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Author-in-process, budding event promoter & emcee, and former Autopsy Tech living on Vancouver Island.
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What else to do on crappy, melancholy Sunday but read @cterlson.bsky.social SURF CITY ACID DROP? Okay, I could work on my own book… This has been in my TBR for a while, calling to me… anyhow, I am enjoying it and the lighter tone (and that table) help brighten a dreary day.

Thousands of Vancouver perverts delight in taking pictures of tree genitalia

Yesterday, @ryangrim.bsky.social explained how Elon Musk is pushing for a massive bailout in Delaware. It’s not just Tesla and Musk—Meta/Facebook also played a key role.

Tonight! AJ Devlin & I present @christafaust.bsky.social live and in person to discuss all things Noir and her new Angel Dare novel: THE GET OFF. Jeremy Siemens opens the night and @pfbvan.bsky.social will be on site. All at The Irish Heather, doors at 7PM 248 E. Georgia, Vancouver BC.

AJ Devlin sits down with the incompetable @christafaust.bsky.social, in town for the release of her new book: THE GET OFF. JT Siemens, author of CALL OF THE VOID, opens up the event. Thursday night at the Irish Heather. Doors at 7PM. #crimefiction #noir

Oh, nice! Get your noir on, folks.

Finally got to combine my day job—illustration and design—with my love of crime fiction. That’s right, I’m officially a pulp-cover artist. DM me, writers and publishers. I work for reasonable rates! And buy BOP CITY SWING by M.E. Proctor & Russell Thayer. It’s an amazing hardboiled novel!

Soon, soon, soon, soon…

Four days left until 20 March at the Irish Heather, AJ Devlin & myself are pleased to be hosting @hardcasecrime.bsky.social’s @christafaust.bsky.social in support of her latest: THE GET OFF. JT Siemens will also be there to open up, and @pfbvan.bsky.social will be on hand.

If you can make it to Vancouver, BC for 20 March at the Irish Heather, AJ Devlin & myself are pleased to be hosting @hardcasecrime.bsky.social’s @christafaust.bsky.social in support of her latest: THE GET OFF. JT Siemens will also be there to open up, and @pfbvan.bsky.social will be on hand.

I have my issues with current CBC, but it has done more for Canada, and Canadian culture than this mini-MAGA, free-loading parasite would ever do. In fact, he likely cares little to nothing about Canadian culture, or the country itselfz

You want to be there, you know it. vm.tiktok.com/ZMBJ4vro7/

What more could ask for from a Thursday night? Don’t answer that, but we have a great one for you Q&A live with the inimitable @christafaust.bsky.social , up in Vancouver BC with AJ Devlin in support of her new Angel Dare novel from @hardcasecrime.bsky.social: THE GET OFF. JT Siemens also on hand.

AJ Devlin & myself proudly present a night of Noir at the Irish Heather w/ @christafaust.bsky.social. Christa is in Vancouver for her latest Angel Dare novel, THE GET OFF. Joining us is vancouver author, Jeremy Siemens. @pfbvan.bsky.social will be on site to scratch those inevitable reading itches.

In many countries including Australia, NZ, the UK & Canada, authors also get paid regularly for library use of their books. It’s called the Public Lending Right scheme here, though it has several names globally. It doesn’t exist in the USA, so their authors do miss out on that compensation, alas.

Staring at my laptop feeling guilty for all the work I could have been doing on my book before bed. But no… I had to cook, do dishes, my laundry, take out the trash, vacuum, and pack for the Mainland…

I was thinking that conspiracy theories are like assholes: everybody has one. It’s the people with more than one that need to get themselves checked out.

Had a good meet up with author @shanejoaquin.bsky.social this AM. Looking forward to digging into his stand alone, BONDAGE, from Close to the Bone.

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The soundtrack in the interior of my head for this work day. youtu.be/B7gNBS5PXCo?...

Warming my hands on a hot cup of coffee since I for got my gloves when I took my bike out for groceries. Still, nice to be out of the apartment after a round of the flu.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS RHP and guest editor @curtisippolito.bsky.social are looking for submissions for a new anthology - one related to climate change, the murder of the planet, and all the crimes in between. Check out the call below and get ready to submit www.rockandahardplacemag.com/climatechange

@criminolly.bsky.social Hey Ollie, who are some other YouTubers you know looking at Crime, Mystery and Thriller?

In town for 24 hours for a meeting. A quick stop to @pfbvan on Commercial Drive yielded this!

From Reddit. If you have the creative drive, there are ways to express yourself.