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David Perlmutter
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Canadian white male autistic writer. Author of America 'Toons In: A History of Television Animation and The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Also author of speculative fiction, superhero fiction and furry fiction.
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The Winnipeg General Strike was the largest strike in Canadian history.
For five weeks in 1919, 30,000 workers brought Winnipeg to a halt.
The strike changed Canadian history forever.
This is the story of that strike.

youtu.be/Ti15nRP3zQA
The Winnipeg General Strike
YouTube video by Canadian History Ehx
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November 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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A reminder for the loners and misfits, the weirdos, writers and creative minds open.substack.com/pub/lindac/p... Linda Caroll on the importance of storytelling.
A reminder for the loners and misfits, the weirdos, writers and creative minds
Someone should remind you, in case you forgot
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November 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
[COPY] No Son Of Mine open.substack.com/pub/davidper... An animator discovers her creation lives without her...
[COPY] No Son Of Mine
A tale of control and revenge, animated....
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November 24, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Sunday Lunch with Dad open.substack.com/pub/billadle... Parenting your parents is difficult.
Sunday Lunch with Dad
A short story
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November 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The Raccoons: Gentle Rebellion in Evergreen open.substack.com/pub/animated... Possibly the greatest Canadian television animation program of them all. #Canada #animation
The Raccoons: Gentle Rebellion in Evergreen
Exploring the quiet environmental message and enduring charm of Canada’s most thoughtful raccoons.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
No fool is he.
November 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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November 23, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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November 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
A Letter to My Neighbors Regarding Responsible Duck Ownership open.substack.com/pub/bevpotte... Bev Potter is worried about her neighbors...
A Letter to My Neighbors Regarding Responsible Duck Ownership
Or maybe they're geese. Whatever. I'm not Jane Goodall
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November 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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The CHAPBOOK COLLECTION is a set of chapbooks featuring my short stories and novellas, all at 99c on Kindle, and is kind of a historical archive of my writing over the past 30+ years. Something here for everybody...

www.williammeikle.com/chapbook.html

#booksky #kindle #ebooks #writingcommunity
William Meikle
There's something for everyone here; Scottish supernaturals, Lovecraftian horrors, Holmes and Carnacki pastiches and novellas not available anywhere else. Dig in and enjoy.
www.williammeikle.com
June 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Answering some questions about music: open.substack.com/pub/davidper...
November 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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It's been a long journey, but thanks to @jberlyne.bsky.social @awfulagent.bsky.social @tonimargarita.bsky.social & Shannon Donnelly and all at @diversionbooks.bsky.social (not to mention @bookforward.bsky.social & @michelvrana.com ) for bringing Exo out into the world in style.
November 18, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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Thanks to @andrewliptak.com for putting my novel Exo on his list of new titles to consider checking out this month. Lots of great titles on that list that you should definitely *LOOK INTO MY EYES* FORGET THEY EVER EXISTED, BUY ONLY EXO . . .
transfer-orbit.ghost.io/sci-fi-fanta...
11 new SF/F books to check out this November
Hidden secrets, uninhabitable planets, secret worlds, and quite a bit more to check out
transfer-orbit.ghost.io
November 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The Rabbits Next Door Set #12 open.substack.com/pub/khalidbi... Being a rabbit in a human world isn't easy.
The Rabbits Next Door Set #12
Are rabbits really that different?
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November 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Sssssooooo... yeah. (Wow!) 😳🤗
✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨

Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
November 16, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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I'm really thankful to learn and create as a Lambda Literary fellow this year, through the Speculative Fiction cohort taught by Nisi Shawl.

I'm struggling with reality these days, like many people; I hope community and art will help us build collective hope and direction for the future. ❤️‍🩹
Welcome to the 2025 Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices fellows! We can't wait to host you. Less than a month away!

Check out the press release and our website to see all of the fellows and scholarship recipients.

lambdaliterary.org/2025/06/pres...
July 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The Best Of FOCUS! (So Far) open.substack.com/pub/focus966... For #ThrowbackThursday.
The Best Of FOCUS! (So Far)
What I do here (and what you might also)
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November 20, 2025 at 1:12 AM
The Toontown Riots Of 1949 open.substack.com/pub/davidper... For #ThrowbackThursday: A historical event reconsidered...
The Toontown Riots Of 1949
A little known bit of American history....
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November 20, 2025 at 12:59 AM
My latest short story on #substack has been published:
#fantasy #animation #satire
November 19, 2025 at 12:43 AM
My story "Film Flam" is in my latest blog entry: davidperlmutterdotblog.wordpress.com/wp-admin/pos...
#superheroes
November 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
November 18, 2025 at 12:38 AM