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Geoffrey W. Cole

@geoffreywcole.bsky.social

Speculative fiction writer, father, husband, engineer, Newfoundland dogfather, gamer (TTRPGs and mtg), disc golfer, Scouter, skier, fencer, singer, cyclist, atheist, white, cis, settler, anti-fascist, peanut butter enthusiast, grizzly feeder, he/him.

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Little Ghosts Festival ! | Little Ghosts Save the Date!The first weekend of October celebrate Spooky Season with Little Ghosts' Fest. A Collection of vendors, programming, and film all dedicated to the Horror Genre! General admission dur...

I'm so delighted to be on the Eco-Horror panel at the Little Ghosts Festival in Toronto. Come on out this Sunday, October 5th, 1PM at the Tranzac Club!

www.littleghostsbooks.com/product/litt...

03.10.2025 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lost Worlds The creator of the hit podcast Tides of History offers a new look at humanity’s deep past, showing us how our world was built not by inevitability, but by t...

Today's the big day, friends - my new book, Lost Worlds: The Rise and Fall of Human Societies from the Ice Age to the Bronze Age, is available for preorder! Smash that link and purchase from your retailer of choice, if that's the kind of thing you're into. www.harpercollins.com/products/los...

02.10.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 456    πŸ” 88    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 15

Not available for order from Harper Collins Canada yet... Looking forward to it!

02.10.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Blue graphic stating that Earlybird Tickets for TriCon: The Trident Conference for Soeculative Fiction are on sale now. Lower right corner says Kjipuktuk | Halifax, May 15-17 2026

Blue graphic stating that Earlybird Tickets for TriCon: The Trident Conference for Soeculative Fiction are on sale now. Lower right corner says Kjipuktuk | Halifax, May 15-17 2026

Introducing TriCon! ✨May 15-17, 2026 in Kjipuktuk | #Halifax. Celebrating spec fic, we couldn't be prouder to have @amalelmohtar.com @englelaird.bsky.social and @kurestinarmada.bsky.social joining us as our Guests of Honour. Earlybird tickets available now! 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/tricon-the...

24.09.2025 12:18 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 26

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Our problem isn't a lack of resources.

Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.

20.09.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 18743    πŸ” 5963    πŸ’¬ 530    πŸ“Œ 275
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This is * chef’s kiss *

10.09.2025 02:31 β€” πŸ‘ 7053    πŸ” 949    πŸ’¬ 99    πŸ“Œ 32
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Makes sense!

13.08.2025 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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More Carp UFO.

13.08.2025 03:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
I saw an honest to god UFO tonight. Around 10:45 PM near Carp, Ontario.

I saw an honest to god UFO tonight. Around 10:45 PM near Carp, Ontario.

I saw an honest to god UFO tonight. Around 10:45 PM near Carp, Ontario. No idea what it was. Maybe Perseids? Never seen a meteor move like that though Initially thought it was the ISS but the ISS was over Africa. Anyone else see this? Any ideas what it was?

13.08.2025 03:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

No new oil and gas development. No new pipelines. For my American friends, vote the fascists out this midterm and hold the orange menace to account. For Canadians, contact your MPs and demand Carney invest in the kind of projects that will build a future that isn't on fire.

12.08.2025 22:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the Shell wildfire burning in Spain. The Trump wildfire burning in California. These wildfires belong to those who continue to trade our future for their profits. This is their fault and it will only get worse until we start to fight back.

12.08.2025 22:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Instead of thinking of the wild fires ravaging North America and Europe as random events loosely associated with climate change, we should reframe them: this is the oil and gas industry and the politicians that support them waging war on us. They are fire bombing our forests.

12.08.2025 22:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The 2025 Aurora Awards
YouTube video by Mark Leslie Lefebvre The 2025 Aurora Awards

Tune in to the Prix Aurora Awards, live now!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy2k...

10.08.2025 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Lesbian cannibal novella! That's the elevator pitch right there!

30.07.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's just a β€œswarm of fish" following a duck.

30.07.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 13822    πŸ” 2086    πŸ’¬ 575    πŸ“Œ 233

This is top notch

22.07.2025 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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ONLINE Writing Climate Fiction The Earth's climate is at the start of an unprecedented period of change caused by human activity. For many of us, human-caused climate change is a source of anxiety, fear and despair, but it can also...

Join me on Monday nights for 8 weeks of climate fiction writing. My course is offered online with the Alexandra Writers Centre. Please share with anyone who might be interested!

www.alexandrawriters.org/store/p827/W...

17.07.2025 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ONLINE Writing Climate Fiction The Earth's climate is at the start of an unprecedented period of change caused by human activity. For many of us, human-caused climate change is a source of anxiety, fear and despair, but it can also...

Hi folks, I'm teaching a writing workshop this fall and I want to write hot hot climate fiction with you!

Whether you're writing stories about the world finally conquering climate change or telling bleak post-collapse stories, I want to help you write the best story you can.

17.07.2025 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA) – Home of the Prix Aurora Awards and CSFFA Hall of Fame

Voting for the Aurora Awards (Canada's top fan-voted SF literary award) closes July 19th! I'm nominated for Best Short Story for "Desolation Sounds" and Best Novelette/Novella for "Zebra Meridian". Get your votes in before voting closes!

Vote here: www.csffa.ca

14.07.2025 01:06 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As promised, here are the slides I shared with students to convince them to NOT use chatGPT and other artificial stupidity.

TL;DR? AI is evil, unsustainable and stupid, and I'd much rather they use their own brains, make their own mistakes, and actually learn something. πŸͺ„

23.02.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 5608    πŸ” 2106    πŸ’¬ 236    πŸ“Œ 114

I like the tree burial option, though having a crow drop my mandible in someone's swimming pool is probably bad form. We can donate our bodies to science, which is great, but what if I want to donate my body to comedy?

02.06.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Love it!

02.06.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When I die, I want the starting lineup of the Maple Leafs to be my pallbearers so that the #Leafs can let me down one last time

19.05.2025 02:14 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Vonnegut approves!

18.05.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Old dog thinking about swimming

Old dog thinking about swimming

Old dog birthday boy

Old dog birthday boy

Old dog snoozing

Old dog snoozing

Happy 13th birthday to this old guy. He's a lot slower and greyer but still brings us joy and slippers every day. We love you, Monti.

12.05.2025 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Old dog thinking about swimming

Old dog thinking about swimming

Old dog birthday boy

Old dog birthday boy

Old dog snoozing

Old dog snoozing

Happy 13th birthday to this old guy. He's a lot slower and greyer but still brings us joy and slippers every day. We love you, Monti.

12.05.2025 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone else watching BBC's Ghosts? I adore this show. Best after-life comedy I've seen in years.

03.05.2025 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

*clears throat*
*taps mic*
soooo
today is my last day at the day job.
Monday I begin living my dream of making my author career my full-time job 😱

25.04.2025 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 0

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