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My latest essay—the mixed emotions of caring for a parent with Alzheimer’s especially for children of alcoholics.

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Hey, look. My little interview with @themockler.bsky.social is up!

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Imagine explaining this to Tommy Douglas.

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Fog Wanda Koop 2023

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I wrote this. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

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It's #Bloomsday

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With the help of BookNet Canada's #librarydata, here're the 50 books from indie lit publishers Cdns. borrowed most in May 2025. Feat. a top 10 from: @arsenalpulp.bsky.social, @coachhousebooks.bsky.social, @ecwpress.bsky.social, @biblioasis.bsky.social, @cormorantbooks.bsky.social, & Véhicule Press.

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Read an excerpt from the vibrant new picture book, UNNATURALLY BLUE (‪@kidscanpress.bsky.social‬) by Dorson Plourde (with illustrations by Byron Eggenschwiler). #AmReading #PictureBooks #YoungReaders open-book.ca/News/Read-an...

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LISTEN/DOWNLOAD our latest show on CIUT 89.5FM host @hollay.bsky.social talks to poet Aisha Sasha John about her book “Total” (Penguin Random House Canada) & Donna Besel about her book “The Unraveling” (University Of Regina Press). LISTEN/DOWNLOAD HERE: ciut.fm/howl/

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4 DAYS LEFT TO SUBMIT!!! We’ve only received a handful of submissions for the June Howl Open Mic on CIUT 89.5 FM so there’s lots of room. Submissions due June 18, show airs June 24. Do The Write Thing! Submissions guidelines here: www.instagram.com/p/DK4zsjig9m...

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Happy publication to Green—the gorgeous forthcoming poetry collection by international celebrated artist Zachari Logan, published by Radiant Press. Green is available wherever books are bought or borrowed. radiantpress.ca/shop/p/green... @radiantpress.bsky.social #poetry

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Unifor is saddened by the passing of Buzz Hargrove, a beloved and iconic figure in Canada’s labour movement. As National President of the CAW, Buzz was a tireless advocate for working people & a deeply respected leader whose impact will be felt for generations #canlab www.unifor.org/news/all-new...

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Clouds, La Cloche Hills Franklin Carmichael 1939

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How to Eat Kareem-Anthony Ferreira 2022

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Man with Child Allen Sapp ~ Cree n.d.

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Portrait of My Father with Brushes and Tape Chris Flodberg 2017

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Beautiful Blessing Gordon Shadrach 2017

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In 2005, Canada became the fourth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage. The process to get the landmark Act passed included calls for boycotts of Famous Players, lots of debates and speeches. This is the story. 🧵 1/14

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Poilievre can't believe he hung out with Jordan Peterson for nothing thebeaverton.com/2025/06/poil...

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Fathers and Daughters Christian Morrisseau ~ Anishinaabe 2016

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The Pool D.P. Brown n.d.

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Rocky Mountain Wild Bill Brownridge n.d.

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Mulleins and Rocks Prudence Heward 1936

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Harbour with Sailboat and Seagulls Maud Lewis c. 1960

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Cowichan Valley Sophie Pemberton 1891

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This weeks Quill & Quire Top 10 Bestsellers features Canadian Fiction and Michael Crummey's "The Adversary" buff.ly/cqQq1wg

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"is it really so strange to think you have a right to sit in the light of day without violence?" more #TodaysPoem 'ing from Softie by @itsakirby.bsky.social (2025 @knifeforkbook.bsky.social) Yes, my wacky craftiness adorns the inside cover of Kirby's latest #poetry chapbook ...

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Grateful for this thoughtful review of my poetry book, Attic Rain, in the Fall 2024 issue of @thismagazine.bsky.social by @nycterosea.bsky.social ❤️📚 #Poetry #CanLit @newestpress.bsky.social

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In honour of National Indigenous History Month, we’ve compiled a list of recently published books that highlight the history, art, and literature of the First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada. buff.ly/JBu5gTn

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In celebration of the forthcoming collection of Mennonite literary criticism edited by Robert Zacharias, In Search of a Mennonite Imagination CMU Press director @suesorensen.bsky.social wrote an appreciation of Mennonite books for @49thshelf.bsky.social. 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/06...

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"Sadly, it told a relevant story– not about things getting gradually worse, but about good things being completely unsafe, and potentially subject to destruction at any moment." Trevor Corkum interviews @helloiamben.bsky.social for The Chat from @49thshelf.bsky.social. 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/06...

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We've got a passage from Miranda Schreiber’s brand new debut IRIS AND THE DEAD (@bookhugpress.bsky.social), a haunting, intimate novel about a complicated bond between a counsellor and patient, exploring love, trauma, and queer identity. alllitup.ca/excerpted-ir...

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"It’s a lens, a ritual, a means to make sense of everything sport has given me." Author of GOALIE (@guernicaeditions.bsky.social) Ben von Jagow shares the fascinating story about how professional sports and poetry converged in his life. alllitup.ca/under-the-co...

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James Cairns answers our #writersblock questionnaire and gets into parenthood, what he's read and loved lately, and, most of all, crisis: the subject of his new book IN CRISIS, ON CRISIS: ESSAYS ON TROUBLED TIMES (@wolsakandwynn.bsky.social). Read the interview here: alllitup.ca/writers-bloc...

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Memorial Window Christopher Pratt 1982

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Untitled (Birds in Cherry Tree) Norval Morrisseau ~ Anishinaabe 1993

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Dreamscape, for D&M Erin Elizabeth Ross 2022

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La fille assoupie John Goodwin Lyman 1952

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Rough-legged Hawk Eddy Cobiness ~ Ojibwe 1993

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Holy shit, Montreal bike counters smashing previous records due to the transit strike. Saint-Denis hit 14,676 cyclists yesterday: 29% higher than what I think is the previous record of 11,353, and 41% higher than the figure for the same day last week.

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"Doctors looked at my body, and couldn’t decide whether to mark M or F on my birth certificate. So instead of changing the form, they tried to change my body. "What I experienced is the opposite of gender-affirming care; it's gender enforcement... "I deserved to make those decisions for myself."

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it is my birthday. these are my books. they are about having a bad time all the time.

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INT. SHACK IN REMOTE WOODS. DAY. INSERT SHOT OF CALENDAR with today’s date. JASON sighs, looks wearily at wall, where his machete and hockey mask hang on pegs. JASON: Already?