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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 19h

Imagine being against same sex marriage and it’s literally just this.

White board with grocery list and “I love you” and a bad drawing of a chicken

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Doug wanted to cuddle this morning so I spent a little extra time in bed.

Small black and white cat lying on a brown and blue plaid blanket.

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Got a new box of books from my publisher after selling out the first batch.

A stack of fifty red paperback books called "Redshirts Sometimes Survive"

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I told Doug she couldn't get on my tablet so she's been staring at the computer like this ever since.

A small black and white tuxedo kitten with a lopsided black mustache sitting on a chair

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

More than a sidekick! For queer writers and anyone who wants to write queer character with the complexity and sensitivity they deserve. Four weeks, starting Sunday through Wild Writers Studio. www.wildwritersstudio.com/store/p25/wr...

Drag queen holding a rainbow flag with words that say "More than a sidekick. Writing queer characters"

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

And our obligatory annual selfie which is usually the only one I remember to get!

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I’m “excited there’s a quail on my fence” years old

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Absolutely loved this book “Straight Acting: The Hidden Queer Lives of William Shakespeare” by Will Tosh. Combined research with fanciful storytelling and made for a really entertaining read.

Grey-haired person with glassses holds up a pink book

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Me with my sweet wife in Pitlochry Scotland

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Teaching a three day in person class on flash fiction *and* I got to meet my friend’s dog - previously only a zoom dog-sighting.

Person with shaved head and glasses, smiling with a group of people reading behind them

Cream and orange coloured long hair dog smiling.

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Made it safely to Calgary on our whirlwind writing tour. Next up, authors-in-residence at the AWCS annual retreat. Then @abuckleyauthor.bsky.social flies off to one conference, while I stay in Calgary to teach a three-day flash fiction class before the Writers Guild of Alberta conference.

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

We still have a few more beds to dig/build but here’s one of them!

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

What does a middle-aged queer couple do on the one Saturday in a month we’re both off? Get plants, of course

Metal wagon loaded with various outdoor plants in a parking lot

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

The “We’re not mad, we’re just disappointed” starter pack.

Three cute, chubby marmots sitting on a woodpile.

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

First conference done. Was home for a day yesterday. Off to KTTA today! Then home for a day and then Kamloops Young Authors!

Smiling person in front of a screen with “come Alive: Developing Character Through Role Play and Storytelling”

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

This little suspicious cutie popping his little head up to watch us walk by.

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

My wife and I repotted the succulents from my sister’s wedding nearly two years ago. They finally have room to spread out!

Two small succulent plants in glass vases with “Love” on the side.

Succulent plants in green plastic vases.

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

I’m putting off the inevitable email distractions by writing in the living room for a while.

Notepad with outlining of a science fiction book chapter with a pen and a cup of tea.

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

View of our town from the top of a hill during our walk today

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

After an absolutely joyous writing date with @abuckleyauthor.bsky.social - I felt it was time to bring this back. We're nearly done with our third book together and it's time for us to get serious about getting these things published.

One person wearing pink feather boas and the other dressed all in black looking serious.

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

MY wife @augustvstralen.bsky.social found the perfect Gandalf staff on our walk today.

Person in winter coat holding a giant branch in the woods.

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Been happily working on my next novella-in-flash after some inspiration in the form of the publisher of The Price of Cookies agreeing to publish the next one! #flashfiction #startrek www.patreon.com/posts/excerp...

Excerpt from Red Shirts Sometimes Survive, Star Trek novella-in-flash promo card.

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

For a lot of folks, it’s Valentine’s Day, but for me and my wife, it’s Brutie’s love day. He was our beloved dog who was with me from puppyhood until almost 15. He died a couple in 2021 but I always celebrate this day that I adopted him in the Virgin Islands in 2006.

Tiny brown puppy with the cutest little face

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Have-woven scarf from a friend - happy and exhausted after a long day on the road and a successful event.

Smiling person with a colorful scarf around their neck

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

I’m so impressed by people who hand make things - our friend Suz wove these scarves for us and brought them over today. Just in time for another cold winter walk. #canada

Three people, smiling, wearing winter coats with scarves.

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Enjoying my first #canlit book of the year. This was incredible! Engaging from start to finish - yes, horror elements but more of a coming home, family drama with such relatable family dynamics. Absolutely wonderful book.

Photo of book cover Bad Cree by Jessica Johns

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

More winter walking with my wife - took a bit of a fall today but only because I climbed up on a snow hill and yelled “I’m king of the world” before falling off and landing on my knees.

Person in a toque and winter coat smiling

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Is it a sign how dull my life is that I’m super excited about my new dishes? It’s the first time in our 8 years together that my wife and I actually have dishes we didn’t bring to the relationship. The rest was all pre-meeting thrifted stuff we’d both gathered in our poorer days.

Stoneware dishes in charcoal gray with a lighter gray edge.

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Every year, I try to read at least a couple books from President Obama’s favourites of 2024. Just added a few of these to my library hold list.

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

My wife and I go out every year and buy one ornament in the week after Christmas sales. This is the one I picked this year.

Glass holiday ornament with a signpost inside pointing to North Pole, and various major Canadian cities.

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

The high point of my day was getting a notification that CBC books tagged me in a post on Instagram as part of their list of finalists’ books published in 2024.

Books covers of books by Canadian authors

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

My goodreads year in review and I've been reading a lot of #canlit

Book covers of Glass Half full of poetry, Perfect little angels, horrible fairy tales, room, the very secret society of irregular witches, the scourge, hair in all the wrong places, the butcher of the forest, and the grimoire of kensington market

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

If Spotify wrapped only covered November, my tops would be Noah Kahan, Gracie Abrams, and the female rage playlist!

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

My brother-in-law likes to say there’s no such thing as bad weather, just people who are ill-prepared for it. I feel prepared for the minus 3 I dealt with during my walk today.

Person wearing sunglasses, winter hat, winter cowl, and winter coat with a snowy river in the background

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Made a meme inspired by our recent Next Gen rewatch. #startrek

Meme of Geordi LaForge saying no to a dick pic and yes to a dik-dik pic.

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

I’m much older and I feel like I understand less every day.

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

My wife and I “enjoying” the below zero temps and the snow.

Two people in knit hats and winter coats, smiling in the snow

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Today I turned 54 - my wife and I went for a 5K walk and balanced it by eating ice cream bars. I always get sad on my birthday because I miss the close circle of friends who used to gather to celebrate but happy to have at least a digitally connected group of friends. Missing many of you.

Person in sunglasses with a river behind them

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Just had an incredible session where I got to talk to a group of education majors about #LGBTQ inclusivity in the classroom and it was wonderful. So many excellent questions and comments from the students.

LGBTQ in the classroom title slide by Finnian Burnett

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Took the day off (almost the whole day) and went on an appointment with my wife - rewarded her good behaviour at the doctor with lunch *and* Starbucks. @augustvstralen.bsky.social

Two queer people with glasses and big smiles

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

My favourite picture of the Enderby Lit Con because we look like we’re in our element with our books and our shared table. @abuckleyauthor.bsky.social

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Had such a blast at the Enderby Lit con today!

Person on stage reading from a paperback book

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

The deer are all chonking up for the winter.

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Prepping for print-book December in anticipation of taking a lot of time off screens and tension for the entire month.

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