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leigh aplin
@leighaplin.bsky.social
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Writing, reading, kayaking & hiking. 🌎 💚 🇨🇦 🇪🇪 I write flash fiction, poetry and short stories. https://linktr.ee/leighaplin
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leigh aplin @leighaplin.bsky.social · Sep 4
So happy to have a flash piece out. Read it here: trashcatlit.com/when-the-riv...

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When the River Sets Us Free
Leigh Aplin Her fur is gone and that makes me sad. I liked sitting here watching her, but I was envious of her freedom. I’d like that kind of freedom too. Alistair says it’s too dangerous for me to…
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Trekkie Bill 🖖🏻 @trekkiebill.bsky.social · 7d
Do you ever think about the fact that Wikipedia is the last good major website on the internet? You aren't bombarded with ads. It doesn't try to push video on you, and it doesn't redirect you to a scam site.
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leigh aplin @leighaplin.bsky.social · 6d
Gotta love a good Wikipedia rabbit hole.
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 22d
Fox
Emily Kewageshig ~ Anishinaabe
2021
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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 15d
Check out the webpage for our upcoming print anthology. We have added story teases from our twenty-seven amazing contributors to tantalise your readerly appetites🦝💜

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What Comes to Light 2025
Edited by JP Relph Coming late September 2025 is our first print anthology to raise funds for UK charity, The Wildlife Trusts. The theme for this submission call was Treasure in Unexpected Places, …
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leigh aplin @leighaplin.bsky.social · 15d
Lovely piece!
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leigh aplin @leighaplin.bsky.social · 19d
“Oh, you’re Canadian? How do you spell centre, colour, defence?” I could go on...
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A.Ghost Pasquella 👻🎃 @agpasquella.bsky.social · 20d
“Oh, you’re Canadian? How much poutine is in your backpack?”
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 20d
"Oh, so you're Canadian? Name three Tragically Hip songs"

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Christy Climenhage @cclim.bsky.social · 19d
So freaking cool to see my book in a bookstore. Every single time. Like, never gets old.
A table of books under a sign “Canadian Authors”. Books include my book, THE MIDNIGHT PROJECT, nestled in the middle on the left.
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leigh aplin @leighaplin.bsky.social · 19d
The Trash Eagle, aka Anton Chekhov, is my favourite character. @francesgapper.bsky.social
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leigh aplin @leighaplin.bsky.social · 20d
Taking a crack at this micro challenge. Exactly 100 words!
@augursociety.bsky.social #AugurMicros2025
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leigh aplin @leighaplin.bsky.social · 21d
#Kayaking at night. The red lights under my boat were a bit eerie...
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leigh aplin @leighaplin.bsky.social · 21d
Death gives life meaning. Live it fully because it's not meant to last.
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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 26d
Our second spotlight today 🦝
We loved the quiet tension in @leighaplin.bsky.social's piece, the sense of longing amidst danger, the beautiful connection to death and renewal.

Read here: trashcatlit.com/when-the-riv...
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leigh aplin @leighaplin.bsky.social · 23d
Thanks @trashcatlit.bsky.social. The prompts were wild and so much fun to work with. 🦌
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · Sep 7
She Waits by the Lake
Holly Cheverie ~ Anishinaabe
2025
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leigh aplin @leighaplin.bsky.social · 29d
Great Q&A with @lauralnagle.bsky.social.
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leigh aplin @leighaplin.bsky.social · 29d
Such a creative take on these prompts. Love it!
"1 tsp vanilla extract
Are your walls, like the hotel’s, painted vanilla?"
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leigh aplin @leighaplin.bsky.social · 29d
Lovely story @lucimcummings.bsky.social! I miss having a "You" in my life. 🐾
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leigh aplin @leighaplin.bsky.social · Sep 5
Thanks. Glad you liked it!
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leigh aplin @leighaplin.bsky.social · Sep 4
Thank you! Glad you liked it. Looking forward to reading all the new postings later today.
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leigh aplin @leighaplin.bsky.social · Sep 4
So happy to have a flash piece out. Read it here: trashcatlit.com/when-the-riv...

Thanks to @trashcatlit.bsky.social
When the River Sets Us Free
Leigh Aplin Her fur is gone and that makes me sad. I liked sitting here watching her, but I was envious of her freedom. I’d like that kind of freedom too. Alistair says it’s too dangerous for me to…
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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · Sep 4
We pushed and we pushed and we have delivered a pair of delightful flashy collections 🦝🦝

Thirteen flash from all new Trash Family:
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Twelve flash from repeat bin offenders:
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A bumper read of amazing prompted stories - ENJOY!
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leigh aplin @leighaplin.bsky.social · Sep 3
Me too. Looking forward to lots of reading tomorrow!
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Luna Station Quarterly @lunastation.bsky.social · Sep 3
At 384 pages with a perfect binding and no ads, our September issue isn't really a magazine, it's a book!

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#ShortStories #WomenWriters #SpeculativeFiction #Fantasy #SciFi #Books #Reading #Writing #Magazines
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · Sep 3
Corns, Beans, Squash - Sisters
Leah Dorion ~ Métis
2021
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