Brent van Staalduinen | Writer, Resister, Human.
@brentvans.com
Canadian. Award-winning, bestselling novelist (brentvans.com), Husband. Dad. Son. Resister of fascism. Deconstructed/Reconstructing Christian. Forge FC supporter. Human. He/Him.
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
And for anyone doubting ICE's white nationalists/far right/white supremacist/christo-fascist recruitment goals, I present the following sample of recruitment dogwhistling imagery. The parallels and intent are clear: they are building a #brownshirt army to terrorize Americans. #fuckice #resist
January 25, 2026 at 2:05 PM
And for anyone doubting ICE's white nationalists/far right/white supremacist/christo-fascist recruitment goals, I present the following sample of recruitment dogwhistling imagery. The parallels and intent are clear: they are building a #brownshirt army to terrorize Americans. #fuckice #resist
At what point did folks decide to cut Christ out of Christianity?
January 20, 2026 at 1:35 PM
At what point did folks decide to cut Christ out of Christianity?
How would you caption this? Mine: Or, the main reason Christianity is eating itself alive. #captionthis #faith #christianity
January 19, 2026 at 3:53 PM
How would you caption this? Mine: Or, the main reason Christianity is eating itself alive. #captionthis #faith #christianity
Might be a good time to re-petition Unicode for an official grumpy turd emojiI. I can think of a thousand uses for one.
January 17, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Might be a good time to re-petition Unicode for an official grumpy turd emojiI. I can think of a thousand uses for one.
#America, here is your sane, stable, and totally not unhinged president who is totally not bothered by all the pressure twice saying "Fuck you" and flipping off a protester: x.com/TonyD713/sta...
January 13, 2026 at 10:03 PM
#America, here is your sane, stable, and totally not unhinged president who is totally not bothered by all the pressure twice saying "Fuck you" and flipping off a protester: x.com/TonyD713/sta...
Abhorrent. The principle is called "disproportionate retaliation" and is a favourite tool of authoritarian regimes in quashing dissent and resistance. No, I'm not delusional: see section 458 of the Nuremberg Trial transcripts: avalon.law.yale.edu/imt/01-07-46... #fuckice #reneenicolegood #resist
January 12, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Abhorrent. The principle is called "disproportionate retaliation" and is a favourite tool of authoritarian regimes in quashing dissent and resistance. No, I'm not delusional: see section 458 of the Nuremberg Trial transcripts: avalon.law.yale.edu/imt/01-07-46... #fuckice #reneenicolegood #resist
In these times, I can defs get behind a #giantkiller narrative, and this is very, very cool. Come on, #macclesfieldfc! #facup
January 10, 2026 at 1:57 PM
In these times, I can defs get behind a #giantkiller narrative, and this is very, very cool. Come on, #macclesfieldfc! #facup
If you were outraged about Charlie Kirk but don't bat an eye when you learn what happened to Renee Nicole Good, you're simply a horrible human. #reneenicolegood #reneegood #resist
January 8, 2026 at 3:11 PM
If you were outraged about Charlie Kirk but don't bat an eye when you learn what happened to Renee Nicole Good, you're simply a horrible human. #reneenicolegood #reneegood #resist
Renee Good was the victim of an extrajudicial, summary execution. Yes, I've seen the videos. No, there was no threat to the officer, who stepped in for the sole purpose of shooting her. No, I won't call it anything else, nor will I be gaslit into looking away. #reneenicolegood #abolishice #resist
January 8, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Renee Good was the victim of an extrajudicial, summary execution. Yes, I've seen the videos. No, there was no threat to the officer, who stepped in for the sole purpose of shooting her. No, I won't call it anything else, nor will I be gaslit into looking away. #reneenicolegood #abolishice #resist
Did I do this? Yep. And is it my second time? Also yep. Does this portend that I’m about to receive a heaping of excessibve goodness/fame/money/handsomeness from the universe…? Big brother @denvan.bsky.social clearly thinks so! #wordle #superhuman #nyt
December 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Did I do this? Yep. And is it my second time? Also yep. Does this portend that I’m about to receive a heaping of excessibve goodness/fame/money/handsomeness from the universe…? Big brother @denvan.bsky.social clearly thinks so! #wordle #superhuman #nyt
You will be visited by 3 spirits.
December 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
You will be visited by 3 spirits.
I detest writing prompts. I used to try, but inevitably I'd abandon them, perplexed, that whoever created them had zero idea about anything. Then I'd write something I wanted to write, which sometimes got published. They never worked at all, which has ironically worked wonders. #amwriting #writesky
December 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I detest writing prompts. I used to try, but inevitably I'd abandon them, perplexed, that whoever created them had zero idea about anything. Then I'd write something I wanted to write, which sometimes got published. They never worked at all, which has ironically worked wonders. #amwriting #writesky
December 3, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Gotta say I love the #InterTorontoFC branding: clean, contemporary, and represents the spirit of where the owners want to go far better than YU's anachronistic shield logo that clashed with the team's youth and setting. It's my new league fave. If only my beloved #ForgeFC would do the same! #canpl
November 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Gotta say I love the #InterTorontoFC branding: clean, contemporary, and represents the spirit of where the owners want to go far better than YU's anachronistic shield logo that clashed with the team's youth and setting. It's my new league fave. If only my beloved #ForgeFC would do the same! #canpl
TFW your 12yo decides she would like to do something to mark the day. #lestweforget
November 11, 2025 at 11:04 AM
TFW your 12yo decides she would like to do something to mark the day. #lestweforget
October 31, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I'm pumped to share the perfectly unsettling cover (designed by @michelvrana.com) for my novel THE PEACE THIEVES, out June 16, 2026 from @thistledownpress.bsky.social! Details and preorder info here: www.brentvans.com/books/the-pe... #canlit #fiction #novel
October 31, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I'm pumped to share the perfectly unsettling cover (designed by @michelvrana.com) for my novel THE PEACE THIEVES, out June 16, 2026 from @thistledownpress.bsky.social! Details and preorder info here: www.brentvans.com/books/the-pe... #canlit #fiction #novel
I was today years old when I learned the phrase "desire path" and my life is instantly and irretrievably better. #desirepath #wordsmatter #desire #humaning
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October 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I was today years old when I learned the phrase "desire path" and my life is instantly and irretrievably better. #desirepath #wordsmatter #desire #humaning
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Photo Credit: www.facebook.com/share/p/1BUk...
In an age of hatred and division, this feels more important than ever, and might be prophetic. I am Team Chunk! explore.org/fat-bear-wee... #teamchunk #fatbearweek
September 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
In an age of hatred and division, this feels more important than ever, and might be prophetic. I am Team Chunk! explore.org/fat-bear-wee... #teamchunk #fatbearweek
Accurate.
September 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Accurate.
This.
September 16, 2025 at 9:07 PM
This.
Yup.
September 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Yup.
By themselves?!?!
September 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
By themselves?!?!