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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 20h

"I have been to the market
where they sell futures packed in mason jars"

Love this new poem by Shana Ross in @kaleidotrope.bsky.social

@shanaross.bsky.social

“I have been to the market” by Shana Ross

kaleidotrope.net

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Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 4h

How cool is this??? Beautiful words, beautiful way to experience literature as a community...

Emmi Khor - Writer @emmikhor.bsky.social · 9h

My words are projected onto the side of Freo Ports building as part of a series with other amazing local writers for a literary festival! 🥹 Catch @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social and @belindarowe.bsky.social too!

(Looks like AI has ruined em dashes for good?!)

#totallylitfreo #microstories #flashfic

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Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 14h

I feel very ridiculous to show up to this party with my wee little tiptoes into writing/publishing, and also...I'm giddy about this:

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Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 17h

<singing> boundariiiiiiiiiies....

(good luck)

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Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 2d

Three cheers for all the melting marble. 🫂

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Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 2d

I think of Chelsea Market when I picture this poem...but it's an ode to a Canadian skill I'm learning: when to refuse an individual desire for the sake of others kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2025/...

“I have been to the market” by Shana Ross

kaleidotrope.net

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Kaleidotrope @kaleidotrope.bsky.social · 2d

The Autumn issue of Kaleidotrope also features amazing new poems by Chris Clemens, @mimulus.bsky.social, @fictionaljosh.bsky.social, @shanaross.bsky.social, @writerjencrow.bsky.social, Robert Borski, and @jamesjosephbrown.bsky.social!

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Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 2d

Went to request it at my local library. I'm second in line!?! Now I'm even more excited.

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Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 5d

Ha. It's not. It's just me.

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Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 5d

Mending is my skill, and so it is how I fight a war. xoxo

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Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 5d

Ah, friend. Deep condolences and a big hug. These are tender losses.

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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 9d

OH MY GOD YES

Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 9d

🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶

🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈

#FollowTheRainbow

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Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 9d

ooof...this one is so tender on the bone, in ways I am intimately familiar with

emma burnett @slashnburnett.bsky.social · 10d

'25 Peppercorns' is out now with @mythaxis.bsky.social.

This has been a particularly difficult story for me to publish, both personally and in finding a good home for it. It is deeply personal, but it's also political.

mythaxis.co.uk/issue-43/25-...

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Dr. Catherine Scott @cataranea.bsky.social · 13d

Canada Post “lost” 1 billion dollars last year?

How about, “it cost Canadians 1 billion dollars to have a national postal service” which works out to costing about $25 a year per person (population of Canada in 2024 = 40 million). Seems like a pretty reasonable cost to me.

Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 13d

"Canada Post is on track to lose money" Hum. Duh. It cost less than a toonie to send a letter across Canada.

"Canada Post is a service and not a business" was common knowledge until late stage capitalism brain rotted most people into think if it ain't making money for shareholders, it's failing.

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Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 20d

😡 (Bring back AltaVista!)

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Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 23d

If you are in Alberta: make sure you're a Guild member (good general advice)...and throw your hat in the ring here!!!

Writers' Guild of Alberta @writersguildab.bsky.social · 23d

We are excited to announce that the Writers' Guild of Alberta is now accepting applications to our 2026 Mentorship program! Seven apprentices will be paired with mentors in any genre. Applications close October 24, 2025. Learn more: writersguild.ca/2026-mentors...

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Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · Sep 5

1) I love it
2) wait...do I need a blue streak in my hair????
3) wait, it's Canadian? I don't think I fully processed that. BRILLIANT.

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Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · Sep 5

I mean...I know this got a lot of buzz this year, but I am absolutely in awe of: www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/we-w...

We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read - Lightspeed Magazine

This is our story, simplified: Life. Loss. Transformation. Love. Death. Iteration. The first time you get our message, you only / find one thread. It mimics your language in / its simplest form, a sin...

www.lightspeedmagazine.com

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Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · Sep 5

Bah. How does one make small talk and enjoy the absolutely stunningly gorgeous day when...<gestures at world>

SIGH.

Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · Sep 5

Well, if my meetings are all switched to zoom today, I'm definitely having the garlic hummus for breakfast.

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Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · Sep 4

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!

Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · Sep 2

Happy birthday ❤️💔😭 ...may Fiasco be off gathering cocktail party stories to feast on the rest of a sheltered life, and home safe soon.

Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · Sep 1

Oh...Oh no...I'm so so sorry. Big hugs. This is an awful thing to go through.

Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · Aug 27

On it. After I finish Death of a Unicorn. Which I believe is a very different palate, but: Paul Rudd.

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Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · Aug 27

👀

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