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Author, Editor, Hovercraft Enthusiast. THE NIGHTSHADE CABAL released 2020 by Parliament House Press. Best First Novel finalist, Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence. (He/Him)
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quote with four animated locations ✨

A movie you’ve watched more than six times.

✨ quote with your: cover + first page + link ✨ www.amazon.com/Nightshade-C...

People are happier when they're not under constant stress? File under "No shit." www.cbc.ca/radio/costof...

"Buy Canadian" is no longer just about supporting our own economy. With the USA gutting regulations and consumer protections, not buying US-made products is also a simple act of self-preservation.

Canadian book pals! Something hinky happened with my book's print listing on AMZNCA, resulting in the book being unavailable via BezosCorp. My publisher is looking into the matter. Good news, it can still be had via Indigo/Chapters! LINK: www.indigo.ca/en-ca/the-ni...

Bumping this post as we are now T-minus 10 DAYS until submissions close! If you're Canadian and published SFF short fiction or poetry in 2024, I want to hear from YOU. Big markets, small markets, selfpub, Patreon, and anywhere else stuff appeared--SEND IT TO ME! Click here: kotowych.com/yearsbest/

By the way when the time comes I will 100% be seeking a Canadian agent and/or publisher(s) for my children's books.

looking back, AOL had it right. 30 hours of internet per month was the right amount.

Realization: I'm going to need a pen name for my children's books.

It's unlikely (but, I'll grant, possible) that the driver/owner of the vehicle made these modifications themselves. The shop that did the work should also be charged as an accessory. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

No one will ever convince me Pierre Poilievre and Pierre Poutine are not one and the same. Similarly, no one will ever convince me Jason Kenney's "trade mission" to India in 2018 was anything other than a check-in on Tory bot farms. #cdnpoli

Anyone need a book or art post boosted? Drop a link! ⬇️ #booksky | #artsky

You can't spell "felon" without F ELON.

Robert Smith: I don't care if Monday's blue... Bernard Sumner: First of all, rude.

post an animation style that you love

Does anyone know of any Canadian distillers making a nice bourbon (which I guess we're going to have to call corn whiskey)?

Situation Update: I've written about 220 words of the first draft for the Children's Werewolf Picture Book this week, and keeping this thing under 1000 is going to be trick. Also, I had an idea for another book about a kid whose dad is a wizard, and I'm gonna need to find my own Michael Martchenko.

I have something of a working theory that if you grew up watching syndicated MASH reruns with your family, you probably turned out okay.