Today, I am delighted to announce, we've founded Ink & Ribbon Press, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) devoted to bringing poetry and limited-edition books back into the world with care, beauty, and integrity.

Cerberus Returns open.substack.com/pub/davidper... The mightiest puppy in the universe has issues...

Deej Recommends: Keepers of the House open.substack.com/pub/raconteu... The last dog on Earth...

BIG NEWS FOR 2026: we're so excited to offer FREE-SHIPPING to ANYWHERE in Canada for anyone who spends $50 or more online 📦📚 From Dawson City to St. John's and everywhere in-between, we're thrilled to share books & products we love with the whole county.

Candilicious was a candy name-modeled after Bubblicious. It was pretty good, but didn't last long. The art direction by Sally Cruikshank in this commercial was spectacular.

Get a Grip open.substack.com/pub/franktbi... A reality check from Frank T. Bird.

Taking A Funny Thing Seriously open.substack.com/pub/focus966... For #ThrowbackThursday: What I am trying to do at FOCUS!

Nothing About Us Without Us open.substack.com/pub/davidper... For #ThrowbackThursday- They will be denied no more...

My book "Split Decision" is part of this new promotion from Bookfunnel: books.bookfunnel.com/strongwomenl...

If you are interested in my fiction books, you can purchase them at my bookstore at Books.by: books.by/david-perlmu...

A Northern Lights dog-sledding adventure, with mystery and magic. www.amazon.co.uk/Girl-Red-Cap... www.amazon.ca/Girl-Red-Cap... www.amazon.com/Girl-Red-Cap... #nature #wintersport #snow #dogs #supernatural #mystery #magic #adventure #chapterbook #bookrecommendation #boys #girls

Where to find Fiction writers on Substack! #1 open.substack.com/pub/mkzliter... I'm profiled in this piece...

The look of a dog who has requested a walk and is asked to stay put just two secs, for he looks so cute.

PEN America condemns educational censorship at Texas A&M after a professor is told not to teach Plato, a foundational thinker in the study of Western philosophy, merely because his writings discuss questions about love, gender, and human identity. pen.org/press-releas... #censorship #highereducation

Censorship is personal. PEN America just released new Snapshots of Censorship, showing how individual scholars are impacted by efforts to restrict academic freedom and freedom of expression. Read these stories here: https://pen.org/blog-series/snapshots-of-censorship/

PEN America responds to action taken today by the Department of Education dismissing complaints about book bans and referring to them as a “hoax”: "All students deserve to see themselves and the world around them reflected in the books shelved within their public schools.“ pen.org/press-releas...

One Hundred and One Dalmatians: 65 Years On open.substack.com/pub/simondil... Disney+ dogs= delight.

Canadian publishers stand with the library community in opposing Bill C-15 provisions that threaten the Library Book Rate & Literature for the Blind program. These protections are needed to ensure equitable access to books for all Canadians. Read more: buff.ly/gDBR4HE Take action: buff.ly/qm7Spjx

New this week open.substack.com/pub/thelinkl... The Library helps me and many other indie authors get exposure on Substack.

“i, Zohran Kwame Mamdani, solemnly swear to track down Batman’s tax records.”

I'm sorry, but your dog is just not as cute as mine 🤣 #rescuedogs #newtoy

New this week open.substack.com/pub/thelinkl... Check out my books at The Library on Substack.

Primary sources have never been more important. I just signed up for this open consultation with Fanny Julissa García, MA and special guest Doug Boyd on INformed Consent and AI. If you work in this space, this knowledge and conversation is a necessity: www.eventbrite.com/e/ask-an-ora...

Withdraw From The Darkness And Look To The Light open.substack.com/pub/danepste... In the 1960s and 1970s, Curtis Mayfield was first and foremost in the creation of accessible yet revolutionary soul music.

A Friday shoutout to some fabulous folk to follow @thesharkqueen.com @alexlopezwrites.bsky.social @paultremblay.bsky.social @davidperlmutter.bsky.social @pawheeler.bsky.social

If you don't have plans for February 3, you do now: stremedius.com/2026/01/09/s...

New Perennial introduction, now Substack-free: 1989-2002: Angry young essayist for a range of now-forgotten magazines and weekly newspapers. 2008-2023: Owner/operator of Dallas’s pretty much only carnivorous plant gallery. 2024-Present: Trying this writing thing again. www.stremedius.com

Batman’s Best Big-Screen Adaptation Is ‘Mask of the Phantasm’ open.substack.com/pub/danielsh... A brilliant example of why animation is one of the best means of telling superhero stories.

How I Lost My Muscles, But Kept My Head open.substack.com/pub/davidper... For #ThrowbackThursday: When a superheroine loses what makes her super.

I have relaunched my old Vocal site. Please follow or subscribe to me there if you still follow that site: vocal.media/writers/who-...

Pretty good!

The consensus is that THE FIFTH HEAD OF CERBERUS is anti-colonialist, to me it is speculative on the concept of colonialism itself. The age of the tree circle could imply the abos have only been on St Anne < 5 centuries. Like PEACE a theme might be “we’re all just passing through”.

When asked what books one should familiarize themselves before reading THE BOOK OF THE NEW SUN Wolfe said “The New Testament”. I think this is good advice as well for THE BOOK OF THE LONG SUN as well (for both) to read a solid overview of 1st-3rd century Christian Gnosticism.

My goals for 2026 are simple. I shall be: 1. Not dark, but beautiful and terrible as the Dawn! 2. Treacherous as the Sea! 3. Stronger than the foundations of the earth! 4. All shall love the new me, and despair!

Why You Should Read Gene Wolfe (and Where to Start) open.substack.com/pub/counterc... Honoring one of the grand masters of American speculative fiction.

My first published essay...in THE RUMPUS! @therumpus.net "She told me she’d never smoked before, but I didn’t believe her. She was too good at it, and she didn’t cough at all." From "Gotta Light?" by @nantepper.bsky.social Rumpus original column Voices on Addiction. ➡️ buff.ly/4hQ4YLk

I love a lot of Miyazaki films, but to me, My Neighbor Totoro has always felt like the cinematic equivalent of being a kid home from school, tucked in under a blanket with a can of ginger ale and a bowl of chicken noodle soup

Everyone's at the Movies open.substack.com/pub/billadle... Everyone's either in the movies or watching them...

Yoga anyone?

Non Fiction Books Roundup open.substack.com/pub/canadian... I appear twice on this list.

Happy Public Domain Day! At the start of each year, a new set of works is freed from copyright — ready to be shared, reused, and reimagined. See our highlights — Hannah Arendt, Albert Einstein, Langston Hughes, William Faulkner, and many more. #publicdomain

When they clash, the world will hear it. Now part of Bookfunnel's "Strong Women" promo: books.bookfunnel.com/strongwomenl... #sciencefiction #novella #supeheroes #sports #fights

[COPY] Footnote People In World History open.substack.com/pub/davidper... Counting down to a change of mind...

I would also like to know the secret.

This rules! Leaf and Galley are definitely out here trying their hardest!

I just want everyone to know that I shoveled snow in-between sessions drawing this one.

The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.

Went for a lovely walk among the tall trees veiled in a morning mist ... So uplifting! #NatureWalk #forest #talltrees