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Grace Meikle / Spec fic Writer / Cleantech nerd @gracemeiklewrites.bsky.social · Aug 7

KINDRED by Octavia Butler is an excellent book...my book club pick. It is a first person slave narrative written from the POV of a Black woman married to a white man in 1976 who keeps getting pulled back in time to the slave plantation in 1816 in the US antebellum south where her ancestor was born.

Grace Meikle / Spec fic Writer / Cleantech nerd @gracemeiklewrites.bsky.social · Jul 9

This year I've been really into reading horror...partly because I love it and partly to get inspiration for a future novel project I have in mind. THE HUNGER is a supernatural reimagining of the Donner Party tragedy. Completely terrifying, fantastic, and leaves lots to discuss!

Grace Meikle / Spec fic Writer / Cleantech nerd @gracemeiklewrites.bsky.social · Jul 8

My employer (Emissions Reduction Alberta) is launching a $50M challenge to cleanup oilsands tailings. There is an excellent graphic novel called DUCKS that touches on tailings - but bear in mind it takes place 20 years ago and things have evolved. I wrote a goodreads review about it.. link in bio.

Grace Meikle / Spec fic Writer / Cleantech nerd @gracemeiklewrites.bsky.social · Jul 7

I am excited to share that I'll be presenting at this year's When Words Collide Conference from August 15-17 in Calgary on the artist's role in shaping cultural conventions about energy!
whenwordscollide2025.sched.com/event/26WwM/...

When Words Collide 2025: Writer vs Climate: The Artist's Role in...

View more about this event at When Words Collide 2025

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Grace Meikle / Spec fic Writer / Cleantech nerd @gracemeiklewrites.bsky.social · Jul 5

My short story THE ENGINEER, published last year by Capital City Press Anthology Volume IV, now has an audio link so you can listen as you drive. It's about a geologist's night shift on a lonely oil rig that gets interrupted by an unexpected visitor. capitalcitypress.wordpress.com/2024/07/02/t...

The Engineer

by Grace Meikle Liev sat at his desk inside the overfamiliar walls of the trailer, gazing out at the sleet, now morphing into rain. The slender drops glistened in the…

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Grace Meikle / Spec fic Writer / Cleantech nerd @gracemeiklewrites.bsky.social · Mar 21

Fun fact I learned this week: ChatGPT consumes 1/2 a liter of water with every series of prompts you put into it. www.aiaaic.org/aiaaic-repos...

AIAAIC - ChatGPT consumes 500 ml of water per 5-50 prompts

ChatGPT consumes 500 ml of water per 5-50 prompts

www.aiaaic.org

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Grace Meikle / Spec fic Writer / Cleantech nerd @gracemeiklewrites.bsky.social · Feb 17

This month I hosted 2 podcasts with Emissions Reduction Alberta and Strathcona Resources on decarbonizing the oilsands and I am excited to share them. <3
www.buzzsprout.com/1984300/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/1984300/epis...

Episode 35: A Path to Sustainable Energy - Pt .1 - Carbon Copy

In this episode, we sat down with Megan Bowen, the Sustainability Project Development Engineer at Strathcona Resources to discuss their cutting-edge carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies, navi...

www.buzzsprout.com

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Grace Meikle / Spec fic Writer / Cleantech nerd @gracemeiklewrites.bsky.social · Feb 7

A new friend stopped by to say hello. #canada

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Grace Meikle / Spec fic Writer / Cleantech nerd @gracemeiklewrites.bsky.social · Feb 5

when one is very ill...binge watching supernatural while making a Sakura densha book nook seems appropriate. also holy moly these things are difficult. progress so far after a full day of working on it...

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Grace Meikle / Spec fic Writer / Cleantech nerd @gracemeiklewrites.bsky.social · Feb 2

#womeninenergy

Grace Meikle / Spec fic Writer / Cleantech nerd @gracemeiklewrites.bsky.social · Feb 2

Podcast time! I interviewed oilsands producer Strathcona Resources about their plans for carbon capture to reduce >80% of emissions. It won't happen overnight, and sure will face sebacks, but they've made tons of progress and I'm super excited about this project.
www.buzzsprout.com/1984300/epis...

Episode 35: A Path to Sustainable Energy - Pt .1 - Carbon Copy

In this episode, we sat down with Megan Bowen, the Sustainability Project Development Engineer at Strathcona Resources to discuss their cutting-edge carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies, navi...

www.buzzsprout.com

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Grace Meikle / Spec fic Writer / Cleantech nerd @gracemeiklewrites.bsky.social · Jan 29

in Zurich! A good friend of mine lives here and I was lucky enough to score a visit after a work travel kerfuffle. Beautiful clean city with a waterfront and view of the alps plus endless chocolate. 🍫🇨🇭🚞💕

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Grace Meikle / Spec fic Writer / Cleantech nerd @gracemeiklewrites.bsky.social · Jan 27

Here's a great little podcast about why there's a shortage of lifesaving nuclear isotopes in the UK (and worldwide) right now and how to fix it, sound climate wisdom from Jane Goodall, and some validation that AI can't write good poetry... #nuclear #nuclearmedicine
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

BBC Sounds - Music. Radio. Podcasts

Listen without limits, with BBC Sounds. Catch the latest music tracks, discover binge-worthy podcasts, or listen to radio shows - all whenever you want.

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Grace Meikle / Spec fic Writer / Cleantech nerd @gracemeiklewrites.bsky.social · Jan 26

Every family has a person or people who dig into the history stuff. In my family, one of those people is me. It is so fascinating but so much work. If someone in your family does this, help them! I've been digging into ancestry.ca today for the first time. It's a pretty cool tool for collaboration.

Ancestry® | Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records

Discover your family history and start your family tree. Try free and access billions of genealogy records including Census, SSDI & Military records.

ancestry.ca

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Grace Meikle / Spec fic Writer / Cleantech nerd @gracemeiklewrites.bsky.social · Jan 25

Working on a literary project to commemorate the 2011 Tohoku tsunami in Japan I started in 2017....long story, but now I'm trying to finish it! 2026 will be 15 years on. While deleting my facebook, I'm downloading all my high school photos from Japan and it's really taking me back to those times. ⛩️

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