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"It was a very cold night."
Weaksauce.

"It was the coldest night Jane could remember."
Better, makes it personal.

"Jane clutched her flimsy jacket, pulling it tight around her shivering shoulders. Her breath had frozen her scarf solid. Frosted wool scratched her chin."
Now the reader feels it!

Where did you learn to fly?

Poilievre says he is not reflecting on his leadership style after MP defections | CBC News Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday he is not reflecting on his leadership style after two MPs announced they were leaving his caucus — including one who cited the leader's "negative" ...

Narcissists never admit, acknowledge, or even realize when they're in the wrong.

I assume anyone contacting me out of the blue about book promotion in particular is pushing a scam.

Canada’s premier speculative fiction magazine calls it a day after 35 years | CBC Arts Edmonton-based On Spec, which showcased authors like Julie E. Czerneda, Tony Pi and a young Cory Doctorow, will publish its final issue in December

If you hadn't heard, Canada's venerable On Spec Magazine is wrapping things up after 35yrs. Their next issue will be their last.

Thank you to everyone at @onspecmag.bsky.social for providing a platform for Canadian speculative fiction writers! And, as a reader, thanks for all the great stories!

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That's a shame dot gif.

Canada’s premier speculative fiction magazine calls it a day after 35 years | CBC Arts Edmonton-based On Spec, which showcased authors like Julie E. Czerneda, Tony Pi and a young Cory Doctorow, will publish its final issue in December

If you hadn't heard, Canada's venerable On Spec Magazine is wrapping things up after 35yrs. Their next issue will be their last.

Thank you to everyone at @onspecmag.bsky.social for providing a platform for Canadian speculative fiction writers! And, as a reader, thanks for all the great stories!

a man with long hair and a beard is talking to another man while holding a sword . ALT: a man with long hair and a beard is talking to another man while holding a sword .

Those things aren't just annoying. They're an accessibility nightmare.

The world's first trillionaire?
Cool, I guess, but a Nazi's still a Nazi.

Josh Groban's Heavy Metal Christmas? 😎

If I were a more popular/profitable writer, I would commission art of all my characters and have them printed up like 1980s trading cards, then seal them in wax packs to give away at readings and events.

Anyway...

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Even in space, Daylight Savings week be like...

Yes. And I live in a place where the local sports team(s) wear red, so a red cap is a common enough sight that I should be dead to it... but the politics here are toxic enough that it still hits.

This one has been on my TBR pile for far too many weeks already!
I'll need to dig into it over the weekend, maybe.
Join me in a read-along?

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I have a preorder up for the sequel story to Welcome to Cemetery!

Off with their Sleds is a fun, dark Christmas mystery just in time for the holidays.

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Cover art for The Nightshade Cabal by Chris Patrick Carolan. Image shows a mail figured dressed in black, with his back to the viewer. A Victorian city scene in the background is shrouded in mist. Caption reads "Only the dead know the secrets of the Cabal..." A Crime Writers of Canada 2021 Awards of Excellence Finalist badge has been added.

The first page of The Nightshade Cabal. Text Reads: HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, 1881 "I’m telling you, Jonathon, these so-called stage magicians are nothing more than charlatans and hucksters of the highest order.” Isaac Barrow said, raising his voice to be heard over the din of the crowded Theatre Royale. "The act is nothing but mirrors and wires and other trickery making you think you've seen something you haven’t.” Inspector Jonathon Eddings chuckled heartily, shaking his head. "And I keep telling you, Barrow, being fooled is the whole point of the bloody show!” Fifteen years in Halifax had done little to blunt the edge of his thick Mancunian brogue. His friend’s retort failed to quell Barrow's annoyance. The inspector's invitation had had all the cordiality of a press gang. Eddings had bought the tickets to thank Barrow for his help with a recent investigation. He hadn’t skimped, either; they sat just three rows back of the orchestra pit. The notion of putting down hard-earned coin with the express intention of being hoodwinked by some sham of a magician struck Barrow as inordinately foolish. He knew of the occult and the dangers of flirting with its deadly secrets. Real magic being his stock-in-trade, he considered the pretend variety, popular on stage, mildly offensive at best. It was only on his friend's repeated insistence that he had finally, against his own better judgement, agreed to attend the performance.

Thanks for another #FridayReads, Gabino!
There's a chill in the air, and it runs deeper than just the turn of the season

Check out the book Craig DiLouie(!) called "a powerful Victorian adventure, rich in detail and set in a fully realized world ... A stunning debut!"

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Adolphe Sax - Wikipedia

I never really thought about it, but I guess it makes sense that someone had to invent the saxophone.

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Local billionaire and ugly shirt collector Brett Wilson.

Sometimes I think about all of the great comic book characters who are out there languishing unused and forgotten by their huge corporate owners, and get a bit sad.

(This post is mostly about Death's Head, but it's also about Prime and Sludge and Mantra and about a hundred others.)

But it's haaard...

Oh, well! Back to work!

I did it once and I have to believe I can do it again.

My Brain: Why haven't they looked at it yet? Did they... did they not get the attachment?

Situation Update:

"No person should ever do what they do to win awards, because their work will reek of desperation and therefore never ring true. Or, in the case of a chef, taste good."

- Stanley Tucci

Yeah, the waiting is the hardest part

And we didn't get those things by asking nicely.

a molotov cocktail is being thrown from a bottle in the dark . Alt: A molotov cocktail is being thrown in the dark .

Molotov cocktail, the local drink
And all she wants to do is dance, dance

My theory is syphilitic dementia.