Monique AC
@moniqueac.bsky.social
queer SF/horror writer - first reader (Diabolical Plots & Small Wonders) - con stuff (Rainbow Space Magic & Can*Con) - settler - she/they - notwhereilive.ca
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Volunteering Something of Myself
Volunteering Something of Myself by Monique Cuillerier
www.heartlines-spec.com
Somehow it feels even weirder to promote a non-fiction piece, go figure.
Anyway, I wrote this for @heartlines-spec.com about volunteering at @canconsffh.bsky.social & it's now widely available: www.heartlines-spec.com/volunteering...
Anyway, I wrote this for @heartlines-spec.com about volunteering at @canconsffh.bsky.social & it's now widely available: www.heartlines-spec.com/volunteering...
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NEW COLUMN: ICE is brutalizing Minnesota, and they’re doing it with the help of military equipment sold by Canadian companies. www.jakelandau.ca/p/how-canada...
How Canada is helping ICE murder Minnesotans
Roshel, a manufacturer in Brampton, Ontario, is supplying ICE's campaign
www.jakelandau.ca
January 24, 2026 at 11:50 PM
NEW COLUMN: ICE is brutalizing Minnesota, and they’re doing it with the help of military equipment sold by Canadian companies. www.jakelandau.ca/p/how-canada...
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You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
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If the will of one man is all it takes to invalidate the U.S. constitution in one year, there can be no trust placed in the U.S. for generations after that man is gone.
January 24, 2026 at 5:44 PM
If the will of one man is all it takes to invalidate the U.S. constitution in one year, there can be no trust placed in the U.S. for generations after that man is gone.
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Thread: John has been having a bunch of health issues and now has rib fractures that will require time and rest
Please consider chipping in
Also buying all his books because they're fabulous and he's such a kind and amazing person
Please consider chipping in
Also buying all his books because they're fabulous and he's such a kind and amazing person
Since people are asking if they can do something for me, here is a short thread. I'm clearly going to be laid up for a lot longer.
Here are a few simple links.
Patreon: www.patreon.com/Wiswell
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/johnwiswell
Amazon wishlist: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Here are a few simple links.
Patreon: www.patreon.com/Wiswell
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/johnwiswell
Amazon wishlist: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
January 23, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Thread: John has been having a bunch of health issues and now has rib fractures that will require time and rest
Please consider chipping in
Also buying all his books because they're fabulous and he's such a kind and amazing person
Please consider chipping in
Also buying all his books because they're fabulous and he's such a kind and amazing person
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this whole moment is really demonstrating why those who shit on NATO but leftistly are dumbasses who cannot be trusted
January 23, 2026 at 5:41 PM
this whole moment is really demonstrating why those who shit on NATO but leftistly are dumbasses who cannot be trusted
Tell me your pet’s name in a GIF
January 23, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Tell me your pet’s name in a GIF
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Expel Pete Hoekstra
Bessent pushes Albertan independence from Canada: "Albertans are very independent people. There's a rumor they may have a referendum on whether they want to stay in Canada or not. People are talking. People want sovereignty. They want what the US has got."
January 23, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Expel Pete Hoekstra
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To create the textiles in this new exhibition at the Saskatchewan Craft Council, local artists worked with Saskatchewan ranchers and shepherds to source their wool. Many can even name the individual sheep whose fleece was used in their work! 🐑
January 22, 2026 at 8:34 PM
To create the textiles in this new exhibition at the Saskatchewan Craft Council, local artists worked with Saskatchewan ranchers and shepherds to source their wool. Many can even name the individual sheep whose fleece was used in their work! 🐑
This is such an excellent book!
Are you mad as hell and not going to take it any more? Have you been recently murdered by some rich bastard? If so you will see yourself represented in AND WHAT CAN WE OFFER YOU TONIGHT! And the audiobook is still on mega-super-sale!
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libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
And What Can We Offer You Tonight Audiobook on Libro.fm
In a far future city, where you can fall to a government cull for a single mistake, And What Can We Offer You Tonight by Premee Mohamed tells the story of Jewel, established courtesan in a luxurious H...
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January 22, 2026 at 10:34 PM
This is such an excellent book!
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Wow, so excited for this!
"Laser Eyes Ain't Everything" by Effie Seiberg, which you can read right here:
www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
"Laser Eyes Ain't Everything" by Effie Seiberg, which you can read right here:
www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
January 22, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Wow, so excited for this!
"Laser Eyes Ain't Everything" by Effie Seiberg, which you can read right here:
www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
"Laser Eyes Ain't Everything" by Effie Seiberg, which you can read right here:
www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
I've been liking all the episodes, but this one was particularly great (I was listening while making dinner & I need to go back and listen again so I can take some notes lol)
to distract from the horrors, why not a podcast? WE HAVE A NEW ONE and it's a banger.
this week we talk with the astonishingly smart and fun @byzantienne.bsky.social about doing history and writing fiction, empathy and emotion, and 11th century best century. enjoy! #medievalsky
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this week we talk with the astonishingly smart and fun @byzantienne.bsky.social about doing history and writing fiction, empathy and emotion, and 11th century best century. enjoy! #medievalsky
pca.st/2zd3kmwg
Space Opera and Byzantine History with Arkady Martine
We go on a journey in this episode. Arkady Martine (AnnaLinden Weller) and Prof. Gabriele talk here about telling stories, about getting at complicated lives, and about the allure of empires (even…
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January 22, 2026 at 7:26 PM
I've been liking all the episodes, but this one was particularly great (I was listening while making dinner & I need to go back and listen again so I can take some notes lol)
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It's kinda amazing the depth and breadth of the positive reaction to the Carney Davos speech. I get it - Canadians like when int'l people laud us. But Carney said similar things during the election campaign and we've seen how he's governed since. I'm almost stupefied by how naive everyone is being.
January 22, 2026 at 12:23 AM
It's kinda amazing the depth and breadth of the positive reaction to the Carney Davos speech. I get it - Canadians like when int'l people laud us. But Carney said similar things during the election campaign and we've seen how he's governed since. I'm almost stupefied by how naive everyone is being.
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Since so many people are fangirling over Carney's supposed "historic" speech in Davos, I want to offer an alternative reading.
This is not left cynicism, but a sober reading of imperial positioning in this moment.
1) Carney squarely positioned Canada as a middle power.
This is not left cynicism, but a sober reading of imperial positioning in this moment.
1) Carney squarely positioned Canada as a middle power.
January 21, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Since so many people are fangirling over Carney's supposed "historic" speech in Davos, I want to offer an alternative reading.
This is not left cynicism, but a sober reading of imperial positioning in this moment.
1) Carney squarely positioned Canada as a middle power.
This is not left cynicism, but a sober reading of imperial positioning in this moment.
1) Carney squarely positioned Canada as a middle power.
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IT'S THE FINAL DAY OF OUR EXTENDED WINDOW! If you're a BIPOC, trans, and/or disabled author, you have until 11:59pm Eastern Time tonight to submit original fiction or poetry 👀
othersidespec.com/guidelines/
othersidespec.com/guidelines/
Reminder: our extended window for BIPOC, trans, and/or disabled authors ends Jan 21! If you're part of one or more of these communities and haven't submitted yet, send us your original fiction and/or poetry!
Next general window opens April 1 🪐🗡️
Full guidelines here: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
Next general window opens April 1 🪐🗡️
Full guidelines here: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
Submission Guidelines - OTHERSIDE
Submission guidelines for fiction and poetry submissions to OTHERSIDE, including opening dates and how to submit.
othersidespec.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:00 PM
IT'S THE FINAL DAY OF OUR EXTENDED WINDOW! If you're a BIPOC, trans, and/or disabled author, you have until 11:59pm Eastern Time tonight to submit original fiction or poetry 👀
othersidespec.com/guidelines/
othersidespec.com/guidelines/
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"We're Back And We've Learned Nothing!" - Perennial Worldcon tagline
January 21, 2026 at 4:12 PM
"We're Back And We've Learned Nothing!" - Perennial Worldcon tagline
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Let the historical record note that the business elites at Davos repeatedly laughed during a fascist speech that declared intent to annex another country’s land, promoted election conspiracies and railed against the free press
January 21, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Let the historical record note that the business elites at Davos repeatedly laughed during a fascist speech that declared intent to annex another country’s land, promoted election conspiracies and railed against the free press
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42 and post the second sentence.
“Hindley named a fiddle, and then he asked Miss Cathy; she was hardly six years old, but she could ride any horse in the stable, and she chose a whip.”
“Hindley named a fiddle, and then he asked Miss Cathy; she was hardly six years old, but she could ride any horse in the stable, and she chose a whip.”
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42 and post the second sentence.
"After turning a few curious wanderers into crows when he'd first started using the crumbling structure as his thinking spot, the rest of the peasants living in the area had learned not to intrude."
"After turning a few curious wanderers into crows when he'd first started using the crumbling structure as his thinking spot, the rest of the peasants living in the area had learned not to intrude."
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42 and post the second sentence.
"'Yes -- yes -- my masters of the League of Forgotten Men -- yes, we understand, just give us time!"
"'Yes -- yes -- my masters of the League of Forgotten Men -- yes, we understand, just give us time!"
January 21, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42 and post the second sentence.
“Hindley named a fiddle, and then he asked Miss Cathy; she was hardly six years old, but she could ride any horse in the stable, and she chose a whip.”
“Hindley named a fiddle, and then he asked Miss Cathy; she was hardly six years old, but she could ride any horse in the stable, and she chose a whip.”
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we're living in a simulation but it's actually just a model UN scenario that has really gone off the rails
January 21, 2026 at 4:20 AM
we're living in a simulation but it's actually just a model UN scenario that has really gone off the rails
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The ambassador should be called to the carpet on this. No canadian should set foot in America. This is an escalation.
This post to Truth Social requires an immediate response from the international community and either impeachment or invocation of the 25th amendment by Congress. Republicans, you are sleepwalking the world towards an entirely preventable catastrophe.
January 20, 2026 at 3:11 PM
The ambassador should be called to the carpet on this. No canadian should set foot in America. This is an escalation.
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Yes, Canada *should* stand in solidarity with other democracies against authoritarian powers
But we should also be rejecting rhetoric that legitimizes the idea of a world order dominated by “great powers” or the idea any sovereign country is a “menu” item that can be metaphorically cannibalized
But we should also be rejecting rhetoric that legitimizes the idea of a world order dominated by “great powers” or the idea any sovereign country is a “menu” item that can be metaphorically cannibalized
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 4:22 PM
Yes, Canada *should* stand in solidarity with other democracies against authoritarian powers
But we should also be rejecting rhetoric that legitimizes the idea of a world order dominated by “great powers” or the idea any sovereign country is a “menu” item that can be metaphorically cannibalized
But we should also be rejecting rhetoric that legitimizes the idea of a world order dominated by “great powers” or the idea any sovereign country is a “menu” item that can be metaphorically cannibalized
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We're still looking for someone in the Inland Empire area to adopt or foster this little tortoiseshell kitty. I'm willing to drive halfway to L.A. if anyone there wants to meet up to take her.
A neighbor was taken to a care facility, and her little tortoiseshell kitty was left behind. I can't take her in but I've been feeding her and giving her water every day. No one in the neighbor's family can take her in. Is there anyone in the Inland Empire area that could foster or adopt her?
January 19, 2026 at 9:21 PM
We're still looking for someone in the Inland Empire area to adopt or foster this little tortoiseshell kitty. I'm willing to drive halfway to L.A. if anyone there wants to meet up to take her.
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Canada cannot stand by while Donald Trump uses tariffs and intimidation to pressure allies who are doing the right thing.
Trump’s threats toward Greenland should terrify people and send a chill through every democracy.
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Trump’s threats toward Greenland should terrify people and send a chill through every democracy.
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January 19, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Canada cannot stand by while Donald Trump uses tariffs and intimidation to pressure allies who are doing the right thing.
Trump’s threats toward Greenland should terrify people and send a chill through every democracy.
(1/4)
Trump’s threats toward Greenland should terrify people and send a chill through every democracy.
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New pinned post!
We're ramping up for a tonne of TriCon programming and sign-up announcements! First thing is first, dear readers: make sure you've got your tickets!
tricon-halifax.com
We're ramping up for a tonne of TriCon programming and sign-up announcements! First thing is first, dear readers: make sure you've got your tickets!
tricon-halifax.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:04 PM
New pinned post!
We're ramping up for a tonne of TriCon programming and sign-up announcements! First thing is first, dear readers: make sure you've got your tickets!
tricon-halifax.com
We're ramping up for a tonne of TriCon programming and sign-up announcements! First thing is first, dear readers: make sure you've got your tickets!
tricon-halifax.com
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Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
January 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
I'm so envious!
Massive crow roost draws attention in Ottawa’s Alta Vista neighbourhood
Massive crow roost draws attention in Ottawa’s Alta Vista neighbourhood
Residents in Ottawa’s Alta Vista neighbourhood are doing a lot more looking up these days, as tens of thousands of crows fill the winter sky, delighting some residents and frustrating others.
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January 19, 2026 at 5:07 PM
I'm so envious!