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Sci-fi is the sandbox of our future. Every story is a blueprint, a warning, or a dream waiting to take flight. Keep writing, keep wondering, and never stop reaching for the stars. 🚀✨ #SciFi #WritingCommunity"

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I have a feeling I’m not getting to Miami any time soon. #FarCry6 is now live! twitch.tv/smcarriere

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Heyyy, I was at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social today and signed some Countess. It's one of my fave indie bookstores in Toronto. And they have a Canadian SFF table which if that's your jam check them out! Trini Canadian Suzan, Canadian publisher, Canadian Indie book store. 🖤

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Omg omg omg! I just checked my email and there was a notification that I sold a copy of River of Crows through my Itch shop!!! My very first sale on Itch! (And my second book sale this month!) Thank you so much to whoever that was!🥹 #happy #WritingCommunity

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Hey there, @support.bsky.team any news on when and if we will have an alt to insta here? If available already, how can I access? 🙏 😊

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And I am an ally. If you are too, let the world know.

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I think I will always love Toronto. Everytime I go downtown I'm reminded why my parents chose to immigrate to this city. I can't explain it. It just fits me properly. 🤷🏽‍♀️

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Few things make me feel as earnest and grateful as voting in Canada. An awareness of how many struggled to establish and then extend voting rights, often with real courage. I always vote. Feel I owe it to them.

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💥The Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in Tesla, Meta, and Alphabet (Google). The fund with US $569 billion equivolent in assets is "directing more money to companies and projects that help to improve society and the environment." #Divest www.reuters.com/markets/euro...

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Big news: HOMEGOING has been selected for the National Endowment for the Arts' Big Read program, encouraging meaningful events nationwide. Keep an eye out for a Big Read event near you. a.co/d/1djSPGo

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Earth to Young Man My hopepunk/solarpunk novel about a group of young idealists who fight climate change and try to make the world a better place. A story of hope and action. And with some coming-of-age struggles and a touch of romance. 💙📚 #booksky #books mybook.to/EarthToYoung...

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I am left shattered after the end of BELOVED by TONI MORRISON #BookSky 💙📚🖋️📚🩸📚🎧📚

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Check out my thoughts on the latest Chad Hilton novel "A Portrait of Evil" by Gabriel Galletti @kellyalacey.bsky.social @lovebookstours.bsky.social #Ad #LBTCrew #BookSky #LBTCrime amorinacarlton.com/2025/02/12/b...

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Just sold a #hopepunk short story… set in space! (One of the few—most of my sci-fi stories are earthbound) Comes out in a month—can’t wait to share. :) One of my few other space-set stories was a bot POV story on a moon of Jupiter: susankayequinn.com/books/contai...

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I've been a mentor a few times. It's a great experience and I highly recommend not assuming you don't have enough something to offer.

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Adeptus Mechanicus Model 4 Battle Typewriter.

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Did you miss this inspiring and positive webinar on how science can inform decisions for a better future (and how each of us can help)? If so, no worries: the recording is available here!

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The sprayed edges are a Canadian Special. Penguin Canada got an offer they couldn’t refuse from the printer and Lisa Jager got the design just right. I love them. The novel evokes, roughly, the period of the gorgeous Books of Hours in France so this is really well-suited. Book as object of beauty.

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Nebula nominations are close soon! I'd love it if you considered my spooky li'l MG fantasy, The Young Necromancer's Guide to Ghosts, which is eligible for the Norton Award ✨️

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ok, so basically I'm trying to make this post go viral.

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This does look cool! And I think I saw Gandalf in there? Nice cross-over!

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Thanks to Paul for sharing this image this morning. Just what I needed to clear my soul from thoughts of paused tariff wars...

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My superpower is hearing mom open the treat container from 3 rooms away. What’s yours? Happy Monday! 💚

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PRO TIP: check out books from the library — their funding is often tied to circulation, you can literally keep them in operation by just shamelessly borrowing as many books as you can carry. PRO TIP2: bring a book bag

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Another great review of Future's Edge, this time from Booklist. Order now from all good booksellers.

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Happy Monday, #SkyWriters. Or at least, try to have a happy Monday. A lot of BS going on right now, and its hard to find joy. So if you find some, embrace it. Now, off to the word mines! #amwriting #morecoffee #VivaleCanada

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Incandescent with tariff rage all weekend, I’ve decided that I’m slashing the price of Year’s Best Canadian F&SF books IN CANADA for the duration. Let’s read more of our own stories. I recommend getting the ebook via Kobo (a Canadian-founded company now owned by Rakuten in Japan). Pls share widely!

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We're thrilled to announce the selection panel for the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction! The recipient of this year's award will be chosen by: Matt Bell Indra Das Kelly Link Sequoia Nagamatsu Rebecca Roanhorse www.ursulakleguin.com/prize25

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Canadian Climate Institute supports strong, united response to U.S. tariffs. Read our full statement ⬇️ climateinstitute.ca/news/canadia...

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Seconded! Buy Canadian!

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I made it! Woohoo 🎉

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LAST HOUR (whelp!) to upvote my ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Must read 🏆@reedsydiscovery #editorial #review 📚🪐💙 IT’S EASY. Click the link, read the review, & hit the upvote button. reedsy.com/discovery/bo... Find out TODAY if my story makes it into the prestigious Discovery newsletter.

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I love this podcast about the craft of comic book storytelling. I'm glad it's back for a 4th season :)

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Wow. Great military leaders think about logistics, indeed.

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Renewables are cheaper than fossil fuels. China is all-in on renewables. Trump's all-in on FF for culture/corruption reasons. Just another way Trump's wrecking everything for his own gain. Great article for the details but remember this when you hear FF propaganda about rewewables: it's all BS.

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Well this is brilliant! 💚🌱 Details my brain adds: USE WHAT YOU HAVE: repair, reuse, upcycle BORROW: BuyNothing, friends, neighbors SWAP: clothing swaps, seed/tool libraries THRIFT: BuyNothing, craigslist, thrift stores, free stores MAKE: craft, garden, create BUY: local, non-corp, co-op, farm share

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To celebrate Solarpunk: Short Stories From Many Futures, Flame Tree is holding a poster design competition! Be inspired by themes of sustainability, rewilding, tech for good and community. The winning posters will be showcased at the London Book Fair 2025. #Solarpunk #Art tinyurl.com/2dd6bn6e

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I'm a big fan of Volts' clean energy podcast but this episode re:digital privacy,right to repair & corps who brick everything from your defibrillator to your car is FANTASTIC. Eye-opening how corps enshittify for profits & control. @volts.wtf @[email protected] www.volts.wtf/p/can-we-avo...

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Happy to have my story "A Theory of Missing Affections" (published at @clarkesworldmagazine.com) recommended by @ideofmarch.bsky.social in her 2024 roundup. 😍 And look at the amazing stories that are accompanying me! idehennessy.medium.com/2024-recomme...

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Clifford says Happy Lunar New Year! #birder

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