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JJ Lee @jjleeshouldwrite.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

7:30 not 7:00 PM, Friday, Dec. 19. It'd be great to see you #newwest #newwestminster

JJ Lee @jjleeshouldwrite.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Need to know someone had a worse Christmas than you? Come to the free live storytelling event (surprise drop, friends) at @ GROOVE CAT BOOKS & RECORDS in #newwestminster. Hear stories from Jennifer Lutes, Subbu Govindarajapuram, and me.

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JJ Lee @jjleeshouldwrite.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

First volume of the anthology series made a comeback at the very niche Amazon.ca category of Canadian Collections. We're #9, we're #9, we're #9!

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JJ Lee @jjleeshouldwrite.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Anthologies getting some just-in-time holiday love in the form of reviews and shoutouts... thebcreview.ca/2025/12/09/2... www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... www.cbc.ca/books/38-can...

A diptych comprised of the cover of Better This Year featuring evergreen branches holding a single repair Christmas tree ornament and a head shot of the editor JJ Lee in black glasses and a denim shirt.

The cover of BETTER NEXT YEAR which is illustrated with a shattered red Christmas tree ornament with pieces on the floor.

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JJ Lee @jjleeshouldwrite.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Cozy? Seasonal? Storytime? The live HOLIDAY storytelling continues! Friday, Dec. 5th at West Vancouver Memorial Library. Reserve a free ticket here: westvanlibrary.ca/event/fa-la-...

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JJ Lee @jjleeshouldwrite.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

BETTER THIS YEAR's Thi Tran compares Vancouver's Kingsgate Mall to Oakridge BITD. For more worst-case-scenario holiday stories, join us at the West Vancouver Memorial Library Dec. 5! Reserve seats here: westvanlibrary.ca/event/fa-la-... Buy the book: www.tidewaterpress.ca/better-this-...

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JJ Lee @jjleeshouldwrite.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Do you have a true story of a horrible Christmas? I want to hear about it and quite frankly share it with the world. Call the brand new WORST CHRISTMAS EVER HOTLINE! 1-604-223-4628 For more info: transcanadastoryrodeo.com

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JJ Lee @jjleeshouldwrite.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

#newwest Join us Nov. 19 for a night of real stories of truly awful holiday moments! I'm hosting storytellers who are featured in the latest nonfic anthology Better This Year. @artsnewwest.bsky.social artsnewwest.ca/new-westmins...

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JJ Lee @jjleeshouldwrite.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

EXCITED. Starting Sat. Feb 15, learn how to use WVML’s Recording Studio while helping create a podcast about #podcasting! We'll record our progress through this workshop, learn audio engineering skills, build community, and tell our stories. #westvancouver westvanlibrary.ca/event/podcas...

west vancouver memorial library ad for a podcasting workshop with jj lee

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JJ Lee @jjleeshouldwrite.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

ok. have left the breadcrumbs from facebook and instagram to here.

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JJ Lee @jjleeshouldwrite.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

i get crazy nostalgic when i visit cbc vancouver. doing a yak for THE NEXT CHAPTER

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JJ Lee @jjleeshouldwrite.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Measure of a Man is going into another printing (absolute miracle and mystery) AND it got another medallion on the cover along the way. just plain bragging, folks.

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JJ Lee @jjleeshouldwrite.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

have to comment on the fashion #tysonpaul. ringside commentator mauro ranallo (from BC) is wearing perhaps a too light blue dinner jack. Rosie Perez is also wearing blue. But it's deep and really looks rich and gorgeous under TV lights.

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JJ Lee @jjleeshouldwrite.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

btw, have a new book out. just in time for christmas. but back to boxing, friends.

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JJ Lee @jjleeshouldwrite.bsky.social · 19/08/2024

excited to post this new video on the craft of memoir writing on youtube. it's on the role of setting. www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9H2...

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JJ Lee @jjleeshouldwrite.bsky.social · 12/04/2024

got a chance to freshen up my website...because DO I EXIST if I don't blog ? jj-lee.com

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JJ Lee @jjleeshouldwrite.bsky.social · 23/03/2024

Join me and this wonderful group of writers for a great afternoon of dim sum, wine and words. Joy Kogawa, Lindsay Wong, Ujjal Dosanjh, Keiko Honda, Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio, and Angie Wong. www.eventbrite.ca/e/wine-and-w...

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JJ Lee @jjleeshouldwrite.bsky.social · 16/03/2024

My first solo photo show coming up. jj-lee.com

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JJ Lee @jjleeshouldwrite.bsky.social · 09/12/2023

We're on @CBCBooks THE NEXT CHAPTER www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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JJ Lee @jjleeshouldwrite.bsky.social · 08/12/2023

check out last year's ghost story....THE HAUNTED GHOST www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

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JJ Lee @jjleeshouldwrite.bsky.social · 07/12/2023

@gregpak.bsky.social all i can say is yay to your latest tweet. my migration to bsky has been slow but really positive. just got my first solo photo exhibition (april) and i'm need one more image...so i bought this camera to make it.

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JJ Lee @jjleeshouldwrite.bsky.social · 07/12/2023

in other amazing news: @cbcbooks made BETTER NEXT YEAR one of its picks for books to get you in the mood (for what, i will leave to your imagination...until you click the link) www.cbc.ca/books/14-boo...

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JJ Lee @jjleeshouldwrite.bsky.social · 05/12/2023

BETTER NEXT YEAR in BC Book World. But check out the second pic and look for the red eyeglass frames. is that shade?

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JJ Lee @jjleeshouldwrite.bsky.social · 03/12/2023

what a morning. we just made the Tyees Holiday Picks list.

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JJ Lee @jjleeshouldwrite.bsky.social · 03/12/2023

thank you #newwest arts council for the holiday night craft market at the river market. and thanks to Rain City Games for letting me park in the middle of their frontage.