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Michelle Swallow

@michelleswallow.bsky.social

A writer, conservation planner and mom from Northern Canada. On Substack as Biking to Bakeries.

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Canadian author Michael Crummey wins $154K Dublin Literary Award | CBC Books The Dublin Literary Award is presented annually to the best work of fiction in English from around the world. This year marks the prize’s 30th anniversary.

Congrats to Michael Crummey of St. John's, NL, on winning the €100K Dublin Literary Award for The Adversary. I love Crummey's work and can't wait to read this one. shorturl.at/D7jaW

#canlit
#BooksWorthReading
#bookworm
#Newfoundland

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USA+Canada =Nope my 9-year old’s protest sign/lego art. #canadaisnotforsale

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Gaza: Eyewitness Accounts to Crimes Against Humanity This was a very hard piece to write, but I felt an urgency to document and share the information with you.

The UN warns of a "slaughter of the innocents."
Israel boasts that "Gaza will be completely destroyed."
Here are notes from doctors in Gaza.
They document the crimes against humanity being perpetrated against the sick, wounded and children.
Please share.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/gaza-eyewi...

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New favourite meme

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The Book of Hope by Agnes Pascal

The Book of Hope by Agnes Pascal

Looking forward to checking out this new book about health care in the North.

06.05.2025 20:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Looks like a great book. Can’t wait to check it out.

09.04.2025 18:52 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0

Ha!

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The Current with Matt Galloway: Why Yale professor Jason Stanley is moving to Canada www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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The interview with Jason Stanley, a Yale University professor who studies fascism was pretty eye opening. Starts at 21:10.

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15,000 people protested fascism and racism in Amsterdam yesterday.

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The Yellowknife Community Foundation is proud to announce the establishment of the Midnight Sun Aviation Fund.
www.ykcf.ca/student-awar...

26.02.2025 23:06 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

If you see this, quote post with a beach photo from your gallery.

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Book of Hope: Healthcare and Survival in the North Firsthand narratives from Northern and Indigenous cancer survivors and caregivers offer compassionate advice and insightful analysis about healthcare in rural northern communities.

So excited to see this beautiful project out in the world. Book of Hope will be available in April, but preorders are available now 🥰

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