Dr. Gascoyne 🇨🇦
@debbieg.bsky.social
Retired English prof, continuing independent scholar of children's fantasy, particularly interested in intertextuality and the sublime. Photographer, dog lover, gardener, and nerdy nerd nerd. I review for Strange Horizons.
Thank you @weratedogs.com for this warning! This is sinister and scary stuff.
February 10, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Thank you @weratedogs.com for this warning! This is sinister and scary stuff.
Omg thank you for boosting this message. It’s sinister and scary.
February 10, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Omg thank you for boosting this message. It’s sinister and scary.
Winter's reflections. It was a gorgeous afternoon at Swan Lake nature reserve yesterday, but it still looks pretty wintry everywhere. 📸📷 #yyj #BritishColumbia #photography #reflection
February 9, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Winter's reflections. It was a gorgeous afternoon at Swan Lake nature reserve yesterday, but it still looks pretty wintry everywhere. 📸📷 #yyj #BritishColumbia #photography #reflection
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A super bowl featuring a superb owl.
CH Brannam Pottery, Barnstaple, North Devon, for Liberty & Co. circa 1900.
CH Brannam Pottery, Barnstaple, North Devon, for Liberty & Co. circa 1900.
February 8, 2026 at 5:25 PM
A super bowl featuring a superb owl.
CH Brannam Pottery, Barnstaple, North Devon, for Liberty & Co. circa 1900.
CH Brannam Pottery, Barnstaple, North Devon, for Liberty & Co. circa 1900.
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'February' from Eliot Hodgkin's 'The Months, 1951. Other than a succulent stalk of forced rhubarb, and a florist's tulip, garden flowers now predominate. There's early primula allionii, dainty snowdrops, iris reticulata, celandine, sprays of daphne and winter jasmine, and two gladiolus bulbs.
February 1, 2026 at 3:28 PM
'February' from Eliot Hodgkin's 'The Months, 1951. Other than a succulent stalk of forced rhubarb, and a florist's tulip, garden flowers now predominate. There's early primula allionii, dainty snowdrops, iris reticulata, celandine, sprays of daphne and winter jasmine, and two gladiolus bulbs.
I only knew him online, but he was always warm and helpful. So many of our interests intersected; I wish I'd had a chance to meet him and have a good talk.
A massive loss to the folklore, myth and literary community.
Although fascinated by & knowledgeable about a wide range of religions, Neil did not adhere to a particular one. His ingrained belief was that of William Blake: “The world of imagination is the world of eternity.”
V sorry to hear of the death of Neil Philip. The obit he prepared will follow #KidLit
V sorry to hear of the death of Neil Philip. The obit he prepared will follow #KidLit
February 3, 2026 at 9:31 PM
I only knew him online, but he was always warm and helpful. So many of our interests intersected; I wish I'd had a chance to meet him and have a good talk.
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“Forerunners of a world of flowers…”
Blooming this weekend to welcome February: hazel catkins, winter heliotrope, winter aconite, crocus, snowdrops, scilla, cornelian cherry, comfrey, viburnum & spurge laurel, early signs the year is already turning. #WildflowerHour #TheWinter10
Blooming this weekend to welcome February: hazel catkins, winter heliotrope, winter aconite, crocus, snowdrops, scilla, cornelian cherry, comfrey, viburnum & spurge laurel, early signs the year is already turning. #WildflowerHour #TheWinter10
February 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
“Forerunners of a world of flowers…”
Blooming this weekend to welcome February: hazel catkins, winter heliotrope, winter aconite, crocus, snowdrops, scilla, cornelian cherry, comfrey, viburnum & spurge laurel, early signs the year is already turning. #WildflowerHour #TheWinter10
Blooming this weekend to welcome February: hazel catkins, winter heliotrope, winter aconite, crocus, snowdrops, scilla, cornelian cherry, comfrey, viburnum & spurge laurel, early signs the year is already turning. #WildflowerHour #TheWinter10
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New work- aquatic plants- mostly invasive. These are paper sculptures.
October 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
New work- aquatic plants- mostly invasive. These are paper sculptures.
I saw that! Congratulations :)
January 25, 2026 at 7:27 PM
I saw that! Congratulations :)
I'm so sorry for your loss.
January 20, 2026 at 7:45 PM
I'm so sorry for your loss.
Wow! If Jo Walton likes it, you know you've hit the big time :) (btw, I loved it, too - the praise is well deserved)
January 20, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Wow! If Jo Walton likes it, you know you've hit the big time :) (btw, I loved it, too - the praise is well deserved)
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If you haven't heard Canadian PM, Mark Carney's speech at Davos, give it a listen. It's well worth your time.
youtube.com/watch?v=JtF6...
#canada #leadership #davos #newworldorder
youtube.com/watch?v=JtF6...
#canada #leadership #davos #newworldorder
LIVE: PM Carney delivers special address at World Economic Forum
YouTube video by CTV News
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January 20, 2026 at 5:04 PM
If you haven't heard Canadian PM, Mark Carney's speech at Davos, give it a listen. It's well worth your time.
youtube.com/watch?v=JtF6...
#canada #leadership #davos #newworldorder
youtube.com/watch?v=JtF6...
#canada #leadership #davos #newworldorder
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In a speech to the World Economic Forum, Mark Carney says middle powers such as Canada must accept that the rules-based international order is effectively dead, and great power rivalry with is here to stay. Key excerpt:
January 20, 2026 at 3:48 PM
In a speech to the World Economic Forum, Mark Carney says middle powers such as Canada must accept that the rules-based international order is effectively dead, and great power rivalry with is here to stay. Key excerpt:
Sorry. I usually avoid political stuff as much as I can, but this just makes me so furious. On the other hand, see Carney's speech at Davos for a bit of hope.
January 20, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Sorry. I usually avoid political stuff as much as I can, but this just makes me so furious. On the other hand, see Carney's speech at Davos for a bit of hope.
If you needed confirmation, see his deranged post from last night (which seems to be being ignored by all but Canadian news)
January 20, 2026 at 5:40 PM
If you needed confirmation, see his deranged post from last night (which seems to be being ignored by all but Canadian news)
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I made a little zine about chasing joy in *these* times. Maybe that's something you need as well?
www.thiswildcuriosity.com/2026/01/16/c...
www.thiswildcuriosity.com/2026/01/16/c...
Chasing Joy - This Wild Curiosity
For something a little different, here’s a little zine I made about finding joy in difficult times.
www.thiswildcuriosity.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:24 PM
I made a little zine about chasing joy in *these* times. Maybe that's something you need as well?
www.thiswildcuriosity.com/2026/01/16/c...
www.thiswildcuriosity.com/2026/01/16/c...
Thank you. That was lovely, and I needed it, badly.
January 16, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Thank you. That was lovely, and I needed it, badly.
Sympathies. I'll have to ask my countrymen in colder areas than ours - we've had only one night of frost this winter and nothing freezing.
January 15, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Sympathies. I'll have to ask my countrymen in colder areas than ours - we've had only one night of frost this winter and nothing freezing.
Yes, it certainly has been for the last few years.
January 15, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Yes, it certainly has been for the last few years.
Signs of Spring? Not that we've really had much winter this year here in Victoria BC. 🌱📸📷 #BloomScrolling #InMyGarden #Flowers #Photography
January 14, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Signs of Spring? Not that we've really had much winter this year here in Victoria BC. 🌱📸📷 #BloomScrolling #InMyGarden #Flowers #Photography
I'm a proud contributor in today's part 2 of @strangehorizons.bsky.social 's 2025 in Review.
Part 2 of @strangehorizons.bsky.social's 2025 In Review has been published!
Every year has real breadth, but this year feels especially so. If you're into the horse race, the runners and riders are numerous; if you're after great recommendations, there are a tonne of all kinds here.
Explore it!
Every year has real breadth, but this year feels especially so. If you're into the horse race, the runners and riders are numerous; if you're after great recommendations, there are a tonne of all kinds here.
Explore it!
2025 In Review: Part Two
The second part of our reviewers' picks of 2025.
strangehorizons.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:18 PM
I'm a proud contributor in today's part 2 of @strangehorizons.bsky.social 's 2025 in Review.
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6 January is Epiphany, the Twelfth Day after Christmas, a feast of manifestation when the light is shown to the world. In some old lore twelve straw fires were lit on this day to drive out the spirit of death. Like the first buds & flowers we release the past and welcome the new.
January 6, 2026 at 12:30 AM
6 January is Epiphany, the Twelfth Day after Christmas, a feast of manifestation when the light is shown to the world. In some old lore twelve straw fires were lit on this day to drive out the spirit of death. Like the first buds & flowers we release the past and welcome the new.