Cara Martin (C. K. Kelly Martin)
@caramartin.ca
Canadian & Irish novelist of character-driven fiction from horror to sci-fi to contemp. Film school grad. Ottawa dweller. Humanist. Pro-human rights, pro-democracy, pro-science 😷 INFJ www.caramartin.ca | www.ckkellymartin.com
Beyond the park across the street everything has disappeared this afternoon. Ottawa has seen 61 cm (2 feet) of snow so far this month.
January 22, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Beyond the park across the street everything has disappeared this afternoon. Ottawa has seen 61 cm (2 feet) of snow so far this month.
My Old Ass should've had so much more buzz! What a breath of fresh air. I hadn't expected it to be so emotional.
January 19, 2026 at 6:35 PM
My Old Ass should've had so much more buzz! What a breath of fresh air. I hadn't expected it to be so emotional.
I grew up watching Star Trek repeats in the 70s. Had a toy phaser and toy communicator.
January 17, 2026 at 12:27 AM
I grew up watching Star Trek repeats in the 70s. Had a toy phaser and toy communicator.
Tomorrow's the last day to pick up the limited edition holiday cover version of Just Like You Said It Would Be (e-copies $2.99 on sale), a coming of age/first love book set mainly in Dublin but that begins in TO on New Year's Eve. More book info here: www.justlikeyousaiditwouldbe.com
January 1, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Tomorrow's the last day to pick up the limited edition holiday cover version of Just Like You Said It Would Be (e-copies $2.99 on sale), a coming of age/first love book set mainly in Dublin but that begins in TO on New Year's Eve. More book info here: www.justlikeyousaiditwouldbe.com
I don't need to dream of a white Christmas. It's guaranteed. Video taken in Ottawa's east end this afternoon, complete with enthusiastic dog.
December 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I don't need to dream of a white Christmas. It's guaranteed. Video taken in Ottawa's east end this afternoon, complete with enthusiastic dog.
Because I can never resist the chance to redesign my covers, here's a special winter holiday cover version sale of Just Like You Said It Would Be, a coming of age/first love book set mainly in Dublin but that begins in TO on New Year's Eve. More book info here: www.justlikeyousaiditwouldbe.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Because I can never resist the chance to redesign my covers, here's a special winter holiday cover version sale of Just Like You Said It Would Be, a coming of age/first love book set mainly in Dublin but that begins in TO on New Year's Eve. More book info here: www.justlikeyousaiditwouldbe.com
Christmas decorations on Taffy Lane last night.
December 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Christmas decorations on Taffy Lane last night.
A retired Vancouver ER doc of 25 years tells it like it is - if you wait for public health to protect you & your family from the flu etc. frankly, you might well end up sick, possibly in hospital. Be proactive & heed their advice this season. surreynowleader.com/2025/12/06/o...
December 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
A retired Vancouver ER doc of 25 years tells it like it is - if you wait for public health to protect you & your family from the flu etc. frankly, you might well end up sick, possibly in hospital. Be proactive & heed their advice this season. surreynowleader.com/2025/12/06/o...
I haven't seen it in many years either but loved the show and those two characters so much! Especially in The Ice Princess storyline with the Cassadines and carbonic snow.
December 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I haven't seen it in many years either but loved the show and those two characters so much! Especially in The Ice Princess storyline with the Cassadines and carbonic snow.
There's been so much terrible news lately that we're all reeling. As a hardcore General Hospital fan in my youth I'm also very sad to hear of Anthony Geary's passing and am imagining him and Tristan Rogers (Luke and Scorpio) catching up together in some better place. people.com/anthony-gear...
December 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
There's been so much terrible news lately that we're all reeling. As a hardcore General Hospital fan in my youth I'm also very sad to hear of Anthony Geary's passing and am imagining him and Tristan Rogers (Luke and Scorpio) catching up together in some better place. people.com/anthony-gear...
By all means wash your hands well but the main mode of flu & covid transmission is through the air, via respiratory droplets & aerosols produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, talks or breathes. Others are infected by inhaling the droplets & aerosols (which remain airborne for a time).
By all means wash your hands well but the main mode of flu & covid transmission is through the air, via respiratory droplets & aerosols produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, talks or breathes. Others are infected by inhaling the droplets & aerosols (which remain airborne for a time).
December 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
By all means wash your hands well but the main mode of flu & covid transmission is through the air, via respiratory droplets & aerosols produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, talks or breathes. Others are infected by inhaling the droplets & aerosols (which remain airborne for a time).
By all means wash your hands well but the main mode of flu & covid transmission is through the air, via respiratory droplets & aerosols produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, talks or breathes. Others are infected by inhaling the droplets & aerosols (which remain airborne for a time).
You make very logical observations but whoah boy it's dark in my apartment. I feel like I'm stuck in that movie 'The Others' with Nicole Kidman and her kids, enveloped by impenetrable fog.
December 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
You make very logical observations but whoah boy it's dark in my apartment. I feel like I'm stuck in that movie 'The Others' with Nicole Kidman and her kids, enveloped by impenetrable fog.
Is the sun still out there? Can somebody from outside the area confirm? I live in Ottawa so can't tell. Environment Canada forecast: "Heavy snow and local blowing snow continues. Total snowfall amounts of 15 to 20 cm. Reduced visibility in heavy snow and blowing snow."
December 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Is the sun still out there? Can somebody from outside the area confirm? I live in Ottawa so can't tell. Environment Canada forecast: "Heavy snow and local blowing snow continues. Total snowfall amounts of 15 to 20 cm. Reduced visibility in heavy snow and blowing snow."
I love this for Justin Trudeau, and for how much it must be making his haters crazy. Il vit sa meilleure vie.
December 6, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I love this for Justin Trudeau, and for how much it must be making his haters crazy. Il vit sa meilleure vie.
Today Canada remembers and mourns the 14 women murdered on Dec. 6, 1989 at Montreal's École Polytechnique. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
December 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Today Canada remembers and mourns the 14 women murdered on Dec. 6, 1989 at Montreal's École Polytechnique. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Yesterday was green in Ottawa and here's what we're looking at today.
November 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Yesterday was green in Ottawa and here's what we're looking at today.
Only thing I bought in Black Friday sales was the Britbox deal, $5.98 for 2 months. At last I can watch the 3rd season of Happy Valley.
November 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Only thing I bought in Black Friday sales was the Britbox deal, $5.98 for 2 months. At last I can watch the 3rd season of Happy Valley.
I'm lucky #313 on the hold list for the latest Thursday Murder Club novel 😆. Finally going to watch the Netflix movie tonight. Just need to pull out some biscuits to snack on first.
November 15, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I'm lucky #313 on the hold list for the latest Thursday Murder Club novel 😆. Finally going to watch the Netflix movie tonight. Just need to pull out some biscuits to snack on first.
1. Gender-affirming care is health care.
2. Reproductive health care is health care.
3. Both are lifesaving health care.
4. Health care is a human right.
November 13-19 is Transgender Awareness Week, a week of celebration, advocacy, and education to honour the lives and stories of trans people.
2. Reproductive health care is health care.
3. Both are lifesaving health care.
4. Health care is a human right.
November 13-19 is Transgender Awareness Week, a week of celebration, advocacy, and education to honour the lives and stories of trans people.
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
1. Gender-affirming care is health care.
2. Reproductive health care is health care.
3. Both are lifesaving health care.
4. Health care is a human right.
November 13-19 is Transgender Awareness Week, a week of celebration, advocacy, and education to honour the lives and stories of trans people.
2. Reproductive health care is health care.
3. Both are lifesaving health care.
4. Health care is a human right.
November 13-19 is Transgender Awareness Week, a week of celebration, advocacy, and education to honour the lives and stories of trans people.
Course he's not. Poilievre doesn't have it in him to reflect on his own actions. No accountability, no insight. What he does exhibit on a regular basis is 5 habits associated with narcissistic personality disorder: grandiosity, entitlement, attention-seeking, manipulation, and lack of empathy.
November 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Course he's not. Poilievre doesn't have it in him to reflect on his own actions. No accountability, no insight. What he does exhibit on a regular basis is 5 habits associated with narcissistic personality disorder: grandiosity, entitlement, attention-seeking, manipulation, and lack of empathy.
Outside my window just now. It's been coming down all day. Sounds like it could finally tail off around 3 or 4 in the morning.
November 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Outside my window just now. It's been coming down all day. Sounds like it could finally tail off around 3 or 4 in the morning.
About 7 weeks into waiting for an MRI with what looks like a loooong way to go. The Ottawa wait times for lower priority patients are 44 - 82% longer than the provincial average. I've been waiting for a nerve conduction study for a couple of months longer than that & no date for that either yet.
November 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
About 7 weeks into waiting for an MRI with what looks like a loooong way to go. The Ottawa wait times for lower priority patients are 44 - 82% longer than the provincial average. I've been waiting for a nerve conduction study for a couple of months longer than that & no date for that either yet.