Watched Sheep Detectives last night. There's 90 minutes of whatever time I have left on this earth that I won't get back. Emma Thompson was good, though.

A good day for washing the car. #nbbluesky

Yeah, we got cement!

Current read. Review copy courtesy of @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/774603...

Our neighbour's forsythia after an overnight rain. #nbbluesky #miramichi

Our 2026 Fiction Contest is now open for submissions! Our judge this year is Kirti Bhadresa! Prize: $2000 + Publication! Deadline: Sept. 1, 2026 Guidelines: thefiddlehead.ca/contests/fic... #callforauthors #submissionsopen #canlit #fiction #callforfiction #litmag

With my manager, Ryan Duggan (left) on Retirement Day. @horizonhealthnb.bsky.social

Welcome to another CaturDogDay 😍

Met up with Valerie Sherrard and received a copy of her latest #YA novel. The publisher is @cormorantbooks.bsky.social

The government of New Brunswick has a tick tracker site: www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/... #nbbluesky

One of my favourite #Microsoft shirts from back in the day. Almost 20 years old now! (Yes it fits) #windowsvista

Here's four "thumbnail" reviews of books I have recently read. 1) Smeg by Diane Wishart 2) The Innocent Canadian by John Delacourt 3) The Unfinished World by Marilyn Bowering 4) I Made a Promise I Could Not Keep by David Homel @llpmtl.bsky.social www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/james-revi...

I'm not much for hockey these days, but this #YA book from @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social piqued my interest. On sale 09/26. #arc #indigenous

Retirement was all wrapped up yesterday at the Miramichi Golf & Country Club. Thanks go to @horizonhealthnb.bsky.social and their employment engagement team for a wonderful time. #nbbluesky

That smug look! Happy #caturday! #catsofbluesky

Friday #bookmail from @idalinehanyoung.bsky.social. A highly recommended #historicalfiction read. My review: www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/a-brothers...

New Fire Boss aircraft ready for action https://www.gnb.ca/en/news/n-b.2026.05.new-fire-boss-aircraft-ready-for-action.html

My sharp-dressed father, a century ago.

I really enjoy reading #historicalfiction, as I always learn something. This novel from @idalinehanyoung.bsky.social is no exception. #canlit www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/a-brothers...

“I’m just so goddamn fed up with all this,” Gina Small, 29, said in a comment on the U.S. economy that one of her friends assumed was about the world’s ongoing humanitarian crises, another friend thought was about the weaponization of America’s military against its own people.

This cat o' mine.

Look at this gift #bookmail from @dawnymock.bsky.social! Great, whimsical #cartoons from this NB-er. #nbbluesky

Does this look like a good reading chair?

A nice retirement gift from @brynphd.com! #caturdays4ever!

Happy Spring! #nbbluesky

How to deal with feedback (and rejections) in the querying process peggyblair.wordpress.com/2026/04/21/h...

This Saturday!

Currently reading on my Kobo:

Retirement Day!

Our Spring issue is shipping out today to subscribers! Here’s a preview of what’s inside: thefiddlehead.ca/issue/307

My review of Chris Forrest's THE WRECKING GAME! peggyblair.wordpress.com/2026/04/12/f...

We’re modernizing the vehicle registration process. As of April 1, you no longer need a registration sticker on your licence plate. Learn more: https://www.gnb.ca/en/topic/driving-transportation/registration-inspection/motor-vehicle-registration.html

Next up read on the Kobo: "I Made a Promise I Could Not Keep" by David Homel. #speculativeessays

I love talking about this anthology from @undertow.bsky.social. I was chatting (by email) with Rory Say, who has a story in here. My print copy is currently in storage, so I purchased the ePub so I could read it right away. A bargain at US$8! #weirdfiction #weirdhorror

The spring COVID-19 vaccination campaign has begun. To book, visit gnb.ca/vaccines, call 1-833-437-1424 or contact your local public health office or a participating pharmacy. https://www.gnb.ca/en/news/n-b.2026.03.covid19-spring-booster-available-april7.html

Wordle 1,737 3/6* 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 So close!

I really don’t like it when things are unbeknownst to me but also things being knownst is pretty terrible right now too so idk

Congratulations to Amanda Leduc, guest editor of our forthcoming Disability: The Revolution! issue, on being shortlisted for the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction!

✅ done.

If you're in the Toronto area Sunday....👇🏻

don’t forget to destroy your clocks tonight, walk away from your mortgage, just start driving, you’re free

Eddie is disrupting my bedtime story! #catsofbluesky

Wordle 1,721 X/6* ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩

The Fiddlehead's 2026 Creative Nonfiction Contest is now open for submissions! The winner of the contest will receive $2000 and publication. Thank you to Brian Braganza for judging this year's contest. Unlock your story. Find more information on our website: thefiddlehead.ca/cnf-contest

Lord, I see what you’ve done for others

"Dread" is putting it mildly. #nbbluesky #miramichi www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

New Brunswick grade 5 student publishes a 38-page novel. #newbrunwick #cbcnb #nbbluesky www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Wordle 1,714 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩