Gail de Vos (her/she)
@taleteller.bsky.social
Storyteller, author, university instructor of comics, storytelling, and Canadian children's literature, and independent researcher of folklore in popular culture. Newest book arriving November 19, 2024: The Watkins Book of Urban Legends.
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I promise I'm not going to complain about this anymore (today) but Readers' Advisory and Collection Development go. together. THEY GO TOGETHER! You don't have one without the other! If you're buying the books but nobody knows about them, you fail. If you want to tell everyone about the cool books
December 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I promise I'm not going to complain about this anymore (today) but Readers' Advisory and Collection Development go. together. THEY GO TOGETHER! You don't have one without the other! If you're buying the books but nobody knows about them, you fail. If you want to tell everyone about the cool books
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December 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Mad Magazine has been fighting Fascism since its inception. It has been banned, oh so many time because the power that be don’t want you to see the truth. Please follow my friend,Alfred, whom I steal from unrepentantly. @alfreds-mad-world.bsky.social
the cover of mad magazine shows a man in a tuxedo holding a rabbit in a top hat
ALT: the cover of mad magazine shows a man in a tuxedo holding a rabbit in a top hat
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December 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Mad Magazine has been fighting Fascism since its inception. It has been banned, oh so many time because the power that be don’t want you to see the truth. Please follow my friend,Alfred, whom I steal from unrepentantly. @alfreds-mad-world.bsky.social
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For a few years in the early-20th century, if you wanted to drive a car in Prince Edward Island, you were out of luck.
The vehicles made people scared to go to the markets and churches. So...the province banned them completely.
This is the story of the PEI car ban.
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The vehicles made people scared to go to the markets and churches. So...the province banned them completely.
This is the story of the PEI car ban.
🧵 1/9
December 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
For a few years in the early-20th century, if you wanted to drive a car in Prince Edward Island, you were out of luck.
The vehicles made people scared to go to the markets and churches. So...the province banned them completely.
This is the story of the PEI car ban.
🧵 1/9
The vehicles made people scared to go to the markets and churches. So...the province banned them completely.
This is the story of the PEI car ban.
🧵 1/9
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2/2 If the children of the house worked hard all year, they would find silver coins in their shoes. However, if they had not, she would cut open their stomachs, remove the entrails & stuff them with straw. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/4408... #illustration #gothicadvent #FolkloreSunday #art
Tsar Saltan at the Window - Ivan Bilibin by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble
The Tale of Tsar Saltan, of His Son the Renowned and Mighty Bogatyr Prince Gvidon Saltanovich, and of the Beautiful Princess Swan
Tsar Saltan at the Window - Ivan Bilibin
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December 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
2/2 If the children of the house worked hard all year, they would find silver coins in their shoes. However, if they had not, she would cut open their stomachs, remove the entrails & stuff them with straw. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/4408... #illustration #gothicadvent #FolkloreSunday #art
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1/2 Perchta is a Germanic pagan goddess with one large foot. She enters homes during the 12 days of #Christmas. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3327... ##FolkloreSunday #folklore #Yule #art #mythology #fairytale #giftideas #Yuletide #12daysofChristmas #GothicAdvent
The Snow Queen Flies Over A Snowy Christmas Village - Edmund Dulac by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble
The Snow Queen Flies Through the Winter's Night. Illustration for Stories from Hans Christian Andersen, 1911, Edmund Dulac Please see my Christmas section for more.
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December 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
1/2 Perchta is a Germanic pagan goddess with one large foot. She enters homes during the 12 days of #Christmas. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3327... ##FolkloreSunday #folklore #Yule #art #mythology #fairytale #giftideas #Yuletide #12daysofChristmas #GothicAdvent
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Nova Scotia is taking the fight to MAGA.
Last March they pulled all the booze off the shelves. Now they are selling it all off in a Xmas firesale-with proceeds going to the food bank.
And then they are done with US purchases.
@meidascanada.ca Lisa Blackburn explains.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIM0...
Last March they pulled all the booze off the shelves. Now they are selling it all off in a Xmas firesale-with proceeds going to the food bank.
And then they are done with US purchases.
@meidascanada.ca Lisa Blackburn explains.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIM0...
THE MAGA BOOZE BOYCOTT - NOVA SCOTIA STYLE !!!
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
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December 7, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Nova Scotia is taking the fight to MAGA.
Last March they pulled all the booze off the shelves. Now they are selling it all off in a Xmas firesale-with proceeds going to the food bank.
And then they are done with US purchases.
@meidascanada.ca Lisa Blackburn explains.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIM0...
Last March they pulled all the booze off the shelves. Now they are selling it all off in a Xmas firesale-with proceeds going to the food bank.
And then they are done with US purchases.
@meidascanada.ca Lisa Blackburn explains.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIM0...
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So authoritarian threats and intimidation begin.
Danielle Smith, obey the Constitution, honour First Nations Treaties and respect nearly half million #ForeverCanadian Albertans, and you won’t have to fear me.
You and I differ. I follow the law.
#ableg
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Danielle Smith, obey the Constitution, honour First Nations Treaties and respect nearly half million #ForeverCanadian Albertans, and you won’t have to fear me.
You and I differ. I follow the law.
#ableg
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Braid: With monster fine and ban on words, UCP locks down political landscape
Bill 14 would institute hefty penalties for anyone who misuses information collection during a petition drive while also limiting the use of some words in political party names
ca.news.yahoo.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
So authoritarian threats and intimidation begin.
Danielle Smith, obey the Constitution, honour First Nations Treaties and respect nearly half million #ForeverCanadian Albertans, and you won’t have to fear me.
You and I differ. I follow the law.
#ableg
ca.news.yahoo.com/braid-monste...
Danielle Smith, obey the Constitution, honour First Nations Treaties and respect nearly half million #ForeverCanadian Albertans, and you won’t have to fear me.
You and I differ. I follow the law.
#ableg
ca.news.yahoo.com/braid-monste...
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I’ve been nominated for the FIFA prize for literature, oh wait, I just found out I won. Imaginary prizes are it turns out, very easy to win.
December 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I’ve been nominated for the FIFA prize for literature, oh wait, I just found out I won. Imaginary prizes are it turns out, very easy to win.
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Dec. 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
14 lights will be lit on Mount Royal today at 5:10 p.m., the time the attack began in 1989. As each light is lit, the names of the 14 women will be read aloud.
#December6
14 lights will be lit on Mount Royal today at 5:10 p.m., the time the attack began in 1989. As each light is lit, the names of the 14 women will be read aloud.
#December6
December 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Dec. 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
14 lights will be lit on Mount Royal today at 5:10 p.m., the time the attack began in 1989. As each light is lit, the names of the 14 women will be read aloud.
#December6
14 lights will be lit on Mount Royal today at 5:10 p.m., the time the attack began in 1989. As each light is lit, the names of the 14 women will be read aloud.
#December6
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Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay from December 5, 1909.
December 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay from December 5, 1909.
VIDEO: This Canadian Satire Show Just Became Trump’s Official Opposition, And It's Driving Trump CRAZY.
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VIDEO: This Canadian Satire Show Just Became Trump’s Official Opposition, And It's Driving Trump CRAZY.
Canadians Are Built For This...
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December 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
VIDEO: This Canadian Satire Show Just Became Trump’s Official Opposition, And It's Driving Trump CRAZY.
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IIRC I read this and enjoyed it a LOT as part of a YA graphic novel professional conference. Can't recall if it was Books for the Beast or the Black-Eyed Susan one, but it's deffo well recommended either way!
If you're buying gifts for spirited 12 year olds who have read most of the middle grade graphic novel canon, can I recommend my book The Legend of Auntie Po? It's multi-awarded, and well reviewed, but hasn't entirely found its commercial footing.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/601780...
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The Legend of Auntie Po by Shing Yin Khor: 9780525554882 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST Part historical fiction, part fable, and 100 percent adventure. Thirteen-year-old Mei reimagines the myths of Paul Bunyan as starring a Chinese heroine while she works ...
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December 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM
IIRC I read this and enjoyed it a LOT as part of a YA graphic novel professional conference. Can't recall if it was Books for the Beast or the Black-Eyed Susan one, but it's deffo well recommended either way!
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I had an absolute blast on The Haunted History Chronicles podcast talking about representations of the folkloric Devil in Shropshire. I truly believe Devil folklore is important and can serve as a conduits for a community.
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#Folklore #Shropshire #Devil
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#Folklore #Shropshire #Devil
The Devil’s Role in Folklore with Amy Boucher
Join me for a fascinating episode with Amy Boucher , writer and folklorist specialising in Shropshire’s rich folklore, ghostlore, and history . Amy explores the int…
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March 15, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I had an absolute blast on The Haunted History Chronicles podcast talking about representations of the folkloric Devil in Shropshire. I truly believe Devil folklore is important and can serve as a conduits for a community.
www.podpage.com/haunted-hist...
#Folklore #Shropshire #Devil
www.podpage.com/haunted-hist...
#Folklore #Shropshire #Devil
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President’s social media team co-opted lyrics from ‘Juno’ for a video in support of ICE deportations
Sabrina Carpenter condemns Trump White House’s ‘evil’ use of her song
President’s social media team co-opted lyrics from ‘Juno’ for a video in support of ICE deportations
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December 3, 2025 at 11:02 AM
President’s social media team co-opted lyrics from ‘Juno’ for a video in support of ICE deportations
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Wow! Thanks to your support, we've raised over $10,000 so far for #GivingTuesday!
We're now just $4300 away from reaching our goal. Can you help us cross the finish line before the end of today? 🏁
Donate: www.zeffy.com/en-CA/donation-form/believe-in-canadian-stories-believe-in-the-ccbc
We're now just $4300 away from reaching our goal. Can you help us cross the finish line before the end of today? 🏁
Donate: www.zeffy.com/en-CA/donation-form/believe-in-canadian-stories-believe-in-the-ccbc
December 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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President Trump has pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was serving a 45-year prison sentence for drug trafficking.
"Meanwhile, fishermen on boats in the Caribbean who we have never been tried or charged with anything are shot and killed from the air."
"Meanwhile, fishermen on boats in the Caribbean who we have never been tried or charged with anything are shot and killed from the air."
December 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
President Trump has pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was serving a 45-year prison sentence for drug trafficking.
"Meanwhile, fishermen on boats in the Caribbean who we have never been tried or charged with anything are shot and killed from the air."
"Meanwhile, fishermen on boats in the Caribbean who we have never been tried or charged with anything are shot and killed from the air."
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Every 10 minutes in 1991 someone died of AIDS. The tape was the sound of the Riverside Church bell sounding once every 10 minutes.
Electric Blanket -- "Remember AIDS is an International Epidemic" - was first projected on the facade of Cooper Union in 1990.
The bag is also a project of Visual AIDS.
Electric Blanket -- "Remember AIDS is an International Epidemic" - was first projected on the facade of Cooper Union in 1990.
The bag is also a project of Visual AIDS.
December 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Every 10 minutes in 1991 someone died of AIDS. The tape was the sound of the Riverside Church bell sounding once every 10 minutes.
Electric Blanket -- "Remember AIDS is an International Epidemic" - was first projected on the facade of Cooper Union in 1990.
The bag is also a project of Visual AIDS.
Electric Blanket -- "Remember AIDS is an International Epidemic" - was first projected on the facade of Cooper Union in 1990.
The bag is also a project of Visual AIDS.
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A mentor-to-be of mine (Philip Yenawine) created A Day Without Art as part of the Visual AIDS collective in 1989. A day to honor the loss of brilliance as a result of the epidemic. 1/x
This year, Trump cancelled recognition of World AIDS Day, today, & cuts to funding worldwide have consequences.
This year, Trump cancelled recognition of World AIDS Day, today, & cuts to funding worldwide have consequences.
December 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
A mentor-to-be of mine (Philip Yenawine) created A Day Without Art as part of the Visual AIDS collective in 1989. A day to honor the loss of brilliance as a result of the epidemic. 1/x
This year, Trump cancelled recognition of World AIDS Day, today, & cuts to funding worldwide have consequences.
This year, Trump cancelled recognition of World AIDS Day, today, & cuts to funding worldwide have consequences.
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Netanyahu has formally requested a pardon from President Isaac Herzog.
In a statement he said: “The security and political reality and the national interest require the immediate termination of the trial.”
The aim of the carnage all along,
In a statement he said: “The security and political reality and the national interest require the immediate termination of the trial.”
The aim of the carnage all along,
November 30, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Netanyahu has formally requested a pardon from President Isaac Herzog.
In a statement he said: “The security and political reality and the national interest require the immediate termination of the trial.”
The aim of the carnage all along,
In a statement he said: “The security and political reality and the national interest require the immediate termination of the trial.”
The aim of the carnage all along,
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On this day in 1874, Lucy Maud Montgomery was born.
She wrote 20 novels, 530 short stories, 500 poems and 30 essays. Her most famous book was Anne of Green Gables, which has sold 50 million copies in 36 languages.
She died in 1942 and is considered a Canadian icon.
She wrote 20 novels, 530 short stories, 500 poems and 30 essays. Her most famous book was Anne of Green Gables, which has sold 50 million copies in 36 languages.
She died in 1942 and is considered a Canadian icon.
November 30, 2025 at 12:45 PM
On this day in 1874, Lucy Maud Montgomery was born.
She wrote 20 novels, 530 short stories, 500 poems and 30 essays. Her most famous book was Anne of Green Gables, which has sold 50 million copies in 36 languages.
She died in 1942 and is considered a Canadian icon.
She wrote 20 novels, 530 short stories, 500 poems and 30 essays. Her most famous book was Anne of Green Gables, which has sold 50 million copies in 36 languages.
She died in 1942 and is considered a Canadian icon.