Near the start of this video, @therundowntvo.bsky.social provides a timeline of Canada's long history of racial exclusion efforts. Important conversation follows. youtu.be/E4M260gCxFQ

"If the RTO decisions were purely about output, we would see far more evidence behind them. Instead, companies fall back on vague arguments about culture, mentorship and other concepts that are difficult to measure. That’s a clue that productivity is not the main story." #onpoli

Nothing specifically against Aero, but I’m just getting— *my KIDS* are just getting tired of repetitive chocolates this past Halloween. Where are the wunderbars and crispy crunches this year? My kids are asking.

Thanks to All Lit Up for including Terminal Solstice in this list! Lots of great company here. If you haven't ordered a copy of my debut novel yet, here's a way to get one for 10% off + free shipping in Canada. 👇

Some thoughts on my recent book signing event and Indigo's chain of bookstores: substack.com/@foundtime/n...

“My roots in northern Ontario aren’t that deep, but they don’t exist anywhere else.” —Sean Minogue, author of Prodigals (Latitude 46, 2025). Read the interview: www.riverstreetwriting.com/blog/2025/8/... @latitude46pub.bsky.social @seanminogue.bsky.social

Of all the publishing stuff I’ve been up to this year, the thing that gives me the most feel-good vibes is walking into my local library branch and spotting two books with my name on the shelves.

"Cautionary warnings from dystopias past are being deployed, credulously and with minimal irony, as solutions." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/m...

In Ireland, the government recently committed to establishing a permanent basic income for artists starting in February 2026. In Canada? Artists' orgs are bracing for huge cuts tomorrow to the meagre programs that exist.

Everyone in the arts should watch this . . . www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODSK... (Thanks, @akshatrathi.bsky.social)

AI "features" in Microsoft Word = an inescapable Clippy that haunts my documents with unwanted offers to turn off my brain.

We had a great chat with Sean Minogue, author of Terminal Solstice! We dive into playwriting, screenwriting, and his creative process. player.captivate.fm/episode/9d59... #TerminalSolstice #SeanMinogue #BookTalk #CreativeProcess #Screenwriting #Aphantasia @seanminogue.bsky.social

What’s happening at #CanadaPost is "another flashpoint in a much larger, slow-burning crisis of work. The precaritization of labour—once primarily the anxiety of freelancers and gig workers—has seeped into sectors formerly synonymous with stability." maisonneuve.org/article/2025... #cdnpoli

Woot! Go Jays! ⚾️

Great piece. Nation-building should be about strengthening on-the-ground democratic institutions, not pipelines. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... #electoralreform #cdnpoli

Love this for the TPL. ❤️ www.thestar.com/news/gta/cit...

If you’re in Barrie today, I’m signing books at the Indigo on Mapleview. Come say hello. 👋 #indieauthor

Eyvind Earle - Moonlight.

That's right, Gen Z. Y'all could've had single-family homes by now, but your burrito habits are *out of control*. (This is the Globe, of course.)

Summary: Commuting in Toronto is about to get worse because top-down directives are forcing more people to flood the roads/transit systems. www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti... #topoli #RTO

Grateful for the friends, family, and new acquaintances who came out to support the launch of my book last night in Toronto. High-five to @laurairock.bsky.social for hosting. You can learn more about the book and availability here: terminalsolstice.com

Such a passionate, thoughtful speaker and writer. RIP Manchán Magan. www.bbc.com/news/article...

If you're in Toronto tonight, come out to Noonan's Pub and celebrate the launch of my debut novel. 👇

Toronto friends, come out to the launch of Sean's debut novel! Book talk, pub talk, cheer. (Oct 2nd @ 6pm) TERMINAL SOLSTICE is the (fantastic) title #fiction #CanBooks #TurnstonePress

Thanks for the review!

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

"The news has been met with mixed reactions from workers themselves, but the return-to-office (RTO) trend undeniably bodes well for commercial real estate." Sure, 60K public servants + thousands of private employees are angry, but think about the real estate profits!🤑 storeys.com/return-to-of...

Guess I’m fully fluent in Irish now. 😎 *watches TG4 without subtitles* Wait, what? 🫨

Just over a week until dozens (!) of global dignitaries come together to help me launch my debut novel. Okay … it’ll be friends, family and high-quality book aficionados. Join us!

Spotted at the Indigo near Yonge & Eg in Toronto. They’ve got ‘Terminal Solstice’ in stock at half a dozen locations across the city.

do we think it's good that entire economy is based on the same entities passing money back and forth on speculative investment without anyone making anything that someone outside the loop is buying

Check out our new batch of lit mag and small press listings, including @adroitjournal.bsky.social @reckonreview.bsky.social @fourwaybooks.bsky.social @passionfruitlit.bsky.social @abodepress.bsky.social @seanminogue.bsky.social @k-gray.bsky.social & more. wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/saturday-s...

This is a pretty good rundown, in case you’re a Canadian just hearing about Kneecap. www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...

Sad to hear of @manchanmagan.bsky.social's cancer diagnosis. His books and talks (like this one: youtu.be/g8sFWz136LA) are such illuminating pathways into thinking about the Irish language. www.rte.ie/entertainmen...

Damn, NYT… 😢 “After 50 years of publishing, Munsch told me, his ability to come up with new stories seems to have vanished. […] Plots used to just appear to him, all the time and almost fully formed, as if they were limitless. But now they don’t.”

Particularly bummed about how ‘meh’ elected leaders are these days. Felt the need to write about some of that here: open.substack.com/pub/foundtim...

Pieces like this drive me nuts. Government isn’t a business — it’s actually the opposite — so they might as well ask my 7-yr-old what he would do. And if he said we should hoard wealth and move fast with no vision to help anyone but ourselves, he’d be grounded.

Still amazed Loblaw can be a business after this, but 🤷 "The claims process is now open for Canadians seeking their share of a $500-million settlement in a class-action lawsuit related to the alleged industry-wide price fixing of bread." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Come have a pint and get a signed copy of my novel. I'll be chatting with Laura Rock Gaughan at Noonan's Pub on Thursday, Oct. 2. www.blogto.com/events/termi... #toronto #debutnovel

Congrats to Omar El Akkad for making the National Book Award longlist in nonfiction for One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This ICYMI, what better time to listen to our conversation about this incredible book Audio📻: tinhouse.com/podcast/omar... #freepalestine

Thanks a bunch to @playcanpress.bsky.social for letting me join in the fun last night. So much talent in that room! Honoured that @latitude46pub.bsky.social has published my first play as their first drama book. 🙏 @riverstreetwriting.bsky.social

See ya there, tonight! 👇

"In May, PM Mark Carney wrote that 'we will not stand by' and committed to 'further concrete actions' should Israel not cease its offensive or enable the flow of aid. It is now September, and Netanyahu’s radical government has not changed course." www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... @beynate.bsky.social

Like cigarette packaging, this should come as a prequel (and warning) to all car adverts

Sending strength to all the other parents struggling to get a single, grubby detail about their child’s first day of school.

Sea Level xkcd.com/3135/

Join us for a glamourous evening with some of Canada’s most prestigious playwrights to celebrate our latest publications at the Playwrights Canada Press Fall 2025 Book Launch! ✨📚✨ www.playwrightscanada.com/Blog/2025/Pl...

Reasons to sign this #RTO petition even if you don’t have a hybrid job: - You don’t want to crowd transit/roads even more - You want talented ppl to be interested in public service - You wouldn’t appreciate someone arbitrarily messing w/ your work-life balance amapceo.on.ca/remoteworkwo... #onpoli

“We celebrate Labour Day at a time when we are also vigorously defending our rights and campaigning for stronger ones. We can never rest. There is no room for complacency in the workers movement.” @lanapayne.bsky.social #LabourDay #canlab

“Eighty-six per cent of those who voted among the 500-member International Association of Genocide Scholars backed the resolution declaring Israel's ‘policies and actions in Gaza’ had met the legal definition set out in Article II of the 1948 UN convention on genocide.” www.cbc.ca/news/world/g...