Jeff Cottrill
@jeffcottrill.bsky.social
Jeff Cottrill is a novelist, Pushcart Prize-nominated poet, journalist and spoken-word artist based in Toronto.
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This Saturday, I’ll be back at the annual Sharp Words book fair in Hamilton.
Same times, same venue (Bridgeworks). But this year, I’ll have two novels for sale – my new one, Performance Reviews, and my 2022 debut, Hate Story.
Hopefully we won’t get snowed in like last year.
Same times, same venue (Bridgeworks). But this year, I’ll have two novels for sale – my new one, Performance Reviews, and my 2022 debut, Hate Story.
Hopefully we won’t get snowed in like last year.
January 26, 2026 at 7:28 PM
This Saturday, I’ll be back at the annual Sharp Words book fair in Hamilton.
Same times, same venue (Bridgeworks). But this year, I’ll have two novels for sale – my new one, Performance Reviews, and my 2022 debut, Hate Story.
Hopefully we won’t get snowed in like last year.
Same times, same venue (Bridgeworks). But this year, I’ll have two novels for sale – my new one, Performance Reviews, and my 2022 debut, Hate Story.
Hopefully we won’t get snowed in like last year.
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Check that your furnace and water heater exhaust pipes are clear, y'all. Carbon monoxide is a killer. #hamont #toronto #snowmageddon
January 26, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Check that your furnace and water heater exhaust pipes are clear, y'all. Carbon monoxide is a killer. #hamont #toronto #snowmageddon
An important message for Toronto:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kN7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kN7...
Let's Build A Snowman
YouTube video by Fredman1313
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January 26, 2026 at 3:37 PM
An important message for Toronto:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kN7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kN7...
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Hamilton friends, Sharp Words is just one week away! Come down to Bridgeworks next Saturday to see all the great books available and catch this wonderful panel featuring all the Hamilton Literary Award Winners as well!
January 24, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Hamilton friends, Sharp Words is just one week away! Come down to Bridgeworks next Saturday to see all the great books available and catch this wonderful panel featuring all the Hamilton Literary Award Winners as well!
I wonder if Charles Hawtrey and the Deaf Aids will ever get back together for a reunion tour.
January 25, 2026 at 1:49 PM
I wonder if Charles Hawtrey and the Deaf Aids will ever get back together for a reunion tour.
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How many US citizens have to be shot and killed by ICE before it is abolished? How many must die before these murderers stand trial for their murders?
January 24, 2026 at 7:22 PM
How many US citizens have to be shot and killed by ICE before it is abolished? How many must die before these murderers stand trial for their murders?
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Thou shalt not kill citizens because they are recording your crimes against humanity. Thou shalt not kill!
January 24, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Thou shalt not kill citizens because they are recording your crimes against humanity. Thou shalt not kill!
Look. More legitamit theeyater.
About to see Kimberly Akimbo.
The ads tell me I'll fall in love with her.
But honestly, aren't we all already in love with Louise Pitre?
About to see Kimberly Akimbo.
The ads tell me I'll fall in love with her.
But honestly, aren't we all already in love with Louise Pitre?
January 24, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Look. More legitamit theeyater.
About to see Kimberly Akimbo.
The ads tell me I'll fall in love with her.
But honestly, aren't we all already in love with Louise Pitre?
About to see Kimberly Akimbo.
The ads tell me I'll fall in love with her.
But honestly, aren't we all already in love with Louise Pitre?
I'll be there again this year, selling both of my novels.
Tell your Hamilton peeps.
Tell your Hamilton peeps.
Hamilton friends, Sharp Words is coming up at the end of the month and we're hoping you can come out and visit us. We'll be at the Bridgeworks, 200 Caroline Street North, from 11 to 5 on Saturday, January 31st, with some great small press friends! We'd love to see you there!
January 24, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I'll be there again this year, selling both of my novels.
Tell your Hamilton peeps.
Tell your Hamilton peeps.
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Wile E. Coyote suspending a grand piano from a cliff with rope over a huge X with a bowl of birdseed in the middle
There is no level to which these heartless shit-for-brains won’t stoop to inflict cruelty and suffering.
January 22, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Wile E. Coyote suspending a grand piano from a cliff with rope over a huge X with a bowl of birdseed in the middle
Initial thoughts on Oscar nominations...
-- good to see recognition of Sentimental Value, One Battle after Another and Frankenstein (though surprised del Toro didn't get a director nod)
-- It Was Just an Accident should've had Best Picture
But mostly...
Sinners? Seriously? Sixteen nods?
1/
-- good to see recognition of Sentimental Value, One Battle after Another and Frankenstein (though surprised del Toro didn't get a director nod)
-- It Was Just an Accident should've had Best Picture
But mostly...
Sinners? Seriously? Sixteen nods?
1/
January 22, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Initial thoughts on Oscar nominations...
-- good to see recognition of Sentimental Value, One Battle after Another and Frankenstein (though surprised del Toro didn't get a director nod)
-- It Was Just an Accident should've had Best Picture
But mostly...
Sinners? Seriously? Sixteen nods?
1/
-- good to see recognition of Sentimental Value, One Battle after Another and Frankenstein (though surprised del Toro didn't get a director nod)
-- It Was Just an Accident should've had Best Picture
But mostly...
Sinners? Seriously? Sixteen nods?
1/
Same here.
SENTIMENTAL VALUE has been nominated for 9 #Oscars and this makes me SO HAPPY!!!
January 22, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Same here.
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i mean, the stupid is beyond impressive at this point; pathologically so,
Trump in Davos, Switzerland:
"Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German".
German is the main language of Switzerland.
"Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German".
German is the main language of Switzerland.
January 21, 2026 at 5:52 PM
i mean, the stupid is beyond impressive at this point; pathologically so,
City Lights turns ninety-five next week.
Watch it. If you already have, watch it again.
www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
Watch it. If you already have, watch it again.
www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
'It's why Chaplin was in a class by himself': The story behind City Lights and cinema's greatest ever final shot
Charlie Chaplin's silent comedy, City Lights, is often cited as one of the greatest films ever made – and its final moments are key to its reputation.
www.bbc.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:11 PM
City Lights turns ninety-five next week.
Watch it. If you already have, watch it again.
www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
Watch it. If you already have, watch it again.
www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
I'm starting to think maybe reelecting an unqualified, narcissistic reality-show host with serious cognitive issues who tried to overthrow the government wasn't a very smart idea.
January 21, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I'm starting to think maybe reelecting an unqualified, narcissistic reality-show host with serious cognitive issues who tried to overthrow the government wasn't a very smart idea.
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A joke for the history buffs.
January 20, 2026 at 12:39 AM
A joke for the history buffs.
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Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star
January 20, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star
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Canadians are waking up to this news. It's time for Americans and American MAGAs to find their courage and say out loud that Trump is violently insane and this must cease. We will not forget or forgive. Americans in Canada, please speak up!
Trump posts an image depicting Canada and Greenland as part of the United States
January 20, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Canadians are waking up to this news. It's time for Americans and American MAGAs to find their courage and say out loud that Trump is violently insane and this must cease. We will not forget or forgive. Americans in Canada, please speak up!
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I hope this finally wakes everyone up.
Trump posts an image depicting Canada and Greenland as part of the United States
January 20, 2026 at 11:01 AM
I hope this finally wakes everyone up.
The Willow.
Lovely Mexican place on the Danforth in Toronto. The pollos rellenos was so, so good that I never got around to ordering any other dish there.
Lovely Mexican place on the Danforth in Toronto. The pollos rellenos was so, so good that I never got around to ordering any other dish there.
Sunday night timeline cleanse
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
January 19, 2026 at 4:06 AM
The Willow.
Lovely Mexican place on the Danforth in Toronto. The pollos rellenos was so, so good that I never got around to ordering any other dish there.
Lovely Mexican place on the Danforth in Toronto. The pollos rellenos was so, so good that I never got around to ordering any other dish there.
Ruin a movie or TV series by adding "if you know what I mean":
Some Like It Hot, if you know wha...
actually, that's a bit redundant.
Let's try:
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, if you know what I mean.
On the Waterfront, if you know what I mean.
Five Easy Pieces, if you know what I mean.
Some Like It Hot, if you know wha...
actually, that's a bit redundant.
Let's try:
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, if you know what I mean.
On the Waterfront, if you know what I mean.
Five Easy Pieces, if you know what I mean.
Ruin a movie or TV show series by adding ‘if you know what I mean’
My So-Called Life, if you know what I mean
My So-Called Life, if you know what I mean
Ruin a movie or TV show series by adding ‘if you know what I mean’
Eight is Enough, if you know what I mean
Eight is Enough, if you know what I mean
January 18, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Ruin a movie or TV series by adding "if you know what I mean":
Some Like It Hot, if you know wha...
actually, that's a bit redundant.
Let's try:
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, if you know what I mean.
On the Waterfront, if you know what I mean.
Five Easy Pieces, if you know what I mean.
Some Like It Hot, if you know wha...
actually, that's a bit redundant.
Let's try:
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, if you know what I mean.
On the Waterfront, if you know what I mean.
Five Easy Pieces, if you know what I mean.
Still time left to donate to @scripthavenltd.bsky.social, a lovely bookshop in Worcester, England, in a building that Charles Dickens once visited.
Crowdfunder link at www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-scrip...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NnY...
Crowdfunder link at www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-scrip...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NnY...
Crowdfunder appeal
YouTube video by PixieMuse Poetry & Prose
www.youtube.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Still time left to donate to @scripthavenltd.bsky.social, a lovely bookshop in Worcester, England, in a building that Charles Dickens once visited.
Crowdfunder link at www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-scrip...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NnY...
Crowdfunder link at www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-scrip...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NnY...
QTP with a movie you'd rate a perfect 10/10:
January 18, 2026 at 6:07 PM
QTP with a movie you'd rate a perfect 10/10:
For your Sunday, here are outtakes from the classic comedy My Man Godfrey.
Yes. Contrary to what your parents and grandparents told you, the word "shit" actually did exist in 1935.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAP4...
Yes. Contrary to what your parents and grandparents told you, the word "shit" actually did exist in 1935.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAP4...
My Man Godfrey Outtakes & Bloopers
YouTube video by watchwinder
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January 18, 2026 at 5:38 PM
For your Sunday, here are outtakes from the classic comedy My Man Godfrey.
Yes. Contrary to what your parents and grandparents told you, the word "shit" actually did exist in 1935.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAP4...
Yes. Contrary to what your parents and grandparents told you, the word "shit" actually did exist in 1935.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAP4...
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@toronto.ca are you going to clear snow banks? Since the storm, there is hardly any street parking on residential streets!
January 18, 2026 at 1:50 PM
@toronto.ca are you going to clear snow banks? Since the storm, there is hardly any street parking on residential streets!