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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Philosophers often bring up the "principle of charity": a willingness to assume good faith in an interlocutor and treat them accordingly. It's good to do in many circumstances. But it is worth formulating a principle of not being a fucking mark. If not during the rise of fascism, then when? 12/

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Alexander Saxton @aewsaxton.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Today and tomorrow at 257 Eglinton Ave W, second floor, 11-4pm, ‘EMOTIONAL LANDSCAPES’ Paintings by Nadine Saxton. Works for all budgets. Come through!

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Alexander Saxton @aewsaxton.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Hey Toronto! My mother, a very talented painter, is hosting an art exhibition this weekend, and you should come see it! Right on the eglinton crosstown, pieces available for all budgets, entertaining fluff written by yours truly. Come through!

Poster for ‘Emotional Landscapes’, an art exhibition by Nadine Saxton. Saturday & Sunday 11-4pm, 257 eglinton ave W, second floor.

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Alexander Saxton @aewsaxton.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

My Linkedin is just dozens of postings like this. When LLMs produce something usable, there's a reason for that: it's someone else's writing. LLMs are best understood as a copyright-laundering service. Labour & intellectual property enter the black box, and emerge freely exploitable.

Linkedin job posting for 'expert' writers to train AI.

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Alexander Saxton @aewsaxton.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

AVI LEWIS WINS! There's a long road ahead, but by the time I'm my parents' age, this country's going to look different. We're going to break the power of the oligarchs, decarbonize the economy, and rebuild & expand social democracy. We're going to do this ourselves, but Lewis is going to be our ally

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Wrong Station @thewrongstation.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Really happy to see Avi Lewis win the NDP leadership race. Everything that makes Canada worth living in comes down to social democracy. It’s long past time those ideas had someone to fight for them on the national stage again.

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Wrong Station @thewrongstation.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

// POLITENESS, WHATEVER THE STINK // ADVANCEMENT, WHATEVER THE INDIGNITY // GODHOOD, WHATEVER THE COST A new tale of gods and mortals, myth and madness from The Wrong Station. Listen to "ZAGREUS," now available on all podcast platforms.

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Wrong Station @thewrongstation.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

If you’re in Canada and you want to get looped into the anti-war movement, this phone action tomorrow night is a great way to dip your toe in the water. Just put on the zoom call while cooking dinner, and they’ll walk you through everything. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Phone Zap: Stop bombing Iran!. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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Alexander Saxton @aewsaxton.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Couple hundred folks out in the snow outside the US embassy shouting for an end to the blockade of Cuba. Let Cuba live.

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Alexander Saxton @aewsaxton.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Very proud of the latest @thewrongstation.bsky.social episode. It’s a weird fiction spy thriller. It’s about ‘Operator’ culture and the Imperial Boomerang. Nobody learns anything. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/w...

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That Eateth His Own Tail

Podcast Episode · Wrong Station · 2026-02-02 · 43m

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Alexander Saxton @aewsaxton.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

100+ workers organizing in Toronto tonight, here to show solidarity with #Minneapolis #abolishICE #defundICE #ICEout

Room full of about 100 people gathered around a banner that reads ‘solidarity has no borders’, many hold signs that read ‘abolish ice’

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Alexander Saxton @aewsaxton.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Procession of Ghosts Across the Rainswept Land

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Alexander Saxton @aewsaxton.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Avi Lewis has the juice. He’s sharp, good on camera, knows how to organize, and has a strong, optimistic, and achievable vision for this country. If you’re looking for the Canadian standard-bearer of a Mamdani-style socialist politics, this is your guy.

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Wrong Station @thewrongstation.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

You can pick up a copy here, and you really, really should. If you like Wrong Station, it’s for you. Moreover, proceeds go to No More Deaths, which offers humanitarian aid to migrants at the US border. Read fiction, fuck fascism, solidarity forever. castaignepublishing.bigcartel.com/product/in-t...

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IN THE EYES OF THE HUNGRY

IN THE EYES OF THE HUNGRY is a horror anthology inspired by the works of John Steinbeck. Featuring David Simmons, Brendan Vidito, plus more. Edited...

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Wrong Station @thewrongstation.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

‘It Doesn’t Matter How Many Times You Kill Us’ was first published in this gorgeous print volume from @castaignepub.bsky.social, edited by @emptywrites.bsky.social and @styxteeth.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/w...

Cover of ‘in the eyes of the hungry’, edited by Michael Tichy and Valentina Rojas. Rendered in charcoal, a male figure flays himself with a straight razor. From Castaigne publishing.

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Wrong Station @thewrongstation.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

It’s October. We’re releasing an episode every single day this month. We’re doing this because our enemies are powerless to stop us. Here’s one of those episodes. It’s called DULLAHAN. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/w...

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Dullahan

Podcast Episode · Wrong Station · S10 Bonus · 10m

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Wrong Station @thewrongstation.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

10 seasons. Over 150 original stories. Thousands of hours of writing, editing, and recording. This October, Wrong Station celebrates a Decade of Dread. It's a truly disturbing achievement. Listen to our special season 10 announcement and discover the all horrible festivities we have in store.

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Announcement: A DECADE OF DREAD

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Alexander Saxton @aewsaxton.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

PRODUCTIVITY HACK: fall asleep in a sunbeam partway through the afternoon

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Alexander Saxton @aewsaxton.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

If you’re a #writer or other creative looking for a place to work quietly in the heart of #Toronto, the Toronto Writers Centre has just moved into lovely new digs at Bloor & Spadina. 250/mo, 24hr access, no kids, all the damn coffee you can drink. You won’t find a better deal on a desk in this town!

A lovely newly unpacked office space reserved for WRITING and WRITING ALONE. Lovely birch floors, snug cubicles, cosy bookshelves, etc

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Alexander Saxton @aewsaxton.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Recently finished reading ‘As birds bring forth the sun—and other stories’ by Alistair MacLeod. Kicked my ass. Absolute belter. Total classic. Wall-to-wall. All killer no filler. Had me hooting and hollering. Everything people hate about Can-Lit—which is to say everything good about Can-Lit.

Cover of ‘as birds bring forth the sun’. Image of the bleak, rocky shore of I assume Cape Breton Island.

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Alexander Saxton @aewsaxton.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Just finished reading ‘the visitors’ (‘79) by Clifford Simak. Not unpleasant but not particularly interesting at first, this one turned into an unexpected banger for me in the last quarter.

Cover for ‘the visitors’; a vantablack rectangle swoops over a pair of small human figures standing among the dark pines & golden fields of the American Midwest

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Alexander Saxton @aewsaxton.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Some art I made for the Lore Book we do quarterly over at the @thewrongstation.bsky.social patreon. I think it's pretty radical, twisted, etc.

Got a skull with two viking swords thrust through its eye sockets, against a background of lily-of-the-valley. Orange, black & green on white.

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Alexander Saxton @aewsaxton.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Having a GREAT day over here. I love writing. I’m listening to synthwave, drinking coffee, writing a story abt laser swords & mummified heads; this is fun as shit. Sometimes easy to succumb to the grind-y part of writing. Important to remember you do it because art makes being alive feel good.

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Alexander Saxton @aewsaxton.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR YOUNG WRITERS: forget grammar just get good at moving furniture because your coworking space WILL get priced out of its neighbourhood

All of the Toronto Writers’ Centre’s shit piled up in a nice lady’s garage, pending move-in day at the new space

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Alexander Saxton @aewsaxton.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Very excited to have a story in this collection by @infestedpublishing.bsky.social ! It’s about an angel steering a meteor into the earth. I actually first wrote this one ~17 yrs ago. Back then it was about cosmic injustice. But these days I’m more of an apologist for The Cleansing Power of Fire.

A goat’s head, surrounded by dark rays, tinted with a hellish glow.
‘The cleansing power of fire’

A red portal opens on a dark starburst. ‘The cleansing power of fire’ 21 June 2025

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Alexander Saxton @aewsaxton.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Playing around with some designs for Wrong Station season 10. Went with a 10-triangle 'Tetractys' device because the roman numeral X has degenerate vibes these days

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Wrong Station @thewrongstation.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Do you live in Toronto? Do you think protest should be allowed in places like 'streets, and sidewalks'? Then please fill out this survey & express your outrage & opposition to the proposed 'vulnerable institutions' bylaw. www.toronto.ca/community-pe...

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Public Consultation for a Proposed Demonstrations Bylaw to Protect Vulnerable Institutions

Share your input and help shape the proposed bylaw affecting demonstrations near vulnerable institutions through public consultation that includes an online survey.

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Alexander Saxton @aewsaxton.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

‘There’s no money in writing, haha’ Actually, there’s a ton of money—but people get to collect rents on your work before you’re paid. In TV, it’s execs & producers. In podcasting, it’s a Swedish billionaire. As a product, the market value of writing is high. It’s the labour that’s devalued.

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Wrong Station @thewrongstation.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

//YOU CAN'T CARE FOR SOMETHING FRAGILE //WHEN YOU'RE SHATTERED ALREADY. //CAN YOU BEAR TO BE ANYTHING //BUT THE WORST VERSION OF YOURSELF? "CRITTER." Tonight 9pm EST.

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Alexander Saxton @aewsaxton.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

I’m running a workshop right now and these students are all so good. Talent is everywhere.

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Alexander Saxton @aewsaxton.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

I think about this interview all the time. I’m constantly trying to emulate the humility & curiosity & generosity of spirit that’s at the core of Stephen’s approach. Sometimes I still just look off into the distance and mutter the word ‘tenderness’ and shake my head

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Alexander Saxton @aewsaxton.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Something that fills me with awe & wonder is that, adjusted for inflation, Rings of Power has now cost almost 3x what the lotr movies cost. And I can’t remember a single line or scene. A billion dollars, and not even a meme came out of it. All that money, just for a bad dream forgotten by morning

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Alexander Saxton @aewsaxton.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Conclave had me HOOTING, but also, HOLLERING.

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Wrong Station @thewrongstation.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

IT’S ELECTION DAY IN ONTARIO, FOLKSSS. All you need is one piece of ID with your name and address. Remember: if you a work for a living, if you rent, or if you plan to ever get sick in this province, then Doug Ford is your /mortal enemy/. www.elections.on.ca/en.html

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Alexander Saxton @aewsaxton.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Voted for @jillslastword.bsky.social and the Ontario NDP because this province needs a government that cares about people who don't own investment properties. Tomorrow, you should too.

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Alexander Saxton @aewsaxton.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Love an Alistair MacLeod story. Always like, "Our huge bodies are in constant pain. We roam the rugged landscape of Cape Breton Island like the Highland Cattle we once watched our schoolteacher kill with an axe. Soon, like our fathers, we will die." Incredible. We don't do dude-lit like this anymore

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Alexander Saxton @aewsaxton.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Still two days to sign up for this workshop! It’s not just ‘write-something-and-then-everyone-picks-it-apart’. It’s about futzing around with different story writing techniques so you can find what works for you. www.eventbrite.com/e/toronto-wr...

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Toronto Writers' Centre Presents: The Writer's Workbench

A practical writing workshop for people who write fiction or want to write fiction.

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Alexander Saxton @aewsaxton.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Do YOU or SOMEONE YOU KNOW want to start taking writing more seriously? Then sign up for my FUN & AFFORDABLE 6-week workshop at the Toronto Writers' Centre (starting February 19th!) www.eventbrite.com/e/toronto-wr...

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Toronto Writers' Centre Presents: The Writer's Workbench

A practical writing workshop for people who write fiction or want to write fiction.

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Wrong Station @thewrongstation.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

In these terrible times, why not spend 90 minutes a week practicing the writer’s craft with this person who will be a fan of your work:

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Toronto Writers' Centre Presents: The Writer's Workbench

A practical writing workshop for people who write fiction or want to write fiction.

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Alexander Saxton @aewsaxton.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Just finished reading: Orsinian tales, by Ursula K. Leguin. Beautiful, sad stories. UKL’s overlooked as a prose stylist; usually she’s pretty unassuming, but here she really lets it rip. Maybe the collection is best understood as a series of oil paintings.

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Alexander Saxton @aewsaxton.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Very excited for this collection! I love the premise, I think the cover art is fucking sick, I love that it's supporting a great cause, and I'm extremely honoured to have a story in it.

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Alexander Saxton @aewsaxton.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Do you like to play boardgames or tabletop games with your friends? Do you like to come up with little worlds for your fiction? Then you might like this little game I made for you. Here, take it, it's a gift! she-wolf-productions.itch.io/jubilee

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JUBILEE by She-Wolf

A game about how we shape history together.

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Alexander Saxton @aewsaxton.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell x the Green Knight Polycrisis Arthuriana. A young knight thinks he’s the next Lancelot. He’s not. He sets off to slay a dragon & fails. He flees through a haunted countryside. Finally the worst happens—he gets to become everything he once wanted to be #2025Pit #A #F

Book cover. Blackline, Aubrey Beardsley style illustration against an ecru background. A cluster of images floating over hills & forests. A black flower; a woman with a sword; a crowned dragon, a wing and pillar, a mournful woman, a steel helmet, an old man gazing out a window at the light, a dogheaded man, a blindfolded man, a young knight lying exhausted with a skull-faced jester whispering in his ear. “Blackflower”.

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