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🇨🇦 Writer of ghost stories. Lover of puns. Fan of all things paranormal. Pretty sure my pet is a Muppet-Gremlin-dog hybrid. #Spoonie: Fibromyalgia & other chronic conditions. ND. She/her (but they/them is ok too) https://kcdavard.wordpress.com/
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move over spielberg i have ideas: thread

OKAY SOME THINGS ARE STILL VERY GOOD

A happy National Biscuit Day to all who celebrate. 🍪

Repost with the five shows you would be happy to rewatch over and over again as your sole TV diet: Doctor Who Buffy the Vampire Slayer The Muppet Show Taskmaster ... maybe Doom Patrol? (I actually haven't tried to rewatch it yet, but I can't think of anything else)

Thinking caps on, folks! We are opening to submissions for Rhonda Parrish's new anthology, Fascination, in August! We are looking for stories w/ nature-fueled magic, witches & dark fae. Creepy cottages, haunted homesteads & bespelled woods. Submission Guidelines here: tinyurl.com/95uvruxm

Here’s your morning mood, courtesy of Zack Dunn.

For great summer reading lists of books by #Canadian creators for young people (definitely not fake books!), look no further than the #ForestOfReading's Kid and Teen Committees lists canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/05/2025... & canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/05/2025...

Again this illustrates the thing about how the thing Kennedy et al. object to isn't that modern medicine is making us sick, but that it's keeping us healthy & thereby allowing the "weak" among us to survive

“Public transit should be a service that makes residents’ lives easier — not a daily test of patience, endurance and logistics. It shouldn’t force people to weigh early retirement or job changes just to avoid spending four hours of each working day in transit.” ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...

Some freak weather coming today 😁

"What movie traumatized you as a child" All of them. It was 1985, there were no non-traumatic movies to watch as a child

Hey! Authors and publicists of adult speculative fiction and YA fiction by and about marginalized identities! Do you have a trad pub book coming out between July and Dec of this year? Are you interested in potential coverage by yours truly? Reach out! bookjockeyalex.com/contact/

Thank you Daniel - this review brought tears to my eyes. It means the world to me that you not only liked Kaye’s story - as well as the scares - but also all the heart I tried to pack in there. If this book helps one kid deal with their grief, I will have done everything I set out to do

Quote with an animal that's you

Artist: @theoatmeal.bsky.social

Put this one on your lists! @allymalinenko.bsky.social did a wonderful job with her creepy MG doll story!

www.canadianarchitect.com/draft-engine... ‘it seems likely that the engineers were pressured by the govt to produce a report that would support the shuttering of the Ontario Science Centre. However, such a recommendation was not supported by their research and expertise’ @opseusefpo.bsky.social

Here are some nice mushrooms

Study begun pre-COVID finds remote work increased sleep by 1/2 hr/night, decreased commute by 4.5 hr/week replaced with work, family & leisure and led to healthier eating. Remote and hybrid employees report higher job satisfaction and well-being. farmingdale-observer.com/2025/05/16/s...

Ford is a liar and a grifter.

Private, for-profit surgical and diagnostic facilities get $280m in the Ontario budget These investor-owned facilities cost the public purse 2-3x more than hospitals for the same procedure www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the middle grade novel, THE GIRL IN THE WALLS by @medenkuyatt.bsky.social (Scholastic) out on May 20. To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly: www.kidlit411.com/2025/05/the-... (+ more ways to win)

Cool mushroom pic for #FungusFriday

Now I also have some "black" colombine flowers in my #GothGarden

There is no amount of screaming that will express how angry I am for the women of America right now, and no amount of caution I can issue fellow Canadians to never, EVER, take our abortion rights for granted. Eyes WIDE open. Never believe them when they say they won't do it. They will.

Experts warn the lost revenue from Ford's pro-driver promises could drain funding for public transit, shift costs to taxpayers and set back climate goals by encouraging more driving, @matinsarfraz.bsky.social reports.

First "black" flower of the year in my #GothGarden!

Apparently my body decided to celebrate #WorldFibromyalgiaAwarenessDay by suddenly developing a pain flare. Yay.

Just saw it's #WorldFibromyalgiaAwarenessDay I'm one of many who have this chronic pain condition. My pain levels vary from "looks ok to an outsider" to "needs a cane to walk to the bathroom" As well, I have brain fog and memory issues, including trouble finding words. And fatigue & sleep issues

This!

I'm in sudden dire need of remote employment. Anyone out there need a business software developer or junior nodejs developer. Or wants training in programming or JavaScript/nodejs/express/modern web? #Ottawa