The very last day to get some mysteries & thrillers on sale on Kobo! We have cozy, paranormal, hard-boiled, & dark fantasy -- check the thread.

Kent Monkman's #Montreal exhibition challenges colonial gaze with Indigenous narratives www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Oh, I will also add: Promote other people's work without expectation of anything in return. Community building is found in sharing things you find interesting, and building connections through mutual enjoyment of things. Transactional marketing gives the ick right quick, and people will remember.

Hey everybody (especially the Winnipeg crew), I'll be reading some uncanny fiction on Oct. 29th at Sookrams Brewing in Winnipeg, along with @dridgley.bsky.social, @smbeiko.bsky.social, and @chadwickginther.bsky.social. Our host will be @badguybirnie.bsky.social. See you there! #PrairieSFF

Got my performance review.

"In some places, French postal workers now pick up prescriptions, return library books, and deliver flowers. Last year, only twenty eight per cent of La Poste’s revenue came from sending mail." Services can evolve in positive ways to meet new and growing needs.

I am begging Canadians to understand that Canada Post, like public transit, should not be a business - it's a service. Canada Post is a lifeline for rural, remote and Northern communities and overall, we need to re-evaluate why people think they "need" random shit delivered ASAP.

Tonya's a fantastic writer and this looks great!

Congrats, @ariel-gordon.bsky.social!

Hey, psst, for the day crew: Want a noir thriller with a monsterfucking element between the lesbian, magic immune protag descended from sí-touched sorcerer parents, and her MTF transbian war demoness partner? Well of course you fucking do. You follow me. :p Yours for $1, links in the QP:

New Edge has been doing great work in the Sword and Sorcery space. This is a great place for you to jump in. Project has funded, so you know what you're getting. I love their work, and their lineup of authors is fantastic. You really don't want to miss this opportunity.

[::all available eldergoths seize the mic::]

I am SO EXCITED to finally announce TriCon, Atlantic Canada's newest conference for writers of specfic! Hosted by @tridenthalifax.bsky.social and enabled by an incredible slate of people, we're looking to be @canconsffh.bsky.social East, building new bridges in Canadian SFFH!

Always excited to see a new convention spring up, and @tricon-hfx.bsky.social looks like it'll be a blast!

So I interviewed novelist Giles Blunt for the Free Press in advance of his visit to Winnipeg for THIN AIR, which appeared in Saturday's paper. @dundurnpress.bsky.social @gilesbluntbooks.bsky.social

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Early copies have arrived! Pick up your copy of #DCs ZATANNIC PANIC when it arrives in comic stores on October 1! If you’re in #Winnipeg, come get your copy signed at 204 Comics in partnership with Prairie Comics Festival! #zatannicpanic #zatanna #dccomics #halloween #horror

Just started this Indigenous horror web series! Found on CBC Gem!

Pleased to mention that we now have a YouTube channel. Some videos are there from our online bid party, with plans to upload more over the next year. I'm told that YouTube etiquette demands we encourage people to "SMASH THAT LIKE BUTTON AND SUBSCRIBE." www.youtube.com/channel/UCdC...

On this day in 1987, #TheSistersOfMercy released "This Corrosion" on single in the UK - it was already out as a single on September 18 in mainland Europe. HEY NOW, HEY NOW NOW!

Hanging out at Edmonton Expo for the first time ever this weekend! If you’re in Edmonton, swing by and chat comics and how reading is the only thing left that will save us all.

Delighted to see my Aurora-finalist trans Bildungsroman fairytale, “And When She Shatters” included in this years Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction, edited by @ourmankoto.bsky.social 🚀🧝 ✨ & this little @heartlines-spec.com tale gets to appear alongside many friends & Augur creators !!

I need a timeline cleanse. How about a table of contents announcement! That’s right—despite the world being on fire, it’s time to reveal the TOC for Year’s Best Canadian F&SF Volume 3! It was VERY hard to narrow the list down but it's all killer, no filler. The book launches October 14. Enjoy! 1/2

Year's Best Canadian F&SF Vol 3 looks TERRIFIC!

I finally get to announce I'm in this with my story "Mars Needs Psychopaths." Not just me, but filled with old friends and new and, excitingly, writers I don't know. Order yours now, if you haven't already!

Thrilled that my story "Midnight Man versus The Long Night" has been selected for Year's Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction Volume 3! Thanks @ourmankoto.bsky.social, looks like a great ToC!

And a Year's Best Canadian F&SF Vol 3 starter pack! go.bsky.app/VeYK51e

Released in Europe on 18 September 1987, #ThisCorrosion by #TheSistersOfMercy was the lead single from their second album #Floodland and one of their most iconic tracks. The single was released later in the UK on 21 and 30 September, so enjoy Corrosion Season!

Seize the night! Carpe Noctem, edited by Leslie Van Zwol & Megan Fennell, is full of bite-sized dark delights. Discover what waits for you in the dark: www.kobo.com/ca/en/e... 10/10

friends in Winnipeg -- i'll be reading tomorrow. details: Wild and Wonderful Words Reading Series/ Sookrams/ 7pm/ readers: John Scoles, Craig Terlson, Brett Leanne, me. so come out, if you're up to it. from me, you'll hear part of chapter one of something veeeery new.

W-we're actually at 8️⃣0️⃣% now! You are KILLING it. Don't forget, you won't be charged until Sept 30th for the books, and won't be charged for the shipping until March 2026. There simply is no better time to grab these books! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...

I watched EVIL DEAD 2 for probably the millionth time last night, happy to report it still completely rules and is an absolute joy to watch

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Since I am going on medical leave this is a great time to buy my games or tarot readings on my ko-fi! (I also give tarot reading lessons!!) ko-fi.com/peachgardeng...

My buddy @radchenka.bsky.social also has a story in this issue. Can't wait to read it!

I remember someone saying that's how you know AI can never truly be a writer. If you tell AI to stop using em dashes, it'll stop. If you tell a writer to stop using em dashes they'll tell you to fuck yourself and that you can pry them from their cold, dead fingers.

MR SANDMAN…

i love these little idiot asshole birds #art 🪶

Every now & again my wife do a buddy read and grab the same book from the library and bookstore so we don't have to wait for the other person to finish so we can start discussing it. Our most recent buddy read was @wnwagner.bsky.social's GIRL IN THE CREEK! Loved the eco/fungal body horror vibes.

Me: this looks interesting... reading... reading....WHAT A MINUTE! I KNOW THAT PERSON. So backing this because I know @dorklordcanada.bsky.social 🤣 www.kickstarter.com/projects/occ...

You come for me like this, in my own timeline…

Great book!

My boss: Can't you get Copilot to validate the info in the spreadsheet? Me: Well, do we want it to be accurate or not? Because either I check it myself or I ask Copilot and then check its output *and* the spreadsheet, so... Boss: What's the point of Copilot then? Me: Exactly.

ah yes Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser

"It worked out well for us...but I always toyed with the thought of 'what if…?'" MS Berry tells us about a fateful family trip to Germany that inspired her new domestic thriller THE TENANT (Turnstone Press). Read our full #writersblock interview here: alllitup.ca/writers-bloc...

Any followers in Edmonton: a friend's beloved cat is missing! Please keep your eyes peeled and spread the word if you can. Fiasco is a delight and I'm hoping he'll be found soon 💜

At @evilhat.bsky.social I have shared my favorite creature in Rangers of a Broken World, and bared my deeply awkward soul. oops. uh-oh. oops. evilhat.com/the-curiosit...

This is not a mystery. The Pandemic™️ was indeed ~a pandemic~ therefore, people not being congregated in offices are less likely to get sick. Additionally, if you're already working from home, working while sick is easier (& safer for others!) So, OF COURSE sick days will increase with RTO!