Participating authors: - J.P. Babb - Brandon Butler - K.M. McKenzie - Jesse McMinn - Don Miasek @donmiasek.bsky.social - Y.M. Pang (me) - Peter G. Reynolds - Danny F. Santos - Colin Searle

For this Valentine’s weekend, EMPTINESS: A ONE-SHOT ANTHOLOGY OF SPECULATIVE FICTION is available as a free ebook on Amazon! CAN: www.amazon.ca/dp/B0GL42LJJZ US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GL42LJJZ UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GL42LJJZ #fantasybooks #sciencefiction #Canadianwriters #freebooks #shortstories

Fashionably late as always, here is the retrospective on the highly successful sci-fi and fantasy Can*Con last weekend. dmiasek.com/2025/10/26/c... Books! Panels! Vendor tables! Games! More!

Happy to report I'll be appearing on two Can*Con panels in Ottawa this upcoming Sunday. - The Bond of Brothers: Writing Sibling Relationships - Local Writing Communities & How to Join Them dmiasek.com/2025/10/15/c... Check me (and my fellow panelists) out at the Brookstreet Hotel!

Finally had time to post a retrospective of Pale Grey Dot featuring at Word on the Street, Toronto's biggest literary festival. Come check it out, dear reader! dmiasek.com/2025/10/11/a...

Pale Grey Dot will be at Word on the Street next weekend alongside Toronto SF&F's finest! David Pecaut Square Sat, Sept 27 – 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM Sun, Sept 28 – 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM dmiasek.com/2025/09/19/p... Come meet me, buy a book, get it autographed, and check out the works of my cohorts!

And we have the last (but not least) of my Aurora Award finalist interviews. It's @gilliansecord.bsky.social of BUDDY RAYMOND'S NO-BULLSHIT GUIDE TO DRONE HUNTING fame! It takes place in an imaginary world where the USA is hostile to Canada. Ha ha, could you imagine? dmiasek.com/2025/06/30/a...

Snagged another Aurora Award finalist interview, this time with R H Wesley! His short story, "A World of Milk and Promises", was published in Clarkesworld last September. dmiasek.com/2025/06/27/a...

In a first for my blog: I interview a fellow writer, @donmiasek.bsky.social! We talk about #sciencefiction, his novel Pale Grey Dot, and how it feels like to be nominated for an Aurora Award. ympang.com/interview-wi... #SFF #sciencefictionbooks #novels #authorinterview

In a first for me, I've gone ahead and added a Part 2 to my interview with @ympang.bsky.social. Why? Because she's a finalist for yet another two Aurora Awards. Is she bored of them yet? Possibly! dmiasek.com/2025/06/23/p...

Guess who was at Y.M. Pang's book (All the Broken Blades) launch last Sunday? This guy! dmiasek.com/2025/06/10/b...

Had a great time on UMFM podcast, talking about the Pale Grey process. Check it out!

It's been exactly one year since Pale Grey Dot was launched at Bakka-Phoenix, and so I thought it'd be great chance to have a little year in review... dmiasek.com/2025/05/05/a...

A fantastic collection of fantasy short stories.

I'm proud to announce that Pale Grey Dot has been nominated for a 2025 Aurora Award for Best Novel! dmiasek.com/2025/04/16/p...

Finally got around to collecting my favourite photos from a March, 2025 Writers Retreat with eleven other fantastic authors. Check 'em out! dmiasek.com/2025/03/19/5...

Fourth bestseller for Bakka-Phoenix in 2024. Not too shabby!

Behold! I've put together a page on my website to collect all the official reviews and promotions of Pale Grey Dot. dmiasek.com/reviews-prom... Check it out!

Had a super time at Indigo Barrie last Saturday bringing Pale Grey Dot to readers of sci-fi! As for how it went? I present to you a story in two images (Before & After).

New author interview! dmiasek.com/2024/11/19/a... This time we have acclaimed fantasy & sci-fi short story author Y.M. Pang. Her kickstarter, "All The Broken Blades: A Fantasy Anthology" is currently at 134% with just 11 days remaining!

Thanks to SeanGeek and FastFret for having me on. It was a ton of fun!

Nice to see Pale Grey Dot get a nod on the 49th Shelf's July Summer Reading List alongside a bunch of fantastic books! 49thshelf.com/Blog/2024/06...

Save the date: May 5th at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social in Toronto! Pre-Orders: bakkaphoenixbooks.com/browse/filte... Meetup: www.meetup.com/toronto-scie... Details: dmiasek.com/2024/03/24/p...

We have an interview with @JasonPchajek, author of the cli-fi cyberpunk novel BOUNTY. dmiasek.com/2024/03/13/a... It's all about fighting for/against powerful corporations and eco-terrorism! He'll be signing books in Toronto on Mar 22nd at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social.

Nice to see Pale Grey Dot get a nod in the Toronto Science Fiction & Fantasy newsletter! www.canva.com/design/DAF9S...

I've been interviewed by the always amazing James Downe about my upcoming scifi cyberpunk/space opera novel, Pale Grey Dot! Check it (and James's fantasy Legacy of Rukara series) here: legacyofrukara.wordpress.com/2024/02/14/i...

Adventures from CanCon 2023!