Heather Clitheroe 🇨🇦
@lectio.bsky.social
PhD student in English at UCalgary, adult ed teacher, reader, spec fic writer, and all-around nerd and horsegirl. she/her/they/them
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Round three of trying to get my study approved by the research ethics board. I don't begrudge them a thing...with each piece of feedback, I'm seeing how it the study design is being improved.
I'm still grumbling to MYSELF about the stupid author of this study (i.e., ME). #phdlife
I'm still grumbling to MYSELF about the stupid author of this study (i.e., ME). #phdlife
February 5, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Round three of trying to get my study approved by the research ethics board. I don't begrudge them a thing...with each piece of feedback, I'm seeing how it the study design is being improved.
I'm still grumbling to MYSELF about the stupid author of this study (i.e., ME). #phdlife
I'm still grumbling to MYSELF about the stupid author of this study (i.e., ME). #phdlife
We're having our annual townhall and I have to say: I really appreciate the president saying within the first three minutes that there's no big announcement, no one news item, and no shoe to drop. I think we all gave a collective sigh of relief.
January 29, 2026 at 7:12 PM
We're having our annual townhall and I have to say: I really appreciate the president saying within the first three minutes that there's no big announcement, no one news item, and no shoe to drop. I think we all gave a collective sigh of relief.
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We're up to 8 people now in my queue to get a critique from me on their writing. I'd love to get it to 10. Rent relief funds, union funds, GFMs, any amount is fine, just DM to let me know where you donated, and I'll put you in my queue to give you feedback on up to 25 pages of anything in February.
Standing offer: I'll give feedback (after Feb 15 only) on up to 25 pages to anyone who donates any amount to an org/fundraiser/wishlist in the link. I'm a former journalist, current novelist, and writing teacher. Synopses, queries, chapters, op-eds, all good. Honour system: DM and tell me where/what
Stand With Minnesota
A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:31 PM
We're up to 8 people now in my queue to get a critique from me on their writing. I'd love to get it to 10. Rent relief funds, union funds, GFMs, any amount is fine, just DM to let me know where you donated, and I'll put you in my queue to give you feedback on up to 25 pages of anything in February.
@premeemohamed.com @gianttourtiere.bsky.social what do you two have to say for yourselves.
I don't want to license this whacked out arm anatomy illustration, Dreamstime, but thanks for the offer, I guess?
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January 23, 2026 at 8:57 PM
@premeemohamed.com @gianttourtiere.bsky.social what do you two have to say for yourselves.
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Carney uninvited to join Trump’s ‘Board Of Peace’ alongside Putin, Netanyahu, Lex Luthor, Megatron
Carney uninvited to join Trump’s ‘Board Of Peace’ alongside Putin, Netanyahu, Lex Luthor, Megatron
WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. President Donald Trump disinvited Prime Minister Mark Carney from his newly-established "Board of Peace", comprised of Trump, various war criminals, authoritarian strongmen, and...
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January 23, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Carney uninvited to join Trump’s ‘Board Of Peace’ alongside Putin, Netanyahu, Lex Luthor, Megatron
My entry in the Faculty of Grad Studies 'Images of Research' contest is up for a People's Choice Award...you can vote here: grad.ucalgary.ca/images-resea...
That's Elymus innovatus, or wild rye. I took the picture at the Royal Ontario Museum, looking at the stories scientific collections tell.
That's Elymus innovatus, or wild rye. I took the picture at the Royal Ontario Museum, looking at the stories scientific collections tell.
January 22, 2026 at 2:46 AM
My entry in the Faculty of Grad Studies 'Images of Research' contest is up for a People's Choice Award...you can vote here: grad.ucalgary.ca/images-resea...
That's Elymus innovatus, or wild rye. I took the picture at the Royal Ontario Museum, looking at the stories scientific collections tell.
That's Elymus innovatus, or wild rye. I took the picture at the Royal Ontario Museum, looking at the stories scientific collections tell.
Getting myself a bread machine has been such a nice little boost to my mental health. I let it do all the mixing work and then take out the dough to proof and bake in the oven (it's nicer than the bake in the machine). Fresh bread without the mental gymnastics of a mess to clean up holding me back.
January 19, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Getting myself a bread machine has been such a nice little boost to my mental health. I let it do all the mixing work and then take out the dough to proof and bake in the oven (it's nicer than the bake in the machine). Fresh bread without the mental gymnastics of a mess to clean up holding me back.
Water restrictions finally lifted! I've done the dishes, two loads of laundry, and had a proper shower.
January 17, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Water restrictions finally lifted! I've done the dishes, two loads of laundry, and had a proper shower.
I had my last first day of class (just this one to go before candidacy!) and our collections librarian was telling us how she's reading only things published in 1859 according to the dates published for all this year. In proper Victorian fashion I was silently envious but could only lower my gaze.
January 13, 2026 at 4:12 AM
I had my last first day of class (just this one to go before candidacy!) and our collections librarian was telling us how she's reading only things published in 1859 according to the dates published for all this year. In proper Victorian fashion I was silently envious but could only lower my gaze.
It's wild to think that the city is taking steps to mitigate damage from the possibility of another catastrophic main break. Feels like a when, not an if. The new feeder pipe can't come soon enough!
▪️We are taking steps to protect the community in case there is another break. We have finished removing sections of the flood berm in Bowness, and a temporary barrier is now in place along a section of pathway in Parkdale.
January 11, 2026 at 7:37 PM
It's wild to think that the city is taking steps to mitigate damage from the possibility of another catastrophic main break. Feels like a when, not an if. The new feeder pipe can't come soon enough!
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Jan. 11, 10:00 a.m. update.
Here is the latest update on the critical water main break along 16 Ave. N.W:
⚠️ On Jan. 10, our water use trended down to 493 ML, putting us in the strained zone. This is a step in the right direction, but we still need your help to save water.
Here is the latest update on the critical water main break along 16 Ave. N.W:
⚠️ On Jan. 10, our water use trended down to 493 ML, putting us in the strained zone. This is a step in the right direction, but we still need your help to save water.
January 11, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Jan. 11, 10:00 a.m. update.
Here is the latest update on the critical water main break along 16 Ave. N.W:
⚠️ On Jan. 10, our water use trended down to 493 ML, putting us in the strained zone. This is a step in the right direction, but we still need your help to save water.
Here is the latest update on the critical water main break along 16 Ave. N.W:
⚠️ On Jan. 10, our water use trended down to 493 ML, putting us in the strained zone. This is a step in the right direction, but we still need your help to save water.
I've been reading Middlemarch to get ready for my next serious grad school course. But I keep thinking that there could totally be a contemporary remark where Dorothea is a trad wife wannabe.
January 9, 2026 at 12:58 AM
I've been reading Middlemarch to get ready for my next serious grad school course. But I keep thinking that there could totally be a contemporary remark where Dorothea is a trad wife wannabe.
I'm finding three minute songs and playing them while I shower. Taylor Swift's Shake It Off is 3:39, so if i turn on the water at 'it's gonna be all right' I can time it.
January 8, 2026 at 12:42 AM
I'm finding three minute songs and playing them while I shower. Taylor Swift's Shake It Off is 3:39, so if i turn on the water at 'it's gonna be all right' I can time it.
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January 7, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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Jan. 6, 8:30 a.m. Update
Here is the latest update on the critical water main break along 16 Ave. N.W.:
🚨On Jan. 5, our water use reached 514 ML which is 29 ML higher than our sustainable level – where our treatment plants can provide each day while repairs are made.
Here is the latest update on the critical water main break along 16 Ave. N.W.:
🚨On Jan. 5, our water use reached 514 ML which is 29 ML higher than our sustainable level – where our treatment plants can provide each day while repairs are made.
January 6, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Jan. 6, 8:30 a.m. Update
Here is the latest update on the critical water main break along 16 Ave. N.W.:
🚨On Jan. 5, our water use reached 514 ML which is 29 ML higher than our sustainable level – where our treatment plants can provide each day while repairs are made.
Here is the latest update on the critical water main break along 16 Ave. N.W.:
🚨On Jan. 5, our water use reached 514 ML which is 29 ML higher than our sustainable level – where our treatment plants can provide each day while repairs are made.
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Ask our Water Expert: How to save 30L of water a day?
🚿 Cut shower time: Aim for 3 min.
🚽 Flush less: each flush = 6L. Skipping 2 to 3 saves 18L.
💧Turn off the tap: saves 6 to 8L per min.
Small choices, big impact.
Learn more: calgary.ca/watermainbreak
🚿 Cut shower time: Aim for 3 min.
🚽 Flush less: each flush = 6L. Skipping 2 to 3 saves 18L.
💧Turn off the tap: saves 6 to 8L per min.
Small choices, big impact.
Learn more: calgary.ca/watermainbreak
January 6, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Ask our Water Expert: How to save 30L of water a day?
🚿 Cut shower time: Aim for 3 min.
🚽 Flush less: each flush = 6L. Skipping 2 to 3 saves 18L.
💧Turn off the tap: saves 6 to 8L per min.
Small choices, big impact.
Learn more: calgary.ca/watermainbreak
🚿 Cut shower time: Aim for 3 min.
🚽 Flush less: each flush = 6L. Skipping 2 to 3 saves 18L.
💧Turn off the tap: saves 6 to 8L per min.
Small choices, big impact.
Learn more: calgary.ca/watermainbreak
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via @calgary.ca
Site Update. Jan. 5, 7 p.m.
Crews continue to make steady progress at the impacted site along 16 Ave NW. The affected pipe section is being inspected.
Remember, every drop you save helps. Find out how to save water and stay informed at calgary.ca/watermainbreak.
Site Update. Jan. 5, 7 p.m.
Crews continue to make steady progress at the impacted site along 16 Ave NW. The affected pipe section is being inspected.
Remember, every drop you save helps. Find out how to save water and stay informed at calgary.ca/watermainbreak.
January 6, 2026 at 2:22 AM
via @calgary.ca
Site Update. Jan. 5, 7 p.m.
Crews continue to make steady progress at the impacted site along 16 Ave NW. The affected pipe section is being inspected.
Remember, every drop you save helps. Find out how to save water and stay informed at calgary.ca/watermainbreak.
Site Update. Jan. 5, 7 p.m.
Crews continue to make steady progress at the impacted site along 16 Ave NW. The affected pipe section is being inspected.
Remember, every drop you save helps. Find out how to save water and stay informed at calgary.ca/watermainbreak.
Putting in my science fiction essay entry for this contest, and it certainly has a different feel to it today than it did a couple of days ago.
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January 4, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Putting in my science fiction essay entry for this contest, and it certainly has a different feel to it today than it did a couple of days ago.
(www.canada.ca/en/departmen...)
(www.canada.ca/en/departmen...)
I'm writing an essay for a 'science fictional' contest held by the Dept. of National Defence, and it's so weird to be carefully citing my work but also making shit up.
Also they want us to use Chicago Manual of Style. MONSTERS>
Also they want us to use Chicago Manual of Style. MONSTERS>
January 3, 2026 at 4:57 AM
I'm writing an essay for a 'science fictional' contest held by the Dept. of National Defence, and it's so weird to be carefully citing my work but also making shit up.
Also they want us to use Chicago Manual of Style. MONSTERS>
Also they want us to use Chicago Manual of Style. MONSTERS>
Just writing a story with an overseer.
January 3, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Just writing a story with an overseer.
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New AIWeirdness post: ChatGPT will apologize for anything, including stuff that didn't happen. It's not reflecting on stuff it did wrong, it's improv.
www.aiweirdness.com/chatgpt-will...
www.aiweirdness.com/chatgpt-will...
August 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
New AIWeirdness post: ChatGPT will apologize for anything, including stuff that didn't happen. It's not reflecting on stuff it did wrong, it's improv.
www.aiweirdness.com/chatgpt-will...
www.aiweirdness.com/chatgpt-will...
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Calgary feeder main update happening now. Key elements:
1) Calgary is consuming more water than it can produce.
2) Critical that Calgarians, industry conserve water. Target is achievable.
3) No measurable reduction in water consumption yet observed.
4) Support impacted businesses, neighbours.
1) Calgary is consuming more water than it can produce.
2) Critical that Calgarians, industry conserve water. Target is achievable.
3) No measurable reduction in water consumption yet observed.
4) Support impacted businesses, neighbours.
January 1, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Calgary feeder main update happening now. Key elements:
1) Calgary is consuming more water than it can produce.
2) Critical that Calgarians, industry conserve water. Target is achievable.
3) No measurable reduction in water consumption yet observed.
4) Support impacted businesses, neighbours.
1) Calgary is consuming more water than it can produce.
2) Critical that Calgarians, industry conserve water. Target is achievable.
3) No measurable reduction in water consumption yet observed.
4) Support impacted businesses, neighbours.
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Enjoy this short excerpt from Kit Dobson's meditative Field Notes on Listening. You can learn more about the book here: bookstore.wolsakandwynn.ca/products/fie...
January 1, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Enjoy this short excerpt from Kit Dobson's meditative Field Notes on Listening. You can learn more about the book here: bookstore.wolsakandwynn.ca/products/fie...
Calgary's big pipe really taking the 'out with the old, in with the new' to extremes. #yyc
Here's our latest update on the newest Bearspaw water feeder main break, as workers have already begun unearthing the rupture point. #yyc #calgary
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December 31, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Calgary's big pipe really taking the 'out with the old, in with the new' to extremes. #yyc
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NEW: City of Calgary says major northwest water main break likely tied to Bearspaw South feeder main. They're still investigating the cause and potential damage. DEVELOPING STORY #yyc #calgary
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December 31, 2025 at 5:51 AM
NEW: City of Calgary says major northwest water main break likely tied to Bearspaw South feeder main. They're still investigating the cause and potential damage. DEVELOPING STORY #yyc #calgary
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