i wish i had enough money to buy up vacant lots and turn them into mini forests/parks. it would make this late capitalist hellscape a little more bearable.

You know what I love? The ephemerality of poetry chapbooks. On that note: paperbillpress.wordpress.com

Been eating way too many butter croissants.

We are thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2025 Lampman Award, recognizing outstanding poetry from brilliant Ottawa-based poets: Emily Austin's “Gay Girl Prayers,” Manahil Bandukwala's “Heliotropia,” and AJ Dolman's “Crazy/Mad.” Stay tuned for details about the winner announcement this fall!

I eat better when hubs is around.

Public service announcement:

ONTARIO SFF WRITERS PLEASE REMEMBER TO APPLY FOR THE OAC RECOMMENDER GRANT

AUGUR IS A RECOMMENDER

WE WANT TO RECOMMEND SFF WRITERS GET GRANTS

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so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining

The in laws built a shed with hubby today. I finalized and issued a decision, took care of the pup, wrote/sent a ton of emails, and made food. ✌️

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What if, for one week, you experienced your daily life without relying on a car? How might it change your perspective on the way our community moves?

Join the challenge Sept 29-Oct 5. Experience life without driving. Share your stories.👇 #WeekWithoutDriving #OttCity

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Well said.

Our free subs are still OPEN! Don't forget to check out our past issues to get a feel for what we like to publish. buff.ly/KWRK6gF

meanwhile:

what about the rest of us?

It is not lost on me, the imagery of iridescent strength. #kpopdemonhunters

CanLit Cards, coming to a vending machine near you*

*Ottawa's east end

Life throws curveballs to test us, right? …RIGHT?

It’s me.

my second deal of 2025 is HERE!! and if you need to catch up on what @ehjchang.bsky.social has written... maybe check out their first collection, Blood Belies, or the new chapbook they just dropped with above/ground press titled The Moleskin Coat!!

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☀️ my newest chap, “the moleskin coat”, is now out with above/ground press ~ it looks at 20 months of learning the riichi mahjong variant, braiding intimate memories with specific yaku in the hopes of memorizing the latter. $6 (+shipping) ~ visit robmclennan.blogspot.com to place your order 🀄️

hey everyone! ive had a couple of dozen folk telling me they're going to this event on thursday, but only 5 tickets have sold, which is prompting the venue to talk about cancelling; if you are planning to go, could you please pre-purchase your ticket? thanks!
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OTTAWA FRIENDS: come out to Red Bird Live next Thurs, Aug 7 @ 7pm and celebrate the launch of my newest chapbook with me! This little number investigates memory through the lens of powerful mahjong hands ✌️🀄️

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Chap: abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2025/07/new-...

yeeeeee baybee 🀄️ ✌️