Vigil by @susieisnothere.bsky.social is nominated for the Alistair MacLeod Prize & the Thomas Raddall Fiction Award!  You can hear Susie read live on Tuesday, June 3rd at An Evening of Short Stories Hosted by Alexander MacLeod or on Wednesday, June 4th at Fiction Fête! At The Chester Playhouse.

See you at The Chester Playhouse on June 4th for Fiction Fête! Celebrate Atlantic fiction authors with a showcase of readings from the nominees! @gooddogbooks.bsky.social will be joining us have these nominated books for sale!

Congrats to my friend @susieisnothere.bsky.social (who is the kindest, most generous soul, and a constant source of encouragement) and to Lisa Moore and Jack Whelan. Two devastatingly beautiful books. Thank you for waking us up, you are all an inspiration.❤️

Sunday dinner.

If you host a line run on St. Patrick’s Day you are obligated by law to make a Guinness chocolate cake.☘️

This book was so satisfying that I gave it a kiss before I placed it in the red spine section of my bookshelf. I reviewed @monicakidd.bsky.social ‘s new novel in @riddlefence.bsky.social. You can read it here: riddlefence.com/review/the-c... @breakwaterbooks.bsky.social #booksky 💙📚

Cat whom I love.

If you're in St. John's next week, there's a raft of poets reading for world poetry day. Including three poets laureate and a Griffin Prize winner along with some new, and new to St. John's, talent. Please come and fill out the front row seats. www.stjohns.ca/en/news/worl...

My only regret is not putting two sausage rolls in the fridge to eat on the morning after my 50th birthday party. Other than that #Iregretnothing #piaffeels

Domestic bliss.

It’s my book’s birthday tomorrow! 😳 @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social #canlit #buycanadian #literaryfiction

Computer selfie. Please be faster when I turn you back on. February is hard little machine, but I need you to keep going.

Time to move the glasses from the table.

“To keep Canadian-published books on shelves and in international markets, we need both immediate relief and long-term investment.” bit.ly/3Xo1gRh Don Gorman on why Canadian publishers need urgent action on potential U.S. tariffs.

Books and my favourite lit mag arrived at the post office all in one day. Small beauty in grim times. @riddlefence.bsky.social

When life gives you fascism thelittleredchicken.substack.com/p/the-tariff...

The Canadian tax break ends on February 15th! Just a couple of days left to snag books from our website or storefront tax-free! Shop breakwaterbooks.com or at 1 Stamps Lane! #BuyLocalNL #shopcanadian #buylocal #nlbooks #canlit #newfoundland

I wrote a review of Oderin! Read it on the @riddlefence.bsky.social website!

For some reason, small brown dogs keep appearing in my w.i.p. I keep telling them, it’s not safe. #amwritingindefianceofdespair

My fascism class is on the gd nose right now.

From the pages of our January/February 2025 issue: The arrival of a peculiar iceberg thaws out a new kind of grief in a woman who lost her husband to the waters of the bay it towers over. Read “Pack Ice Season,” a new short story from Bridget Canning: thewalrus.ca/pack-ice-season/

I am jealous of my cat’s life.

This story by @bridgetcanning.bsky.social in the most recent @thewalrus.ca is brilliant. Read it. It will make you remember why you love short stories.

I wrote a review of incendie by Mosaic Dance Company! Check it out on the @riddlefence.bsky.social website 🌸

Our FREE submission window is nowwwww OPEN -- from now until March 31, submit your work for free to Riddle Fence. All the details at www.riddlefence.com or on our Submittable. PLUS: POETRY AND FICTION ONLY --- IT'S A THEMED CALL!

Cat in box.

We're counting down the days until Tin House Summer (Workshop)! Apply to the 2025 #THSW before February 2nd. In addition to our General Scholarships, we offer many community-focused awards such as the Debut 40 Scholarship. Apply: tinhouse.com/workshop/sum...

We're here! Issue 53 is here too -- with this gorgeous cover by @lucasmorneau.bsky.social -- did you get your copy? We're at better newsstands, or in your mailbox! Subscribe here: riddlefence.com