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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 17h

I can’t believe I have to say this, but historically, masked men who kidnap families in the middle of the night are usually not the good guys.

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The Energy Mix @theenergymix.com · 9d

After a summer of wildfires, heat & toxic air, 250+ city leaders urge Ottawa to fund “nation-building, not nation-burning” projects.

Elbows Up For Climate says a clean grid, housing, & transit could strengthen economic independence, lower emissions & reduce reliance on fossil fuels.

Back ‘Nation-Building, Not Nation-Burning’ Projects, 250 City Leaders Urge Carney

A coalition of more than 250 mayors and city councillors from across Canada is calling on the federal government to keep #ElbowsUp with nation-building projects that respond to the climate emergency, ...

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Philip Moscovitch @philmoscovitch.bsky.social · 6d

For the @halifaxexaminer.ca, I wrote about the federal government launching its own AI translation service, our credulous minister for AI, and how we are deskilling and undervaluing labour in the name of progress (with a nod to @techwontsave.us).

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Here we go: federal government rolls out its first AI 'flagship project' - Halifax Examiner

AI translation is not better than human translation. But it provides an excuse for attacking labour under the guise of progress.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 16h

What will it take for regular people to understand that if they refuse to stand up against fascism they will not be spared? Fascism is a serial killer with no restrictions on who it targets.

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Kim Fahner @kimfahner.bsky.social · 11h

Halifax friends—don’t miss seeing Zilla Jones when she visits your town on Friday, October 24th!

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Kim Fahner @kimfahner.bsky.social · 3d

If you’re a fan of stories about WWII, Angela Antle’s The Saltbox Olive is a brilliant story of the history of Newfoundland and Italy, and how lives intertwined when soldiers from Canada went across the Atlantic to help fight fascists. Published by the brilliant @breakwaterbooks.bsky.social 📚❤️📚

Kim Fahner @kimfahner.bsky.social · 5d

This. ❤️

Sky News @news.sky.com · 6d

Woman named as new Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first

Bishop of London Dame Sarah Mullally, a former nurse, has been named as the next Archbishop of Canterbury - the first time a woman has been appointed to the role in the Church of England's history.

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Titania @titaniasrealm.bsky.social · 6d

October is a state of mind

Artwork depicting a wheel of the year where every month is a pumpkin in various stages of development. October is at the top. Art by Sam Pugh

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Kim Fahner @kimfahner.bsky.social · 5d

Happy to have my review of Rebecca Salazar’s antibody up at periodicities this month! Such a great collection of work! Thanks to @periodicities.bsky.social and
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periodicities : a journal of poetry and poetics @periodicities.bsky.social · 7d

newly posted: Kim Fahner @kimfahner.bsky.social : antibody, by Rebecca Salazar
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Kim Fahner : antibody, by Rebecca Salazar

antibody , Rebecca Salazar McClelland and Stewart, 2025 In Rebecca Salazar’s antibody , the collection that follows on her equally...

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 7d

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Kim Fahner @kimfahner.bsky.social : antibody, by Rebecca Salazar ;
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Kim Fahner : antibody, by Rebecca Salazar

antibody , Rebecca Salazar McClelland and Stewart, 2025 In Rebecca Salazar’s antibody , the collection that follows on her equally...

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Kim Fahner @kimfahner.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks, Ariel!❤️

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Ariel Gordon @ariel-gordon.bsky.social · 7d

My next reads! First up is @kimfahner.bsky.social’s latest, The Pollination Field (w/Turnstone Press). I don’t know how to say it except: Kim is the best - so thoughtful and generous, thinking and feeling - and I can’t wait to spend some time with this bee-book!

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Jessica Lee McMillan @jessicaleemcmillan.com · 8d

Have a few of these titles on order (Joseph Dandurand, Randy Lundy) and one to pick up: if: prey, then: huntress by @christinashah.bsky.social. Congratulations!

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34 works of Canadian poetry coming out in fall 2025 | CBC Books

Here are the Canadian poetry collections we are excited about this fall!

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Kim Fahner @kimfahner.bsky.social · 8d

Books I’ve read, loved deeply, and learned from…for today and everyday. Grateful for the writer friends and colleagues (here and away) on this list.

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Kim Fahner @kimfahner.bsky.social · 10d

Given what’s happening in Alberta with book censorship, it was timely for me to read On Book Banning by Ira Wells. It’s part of Biblioasis’s Field Notes series of books. You can order it through their Windsor bookshop!
@biblioasis.bsky.social

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Kim Fahner @kimfahner.bsky.social · 12d

Oh! This was a really lovely thing to find out about today! Honoured to have my essay, “Searching for Maud,” shortlisted for The Fiddlehead’s 2025 Creative Nonfiction Contest, and lovely to be in such fine writerly company! Thanks to Nicole Breit for her time in reading all of our pieces!

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Ariel Gordon @ariel-gordon.bsky.social · 14d

So the news is out: I will be the Writer in Residence at the Winnipeg Public Library, from October 1 to April 30th. Being WiR has always been a dream of mine, so I am honoured to have been selected for this role!

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Kim Fahner @kimfahner.bsky.social · 13d

TWUC members—check out this new program!

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Kim Fahner @kimfahner.bsky.social · 15d

If you haven’t read it yet, Heather O’Neill’s new novel, Valentine in Montreal, is stunning. It also features lovely drawings by Arizona O’Neill. Thanks to @gsplibrary.bsky.social for having such a great collection of books!

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Kim Fahner @kimfahner.bsky.social · 19d

Can’t remember if I signed up for the Loblaws bread thing whenever it happened. Maybe I’ll get a coupon or something…

a woman in a colorful sweater is raising her hands in the air

ALT: a woman in a colorful sweater is raising her hands in the air

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Kyle Geske @stungeye.com · 20d

City of Winnipeg Library (Henderson Branch)

via /r/winnipeg

library window sign reads: post apocalyptic fiction has been moved to current affairs

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Dr. Hilary Lennon @hilarylennon.bsky.social · 19d

'President Michael D. Higgins this afternoon received the newly appointed Laureate for Irish Fiction 2025 – 2028, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, at Áras an Uachtaráin.' #SpeirGorm @president.ie

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Prairie Fire Magazine @prairiefiremag.bsky.social · 19d

Writers ages 16-19! We have a workshop for you!

Learn how to go deeper in your writing! Facilitated by Carrie Hatland with Ben Paulic.

www.prairiefire.ca/w...

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Jo Conklin Author @joconklin.com · 19d

I strongly recommend new authors join a well-run book club, when possible. Not only does it encourage analysis of storytelling from different perspectives, the range of “loved it—>hated it—>meh 🤷” in the room is a great reminder to write the book that speaks to you and let it find your audience.

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 19d

Celebrate story collections by reading the opening lines of two books included in our latest #PageOne installment: Small Scale Sinners by Mahreen Sohail and The Dilemmas of Working Women by the late Fumio Yamamoto, translated from the Japanese by Brian Bergstrom. at.pw.org/PageOne2025x5

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