Kirsh (she/her)

I was unaware there were books that straighted the vampire. Can't wait to check out the books on this dope list.

Three-card monte is rigged against the person playing it. Whether it's fun or not is irrelevant. It's designed to make you lose. That's why you are stupid if you play.

Do grown men ever get told that they have an attitude?

Unit 100 Read Jane Shi's poem "Unit 100" in The Ex-Puritan’s special issue Animalia, then check out the 2025 Austin Clarke Prize in Literary Excellence!

ex-puritan.ca/unit-100

Thank you @sannawani.bsky.social and @ex-puritan.bsky.social for including “Unit 100” in the Animalia special issue. So honoured to among these other creaturely works.

Fuck there's not a single thing better than getting home from a show and finding out you still have cold pizza in the fridge.

Taylor Swift is Thom Yorke for pop girlies.

Thinking about the time when I worked in an office and my boss came by my minimally decorated cubicle, pointed to my photo of Mel Brooks, and asked "is this your grandfather?" and I said "yes."

Let's refuse to allow starvation.

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Ew. I see what bro wrote you, but I read it as "I suck, please egg my car."

if you have a billion dollars you should be legally designated a dragon and any human can adventure against you

✨🍎 Shana Tova, friends! 🍎✨

Shana tova, Rhea 💜🍎

✌️schleppy not preppy✌️

The neighbourhood dogs find it interesting.

He thanks you! 💕

A very handsome black cat perched on the arm of a navy couch in front of a white, built-in games shelf stuffed with colourful board game boxes.

It's Zizi's 13th birthday :)

A lightly gradiated seafoam green at the edges to light turquoise in the centre background. The text reads "Talonbooks Fall 2025 Launch, Oct. 24, Vancouver, BC, Martha Lou Henley Rehearsal Hall, 1955 McLean Drive, Venue is wheelchair and scooter accessible." Followed by the five launching book covers with author headshots in circles above. From left to right, Rahat Kurd and The Book of Z, bill bissett and th book uv lost passwords 1, ryan fitzpatrick and No Depression in Heaven, Scott Jackshaw (attending virtually) and Stigmata, and Drew McEwan and tours, variously. The text underneath reads "Light refreshments will be served. A live stream will be available on the Talonbooks YouTube channel. Doors open at 7 p.m., readings begin at 7:30 p.m. Hosted by Danielle LaFrance."

You're invited to the Talonbooks Fall 2025 Launch on October 24! Join us at the Martha Lou Henley Rehearsal Hall to celebrate the release of five fantastic poetry collections. Attendance is free!

Get all the details here: talonbooks.com/events/talon...

By Ian Duhig

BBC News headline: Frankenstein is monster success at Venice film festival

Actually, Frankenstein is a doctor success at the Venice film festival

Having a bad day? Have you tried Too Much Pasta™? Solve none of your problems and feel uncomfortably full with Too Much Pasta™!

Judge Orders That ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Be Shut Down for Now

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Omg "Big McSad Jew." Amazing. A vibe.

Just starting The Mood Machine by Liz Pelly

The push across multiple industries for workers to use AI is distressing. Between the increased environmental toll and new processes often being more effortful than they were prior to the mandated introduction of AI, the insistence on this trajectory is baffling.

Elee Kraljii Gardiner is the author of three books, including the poetry books Trauma Head and Sometimes, Forest. She recommends Hajer Mirwali's poetry collection Revolutions.

With: @eleekg.bsky.social @anvilpress.bsky.social @talonbooks.bsky.social #Booksky

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Seeking introductory carpentry for valley girls class in Vancouver. Intel?

Being hard of hearing in group settings.

So fun.

Lula: A veto for the Amazon! I just signed a petition to stop Brazil's 'devastation bill' – a reckless law that opens the Amazon to destruction. Lula has the power to veto it – let's show him the world is watching. Join me and sh...

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Ellie Sawatzky's poem "On Crete" describes a daughter-father trip that is overshadowed by grief and unease, but also small moments of connection. See why this is Char Harrison's Editor's Choice, and take a little trip to Greece with this selection from our Poem of the Year Contest: buff.ly/dXFIexO

I am at war with a fly. I am losing.