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Helen Hey (she/her) @inkyfingertips.bsky.social · 13h

These rhubarb and custard chews are going to get me through the last pieces of this project. #AmEditing

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Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦 @secondnaturemb.bsky.social · 20h

Sunrise over Weenipagamiksaguygun on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Reflecting, as a settler, on how much better things would be if more people adopted an Indigenous World View and treated the lake and all around us as our relatives.

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Editors/Réviseurs Canada @editorscanada.bsky.social · 16h

How do you articulate your worth to clients who are seduced by AI? What does informed consent and disclosure look like when clients present you with AI-generated text? In our Oct. 8 webinar with Emily Faubert, get answers to these questions and more. Sign up now: webinars.editors.ca/upcoming_web...

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Adrienne Massanari @adriennemassanari.bsky.social · 20h

The invisible labor (often performed by women and marginalized folks) that keeps organizations afloat remains hidden and uncompensated. But those musing about AI's "transformation" of work have probably always benefited from this kind of labor in all parts of their life and don't see it as work.

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Failbetter Games | Wishlist Mandrake on Steam! @failbettergames.com · 23h

We're hiring! We're looking for a Writer and Narrative Designer to join the Fallen London team at a senior or mid level. This position is permanent, remote, and full time, which for us means 35 hours a week. #GamesJobs

Night. The House of Chimes - a tower which you might immediately think of as Big Ben - is adrift in the River Thames. It still seems to be keeping time. In the background, a large, alien building looms over the city of London.

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Hectic Electron is defying raccoons @hecticelectron.com · 29/09/2026

Raccoon Sky Pirates launches in under 3 days! Back on Day 1 to get the haunted house map. The basement alone has a vampire crypt, the Pumpkin Patch of Souls, the Angel of Death's studio apt. & a shark tank. Imagine raccoons running all over that stuff. Sign up at www.kickstarter.com/projects/hec...

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Coming soon: Raccoon Sky Pirates Classic

A raucous game of chaos and trash. Play raccoons raiding the suburbs in a janky flying ship forever on the verge of exploding.

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Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦 @secondnaturemb.bsky.social · 18h

Walking around in the bush with my head down again this morning. I’m absolutely in love with the gills on this mushroom. I think it might be a type of oysterling. 🍄🌿

Looking at the underside of a frilly oyster mushroom. The different lobes overlap, each other kind of like a nudibranch, it’s tan gills form, beautiful, ripping patterns.

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London Public Library @lpl.ca · 18h

On National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we honour the children who never returned home and the Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. 🧡 Learn and explore Indigenous stories today and everyday: buff.ly/9cej10O

Four Indigenous-themed book covers on a navy background with an orange feather graphic: Carry Your Heart — Louis Busch; The Inbetween Leader — Jody Wilson‑Raybould & Roshan Danesh; The Savage Mind — David Treuer; We Are Still Here — Phyllis Webstad.

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Helen Hey (she/her) @inkyfingertips.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Woke up in my very own house for the first time, went to a meeting, then stood in the back door and had a cry. I can't believe I made this happen. It took two years of hard work and there's plenty left to do, but I'm so proud of myself.

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Kienna is making Erstwild @kiennas.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Love to "make Canada strong" by investing in the technology that will devastate Canadian ecology, steal from Canadian labour, take up Canadian work opportunities, and undermine the cognition skills of the upcoming Canadian workforce 🙄

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Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor @carolinavonkampen.com · 28/09/2026

Imagine being a person teaching people how to use AI for writing or editing. Morally reprehensible imo!

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Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor @carolinavonkampen.com · 28/09/2026

OpenAI Policy Director: “Our work on AI and Creativity is going to increasingly lead to us creating systems that substitute [people's labor]. The better we do on GPT-X, the more worried genre fiction authors will become about us substituting for them on Amazon.” authorsguild.org/news/ag-v-op...

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Unsealed Briefs in Authors’ Case v. Microsoft/OpenAI: Top Execs Knew Their Mass Book Piracy Was Illegal And Would Put Authors Out of Work

(New York, September 21, 2026) Explosive new documents released last Thursday in Authors Guild v. OpenAI—the major book authors’ ongoing lawsuit alleging OpenAI and Microsoft illegally trained their…

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Helen Hey (she/her) @inkyfingertips.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Excited to be attending @indexerscanada.bsky.social's webinar on indexing best practices! @stephenullstrom.bsky.social and François Trahan are presenting.

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 25/09/2026

An individual in Canada used ChatGPT for eight months to plan one of the country’s worst mass shootings. Yet, if you listen to politicians and media, the real threat of AI is a fantastical scenario where it might wipe out humans in ten years. They need to stop getting fooled by tech deceivers.

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The media has the AI threat all wrong

Generative AI is harming people today. We don’t need to waste time fantasizing about science fictional scenarios.

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Sophie Carr @sophiecarr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The weekend starts here! Staying on the turquoise theme, one of my favourite river braids in the south-east of #Iceland.

Turquoise river braids meandering across pale dry sand (which probably is darker grey or black when wet).

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Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦 @secondnaturemb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

For the last 15 years, I've worked on dozens of interpretive media projects and I've learned a few things along the way. If you have a site that would benefit from interpretive signage, why not join me online on October 13th to learn about best practices? It's free! 3common.com/event/6ab591...

A flyer advertising a free webinar on the steps to making effective interpretive signage. It's available on Tuesday, October 13th at 2:00 on Zoom.

Join interpretive specialist, Heather Hinam for a free one-hour webinar that will take you through the basics of planning, designing and creating good interpretive signage, including:

The principles of good interpretation
The benefits of a good interpretive plan to save time and money
How does interpretive planning work?
Types of interpretive media
What does it cost?
When to engage professional help

She will answer your questions and will give you the guidance to get started telling your stories in an interesting and timeless way.

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Merchant Adventurers’ Hall @merchantshallyork.org · 24/09/2026

We are a very old building. We have lots of keys. We have lots of keys that don’t open anything. Join us for a one off installment of, “Keys of the Merchant Adventurers’ Hall that are pretty but completely useless”. 🔑 🧵

We are looking at two pewter plates with an assortment of large brass and iron keys in various shapes and sizes.

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

if you say "The Museum of English Rural Life" three times in a mirror, nothing happens. but if you speak it a fourth time, a man in a smock appears and asks you to incant the poem on the side of this rather menacing jug

harvest festival jug featuring a rather spooky sunshine design

the reverse of the jug, featuring a poem. it reads: "Harvest is come all
busy now in making
of the Barley mow if
you the Barley mow
neglect of Good ale you
can not then expect"

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Birds Canada @birdscanada.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This month in the 2026 Birds Canada calendar features a breathtaking shot of two Evening Grosbeaks photographed by Missy Mandel. Did you know that Evening Grosbeaks moult completely just once a year, at the end of the breeding season?

A male and a female evening grosbeak perch next to each other on a branch

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will jobst @willjobst.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

don't be shy gen con go ahead. don't be shy pax unplugged go ahead. don't be shy origins go ahead. don't be shy gamehole go ahead. don't be shy gary con go ahead. don't be shy page go ahead. don't be shy breakout go ahead. don't be shy dragon con go ahead.

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Graeme @gbloodworth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If Brassica Oleracea varietals were chess pieces: King: Broccoli Queen: Cauliflower Rook: Romanesco Bishop: Kohlrabi Knight: Kale Pawns: individual brussels sprouts

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Helen Hey (she/her) @inkyfingertips.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I finally, finally moved my furniture out of storage and into the new house. It was in there for almost a year and I knew it was stressing me out, but I did not expect to feel this relieved. It still needs to be unwrapped and assembled, but knowing that there's no catastrophic damage is SO nice.

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is the quality content I come to Bluesky for.

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Emanoel Melo from The Cabinet of Curiosities @cabinetofcuriosities.games · 24/09/2026

KAGUYA PROTOCOL is out in digital format! It's a 2-part CBR+PNK /Run with a couple of special rules inspired by our upcoming game ONIGAMI. Grab a copy for free (donations are welcome, if you feel like throwing some Cred our way)! luigicalistrato.itch.io/kaguya-proto...

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Kaguya Protocol by Luigi Calistrato, Emanoel Melo

A tale of glitches and legacy for CBR+PNK

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 23/09/2026

When Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government proposed overhauling environmental assessments and major project approvals last spring, they were warned against centralizing power and infringing on Indigenous Rights. Critics say Bill C-39 does just that.

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Canadians warned Carney not to sideline scientists. Bill C-39 does just that, critics say

When the Liberals proposed overhauling major project approvals, the public worried it would concentrate power and infringe on Indigenous Rights. Now, pipelines and nuclear development will be reviewed by an energy agency, instead of environmental

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Ruby (ft. Jimin) @lapsedbard.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

CANADIANS, this petition to regulate data centers in Canada is open until September 24, please sign! www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

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Petition e-7550 - Petitions

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Quinns @itsquinns.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Rounding out my Summer Reading posts on Quinns Quest with an absolutely electric final brace of releases. I've been reading Infinite Revolution, City of Espers, Asher's Ridge and Girlframe. They are all SO GOOD. www.patreon.com/qquest/posts...

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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 23/09/2026

NEW FOR SOLO SEPT: Escape the Iron Dungeon by @gomezwrites.bsky.social 💪🏽 A solo fantasy-themed hexcrawl workout plan. WORKOUT PLAN? Use the arcane knowledge (movement suggestions) in this dungeon escape to get stronger IRL. Take on mighty challenges like planks, diamond pushups, chest flys, +more!

The cover (front) of Escape the Iron Dungeon - Get the Keys, Get Stronger, Get Out. It's a pamphlet. The font is spiky like a metal band. The image shows five dark fantasy-style keys. The bottom of the panel says: gather 2 six-sided dice, a pencil, weights of your choosing, and the grit you'll need to escape

An example of some of the interior panels of Escape the Iron Dungeon. Visible: some of the workout move hex map, setup directions, and a log for tracking the weight and reps for each of the exercises

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Helen Hey (she/her) @inkyfingertips.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It just occurred to me that @threesailsstudios.bsky.social's City of Espers would be absolutely perfect for a Gachiakuta-based game. The vibes are dead-on.

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Rob Donoghue @rdonoghue.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It took me much longer to learn this than it should have, but it is brick-to-the-side-of-head true.

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Helen Hey (she/her) @inkyfingertips.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The movers come tomorrow. Prepping myself for physical and emotional exhaustion. Fingers crossed that everything arrives in one piece.

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Fabian Blake(he/him)Rose tint my world @glitzydemon.itch.io · 23/09/2026

It me! I do this! If you are a Global Majority creator I have discounts for you on editing, proofreading, sensitivity reading, and cultural consulting 💖 (and if you think it's too cheeky to ask, let me TELL YOU about the number of White Men who've rudely demanded/expected me to work for free...🙄)

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Terri Windling @terriwindling.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This one goes immediately onto my Reading List. The book has a great theme (stories in honour of Ursula Le Guin), a great editor, and an sterling list of contributors.

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Editors/Réviseurs Canada @editorscanada.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

We're introducing national virtual networking sessions as part of our webinar season! They're FREE for #EditorsCanada members and student affiliates. Non-members and members of partner organizations pay $20. The first session is on Oct. 1! Register now: webinars.editors.ca/upcoming_web...

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Graeme @gbloodworth.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is the tool they want us to ruin the world for

a MS word correction from copilot which recommends changing the phrase "on the lam" to "on the lamp"

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Daniel Kwan @danielhkwan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Putting a call out for TTRPG artists! Doing an initial discovery for an artist to work on a new cyberpunk, body horror action game I'm designing. Please link your portfolio! NO AI.

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 22/09/2026

Our subscription drive is still going and is now 70 new subscribers short of its goal. We had hoped to reach that in time for our 20th anniversary issue in October so we could give everyone their raises as part of that celebration. It's going to be close. clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

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Subscribe to Clarkesworld Magazine

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

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Helen Hey (she/her) @inkyfingertips.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is a good post and I'd like to add a couple things on how to reduce editing costs: 1) Find a beginner or student editor, either through contacts, social media, or an editing instructor. They won't charge as much as someone experienced and are trying to build their reach just like you.

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Editors/Réviseurs Canada @editorscanada.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Are you an editor? Do you hire or train editors? Get Professional Editorial Standards now! The 2024 edition clarifies what's expected of Canadian editors and defines the criteria against which their knowledge and skills can be measured. Free download: editors.ca/publications...

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Professional Editorial Standards

Professional Editorial Standards by Editors Canada clarifies what knowledge, skills and practices are expected of English-language editors.

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Mali 💤 @sleepimali.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Wind chime time 🐰🌿

Watercolour painting of bunnies and sparky types of wind chimes on a white background. The hues are mainly green, and every wind chime has a red strap/string on it

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Rascal News @rascal.news · 21/09/2026

It's not just AI-generated art anymore. Now, Agentic AIs are in our emails, and they really really want us to buy their D&D "module." If AI can so easily subvert spam safeguards, it's the beginning of the end for our inboxes.

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An “AI Agent” is begging us to buy their D&D module

iLands has been inundating the inboxes of journalists and publications… and now it’s Rascal’s turn to take out the trash.

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Mali 💤 @sleepimali.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

World cold and hard, bed soft and warm original painting auction is up! 🐈‍⬛️🛏✨️ Shares are so appreciated 🫶 Ends on Thursday September 24th at 7pm CEST. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Photo of my hand holding a watercolour painting over a patch of snow. The painting is of a tortoiseshell cat looking very comfy in a bed with a fluffy pillow and equally fluffy patchwork blanket. They're surrounded by flowers and sparkles.

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Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦 @secondnaturemb.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Sunrise song. You'll want the volume up for this one, but not too high. Every coyote within a half kilometre radius decided to make themselves known this morning while I was enjoying the sunrise from the kayak. A truly magical moment. #mammals 🌿

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Helen Hey (she/her) @inkyfingertips.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Responding to project inquiries is a lesson in emotional regulation. Did I respond too quickly? Too slowly? Did they dislike the amount of questions I asked? Are they miffed that I didn't provide a quote immediately? Did someone else respond faster? It's almost always a molehill and not a mountain.

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maru @koyamori.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Dancing in the wind 🍂 #art

Yellow gingko leaves cascade down from the tree branch.
Creatures ride upon the dancing leaves, surfing the wind.

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Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦 @secondnaturemb.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Took the kayak down the Icelandic river to where it hits Lake Winnipeg. Most of the evening, the sky was quite dull, and then it exploded.

A brilliant red and deep orange sunset streaks across the sky behind the silhouettes of a small clump of trees in the middle of a field. All of this is reflected, almost perfectly in the water in the foreground. Taken from a kayak.

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