Strange Horizons is open to fiction submissions from Indigenous authors! The window will close after 500 stories are received. More information: strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti... If you submitted in April or June, you CANNOT submit. #fiction #shortstories #fantasy #sciencefiction #scifi

@kameronhurley.com BTW I want to circle back to something you shared her months ago: THANK YOU for mentioning and recommending "A Sense of Self" by Veronica O'Keane. I went and requested it at the library after your observations about it.

@averyother.bsky.social Avery! I just saw the news! CONGRATS!

My son’s band “We’re Only Here For The Snacks” is on the front of the Globe and Mail Arts Section! Thrilling. Their album “Missed Our Stop” is out Nov. 21 and release party is at the WECC on Nov. 23.

Car Size xkcd.com/3167/

Sheldon Birnie's story in Short Story, Long is also great: ashortstorylong.substack.com/p/not-dark-y...

Welp, that's my resting heart rate through the roof. Congrats to all the other authors who made the shortlist! [makes enthusiastic raven sounds]

Canadians of a certain age know

I appreciate ‪@genxjamerican.com‬ 's thoughts in this thread, but especially this:

#Booksky Hey, we’re WisCon @wiscon.bsky.social’s first Vendor of the Month! Use WisCon26 on our website in November to get a discount on our books and we make a donation to WisCon! How cool is that! queenofswordspress.com

Fiddling with a minor bike repair this morning (rear fender was rubbing, couldn't figure out why/where), I learned the hard way not to stop a studded tire from spinning with my bare hand

It’s awesome to see this — but seriously, it’s so damn frustrating that we have to fight this fight in every city when the science couldn’t be clearer. Get the cars out, make more money for local shops, and build cities that are exciting, healthy, and happy for everyone.

Got up this morning; did some reading; mixed levain for bread I'm going to bake tomorrow morning. And having coffee, obvs. How's everyone else doing? Happy Saturday!

Free tomorrow afternoon? Like books launches and Canadian spec fic and poetry? Then head down to Bakka-Phoenix Books at 3 pm and grab a copy of Year's Best Canadian F&SF Vol. 3, meet some of the contributors (me included) and maybe get some books signed, grab some snacks, and just hang out. :)

Verrrrrry glad I remembered to switch my bike tires to the studded ones last night

I still think we deserve savory Poptarts fillings. Give us Chicken Pop Pie. Give us Grilled Cheese. Give us Eggs Benetart with Hollandaise frosting.

Some writing news: I have a short story longlisted for the Raven Short Story Contest! Announcement here, from @pulpliterature.bsky.social pulpliterature.com/announcing-t...

almost ten years ago this lady at brunch ordered a “piglio griglio” (pinot grigio) and ive been calling it that ever since

I started the day reading, and that's how I'm going to end it. Good night, all! Sleep well.

@jlizhill.bsky.social Apropos of nothing, I hope you're having a great Saturday, Liz.

The Anne Rice / The Office crossover we didn't know we needed:

I was at the grocery store last minute purchasing candy for tonight when some loudmouth went off on how glad they were SNAP benefits were stopping. Friends, I was so angry. I just gave two neighbours grocery gift cards because I know they use the program. Everyone deserves food.

Can confirm: rechecking your email does not, I repeat DOES NOT, automatically result in the arrival of story acceptance/rejection notices

I decided to get up and just read this morning instead of try to be "productive" or doomscroll. I used to do this all the time... going to try to do it more often.

A hill I’ll die on: “Criticism” has leaned too far into finding/fixing fault without acknowledging/enforcing merit, & this impacts some editing for the worse. Positive feedback provides confidence & directional guidance towards strengths. It is CRITICAL (ha!) to a functional critical partnership.

A must-read, from @doubleemmartin.bsky.social: Ms. Lily's Grade 5 students came to her with a *double-barreled* q last fall: why didn’t Earl Grey School have a paper, they wondered — and if they started one, would she serve as editor-in-chief? #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Winnipeg: newly housed and soon-to-be-housed folks are in need of these items to support their transition

This thread by @hilaryagro.com is really worth reading, especially for my fellow men out there, as is the article she's discussing. But I'm sharing this post particulary for the link to her video: it's well worth your time, my dudes.

All right, bread's rising, kitchen is mostly clean, no more avoiding these story edits I said I'd do first thing in the morning...

If magazine teams were paid fairly and writer rates increased, mag budgets would be $200k+. Minimum. If you can, subscribe. That’s regular, renewable revenue mags can use to plan for the future. This industry is sustained on free labour and free content. Passion is high, but so is burnout.

"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it

Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness (for the record I prefer the original Ray Vecchio, but Callum Keith Rennie did such a wonderful job of stepping in to replace not only an actor but an entire character that this duo also brings me joy)

NoaF needs more contributors. Maybe that could be you? If not, we'd really appreciate a share, or if you fancied passing the link across to someone who might be interested, so we can keep on covering as wide a ground in SFF as we can.

Good morning to everyone else who's probably up too early.

Spotted at @mcnallyrobinson.com! I’m looking forward to launching this book with @gmbchomichuk.bsky.social and @greatplainspress.bsky.social!

TFW when you get both flu and COVID shots and feel mostly fine until a day later when it hits you like a truck

Reposting for this beautiful Norse-myth wolf pendant by @peculiarityshop.bsky.social ; liking, nay LOVING the nominative spelling of Fenrir

@sezindevikoehler.bsky.social Have you seen this Bill & Ted tour short? Saw it and thought of you (as I enjoy reading Critical Reeves Theory!) teefury.com/products/tee...

Big thanks to the On Spec team for 35 years of publishing speculative stories in Canada. I was a reader before I was published there, and the stories I published with them are extremely Canadian ones. We have some newer, also excellent specfic magazines in Canada now, but they still leave a big gap.

That would be so cool! Keep this in mind, Hugo voters!

You can read my horror tale set in Iceland, "Two Voices, One Song," in the latest issue of On Spec magazine, among many other great stories! @onspecmag.bsky.social

Check out my story, "An Unsparing Harvest," in the latest issue of @onspecmag.bsky.social! It's perfect for the spooky season. weightlessbooks.com/on-spec-maga...

You thought @aplante.com was merely a brilliant artist. No. Words too:

The letter Z

Afternoon. Along the Red River,Winnipeg. #Winnipeg #Wednesday

I like this idea. I think we should try it in Winniepg to augment our (slowly) growing network of protected bike lanes and trails!

Okay, i laughed.

My mood has been better this week, despite all the world. I've come out to all my family now, and even if they either ignore me or ignore that I am trans, it is done. It is such a weight off. Not having to fit into the tiny box of who I was, who they thought I was. No going back. We go forward.