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Kelly Chartier
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I write when I can, procure wisdom, and make an effort to do good in the world despite my utter fear of it.

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Houses, Winter, City Painting V
Lawren Harris
c. 1920
January 11, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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Oker doker, gotta brush up on my first aid before work tomorrow.
January 11, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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Pieces of Candy
4 John Candy cartoon heads
January 11, 2026 at 6:26 AM
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Poetry Book 📚

Title:
Langston Hughes: Blues In Stereo
The Early Works of Langston Hughes

Curated By:
Danez Smith
Very colourful book cover of cut-out artwork, featuring waves of fern leaves, a slithering path of jaunty coral piano keys, and popping bursts of yellow light amongst a black background. Front and center a cutout of a blue suit-jacket with an orange dress shirt and purple tie, all befitting an actual black and white photo of Langston Hughes face, looking directly at the reader with kindness in his eyes. Title on top: Langston Hughes Subtitle: Blues In Stereo The Early Works of Langston Hughes Curated By Danez Smith
January 11, 2026 at 3:14 AM
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Poetry Book 📚

Title:
Stages of Tanning Words and Remembering Spells
Part 1: Scraping Lungs Like Hide

Author:
Tawahum Bige
Colourful cover from purple top, to mid pink, then dark green, to a light green bottom. The centre of the cover has a bow and arrow pulled taut, with two cool blue and purple lungs between the separation of the arrow. Title: Stages of Tanning Words and Remembering Spells Part 1: Scraping Lungs Like Hide Author: Tawahum Bige
January 10, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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Mount Rundle in Winter
Margaret Shelton
1978
January 9, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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Dan Zakreski has covered Saskatoon since 1981. Today he is retiring. In his own words he says farewell.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A long, strange trip: Reporting the news, from rotary dial phones to Reddit | CBC News
Dan Zakreski began reporting in Saskatoon in 1981. Four decades later, he returns to his very first story and asks: What's up with wall calendars?
www.cbc.ca
January 9, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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America is too willing to tolerate anything.
January 6, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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In 2026, I'm hoping to find a manager or agent who can help me with getting speaking engagements, finding sponsors for my coast-to-coast-to-coast trip and more.
Don't know what is involved, how to find one, or anything so any help is appreciated.
January 5, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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So it's appropriate to arrest a world leader if you consider them criminal? You can just go get them? Just asking questions here.
January 3, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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I feel sick today, but I'm not sick. I'm in recovery from what I think is burnout.
January 4, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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🦆❓ Just a #duck and their plans. Yes, it counts.

@pixeldailies.bsky.social PD #174

#pixelart #pixel_dailies #ドット絵 #aseprite
Pixel art of a small duck standing and being confused next to a yellow road sign that says “Life.”
January 1, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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Don’t Fall For Promises of Satisfaction
Don’t fall for promises of satisfaction Back in our scarcity An ancestor looked out At the world before them And first felt a want - mysterious undefined - That pulled them One / foot / at / a / time Which then / began / to pick / up pace To steer / ahead / the hu/man race As fast as / running feet / could venture Towards an / unbeknown / adventure Searching for / soothing cure / to settle This widened / restless heart / of mettle Iron, steel, copper, gold / forged for mighty steed Galloped through the battlegrounds / of distant fiery need Spoils, scythes, riches, plagues / cart away the yearn Deepened tracks left unfulfilled / the speed began to burn Coal, trains, gas, planes, atoms, plants, shuttle - - bombs, guns, phones, chips, drives, clicks - Words are not fast enough Zang Tumb Tuuum LIFTOFF! Topple the old; Topple the new Vampe tddrrrrr Around the moon and back not enough no never we’re doubling EverytwoyearsMooresLawsaid 01010100 01110101 01110010 01101110 01101001 01101110 01100111 00100000 01101001 01101110 01110100 01101111 00100000 01110011 01110100 01100101 01100001 01101101 Justlikethat #Resolve With AI Resolve = model.predict(context) send_to_user(Resolve_text_)_ Every door unlatched, the race dissolved. ry door unlatched, the race dissolved. Every door unlatched, the race dissolved. Every door unlatched, the ra hed, the race dissolved. Every door unlatched, the race dissolved. Every door unlatched, the race dissolved. , the race dissolved. Every door unlatched, the race dissolved. Every door unlatched, the race dissolved. Eve r unlatched, the race dissolved. Every door unlatched, the race dissolved. Every door unlatched, the race diss Stop Take a moment Look back at how far you’ve come Listen deep inside … Though all of your history You can still feel it that insatiable want Pulling you
January 2, 2026 at 5:31 AM
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Our end-of-year burning tradition happens at midnight. If anyone would like to watch us talk about politics while we are tired and drinking:

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Twitch
Twitch is the world
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January 1, 2026 at 4:29 AM
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1-page comic
a ghost makes friends with a cat, but they can't touch. the last panel the cat is also a ghost and he has picked her up and is petting her and smiling
December 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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On Dec. 31, 1966, the community of Bowsman, Manitoba decided to finish the year in style.
With every house now connected to a sewer system, resident's outhouses were paraded through the community and then burned in a massive bonfire.
This is the story of The Biffy Burn.

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A black-and-white historical photograph showing a nighttime scene on snowy ground. In the foreground, a group of about 10-15 silhouetted people, likely soldiers in heavy winter coats, stand or walk while facing toward a large fire. The fire intensely burns several wooden structures or barracks, with bright flames and thick smoke rising high into the dark sky, illuminating the scene dramatically. Debris and snow-covered ground are visible around the burning buildings.
December 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Look to the Sky
Mike Gough
2022
December 31, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Winter at Rosebank, Lake Ontario
Florence McGillivray
1917
December 31, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Dear sweet mother of God I wish my heart would explode.
December 31, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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Nature's Glowing Bright
Lee Munn
2025
December 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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What is it about misery that makes me want to try to find the right words to capture it?

I try so hard to understand this strange place - to gain my footing - as if it’s an unfamiliar place every time. But this is my home.
December 30, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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The misery has taken over again. It started from a mild headache, then bloomed when I thought of my future. I don’t want it.
December 30, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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Cetti's Warbler

#birdart 🪶🐡
Drawing of a Cetti's Warbler: a small brown bird perched on an abstract thorny branch with red berries, with a moon behind its head.
December 29, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Lots of Fun
Allen Sapp ~ Cree
1978
December 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM