Marian Botsford Fraser
@mbfvancouver.bsky.social
Canadian writer; author, Walking the Line: Travels Along the Canada/US Border, 1989. It's not "just a line."
I always go to Queen Bee. Once I get to Genius, I look at Hints. If it’s a really big puzzle I finally allow myself to look at Steve G in Community.
December 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I always go to Queen Bee. Once I get to Genius, I look at Hints. If it’s a really big puzzle I finally allow myself to look at Steve G in Community.
Gerald's Brain might have been the title of this lovely @thewalrus.ca essay. Not enough of this kind of spare, clear writing these days. The kind of writing meant to be read on the page. Like peeling an apple in one piece. Or unwrapping a gift without tearing the paper.
December 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Gerald's Brain might have been the title of this lovely @thewalrus.ca essay. Not enough of this kind of spare, clear writing these days. The kind of writing meant to be read on the page. Like peeling an apple in one piece. Or unwrapping a gift without tearing the paper.
What goes around comes around
November 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
What goes around comes around
Perhaps Ambassador to the Vatican in your future?
November 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Perhaps Ambassador to the Vatican in your future?
As a friend says, “cup of tea?” means Irish or English black tea. “If you want something peculiar, you have to ask.”
November 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
As a friend says, “cup of tea?” means Irish or English black tea. “If you want something peculiar, you have to ask.”
Unless your only expertise is mansplaining.
November 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Unless your only expertise is mansplaining.
That's how mansplaining works!
November 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
That's how mansplaining works!
Book title: The Dog That Hasn't Barked
November 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Book title: The Dog That Hasn't Barked