Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 9hBut as a writer, I am impressed by a writing team that has essentially paused the long-form story to tell us one small touching moment. 000 0
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 9hhe finds a version of his mother who, in that world, lost her son when he was young. It was some of the most powerful and moving TV I've seen — for the obvious personal reasons. 100 1
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 9hfather like me with a daughter who was still alive and healthy. Dark Matter, which is a show about multiverses, is full of mysteries and action, but in Season Two, Episode Five it tells an essentially stand-alone story about a man who has lost everything, who travels to another Earth where 100 1
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 9hI am not a religious person, but I am a science fiction fan, so when my daughter died from cancer, one of my small comforts was the idea of the multiverse: there are other worlds the same but slightly different from ours. I could imagine another 110 1
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 9hThat was totally shot in my office. More disco balls though! Can't think without them. 010 1
Reposted by Arthur Slade Kurt Kirchmeier @kurtkirchmeier.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Just finished Metaloria by @arthurslade.bsky.social. It’s an action-packed and humorous epic fantasy/lit RPG novel set in a heavy metal-inspired world. Very enjoyable and totally original. If you’re a fan of Dungeon Crawler Carl and looking for your next read, definitely check this one out! #canlit 121 2
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 9hYou are a brave and crazy metal head for reading this. Up The Irons! Also very kind words from such a fine writer. 110 1
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 15/10/2026But it's not surprising. Elon sees other people as NPCs. Trump sees them as marks. I'm glad the outcry forced a reversal (they're blaming each other now). But it'll happen again. Or worse. What country buys Starlink now? 000 0
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Trump once said he could shoot somebody on Fifth Avenue and not lose voters. Now it could be: "I could let Ukrainians die and no one would care." The move to throttle Starlink/Starshield speeds for the Ukrainian army — to force them into surrendering land — is aggressively amoral. 100 1
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 11/10/2026 If you are a Canadian who would like to support Ukraine I often give to the Ukrainian - Canadian Foundation. Sadly, they need more support than ever. www.cufoundation.cacufoundation.caHome - Canada Ukraine Foundation official websiteAnniversary gala featuring Margaret Atwood 030 3
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 08/10/2026If you like Brazil or Dr. Strangelove, you may 'dig' this movie. I was glad I knew nothing about it, other than seeing the trailer. My only complaint is that it felt a little long. But that could be my prostate talking. There were three people in total in the theatre, so, uh, see it soon. 010 1
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 06/10/2026For some orange reason people are just discovering that dumb has a b. But do they know dummy does not have a b? It's not dumby! Clearly the deep state has done this! What are your conspiracy theories about the missing b? 100 1
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 05/10/2026These three shows have been absolutely excellent. Would appreciate a crossover. #silo #Darkmatter #lanterns 000 0
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 03/10/2026ditches--they soak up sun from the sky and light reflecting off the snow. Or between train tracks as Switzerland did on their rail lines in 2024. Rant done. I'm out of energy. : ) 010 1
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 03/10/2026concerns my other worry is the amount of green we are spending for more expensive power. I am not suggesting covering farm fields. Rooftops of all buildings and parking lots would be a good start or run bifacial panels along the 110 1
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Or how about this: Regina has as much sunlight as Sydney, Australia. And about the whole brownout worry: 43% of Australia's grid is renewable power and is reliable. Though I worry about "green" 120 2
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 03/10/2026attitude and misinformation is widespread in our province. So much so that our SK government will spend billions on a more expensive technology that will take many years to build. Did you know that wind-driven power is the cheapest available in SK? 110 1
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"Great that you don't have any stupid solar panels that cause brownouts," the guy said. This is a paraphrased (and swear-free) quote from one of the prospective buyers for our ranch. As someone who has rooftop solar and saves about $150 a month I didn't argue. I wanted the ranch to sell. But this 132 3
Reposted by Arthur Slade Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is Ihor Malchevskyi, a 69-year-old scientist at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, escaping the flames after a Russian attack. I could also write, "the whole world watched this live," but we can see that news from Ukraine has long been out of focus. 📹: DW 12344139 344
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Can you stop the future? That is one of the questions in Robert Charles Wilson's The Chronoliths. Yes, I'm on a Canadian SF kick lately. I do love all the details of the science in this novel that don't overwhelm the story. And the fact that the characters all feel so absolutely real is a bonus. 000 0
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Imagine if a giant monolith from the future arrived from the future, completely destroying a nearby city. And on that "chronolith" is a celebration of the victory of a future dictator, warning you of the reign to come in the future. And what if more and more of these chronoliths appear? ... 100 1
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The audiobooks were particularly entertaining, because they are narrated by a group of actors including Brendan Fraser. If I was uploaded into the perfect world, I don't know if I'd want to be downloaded back into this one... #canadianSF 000 0
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 01/10/2026An excellent duology (at least I think it's a duology!) by Robert J. Sawyer. His works always make me think about both our modern times and our future days and the situations and answers to complex problems are never easy. 110 1
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 28/09/2026One of the many things I loved about the Journey concert was that they had a giant drummer playing a tiny drum kit. 000 0
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Russia bombs Ukrainian civilians on purpose. Russia aids Iran in bombing American soldiers. Russia pays for part of the president's son's wedding. It's like a Russian stacking doll of destruction and payoffs. 020 2
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 24/09/2026He also spoke about his habit of writing more pages of notes than the actual novel. As someone who wings it with my writing most of the time I found that fascinating. The wait was well worth it. 000 0
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I won't outline the story more than that, but will say that I have been waiting for years for this book after hearing Yann talk about driving a tiny car through a thunderstorm on a narrow highway whilst dodging semis in his quest to see the site of Troy. 100 1
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Yann Martel's latest novel came at the perfect time for me. I was already in the midst of a mini-obsession with The Odyssey movie, so my mind was primed for this novel about an alternate version of The ILLIAD and a professor who left his family to study it in England. 143 4
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Authors, alas, get so many of these AI generated emails offering to boost the sales of our books. Most of them I delete at once, but I love this one and may frame it. Why? Because Wuerfelendzucker is the greatest name of all kind. I must use it in a novel. A king? A spy? A baker? 000 0
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 17/09/2026 The same could go for any safety rules about AI. Or not allowing social media until a certain age. 020 2
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 17/09/2026AI companies (mostly American companies). It's easy for Facebook to turn off sharing of news or to monetize disinformation, and if we complain we are only 45 million and easily ignored. But they won't ignore 490 million people. 120 2
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 17/09/2026We think about this possible Canada-EU Association as a bulwark against the American administration's need to dominate trade. It is. But it may also turn out to give us much more power to wield against an equally large set of opponents: Meta, Google, and 120 2
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Me eat food, me write books: arthurslade.substack.com/p/i-ate-all-...arthurslade.substack.comI Ate All That Food So You Didn’t Have To...Travelling thousands of miles to eat food and find writing inspiration! 121 2
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Warning: If you have your very own Russian oligarch don't let them stand near a window in a tall building. They tend to fall out. No one knows why. Maybe they are top heavy. Or have slippery shoes. Also don't take them on a target range. They sometimes step in front of bullets. 000 0
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Carlson, who has "joked" about invading Canada, still thinks it would be fun? Better to be the porcupine that no one dares to touch. 011 1
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 12/09/2026straits if we have a swarm of sea drones. And not that I think there's a high chance of our friends from the south invading now...but what if ten years from now DJT JR is elected and needs a scapegoat? Or President Tucker 100 1
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I will admit to being relieved when this deal was announced, especially after watching the war in Ukraine last far too long. This is democracy to democracy support done right. We need to see ourselves more like Ukraine and Finland. Russia would think twice about trespassing our 110 1
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 31/07/2026If someone asks how you are, you can answer, "Peachy Keen." But if things go wrong in your life you can say "things went pear shaped." Also, if someone bad bothers you, you can call that person a "rotten apple." How would we ever communicate without fruit in our lives? 140 4
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 24/07/2026We did drive between Scylla, SK and Chardybis, SK but didn't stop for ice cream. 010 1
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 24/07/2026People drive at Derryl for some reason ... magnetic personality? Ah we survived the odyssey and didn't lose one crew member 130 3
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 28/06/2026DCC, like those books, has such a rabid, joyous fan base — it’s infectious and gives me hope for the future of reading. Plus, it’s a blast. 010 1
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 28/06/2026As an author who’s been around in the biz for almost 30 years, I’ve loved watching Dungeon Crawler Carl climb up the charts. Yep, I watched Harry Potter and The Hunger Games come out of nowhere and spread like wildfire. 110 1
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 22/06/2026If you like Led Zeppelin this cover is an amazing version of RocknRoll as if Eddie Van Halen grew dots and a long nose played it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YIs...youtube.comANGINE DE POITRINE plays LED ZEP (Amazing Rare Footage)YouTube video by A.R.F !!! (Amazing Rare Footage) Richard Daudé 010 1
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 21/06/2026When you look into the reflecting pool it also looks into you. Mostly because it's sentient now. 000 0
Arthur Slade @arthurslade.bsky.social · 20/06/2026I don't have it and never got to see them live . Would have loved to and know they are still touring 000 0