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You don’t write like AI—AI writes like you. Defend the em dash.
December 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
You don’t write like AI—AI writes like you. Defend the em dash.
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It's #Giftmas2025 and we're once again raising money for Edmonton's Food Bank. www.stephaniecainonline.com/giftmas-2025... Donate and help us buy 4500 meals!
Giftmas 2025: Human Connection - Stephanie A. Cain
Every year I participate in Rhonda Parrish's Giftmas fundraiser, which she organizes to help people who need a little help at this time of year. This year we're once again supporting Edmonton's Food B...
www.stephaniecainonline.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
It's #Giftmas2025 and we're once again raising money for Edmonton's Food Bank. www.stephaniecainonline.com/giftmas-2025... Donate and help us buy 4500 meals!
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Doing the writing for charity again; it's a great way for me to get word count and to help a good cause! If anyone would be willing to pledge even a little bit I would be very grateful.
www.canadahelps.org/en/pages/gif...
#Giftmas2025
www.canadahelps.org/en/pages/gif...
#Giftmas2025
www.canadahelps.org
December 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Doing the writing for charity again; it's a great way for me to get word count and to help a good cause! If anyone would be willing to pledge even a little bit I would be very grateful.
www.canadahelps.org/en/pages/gif...
#Giftmas2025
www.canadahelps.org/en/pages/gif...
#Giftmas2025
The Giftmas fundraiser is coming down to the last days, but there's still time to donate in support of the Edmonton Food Bank. As part of the donation drive, visit my Patreon today to get a copy of my short story collection "Seekers" for free.
www.patreon.com/posts/giftma...
#Giftmas2025
www.patreon.com/posts/giftma...
#Giftmas2025
December 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The Giftmas fundraiser is coming down to the last days, but there's still time to donate in support of the Edmonton Food Bank. As part of the donation drive, visit my Patreon today to get a copy of my short story collection "Seekers" for free.
www.patreon.com/posts/giftma...
#Giftmas2025
www.patreon.com/posts/giftma...
#Giftmas2025
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#CCC063 – The One with Giftmas #Giftmas2025 #booksky
Giftmas is a fundraiser by Rhonda Parrish, a blog hop that aims to raise money for the Edmonton Alberta Foodbank. You may feel up to donating to the foodbank, through the link below, but if not, please consider donating, in cash or kind, to your…
Giftmas is a fundraiser by Rhonda Parrish, a blog hop that aims to raise money for the Edmonton Alberta Foodbank. You may feel up to donating to the foodbank, through the link below, but if not, please consider donating, in cash or kind, to your…
#CCC063 – The One with Giftmas #Giftmas2025 #booksky
Giftmas is a fundraiser by Rhonda Parrish, a blog hop that aims to raise money for the Edmonton Alberta Foodbank. You may feel up to donating to the foodbank, through the link below, but if not, please consider donating, in cash or kind, to your local foodbank, or any other charity of your choice. This fundraiser closes on December 9th, ie.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:46 AM
#CCC063 – The One with Giftmas #Giftmas2025 #booksky
Giftmas is a fundraiser by Rhonda Parrish, a blog hop that aims to raise money for the Edmonton Alberta Foodbank. You may feel up to donating to the foodbank, through the link below, but if not, please consider donating, in cash or kind, to your…
Giftmas is a fundraiser by Rhonda Parrish, a blog hop that aims to raise money for the Edmonton Alberta Foodbank. You may feel up to donating to the foodbank, through the link below, but if not, please consider donating, in cash or kind, to your…
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It's Giftmas time again! 🎁🎄 Join a group of writers raising funds for a food bank, and get stories, books, serials, and even tasty treats along the way.
lauravanarendonkbaugh.com/giftmas-2025...
#writingcommunity #doinggood #foodbanks #writershelping #writerslife
lauravanarendonkbaugh.com/giftmas-2025...
#writingcommunity #doinggood #foodbanks #writershelping #writerslife
Giftmas 2025: Connection
It's snowed. We had a proper snow this time, probably about 5" (a little less than 15 cm, in my rough mental rounding). The dogs are indifferent to the snow but are annoyed at the cold and
lauravanarendonkbaugh.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
It's Giftmas time again! 🎁🎄 Join a group of writers raising funds for a food bank, and get stories, books, serials, and even tasty treats along the way.
lauravanarendonkbaugh.com/giftmas-2025...
#writingcommunity #doinggood #foodbanks #writershelping #writerslife
lauravanarendonkbaugh.com/giftmas-2025...
#writingcommunity #doinggood #foodbanks #writershelping #writerslife
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Today kicks off Giftmas 2025! I'm partnering with Rhonda Parrish and others to raise funds for the Edmonton Food Bank. Our goal: $1,500 Canadian.
To sweeten the deal, I'm offering a recipe that makes a big dish of holiday deliciousness!
www.bethcato.com/giftmas-2025...
To sweeten the deal, I'm offering a recipe that makes a big dish of holiday deliciousness!
www.bethcato.com/giftmas-2025...
December 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Today kicks off Giftmas 2025! I'm partnering with Rhonda Parrish and others to raise funds for the Edmonton Food Bank. Our goal: $1,500 Canadian.
To sweeten the deal, I'm offering a recipe that makes a big dish of holiday deliciousness!
www.bethcato.com/giftmas-2025...
To sweeten the deal, I'm offering a recipe that makes a big dish of holiday deliciousness!
www.bethcato.com/giftmas-2025...
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For the holiday weekend, Adria Laycraft's book, Jumpship Dissonance is on sale on Kobo! You'll want to get caught up with this series, since the concluding volume, Jumpship Freedom, is coming your way in 2026.
Find it on Kobo: www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
Find it on Kobo: www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
November 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
For the holiday weekend, Adria Laycraft's book, Jumpship Dissonance is on sale on Kobo! You'll want to get caught up with this series, since the concluding volume, Jumpship Freedom, is coming your way in 2026.
Find it on Kobo: www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
Find it on Kobo: www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
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Hey, can folks also look at this *amazing* anthology by @tychebooks.bsky.social that keeps being pirated every time it goes semi-viral on the internet: Swashbuckling Cats
Link with buy links all over the internet: tychebooks.com/swashbucklin...
Link with buy links all over the internet: tychebooks.com/swashbucklin...
November 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Hey, can folks also look at this *amazing* anthology by @tychebooks.bsky.social that keeps being pirated every time it goes semi-viral on the internet: Swashbuckling Cats
Link with buy links all over the internet: tychebooks.com/swashbucklin...
Link with buy links all over the internet: tychebooks.com/swashbucklin...
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As always, I have books on sale on Kobo right now. The Unmage by Jane Glatt is 99 cents.
www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
The Unmage ebook by Jane Glatt - Rakuten Kobo
Read "The Unmage" by Jane Glatt available from Rakuten Kobo. Timo Valendi’s place in Mage Guild—the most powerful of all of Tregella’s guilds—seems secure. His mother is a magically...
www.kobo.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
As always, I have books on sale on Kobo right now. The Unmage by Jane Glatt is 99 cents.
www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
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Apparently some folks are playing real dumb about skull symbols so let’s play a little game I like to call “Nazi skull or not a Nazi skull”
First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided.
With me so far? 1/x
First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided.
With me so far? 1/x
October 22, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Apparently some folks are playing real dumb about skull symbols so let’s play a little game I like to call “Nazi skull or not a Nazi skull”
First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided.
With me so far? 1/x
First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided.
With me so far? 1/x
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Trump ends trade talks with Canada, resumes trade talks with Canada, ends trade talks with Canada, demands to know which European country is Canada
Trump ends trade talks with Canada, resumes trade talks with Canada, ends trade talks with Canada, demands to know which European country is Canada
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. President Donald Trump has publicly announced that he will cease all discussions with Canada over any new trade agreements, before immediately following that up stating that disc...
www.thebeaverton.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Trump ends trade talks with Canada, resumes trade talks with Canada, ends trade talks with Canada, demands to know which European country is Canada
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Indie authors & publishers aren't paid immediately, so there's just 9 days left to where any books bought in 2025 will be paid out to them. So I thought I'd do a thread where people could find some books!
(authors, please read 🧵first lol)
(Inspired by @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social post)
(authors, please read 🧵first lol)
(Inspired by @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social post)
October 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Indie authors & publishers aren't paid immediately, so there's just 9 days left to where any books bought in 2025 will be paid out to them. So I thought I'd do a thread where people could find some books!
(authors, please read 🧵first lol)
(Inspired by @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social post)
(authors, please read 🧵first lol)
(Inspired by @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social post)
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The perfect time to get a print copy of Starship Librarians, signed by humans, is at the *book launch* on November 17, 7 PM, at Owl's Nest Books in Calgary!
More info: owlsnestbooks.com/ev...
More info: owlsnestbooks.com/ev...
October 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The perfect time to get a print copy of Starship Librarians, signed by humans, is at the *book launch* on November 17, 7 PM, at Owl's Nest Books in Calgary!
More info: owlsnestbooks.com/ev...
More info: owlsnestbooks.com/ev...
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IT'S HERE! The new, revamped GYWO Year-End Marathon sign ups are open! This year we'll have activities here on Bluesky, on Dreamwidth, and Discord! This is open to EVERYONE, both existing GYWO members and non-members, so invite your friends! getyourwordsout.dreamwidth.org/914471.html
October 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
IT'S HERE! The new, revamped GYWO Year-End Marathon sign ups are open! This year we'll have activities here on Bluesky, on Dreamwidth, and Discord! This is open to EVERYONE, both existing GYWO members and non-members, so invite your friends! getyourwordsout.dreamwidth.org/914471.html
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Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for small and rural public television stations suffering under cuts in federal funding. https://to.pbs.org/4nEQMrw
Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts
All profits will help public TV stations with licensing fees for popular programs that include "The Best of Joy of Painting" and "America's Test Kitchen."
www.pbs.org
October 8, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for small and rural public television stations suffering under cuts in federal funding. https://to.pbs.org/4nEQMrw
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People who appreciate the intoxicating euphoria of reading from a real dictionary expertly hand-crafted by diligent human lexicographers.
Also. people who love the Oxford Comma more than some family members.
Also. people who love the Oxford Comma more than some family members.
Who's the audience for a paper dictionary these days? (Serious question.)
September 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
People who appreciate the intoxicating euphoria of reading from a real dictionary expertly hand-crafted by diligent human lexicographers.
Also. people who love the Oxford Comma more than some family members.
Also. people who love the Oxford Comma more than some family members.
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Kobo is having a Mystery/Thriller sale this month! (Getting you ready for horror in October! 👻) We have a few books in the promo, so check 'em out! 🧵Incoming... from relaxing to my-grip-on-the-ereader-is-so-tight-my-knuckles-are-white:
1/10
1/10
September 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Kobo is having a Mystery/Thriller sale this month! (Getting you ready for horror in October! 👻) We have a few books in the promo, so check 'em out! 🧵Incoming... from relaxing to my-grip-on-the-ereader-is-so-tight-my-knuckles-are-white:
1/10
1/10
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33 years ago this month, the movie Sneakers hit theaters. 🕵️♂️💻
The studio even shipped a floppy disk press kit that reporters had to "hack" into for bios & production materials. www.mentalfloss.com/article/5029...
💾 Explore this rare relic on the Internet Archive: archive.org/details/Snea...
The studio even shipped a floppy disk press kit that reporters had to "hack" into for bios & production materials. www.mentalfloss.com/article/5029...
💾 Explore this rare relic on the Internet Archive: archive.org/details/Snea...
Play the <em>Sneakers</em> Computer Press Kit from 1992
Reporters had to
www.mentalfloss.com
September 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
33 years ago this month, the movie Sneakers hit theaters. 🕵️♂️💻
The studio even shipped a floppy disk press kit that reporters had to "hack" into for bios & production materials. www.mentalfloss.com/article/5029...
💾 Explore this rare relic on the Internet Archive: archive.org/details/Snea...
The studio even shipped a floppy disk press kit that reporters had to "hack" into for bios & production materials. www.mentalfloss.com/article/5029...
💾 Explore this rare relic on the Internet Archive: archive.org/details/Snea...
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⚙️ Hello, Palians! The game will be down for maintenance in preparation for the Fall Fantasy: Of Barns & Briars update (Patch 0.195)! Downtime is expected tomorrow from 7 am PT to 10 am PT. ⚙️
- Please mark your calendars and plan accordingly!
- Patch Notes will be shared during maintenance!
- Please mark your calendars and plan accordingly!
- Patch Notes will be shared during maintenance!
September 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
⚙️ Hello, Palians! The game will be down for maintenance in preparation for the Fall Fantasy: Of Barns & Briars update (Patch 0.195)! Downtime is expected tomorrow from 7 am PT to 10 am PT. ⚙️
- Please mark your calendars and plan accordingly!
- Patch Notes will be shared during maintenance!
- Please mark your calendars and plan accordingly!
- Patch Notes will be shared during maintenance!
I just backed We Don't Live on the Surface Anymore - A Solo-Journaling RPG on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...
We Don't Live on the Surface Anymore - A Solo-Journaling RPG
A solo-journaling TTRPG for after the end of the world.
www.kickstarter.com
September 9, 2025 at 4:32 AM
I just backed We Don't Live on the Surface Anymore - A Solo-Journaling RPG on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...
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Happy Star Trek Day!
On Sept. 6, 1966, Star Trek debuted in Canada. Two days later on Sept. 8, the show aired in the rest of the world.
Here is a look at the times Canada appeared in various capacities in the fictional history of the Star Trek universe.
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On Sept. 6, 1966, Star Trek debuted in Canada. Two days later on Sept. 8, the show aired in the rest of the world.
Here is a look at the times Canada appeared in various capacities in the fictional history of the Star Trek universe.
🧵 1/12
September 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Happy Star Trek Day!
On Sept. 6, 1966, Star Trek debuted in Canada. Two days later on Sept. 8, the show aired in the rest of the world.
Here is a look at the times Canada appeared in various capacities in the fictional history of the Star Trek universe.
🧵 1/12
On Sept. 6, 1966, Star Trek debuted in Canada. Two days later on Sept. 8, the show aired in the rest of the world.
Here is a look at the times Canada appeared in various capacities in the fictional history of the Star Trek universe.
🧵 1/12
