It was great to talk to Emma Cohen and Emily Wood, organizers of Toronto's wildly popular Pack Animal reading series. Check out our interview in the Ex-Puritan: ex-puritan.ca/pack-animal-...

Editing an interview down from 13,000 words today into a nice little Q&A. I have to say that I really appreciate that technology has come along to assist with transcripts because I used to transcribe all of my interviews myself and it was painful, mentally and physically.

Revisiting the Damned's debut album, 49 years after its release. lizworth.substack.com/p/the-damned...

I have turned on my Out of Office reply.

I bought a ticket to the Damned's 50th anniversary show coming up in April, but today I bought my PLANE TICKET to London so I'm really, really actually doing this.

No, I did not just buy myself another thing on eBay again. Not me. Never. Especially not the week before Christmas.

Man answering his phone on the train: Yes? Correct, I’m not at work (pause) I’m not going to answer that because I am not at work today. No, you’re going to have to ask someone who is. Goodbye.

If I get my way, 2026 is going to be full of crazy busy cool things.

Woke up today to an invitation to read poetry in Toronto in early 2026, followed by some quick work on an essay I'll have coming out soon. Not bad for a gray, snowy Monday 💕

I'm organizing some talks about Toronto punk history at the amazing Peach Berserk! We'll be doing a series in early 2026. Details will be out as soon as I've got the speakers lined up. Stay tuned 💕

"It's all about timing" Hauntingly beautiful new poem Levitation Practice by Liz Worth @lizworth.bsky.social now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/levitat...

Another day, another dollar spent on Facebook Marketplace.

I think 2025 has been one of my hardest working years in a while but I feel really good about all of it.

December is for decluttering / clearing space in all ways.

I got the best ideas today ❤️ And I also started looking into tickets / flights / etc for the Damned concert in London next year so if anyone wants to talk me into it I'm open to listening.

Going to the Paul McCartney concert tonight.

Taking a break from editing to buy punk tapes on eBay. I feel very at peace with myself right now.

Writing deadlines bring me joy 💕

I checked out Toronto's new zine fair this weekend and it made me feel so alive: www.lizworthauthor.com/blog/zines-a...

I'm going to head into Toronto this weekend to check out Zine Dump, the new zine fair.

I had to dig through some old emails this morning and found a story pitch from 2006 about roller derby. The line "No one can write about girls beating each other up to win a race better than I can" was good enough for my college magazine and I wish it was so easy these days.

Getting inundated with scammy emails today from pretending to be book club organizers. Authors beware!

Gary Numan, March 24, 2026, Toronto 🖤

Echo & the Bunnymen, Toronto, June 13, 2026 🖤

I saw "Brain Damage" (1988) for the first time last night. So good! So weird and kind of silly. It's a movie that shouldn't work but totally does.

Thinking back to this interview I did with @markleslie.bsky.social about vampires, goth, tarot, punk and more... This was a fun one! starkreflections.ca/2023/01/20/e...

Going to see Images in Vogue again this week 🖤

Might have to miss the BRMC concert because I injured my foot somehow 😢 Not sure exactly what happened but I have a distinct hobble going on today.

Just an eBay listing selling a vintage t-shirt for $35,000 USD. That might be the wildest resale price I have ever seen 👀

Last night I watched "Bring Her Back" and I can't stop thinking about it. It really goes there. Weird, bleak, haunting...a great horror film.

I just finished reading a book that feels like it was written by someone whose whole life is on the internet. And it's not good.

I really love working with publishers whose catalogue shows they care about literature and new voices. I think indie publishing is where the important risks get taken, where we keep art alive.

Super tempted to travel to London next year for the Damned's 50th anniversary show. It's right before my birthday, too. And I could go to Stonehenge again.

Had a very excellent weekend of going to sidewalk sales and and wandering around and drinking wine and running into friends at random.

I had so much fun seeing the Damned again last night! They remain my all-time favourite punk band and Dave Vanian is my most enduring celebrity crush 🖤 I hope they come back again soon. 🦇

Going to see the Damned tonight 🖤 It's my last concert of the month!

Somehow I've gotten myself into the position where my work today consists of researching the history of witchcraft in Canada. Not complaining at all!

Trying not to be distracted by Trump's ramblings at the UN. It's pretty hard not to look, though.

I've seen 21 shows so far this year.

People are often skeptical of tarot because they only know the mainstream idea of it - that it tells the future - and don't look further from there. In reality, many people who use tarot use it to reflect upon their feelings. You can't say it's not real when it directly speaks to a person's truth.

I have a few spots left in my upcoming local tarot workshop here in Hamilton, ON. Details are at lizworth.com/events if you'd like to join us next week! 😊

Even though my closets reached Peak Clothing™ about a year ago, there is a very good chance I will drop in on the Toronto Vintage Clothing Show this weekend. It's fun to remind myself that I have zero self-control.

October is booking up. Today I am confirming one more gig for the month and that will be that!

Signed up for another sewing class 🪡 This one is about practical mending!

3/4 shows down during my mega concert week(end). The Waterboys, Morrissey, and Vision Video were all amazing! Next up is Pulp, tomorrow!

Union Station is a specific anxiety.

Seeing Vision Video tonight 🖤

If you are out for Supercrawl tonight I'll be hanging out in the author tent selling + signing bokks from 7-8:30pm. Come say hi! #hamont

Today: Writing, booking work, updating the lessons in my tarot course. Later, sewing class 🧵

I miss very few things about Toronto.