sean minogue
@seanminogue.bsky.social
Debut novel TERMINAL SOLSTICE (Turnstone Press) + PRODIGALS the play (Latitude 46).
Embarrassing dad, aspiring Gaeilgeoir, copy grunt. https://seanminogue.com
Embarrassing dad, aspiring Gaeilgeoir, copy grunt. https://seanminogue.com
TIL that Ontario's second premier, Edward Blake (1833-1912), was an Irish Nationalist who left Canada to support the Home Rule movement in Ireland. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_...
November 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
TIL that Ontario's second premier, Edward Blake (1833-1912), was an Irish Nationalist who left Canada to support the Home Rule movement in Ireland. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_...
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Canada cancelled its northern food program over the summer and is refusing to answer APTN’s requests for why. Canada continues to Canada…
‘Having a hard time getting food’: Nunavut hunger crisis continues
‘People are having a hard time now getting food’: Nunavut hunger crisis continues as Indigenous Services Canada refuses to answer questions
www.aptnnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Canada cancelled its northern food program over the summer and is refusing to answer APTN’s requests for why. Canada continues to Canada…
Remake pitch 👉 Strange Brew, but it's about AI instead of beer. Bob and Doug are meme lords who go to silicon valley.
November 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Remake pitch 👉 Strange Brew, but it's about AI instead of beer. Bob and Doug are meme lords who go to silicon valley.
428 consecutive days of learning Irish and it … just ends?
I thought I was working my way up to withering insults.
I thought I was working my way up to withering insults.
November 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
428 consecutive days of learning Irish and it … just ends?
I thought I was working my way up to withering insults.
I thought I was working my way up to withering insults.
When the bubble pops, please let the first casualty be copilot (aka the Word doc pirate 🏴☠️). www.cnbc.com/2025/11/24/m...
Michael Burry launches newsletter to lay out his AI bubble views after deregistering hedge fund
"The Big Short" investor is capitalizing on the massive audience he's built on X, where 1.6 million followers have long parsed his cryptic posts.
www.cnbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
When the bubble pops, please let the first casualty be copilot (aka the Word doc pirate 🏴☠️). www.cnbc.com/2025/11/24/m...
Sign up and get a @thenarwhal.ca toque while you're at it. Can confirm it's cozy. give.thenarwhal.ca/member/
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November 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Sign up and get a @thenarwhal.ca toque while you're at it. Can confirm it's cozy. give.thenarwhal.ca/member/
Near the start of this video, @therundowntvo.bsky.social provides a timeline of Canada's long history of racial exclusion efforts. Important conversation follows. youtu.be/E4M260gCxFQ
What's Fuelling White Nationalism in Canada? | The Rundown
YouTube video by TVO Today
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Near the start of this video, @therundowntvo.bsky.social provides a timeline of Canada's long history of racial exclusion efforts. Important conversation follows. youtu.be/E4M260gCxFQ
"If the RTO decisions were purely about output, we would see far more evidence behind them. Instead, companies fall back on vague arguments about culture, mentorship and other concepts that are difficult to measure. That’s a clue that productivity is not the main story." #onpoli
How did working from home become just another perk to be negotiated for? https://macleans.ca/society/return-to-office-mandates-are-about-control/
Return-to-Office Mandates Are About Control - Macleans.ca
Companies are trying to kill remote work. It has nothing to do with productivity.
macleans.ca
November 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"If the RTO decisions were purely about output, we would see far more evidence behind them. Instead, companies fall back on vague arguments about culture, mentorship and other concepts that are difficult to measure. That’s a clue that productivity is not the main story." #onpoli
Nothing specifically against Aero, but I’m just getting— *my KIDS* are just getting tired of repetitive chocolates this past Halloween.
Where are the wunderbars and crispy crunches this year?
My kids are asking.
Where are the wunderbars and crispy crunches this year?
My kids are asking.
November 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Nothing specifically against Aero, but I’m just getting— *my KIDS* are just getting tired of repetitive chocolates this past Halloween.
Where are the wunderbars and crispy crunches this year?
My kids are asking.
Where are the wunderbars and crispy crunches this year?
My kids are asking.
Thanks to All Lit Up for including Terminal Solstice in this list! Lots of great company here.
If you haven't ordered a copy of my debut novel yet, here's a way to get one for 10% off + free shipping in Canada. 👇
If you haven't ordered a copy of my debut novel yet, here's a way to get one for 10% off + free shipping in Canada. 👇
Today’s #ALUGiftNext haul bends time, space, and genre for your favourite speculative fiction reader.
Shop our spec fiction recommendations (+ more!) here: alllitup.ca/gift-their-n...
Shop our spec fiction recommendations (+ more!) here: alllitup.ca/gift-their-n...
November 11, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Thanks to All Lit Up for including Terminal Solstice in this list! Lots of great company here.
If you haven't ordered a copy of my debut novel yet, here's a way to get one for 10% off + free shipping in Canada. 👇
If you haven't ordered a copy of my debut novel yet, here's a way to get one for 10% off + free shipping in Canada. 👇
Some thoughts on my recent book signing event and Indigo's chain of bookstores: substack.com/@foundtime/n...
Shaking hands, signing books
PLUS: A podcast convo about creativity and my year of book publishing
substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Some thoughts on my recent book signing event and Indigo's chain of bookstores: substack.com/@foundtime/n...
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“My roots in northern Ontario aren’t that deep, but they don’t exist anywhere else.”
—Sean Minogue, author of Prodigals (Latitude 46, 2025).
Read the interview:
www.riverstreetwriting.com/blog/2025/8/...
@latitude46pub.bsky.social @seanminogue.bsky.social
—Sean Minogue, author of Prodigals (Latitude 46, 2025).
Read the interview:
www.riverstreetwriting.com/blog/2025/8/...
@latitude46pub.bsky.social @seanminogue.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“My roots in northern Ontario aren’t that deep, but they don’t exist anywhere else.”
—Sean Minogue, author of Prodigals (Latitude 46, 2025).
Read the interview:
www.riverstreetwriting.com/blog/2025/8/...
@latitude46pub.bsky.social @seanminogue.bsky.social
—Sean Minogue, author of Prodigals (Latitude 46, 2025).
Read the interview:
www.riverstreetwriting.com/blog/2025/8/...
@latitude46pub.bsky.social @seanminogue.bsky.social
Of all the publishing stuff I’ve been up to this year, the thing that gives me the most feel-good vibes is walking into my local library branch and spotting two books with my name on the shelves.
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Of all the publishing stuff I’ve been up to this year, the thing that gives me the most feel-good vibes is walking into my local library branch and spotting two books with my name on the shelves.
"Cautionary warnings from dystopias past are being deployed, credulously and with minimal irony, as solutions." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/m...
Why Does So Much New Technology Feel Inspired by Dystopian Sci-Fi Movies?
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
"Cautionary warnings from dystopias past are being deployed, credulously and with minimal irony, as solutions." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/m...
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In Ireland, the government recently committed to establishing a permanent basic income for artists starting in February 2026.
In Canada? Artists' orgs are bracing for huge cuts tomorrow to the meagre programs that exist.
In Canada? Artists' orgs are bracing for huge cuts tomorrow to the meagre programs that exist.
Mark Carney’s 2026 budget could test his promise to rebuild Canada’s creative economy.
Ministers have been told to find 15% in cuts — and the arts sector fears it may pay the price, @tombeedham.bsky.social reports.
www.thegrindmag.ca/canadian-art...
Ministers have been told to find 15% in cuts — and the arts sector fears it may pay the price, @tombeedham.bsky.social reports.
www.thegrindmag.ca/canadian-art...
Canadian Artists Brace for Austerity: ‘Cuts Will Hurt Everyone’
With ministers instructed to reduce spending, Canada’s arts sector fears a major rollback of promised cultural investments. Advocates say austerity could shutter venues, erase jobs — and silence…
www.thegrindmag.ca
November 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
In Ireland, the government recently committed to establishing a permanent basic income for artists starting in February 2026.
In Canada? Artists' orgs are bracing for huge cuts tomorrow to the meagre programs that exist.
In Canada? Artists' orgs are bracing for huge cuts tomorrow to the meagre programs that exist.
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Everyone in the arts should watch this . . .
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODSK...
(Thanks, @akshatrathi.bsky.social)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODSK...
(Thanks, @akshatrathi.bsky.social)
Tim Minchin’s Full Speech at The Art of Tax Reform Summit 2025 - NSW, Australia
YouTube video by Tim Minchin
www.youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Everyone in the arts should watch this . . .
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODSK...
(Thanks, @akshatrathi.bsky.social)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODSK...
(Thanks, @akshatrathi.bsky.social)
AI "features" in Microsoft Word = an inescapable Clippy that haunts my documents with unwanted offers to turn off my brain.
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
AI "features" in Microsoft Word = an inescapable Clippy that haunts my documents with unwanted offers to turn off my brain.
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We had a great chat with Sean Minogue, author of Terminal Solstice!
We dive into playwriting, screenwriting, and his creative process.
player.captivate.fm/episode/9d59...
#TerminalSolstice #SeanMinogue #BookTalk #CreativeProcess #Screenwriting #Aphantasia
@seanminogue.bsky.social
We dive into playwriting, screenwriting, and his creative process.
player.captivate.fm/episode/9d59...
#TerminalSolstice #SeanMinogue #BookTalk #CreativeProcess #Screenwriting #Aphantasia
@seanminogue.bsky.social
When Time Stops: Sean Minogue on Writing, Creativity, and Terminal Solstice
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player.captivate.fm
October 27, 2025 at 10:34 AM
We had a great chat with Sean Minogue, author of Terminal Solstice!
We dive into playwriting, screenwriting, and his creative process.
player.captivate.fm/episode/9d59...
#TerminalSolstice #SeanMinogue #BookTalk #CreativeProcess #Screenwriting #Aphantasia
@seanminogue.bsky.social
We dive into playwriting, screenwriting, and his creative process.
player.captivate.fm/episode/9d59...
#TerminalSolstice #SeanMinogue #BookTalk #CreativeProcess #Screenwriting #Aphantasia
@seanminogue.bsky.social
What’s happening at #CanadaPost is "another flashpoint in a much larger, slow-burning crisis of work. The precaritization of labour—once primarily the anxiety of freelancers and gig workers—has seeped into sectors formerly synonymous with stability." maisonneuve.org/article/2025... #cdnpoli
Return to Sender
maisonneuve.org
October 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
What’s happening at #CanadaPost is "another flashpoint in a much larger, slow-burning crisis of work. The precaritization of labour—once primarily the anxiety of freelancers and gig workers—has seeped into sectors formerly synonymous with stability." maisonneuve.org/article/2025... #cdnpoli
Woot! Go Jays! ⚾️
October 21, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Woot! Go Jays! ⚾️
Great piece. Nation-building should be about strengthening on-the-ground democratic institutions, not pipelines. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... #electoralreform #cdnpoli
The threat facing Canada cannot be met with pipelines. We must do this instead
The threat to democracy requires cultural and political resilience.
www.thestar.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Great piece. Nation-building should be about strengthening on-the-ground democratic institutions, not pipelines. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... #electoralreform #cdnpoli
Love this for the TPL. ❤️ www.thestar.com/news/gta/cit...
All Toronto library branches to be open on Sundays starting this weekend
The move mars a milestone in Mayor Olivia Chow's plans to extend hours at all the city's branches.
www.thestar.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Love this for the TPL. ❤️ www.thestar.com/news/gta/cit...
If you’re in Barrie today, I’m signing books at the Indigo on Mapleview. Come say hello. 👋 #indieauthor
October 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
If you’re in Barrie today, I’m signing books at the Indigo on Mapleview. Come say hello. 👋 #indieauthor
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Eyvind Earle - Moonlight.
October 9, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Eyvind Earle - Moonlight.
That's right, Gen Z. Y'all could've had single-family homes by now, but your burrito habits are *out of control*.
(This is the Globe, of course.)
(This is the Globe, of course.)
October 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
That's right, Gen Z. Y'all could've had single-family homes by now, but your burrito habits are *out of control*.
(This is the Globe, of course.)
(This is the Globe, of course.)