REMINDER: we're launching my new novella, The Drowned Man's Daughter, online this Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 7pm MDT / 9pm Eastern! Come for the illustrious @premeemohamed.com! I also hear that a wild @jennabutler.bsky.social may appear? UNMISSABLE. Register for free: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-drowne...

I personally am remarkably expensive

No new pictures, where are you at mentally?

We just added a few more back issues of On Spec to our Ko-fi shop. Yours for 99 cents or pay what you will. These and more can also be found at Weightless Books. Help us out with a small donation and enjoy the stories!

Are you in Alberta? You can read On Spec along with many other Alberta-produced magazines by searching the digital magazine options at any Alberta public library!

Hey listen, maybe I can interest you in the donation page for Skipping Stone in Calgary: www.skippingstone.ca/donate

is it too early to scream about MERCUTIO because ahhhhhhh THIS BOOK

I need a timeline cleanse. How about a table of contents announcement! That’s right—despite the world being on fire, it’s time to reveal the TOC for Year’s Best Canadian F&SF Volume 3! It was VERY hard to narrow the list down but it's all killer, no filler. The book launches October 14. Enjoy! 1/2

Status update

Alberta’s privacy commissioner is raising concerns with a recent government move to add citizenship details to driver’s licences.

I posted some thoughts on Facebook which come out of very recent conversations, as well as my publishing industry observations, plus experiences at industry social events. These posts are never easy to write, and even harder to actually put up, but... 🤷🏽 www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

If you know anyone who works in higher ed, none of us are ok right now. Like, it is taking 100% of my will power not to walk out of my office and go hide in an arcade for the next 6 hours.

Absolutely none of us know what we're doing. Become a writer

REMINDER! THE FIRST THOUSAND TREES is the final book in the ANNUAL MIGRATION OF CLOUDS trilogy -- following Henryk as he wanders dangerously north into bandit and wildfire (also bears, sorry) territory. Out Sep 30 from @ecwpress.bsky.social ! ecwpress.com/products/fir...

i wrote this story when i felt despair was overbearing and i needed solace in hope. so i created a space for her, and made her all consuming. i hope you find a space for hope for you, as well. whether you read this or not.

The Canadian publishing industry calls for the repeal of @youralberta.bsky.social's discriminatory book ban. The revised directive continues to restrict access to literature, stigmatize marginalized communities, and undermine the expertise of educators & librarians. publishers.ca/repeal-alber...

Hey! It's midnight on the east coast, so it's release day. Thanks to @undertow.bsky.social for being such a fantastic publisher. Thanks to family, friends, and fellow writers for their support. The short fic grind has ups and downs, but it's a blast. Fricken love what we do. Thanks for reading.

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If you're a BIPOC writer trying to find the time to finish your book or want personalised advice for tackling your writing projects, be sure to join us for the How To Finish Your Novel workshop with Suyi Davies Okungbowa. Nov 29 & 30 or get the video after! events.humanitix.com/how-to-finis...

It means so much to me to share that Green Fuse Burning won the Indie Ink Writing the Future We Need Award for Indigenous Representation by an Indigenous Author!!! 💚🌿

Very generous words, to which I will add that the second half of the duology, THE NAMELESS LAND (a title that will have specific resonance once one has read the first book), drops on November 4, 2025 (yes, this year, in about 6 or 7 weeks!)

Comics are under attack in Canada. We cannot stay silent. Read and share TCAF’s statement on censorship in Alberta’s public schools, then join us in taking action! www.torontocomics.com/post/comics-...

WOOOOOO PARASITES

Share your favourite covers as a timeline cleanse?

Feeling seen

Last day to sign up for a lottery session, including my chill-n-chat!

want to keep motivated writing in *waves hands*?! reminder that i'll be speaking with @stephengrahamking.com and @magicariot.com NEXT SUNDAY about how to do this exactly!!!! info in QP!!!

THE DROWNED MAN'S DAUGHTER by @cjlavigne.com is out now and you can buy it at the link below. this is part of what i said, and i stand by every word: "With prose as deftly woven as tapestry, C.J. Lavigne not only warns us of the dangers of climate change, but also the promises of false gods."

CO-SIGNED, this book is so good

Come hang with us! We're gonna do a thing! And with all the power of the online sorceries, you can just hop in from ANYWHERE.

Thanks @fanbasepress.bsky.social for featuring our project⭐️

Almost missed that we were in @edmontonjournal.com yesterday! In which I say some stuff and then @jennabutler.bsky.social talks about @newestpress.bsky.social's new Barbour Books spec fic imprint. edmontonjournal.com/entertainmen...

This is the last day for the Murderbot + Witch King and my other fantasy Humble Book Bundle: www.humblebundle.com/books/martha... We've raised $89,000 in donations for World Central Kitchen so far!

Problem: this box contained a grocery delivery two months ago, and I would like to recycle it. It's cluttering the... it blocks the.... nevermind

If you've got a novella or novelette, sent it our way! 📚 Our first ever novella and novelette call is STILL OPEN until SEPT 15th! Visit augursociety.org/press-submis... to read the guidelines and submit!

Oh, hey, I did this interview with @oncreativewriting.bsky.social! I promised to be at my most sedate and diplomatic.

"We are told that AI is inevitable, that we must adapt or be left behind. But universities are not tech companies. Our role is to foster critical thinking, not to follow industry trends uncritically." www.ru.nl/en/research/...

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Bluesky is now 20% random posts by people refusing to acknowledge the news of the day, 30% people reacting to the news & main characters of the day, & 50% exhausted artists trying to sell their work with strained, cheerful posts. Nevertheless, we persist. Throw a coin to your Witcher if you can.

Honored to be a speaker at the Wholehearted Writer's Week and hopefully share some advice about navigating a new community and finding your people 🙏

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Welcome to the final reckoning. SEASON OF THE SERPENT 🐍, the final book in The Nameless Republic trilogy, is out from Orbit Books in August 2026. Buckle up.

“When too many things matter, in my work, in the world, when too many things require intense thoughtfulness and anxious deliberation, I revert to my primal form as an artist and make a little guy.” 😭

Happy 1 year to my novella, Countess. Thank you to everyone who has spent even a moment with my rebellious Virika. You all have given this book a life beyond what I expected. It is a book about this very moment we are living through, and if art is an act of resistance, it is the rock I have thrown🖤💜

Baby is one day old! They grow up so fast. ;_; I have even removed the "forthcoming" from my bio, like a true professional.

did you like Kpop Demon Hunters but wish it was about queer women in a rock band? If you are a part of that demographic, I have something for you! music! creatures! lesbians! a trans protagonist! who are you to resist, eh? magicariot.com

@authorizedmusings.bsky.social and I were literally just talking about this. Ugggh.

Chilling Effect is in The Club If you're part of a book club that likes space opera, good news: Chilling Effect is (for now) one of Hoopla's Book Club Selections! The Club offers recommended audiobooks, eBooks, and comics and manga that libraries and patrons can use to host book clubs in person or…

If you're looking for a verified donation drive to help a family in Gaza, I can vouch that one of my irl friends is helping with this one. Consider donating if you can! chuffed.org/project/1479...

i know many authors are experiencing this but it is so unsettling to create something complex, personal, inextricably interwoven into your own truth, and then see the thing only you could have made being fed into the playdough spaghetti factory of gray meaningless slop