing stories about the world finally conquering climate change or telling bleak post-collapse stories, I want to help you write the best story you can.

Voting for the Aurora Awards (Canada's top fan-voted SF literary award) closes July 19th! I'm nominated for Best Short Story for "Desolation Sounds" and Best Novelette/Novella for "Zebra Meridian". Get your votes in before voting closes! Vote here: www.csffa.ca

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. 🪄

When I die, I want the starting lineup of the Maple Leafs to be my pallbearers so that the #Leafs can let me down one last time

Happy 13th birthday to this old guy. He's a lot slower and greyer but still brings us joy and slippers every day. We love you, Monti.

Happy 13th birthday to this old guy. He's a lot slower and greyer but still brings us joy and slippers every day. We love you, Monti.

Anyone else watching BBC's Ghosts? I adore this show. Best after-life comedy I've seen in years.

*clears throat* *taps mic* soooo today is my last day at the day job. Monday I begin living my dream of making my author career my full-time job 😱

We're _THIS CLOSE_ (like, $50) to unlocking extra word count to make it a 150K word anthology! And then? One last stretch goal: a second story translated from French! We have 8 HOURS LEFT--can we do it??? That's up to YOU. So pledge now & pls share this WIDELY down the homestretch! @kickstarter.com

I'm delighted and honoured to be on the Aurora ballot this year for both Best Story and Best Novelette/Novella. Congrats to all the nominees, and thank you to everyone who nominated! Thanks to @stelliform.press for bringing Zebra Meridian to the world. Get in your votes!

I'm delighted and honoured to be on the Aurora ballot this year for both Best Story and Best Novelette/Novella. Congrats to all the nominees, and thank you to everyone who nominated! Thanks to @stelliform.press for bringing Zebra Meridian to the world. Get in your votes!

I was today years old when I realized Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space is also Pachelbel's Canon. I knew it borrowed from Elvis but didn't realize how deep Jason Pierce and Spiritualized dug for this one. Love it! What else is hiding in there?

Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen

Trump’s view on trade deficits is like getting mad at Target because you spend money there but they never buy anything from you. It’s just complete brain dead nonsense.

My Climate Fiction writing course starts next week and there are still a few spots available! Register here to spend 8 weeks learning to write fiction about climate reality: www.alexandrawriters.org/store/p721/W...

What a fantastic opportunity for Canadian #SFF fans! 🌟 Nominating is a great way to celebrate our amazing authors and stories! Let your voice be heard! 📚✨ #AuroraAwards #CanLit

The thing about so-called generative artificial intelligence is, the intelligence isn't artificial. It's real. It's OURS. The techbros stole our intelligence (our data, our thoughts, our stories, our art) and used the software to regurgitate it and spackle it together into digital particleboard.

If the US does ever invade and I have to form a resistance cell, our password will be "Oh, I wish I were--" because all the Canadians will instinctively reply "IN SHERBROOKE NOW!" while the Americans will all reply "an Oscar Mayer wiener" and we'll know who the spies are

The Onion summer writing fellowship is seeking applicants! It's six months, good salary and benefits. This year's applicants do NOT have to complete the Eating Challenge, as it turns out this does not adhere to Illinois labor law. We apologize to those who have died in the past.

Keep it up. Knock this shit down.

Here is the list of confirmed eligible works of Canadian SFF published in the year 2024: www.csffa.ca/awards-infor... Please use this list to explore the work of talanted Canadian creators and help us recognize their achievements by nominating your favourites!

Let this sink in.

I'm signing copies of Zebra Meridian at the Indigo in Oakville today! If you're in town, drop by for a signed copy of one of these beauties.

I was today years old when I realized "All By Myself" is a reworking of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2.

Subs close on Feb 28 @ 11:59pm Pacific for Year's Best Canadian F&SF Vol 3. If you're a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or ex-pat, send me your published work from 2024. Yes, this means YOU! Don't self-reject! I can't wait to read your work. Deets here: kotowych.com/yearsbest/ Pls share widely!

Anyone else notice that everything's gone to shit since David Bowie died? Correlation doesn't equal causation but the evidence is compelling.

Some great non-Tordotcom novellas: The Mountain Crown by Karin Lowachee Countess by @sillysyntax.bsky.social The Dragonfly Gambit by @thesuiway.bsky.social Zebra Meridian by @geoffreywcole.bsky.social Those Who Remember The World by Ben Berman Ghan Maragi’s Secret by @savantefolle.bsky.social

When it seems like the worst people on the planet are winning, remember that there are so many people trying to do good. We aren't alone. This video reminded me of that today: youtu.be/bguDFkPv9CI?...

I'm teaching a Climate Fiction writing class this spring with the Alexandra Writer's Centre. If you want to explore the climate crisis in your fiction, join me online for 8 weeks starting in April. We'll laugh, we'll cry, we'll have communal existential crises, and we'll write greenhouse gas jokes.

Sometimes a movement needs a villain to oppose. Climate change is too vague, too all-encompassing. Donald Trump personifies everything climate activists have been fighting against. He is the villainous face of climate denialism and inaction. It may seem that he is ascendant right now ... 1/n

Ontario passes bill allowing bike paths that lead to walls with tunnels painted on them

OnSpec is great to work with. Get your submissions in!

Gobbled up Survivor Song by @paultremblay.bsky.social. What a book! Also proud of myself for not passing out at some of the best parts. Deep breaths, fresh air, hung on every word.

A productive few weeks #art #painting

I'm on a great panel at TBR Con at 6 PM this evening talking humour in horror with some great authors. Check it out here: youtube.com/@fanfiaddict...