How the decision to reforest Japan with Japanese cedar and Japanese cypress decades ago has lead to a severe rise in seasonal allergies and a critical health crisis. #ecology #health #Japan #biology #botany #forestry www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Here we go.... #fungifriends www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

I have two works in this anthology: a short story and a poem (about hockey!). If you're in the south Vancouver Island area, stop by and hear the authors read their works! #booksky #poetry

The Spring issue of Fungi magazine is out, and it has one of my articles in it: "Octenol, the fungal compound you didn't know you love (and possibly hate?). #fungifriends #mycology 🍄

I will be there with my books at the "Book it to the Fair" event in Parksville, B.C. June 20. If you're in the area, drop on by! I'll have both my mushroom and sci-fi books there, and a couple of copies of our "Sooke at Heart" poetry chapbook. See you there!

With rising print costs, global distribution feels like highway robbery. I know everyone wants "free" shipping, but I don't want to cover the cost any more. My books will stay at Lulu. Customers will pay shipping, but I'll have an incentive to write more! #booksky 📝 🪶✒️✍️ www.lulu.com/spotlight/rs...

Our chapbook is finally out! It will be available shortly at Sooke Museum and Terrier Books. I have 2 poems in it. One of them even has a rhyme with orange! 😀 #bboksky #poetry #Canada

Mushrooms influence the weather. #fungifriends #mycology 🍄 www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qYy...

It's Poetry Month! I'll have two poems in this one. #poetry #booksky #Sooke 📚✒️🪶

There is a push to study African mycoflora, as appreciation grows for the important role of fungi have in ecological systems. #fungifriends #mycology #ecology #Africa 🍄 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

At the Ladysmith Book Festival!

It's National Poetry Month! 📖 #Booksky #Poetry #Canada ✒️ poets.ca/offerings/pr...

Fungi colonized land long before plants and animals. 🍄 #fungifriends #mycology #ecology #biology www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzQQ...

If you're up Island, I'll be at the Ladysmith Book Fest April 11 with my sci-fi novels and mushroom books. See you there there! #booksky

Who's going? #fungifriends #mycology www.imc13.kr/html/

You can now add iion's mane, turkey tails, and Cordyceps militaris to fungi that have been carried into low Earth orbit (USSR carried winter polypores and oyster mushrooms to orbit in the '70s. NASA launched enokitake on STS-55 in 1993). #fungifriends #mycology #space 🍄 phys.org/news/2026-02...

Seeing imaginary little people? Perhaps you've eaten Lanmaoa asiatica that you didn't cook long enough! #fungifriends #mycology 🍄 www.bbc.com/future/artic...

I've already spotted what I want for Christmas next year. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZpW...

All set now!

O frabjous day! Callou! Callay! He chortled in his joy. Proofs for my new Compact Edition are finally here! No colour pictures, alas, but all four parts now in one package, with a bonus recipes. I will be putting it online in the new year. #fungifriends #mycology #booksky #indieauthor 🍄

Melanized fungi from Chernobyl thrive in and derive energy from ionizing radiation. #fungifriends #mycology #ecology www.bbc.com/future/artic...

She's a rookie cop, making her way in the 25th Century. Trapped aboard an antique star-liner mockingly called the City of One, she finds new friends, intrigue, and the fight of her life. Is this the end? Not if Stella can help it! #booksky #indieauthor #scifi #EBookGifts www.lulu.com/shop/richard...

Check out my latest article in Fungi Magazine: Edible Mushrooms of the Roman Empire. www.fungimag.com #fungifriends #mycology #history

Metarhizium, a fungal pathogen of insects, has been genetically modified to produce the mosquito attractant longifolene - so it can lure and kill mosquitos. #fungifriends #mycology #nature #entomology #insects #microbiology www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-...

So… Leccinum spp. play keyboards now? #fungifriends #mycology youtu.be/NbP2DgDp890?...

If you're going to be in town the first weekend in November... #fungifriends #mycology #nature #ecology #victoria 🍄

Before there were terrestrial plants, there were fungi. #fungifriends #mycology #evolution 🍄 scitechdaily.com/earth-was-a-...

Another use for fungi. #fungifriends #mycology 🍄 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

New: Canadian funfgi on stamps! #fungifriends #mycology #Canada #nature youtu.be/fd8khrTdExM?...

#fungifriends #mycology #booksky #indieauthor

If you need a quiet moment, feel free to take this one. #nature 🦋

Invasive mushrooms! #fungifriends #mycoligy #ecology www.science.org/content/arti...

The Summer 2025 edition of Fungi Magazine is out! It's not shown on the main site yet ( www.fungimag.com ), but it has articles on conservation and fungi. It also has"Taking a Deep Dive into Mushroom Ketchup" by... me! An excellent way to top off your summer reading :-) #fungifriends #mycology 🍄

Hemmingway's advice on writing. An interesting list... #booksky #indieauthor #writing getpocket.com/explore/item...

New species of giant stick insect discovered in Australia. #ecology #biology #nature #biodiversity #Australia #entymology www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzPH...

Key hot spots of fungal biodiversity mostly not protected. How long will this be neglected? #ecology #mycology #fungifriends 🍄 www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Dan K. and company have updated the Plant Hardiness Zones for Canada, with information on relative climate change. Great work! #ecology #nature #biology #climate #science www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Fossil Ophiocordyceps species ("zombie fungus") found on insects trapped in amber. They've been around for a while! #fungifriends #mycology #biology #ecology #entymology edition.cnn.com/2025/06/24/s...

Have an awesome Canada Day, everyone!

Judge says authors' suit against Meta AI failed to prove dilution of market. #booksky #indieauthor www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Virtual mushroom hunting - it was only a matter of time before this sort of thing popped up. #fungifriends #mycology #ecology 80.lv/articles/enj...

What happens when you flout phytosanitary regulations and fail to get a permit. #mycology #fungifriends #biology apnews.com/article/fusa...

Take a moment! They're free!

Heads up! The European Accessibility Act requires e-books sold in the EU to comply with accessibility standards (implicitly, WCAG 2.1 Level AA) by June 28th. The standard includes image description, navigation options, etc. E-books may need upgrades to continue EU sales. #indieauthor 💙📚 📝 ✍️

If you have a library card for the Greater Victoria Public Library you can now check out the paperback or e-book version of my novel Merika in the Emerging Authors collection. #booksky #Victoria #indieauthor www.gvpl.ca/client/en_US...

Gene transfers from fungi may have helped liverworts and early plants colonize terrestrial habitats. #fungifriends #mycology #ecology #science www.sustainability-times.com/research/lif...

If this is The Matrix the hallucinations are starting to hallucinate! 😀 #booksky www.cbc.ca/news/world/c...

www.sookenewsmirror.com/local-news/t... #booksky #poetry #indiewriter #Victoria #Sooke

It's Victoria Day! :-) 🇨🇦 #Canada #Victoria

Sooke Writer's Collective anthology #12 launch coming soon! Yours truly will have several poems in it. Come on out to the Sooke Museum to hear a reading on Saturday May 31 at the pavilion! #booksky #poetry #writing #sooke sookewriters.com/we-tell-stor...