Behold, my top 3 beloved bookstores that literally everyone should be shopping at this year. And just for your convenience, all of them are located on Commercial! 1/4

Two events left this month! Who is coming to the virtual writing on the 25th and who is coming to @crossandcrows on November 28th??? . . #CarrieHillCreative #CrossAndCrowsBooks #EastVan #CommunityEvents #VirtualEvents #BodyDoubling #PoetryWriting #CommercialDrive

November's writing session will take place on Friday, Nov. 28 at Cross & Crows Books from 2-4pm. Live Mic practice 3:30-4:00pm. Register here: [email protected] #CarrieHillCreative #CrossAndCrows #WritingWorkshop #NovemberEvents #EastVan #TheDrive #ShopLocal #SupportIndie #VancouverWriters

Let's get together and write some stuff! Friday, October 24th, 2-4pm, at Cross & Crows Books in East Van. Register at CarrieHill.com/contact/

Shown here is the final performer from the @sappzine Vol. 3 contributors launch party, hosted last month at @wildfiresliterarylounge! . . . #SAPPzine #NewWestEvents #CarrieHillCreative #ZineLaunch #SappertonCommunityArts #YVRPoetry #LaunchParty

Seven amazing artists performed a variety of poems, exploring themes ranging from pastoral to longer forms questioning identity, self, & belonging at the @sappzine Vol. 3 launch party! #CarrieHillCreative #SAPPzine #ZineLaunch #SappertonCommunityArts #NewWestEvents #LaunchParty #EventPhotographer

We have finally landed at the best part of the event -- seeing the @sappzine Vol. 3 contributors in action at @wildfiresliterarylounge! Seven amazing people performed a variety of poems, exploring themes ranging from pastoral to longer forms questioning identity, self, belonging, and so much more.

We have finally landed at the best part of the event -- seeing the @sappzine Vol. 3 contributors in action at @wildfiresliterarylounge! #EventPhotographer #LaunchParty #ZineLaunch #SAPPzine #CarrieHillCreative #NewWestEvents #SappertonCommunityArts #CanLit #ArtsBC #CARFAC #FreeEvents #YVRPoetry

We have finally landed at the best part of the event -- seeing the @sappzine Vol. 3 contributors in action at @wildfiresliterarylounge! I hope you enjoy them! P.S. If anyone has the social media handles of these brilliant poets, please drop their name in the comments so I can tag them properly!

We have finally landed at the best part of the event -- seeing the @sappzine Vol. 3 contributors in action at @wildfiresliterarylounge! Seven amazing people performed a variety of poems, exploring themes ranging from soft and short to longer form questioning identity, self, belonging, and more.

When I say there were some amazing poets at the @sappzine launch, I wasn't kidding. Featured here is New Westminster Poet Laureate @janetkvammen holding @theyoungandgifted24's newest poetry release, "Journal of a Black Man". Venue: @wildfiresliterarylounge

One of the cup-filling joys I am always grateful for within community events is bearing witness to inspiration made manifest. @sappzine was no exception. What a treat! Venue: @wildfiresliterarylounge @wildfiresbookshop . . #CarrieHillCreative #WildfiresBookshop #PoetryCommunity #ZineLaunch #ArtsBC

There were some very fine poets in attendance at the @sappzine launch, including @theyoungandgifted24, featured here within the gorgeous @wildfiresliterarylounge! #NewWestArts #ZineLaunch #PoetryLaunch #FreeEvents #CarrieHillCreative #SappertonCommunityArts #CommunityArtEvents #SAPPzine #ArtsBC

It was such a pleasure to be the official event photographer for the @sappzine Vol. 3 Zine Launch, held at the incomparable @wildfiresbookshop earlier this month! 💜 #CarrieHillCreative #SAPP #SAPPZine #NewWestArts #SappertonArts #PoetsOfVancouver #CanLit #ZineLaunch #WildfiresBooks #VancouverArts

@jenstden.bsky.social Did you see this?

Of course I saved the best for last 💜 A kiss to seal the deal. A & S - thank you for trusting me with your memories. Here is to a lifetime of so many more. I toast your happiness and wish you joy without limit or measure.

Anyone going to the VPL book sale today? Anyone want to come hang out with me?

The first official photo of a newly forged family unit 🥰 No caption needed. Just look at them 😍🤌 . . . #FamilyPortrait #BlendedFamily #MountaintopWeddings #VancouverIslandWeddings #MtPrevost #CowichanNation #ShawniganLake #CarrieHillCreative #SwedishWedding #WeddingPhotographersOfVancouver

I struggle to keep up with this app 😭 That said, it appears I have been neglecting my sacred duty to share new art that I've made in the last while. ALLOW ME TO RECTIFY 😍

Time to make Nazis afraid again

Today is the day! Are you coming?

Hey, so apparently this app is suspending users who speak out against JKR. JOANNE ROWLING IS ON THE RECORD AS AN OUT AND PROUD BIGOT. She actively funds hate groups. @bsky.app @support.bsky.team @safety.bsky.app With respect - get your shit together.

It is easy to feel this way but I truly think, for trans writers at least, writing books now is urgent. Write good books about your friends, get them printed, get them widely distributed, get them in the world. There has never before been an opportunity like the one we currently possess to do this.

Yes, writing about our people is necessary now. And, writing with trans eyes about how the not-trans world appears, functions, and signifies is vital vital vital now.

Reminder that we have a poetry writing workshop ✨just for the queers✨ coming up next Friday (Aug 22) at @crossandcrows on Commercial! I'll be there from 2-4pm. . . #CarrieHillCreative #CrossAndCrowsBooks #QueerWritersOfVancouver #EastVanEvents #PoetryWorkshop #VancouverPoetry #WritersOfVancouver

POETRY WORKSHOP DAY at @crossandcrows LET'S GOOO~ Queer folk of the lower mainland! Y'all better be showing up! Just over a week until Pride!!! #QueerCommunityEvents @CarrieHillCreative @CrossAndCrowsBooks #EastVanEvents #FreeEvents #WritingWorkshop #PoetryWorkshop #FreeEventsInVancouver #EastVan

I have a serious and very grim question - if/when they start disappearing trans people in the US, is there any org that has the infrastructure to track the missing? It's starting to feel like a question of when.

Sending my heartfelt love to the non-binary community today. We are here. We exist. And we aren't going anywhere. ✊ You matter. Your identity matters. How you feel about yourself is valid. #InternationalNonBinaryPeoplesDay

⚠️CONTENT WARNING⚠️ NSFW, identity, sexuality, queerness, SA The full text too long to post here, but if you are interested, please toss me a line and I will send you a Google drive link to a text version. Please refrain from asking if any particular pieces are true. The mystery is the point.

Wishing every Indigenous person a very blessed day, full of joy and laughter. You are worthy of celebration, today and every other day.

As an independent non-profit newsroom built and sustained by reader support, doing the job our readers hired us to do is of critical importance. But how can we hold ourselves accountable to those who make our journalism possible? Well, by hearing from you in our new audience survey! 🧵💫

No event is ever successful without a team of dedicated volunteers. From tidying food & plates to assisting and welcoming guests, they were nothing but sunshine and smiles. Thank you for everything you do for our community. It's people like you who make the magic happen, because YOU are the magic ❤️

I can't tell you how joyful it was to watch all of these people looking at these varieties of artwork by different community members, and really stopping to consider them as opposed to glancing at the momentary appreciation.

I wish I had had the forethought to capture the powerful speech that this Matriarch made on the evening of the exhibition opening. Look at her poise. The relaxed position of her shoulders. The way she's standing on business. See more, coming soon to a homepage near you at CarrieHill.com!

Our summer poetry sessions are here! Join me at Cross & Crows Books at 2836 Commercial Dr. on June 27 and July 25 from 2-4pm! All you need to do is bring a pen, some paper, and your lovely selves. Let's make some beautiful art together 💜 Masking, as always, is strongly encouraged 📣

Without community, there is no Pride. 🤘 Happy Pride to our beautiful, vibrant, diverse, talented, extraordinary community. Injustice to one of us is injustice to all of us. Remember the Black and Brown trans sex workers who started the fight to get us where we are today. Our fight continues. ✊

I've been putting off looking at the travel photos that I took for months now. It was well past sunset and shifting to full dark. I had seconds to get it right. Look what I made. 😭😍 #WildlifePhotography @nikoncanada #TravelPhotography #SiemReap #Cambodia #AngkorWat #CarrieHillCreative #Macaque

Reminder that we have a poetry writing workshop tomorrow from 2-4pm! Come by @crossandcrows on Friday, April 25th, and let's write and perform some amazing poetry! #CarrieHillCreative #SupportLocal #SupportIndependentBusiness #VancouverEvents #EastVan #PoetsOfVancouver #QueerPoetsSociety

Join us at Cross & Crows Books on Friday, April 25th from 2-4pm for a delicious afternoon of poetry writing alongside fellow queers and queer writers! #VancouverEvents #WritingWorkshop #PoetryWorkshop #QueerCommunityEvents #EastVanEvents #SupportLocal #SupportIndieBookstores

Please note that as of March 17th that I will be largely unavailable due to a family emergency. Please reach out at [email protected] for the most direct access. Thank you for your patience with any delays in order processing and/or subscription packages being sent to you.

Carrie Hill Creative is exceedingly proud to be a Canadian small business. We do not stand for fascism. We do not tolerate bigotry. We DO stand in solidarity with our fellow marginalized brethren. We create our art accordingly. Our philosophy: Make war with art. 🇨🇦

ATTN to queer poets across all genders: We have a poetry writing workshop coming up at @crossandcrowsbooks.bsky.social on Feb. 28th from 3-5pm! Limited space - sign up now! carriehill.com/contact/

Calling all queer poets for a free workshop with Carrie Hill @carriehillcreative.bsky.social! Friday, 2/28/25, 3-5pm. Limited space; reserve here: tinyurl.com/4fenpzhs

In this way we discover that transmisogyny is good old fashioned misogyny

Consider it done!

Nothing brings me more joy than hearing from both bride and groom that they love their photos. My entire November has been made 💜

can we not use "sane-washing"

I don’t even have words. Heartbreaking.

Did you know that I have a website? You can find my portfolio, some poetry, and if course, my art shop. There are also subscription options for monthly art to your door! Take a look: www.CarrieHill.com

Goodbye Twitter. Hello Bluesky. Sorry it took so long, but here I am 🥰