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Michele Rule 🇨🇦📝 she/her
@michelerule.bsky.social
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Poet/Writer. Proud mom and grandma to both humans and pets. Disabled. Recovering politician. Chocolate lover. Human rights friendly. Coeditor at @thesolitarydaisy.bsky.social.
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Michele Rule 🇨🇦📝 she/her @michelerule.bsky.social · 1d
A new poem - trying to put my grief in a page.

I’m drowning in the news of Renee Good and Alex Pretti

I didn’t know them or even of them
until the gunshots rang clear across the country

michelerule.ca/ice/
Ice - Michele Rule
Ice I’m drowning in the news of Renee Good and Alex Pretti I didn’t know them or even of them until the gunshots rang clear across the country until their
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michelerule.bsky.social
A new poem - trying to put my grief in a page.

I’m drowning in the news of Renee Good and Alex Pretti

I didn’t know them or even of them
until the gunshots rang clear across the country

michelerule.ca/ice/
Ice - Michele Rule
Ice I’m drowning in the news of Renee Good and Alex Pretti I didn’t know them or even of them until the gunshots rang clear across the country until their
michelerule.ca
February 1, 2026 at 4:48 AM
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thesolitarydaisy.bsky.social
Are you still hibernating? Check out the great haiku in this issue of the Solitary Daisy! thesolitarydaisy.ca/2026/01/issu...
Issue 67 – Hibernation Haiku - The Solitary Daisy
February is Haiku Month and we are happy to present another series of prompts for you to consider. Thanks to everyone who sent in suggestions! You can print out the calendar and hang it on your fridge
thesolitarydaisy.ca
January 31, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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brenttoderian.bsky.social
Can we please never forget this. #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency
“Stop asking candidates if they “believe in” climate change and start asking if they understand it. It’s science, not Santa Claus.”
January 31, 2026 at 9:03 AM
michelerule.bsky.social
It is unacceptable for Canada to promote “dialogue” with Israel on AI. The Israeli military uses Israeli AI and tech in the surveillance and targeting of Palestinians, using automation to develop kill lists and facilitate its genocide in Gaza. Sent an email! share.nwmd.social/s/Ote3dGEY
Tell Minister Solomon: We Don’t Need Israel’s Genocidal AI
share.nwmd.social
January 30, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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versefest-ottawa.bsky.social
VERSeFest: Ottawa's International Poetry Festival 2026 : March 24-29,
Misha Solomon! Karen Solie! Isabella Wang! Sheri-D Wilson! Jérôme Melançon! Kacper Bartczak! Paul Vermeersch! Alexandre Yergeau! Jumoke Verissimo!
full schedule to be announced soon
www.verseottawa.ca/en/versefest
Want to know about our upcoming events, workshops, shows, and programs, without relying on the whims of an algorithm? Sign up below and you'll get our news sent directly to your inbox.
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January 20, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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evecastle.bsky.social
We need leaders not in love with money but in love with justice. Not in love with publicity but in love with humanity.

—Martin Luther King Jr. #quote

#MLKDay
January 19, 2026 at 3:09 PM
michelerule.bsky.social
Only the top 15 move forward in this round - please vote for Pierre! americasfavpet.com/2026/pierre-...
Will Pierre take home $10,000 and be featured on the cover of Modern Dog? You decide!
The biggest personality in the smallest container - Pierre fills our home with so much joy.
americasfavpet.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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cromwell42.bsky.social
The Government is planning to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with Trump. Giving him a royal visit right now sends a terrible message that his behaviour is acceptable. We can stop this if enough of us speak up. Will you add your name to the petition? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...
Call off the King’s visit to the US for the 250th anniversary of America's independence
With the current political chaos in the US and Trump’s failure to adhere to international norms, and given his apparent obsession with the Monarchy, calling off this visit would send a powerful messag...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 17, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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thesolitarydaisy.bsky.social
Happy New Year! Check out our latest issue! thesolitarydaisy.ca/2026/01/issu... #haiku #haikusubmissions
Issue 66 – New Year Haiku - The Solitary Daisy
New Year Haiku - Here we are, already in the middle of January 2026! Hope you have all had some kind of relaxing break over the holidays.
thesolitarydaisy.ca
January 17, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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fiveminutelit.bsky.social
"Life Goals" by @michelerule.bsky.social, Fall Contest 2024 (Flirt) finalist, in case you missed it
January 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM
michelerule.bsky.social
Please vote for Pierre, our sweet Chihuahua! americasfavpet.com/2026/pierre-...
Will Pierre take home $10,000 and be featured on the cover of Modern Dog? You decide!
The biggest personality in the smallest container - Pierre fills our home with so much joy.
americasfavpet.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:48 PM
michelerule.bsky.social
Bird of the Year - the Red Breasted Nuthatch! Followed quickly by a house sparrow.
January 1, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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phdhurtbrain.bsky.social
Always worth a post
i am running into a new year By Lucille Clifton i am running into a new year and the old years blow back like a wind that i catch in my hair like strong fingers like all my old promises and it will be hard to let go of what i said to myself about myself when i was sixteen and twenty-six and thirty-six even thirty-six but i am running into a new year and i beg what i love and i leave to forgive me
December 31, 2025 at 5:08 PM
michelerule.bsky.social
My husband put my words for him during a difficult time this year together with his beautiful artwork ❤️
frithjof.bsky.social Frithjof @frithjof.bsky.social · Dec 31
Through all of the trying and happy times this year, @michelerule.bsky.social has been my rock and number one supporter.
My struggles at work are hard on her, too. One day, she put her thoughts into words and gifted me this poem.
frithjof.blog/i-cant-help-...
Poem by @michelerule with my original art
December 31, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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charlotteclymer.bsky.social
"ICE officials are also investigating the couple for other crimes. They were found with a substantial amount of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. 'What are those luxury goods doing in their possession?' asked the ICE spokesman, taking a moment to adjust his mask."
ICE Detains Undocumented Parents, Newborn
They await deportation proceedings.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
michelerule.bsky.social
Merry Christmas, one and all!
A small, light brown, dog with big brown eyes and big ears sits on a black and white patterned blanket. Behind him is an electric fireplace, turn on and a large collection of Nutcracker dolls from tiny to very large. The white text above the dog reads, "Merry Christmas!"
December 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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sarahmaywalt.bsky.social
I wrote Dean Gemmell, CEO of #USACurling, a letter. And when I say "wrote," I mean WROTE. It will take two posts to show it all. The text will be in the alt. (1/2)

#Curling #trans #WeBelong
Page 1 of letter to Dean Gemmell: Hello Dean, I’m writing this letter old-school, because I want you to understand the importance of this fight to me, and emails are way too easy to ignore. At this point, I have no illusions that simple argument will change your or USA Curling’s minds, but I want you to understand some things. To start, you have no idea what it is like to be trans. I spent my entire childhood trapped, alone, and terrified. I feared what would happen if anyone else found out who I really was inside, but that wasn’t all. I feared myself. I thought that this made me a freak or a monster. That was how the world viewed people like me back then. We were either punchlines or perverts. I was a child. I believed them. I couldn’t even expect my family to accept who I was. My life was excruciating and hopeless. There was no help to be had. There was no light at the end of the tunnel. I know what suffering is, Dean. I’ve lived it. Page 2 of letter to Dean Gemmell: There are more trans people out now than there used to be. This isn’t because there’s something in the water, and it isn’t just because it has felt safer to be trans in recent years. Part of the reason there are more trans people visible now is because they are still alive. When you said, patronizingly, that my anger could be better directed elsewhere, that wasn’t just completely awful to say to a person in pain from injustice you are a part of. It’s also dead wrong. Right now, nearly all the voices who had claimed to support trans people have fallen conspicuously silent, and many of them, including USA Curling, are taking part in a new wave of propaganda and oppression toward transgender people. People in the media are calling us “insane,” “perverts,” “predators,” “murderers,” “terrorists.” They say we are unsafe. Our suffering is making a big comeback. Most like me, who had the strength to endure this before, will survive, but a lot of these trans kids who are alive now wouldn’t have made it if they grew up when I did. Each back that turns on them now is another straw. Will USA Curling’s capitulation be that last straw that breaks a kid? I don’t know. More importantly, you don’t know. I’ll tell you one thing for certain, it will be part of the weight that breaks more than one. Page 3 of letter to Dean Gemmell: My anger is directed at many, many places right now. USA Curling did something despicable. I have access to USA Curling. USA Curling will hear my anger. And to the suggestion that USA Curling standing up wouldn’t change things, I’ll say this: What the hell does that matter? Since when was it OK to do something wrong because you thought it wouldn’t matter? I was taught, and I believe with all my heart, that the times when doing something right seems pointless are the most important times to do so. That is the difference between integrity and cowardice. History is full of times when cowardice allowed atrocities to happen. “But Sarah,” I hear you say, “these aren’t atrocities against trans people.” To that I say, not yet. Once you start compromising your integrity, your morals, it becomes easier to do so again. Just add the new compromise to the permission structure you’ve already built for yourself. Wash. Rinse. Repeat. This is how a society gets to the point where they are willing to exterminate a group of people. This is why this moment matters. Page 4 of letter to Dean Gemmell: Had USA Curling stood up for its trans and non-binary members, it would have taken a small weight off many people who are currently being crushed. It would have given hope to people who desperately need some. It would have assured other vulnerable curlers that they had an ally. It might just have inspired others to stand up as well. I’m fighting. I worry it’s pointless, but I’m not going to stop. I’m not going to leave the bat on my shoulder as the third strike whizzes past. I’m going down swinging. I’m shocked so few are willing to do the same, but that only strengthens my resolve. To be honest, I’m not sure you, or USA Curling, even cares. Even if you do, you don’t care enough. I’m not even sure that you understand the problem.
October 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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thesolitarydaisy.bsky.social
Our favourite celestial body - this issue's haiku are all about the moon! thesolitarydaisy.ca/2025/12/issu... #haiku
Issue 65 – Moon Haiku - The Solitary Daisy
But really, the skill of submitters has grown over the year, making it more and more difficult to choose. Moon Haiku
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December 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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thesolitarydaisy.bsky.social
Listen to the music in these outstanding haiku! thesolitarydaisy.ca/2025/11/issu... #haiku #haikusubmissions
Issue 64 – Music Haiku - The Solitary Daisy
What a joy to receive all of your musical haiku! Sally and I spent quite a bit of time listening to all the music that inspired you. I have a whole new playlist now!
thesolitarydaisy.ca
December 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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thesolitarydaisy.bsky.social
Good morning from wintery Canada! Enjoy our latest issue with our selection of winter haiku! thesolitarydaisy.ca/2025/11/issu... #haiku
Issue 63 – Winter Haiku - The Solitary Daisy
For our upcoming issue, we want to challenge you to write a haiku or two inspired by music.
thesolitarydaisy.ca
November 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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l82be.bsky.social
I love Chantal Hebert's ability to be honest and authentic in telling Canada what her political experience is telling her. @chebert18.bsky.social #cdnpoli
November 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
michelerule.bsky.social
The little haiku journal that Sally Quon and I coedit! Please share widely - we want to hit 1000 followers! #haiku
November 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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devinheroux.bsky.social
TORONTO BLUE JAYS FOR THE WIN

The Toronto Blue Jays take two of three from the defending World Series champions in their home stadium. It’s a dominant 6-1 Game 5 victory.

The Jays are coming home to Canada 🇨🇦 with the chance to win the World Series on Friday. Buckle up folks.
October 30, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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thesolitarydaisy.bsky.social
Our gratitude issue is so full! thesolitarydaisy.ca/2025/10/issu...
#haiku #haikusubmissions
Issue 61 – Gratitude Haiku - The Solitary Daisy
An exhibit entitled "Haiga; The Art of Haiku" has opened at the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum in Coshocton, Ohio.
thesolitarydaisy.ca
October 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM