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J. Patricia Anderson

@jpatriciaanderson.bsky.social
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Canadian SFF author | Computer Scientist | UBI advocate | Parent to 3 living, 1 born sleeping | Zero genAI! | Commit the sin of empathy | She/her (-ish) linktr.ee/jpatriciaanderson

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Lyse @lyse.myatproto.social · 10/10/2026
I am feeling attacked
The ADHD urge to be excellent at solving other people's highly complex problems while letting our car registration expire for 8 months while actively thinking about it every single day.
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J. Patricia Anderson @jpatriciaanderson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Ooooo 👀 @cblansdell.bsky.social
Our Ways Unmasked by C B Lansdell on my Kobo
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Bess Hamilton @besshamilton.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
A comedian has a pretty good answer for the weird fear that giving people UBI would mean they'd do nothing by harkening back to early covid lockdowns when everyone did stuff to make it more bearable.
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Nobody is doing nothing #standupcomedian #standupspecial #comedyclips #universalbasicincome
YouTube video by Craig Fay
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J. Patricia Anderson @jpatriciaanderson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Me: Ugh this ebook goes right to the first page of the book Husband: Problem? Me: there's lots of shit before the first page! Husband: like what Me: I want to read the copyright page Husband: yeahhh you're pretty niche 🥰
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Natania Barron ~ Fantasy Author @natania.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Beautiful Tersa sphinx moth outside today. They’re usually nocturnal, and this one may be older and just running down. But so beautiful. Looks carved of wood.
An angular moth with wood like grain, resting on concrete
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J. Patricia Anderson @jpatriciaanderson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
My kids are always losing to the CPUs in Super Smash Bros because none of them know how to jump back onto the platform once they're knocked even slightly off and I think it's time for a tutorial...
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J. Patricia Anderson @jpatriciaanderson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I keep forgetting to register ahhhhhh 🫠
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Green Party of Canada | Parti Vert du Canada @canadiangreens.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
There's just one week left to become a member to vote in the 2026 Green Party of Canada #LeadershipRace. If you're ready to make change, sign up here: www.greenparty.ca/en/become-a-...!
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J. Patricia Anderson @jpatriciaanderson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
North of North gave me a little Hatley High vibe for a minute in season 2, ep 1, and then Rachelle Lefevre appeared. Insane.
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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
@CethanLeahy

Me: oh wow, this shop has everything my heart desires!

Spooky shopkeeper: yes, I will warn you... every item comes with a price.

Me: yes, I know how shops work

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Spooky Shopkeeper: The price may be more than you expect to pay.

Me: Yes, I know how US taxes work, too.

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Shopkeeper, increasingly exasperated: I'm trying to tell you that I'm evil and offering these wares with no regard for the harm they will do!

Me, also increasingly exasperated: I know what capitalism is too goddammit
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Dave Lawson @dlawsonauthor.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
200 ratings! When I first published, I honestly never could have predicted this would happen, and I’m so grateful to everyone who has given my books a chance! You’re the best!
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
My sphinx: #dog #BostonTerrier #AGoodPlace
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J. Patricia Anderson @jpatriciaanderson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I am in here 👀
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Piobar @gloinepiobar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Small pumpkins at Apple fest in Lincoln Square.
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jandalane.bsky.social @jandalane.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Grabbed a few of these at Apple Fest in Lincoln Square (and some cider donuts)
Fall gourds in the sun
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Erica @ericamauter.com · 04/10/2026
It’s decorative gourd season, motherfuckers!
multiple pumpkin varieties piled on some steps
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I'm feeling this way 😤🥺
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Sarah Archer @sarcher.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
You know what the fuck season it is.
A pretty group of green, yellow and orange decorative gourds FOR THE SEASON
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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
@JFriedhoff

me at 13: wow i can't wait til we have immersive computers everywhere like star trek
me at 30: wow i can't wait until we destroy all computers like in dune
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A.J. Calvin @ajcalvin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Zayne was prowling my office yesterday, and paused for a while to contemplate the *other* dragon on my bookshelf. He ultimately decided that dragon was too busy reading to steal his crickets, and went about his journey. 😂🦎
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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.
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Steve Hugh Westenra 🕷️🧛‍♂️🏳️‍⚧️📚✒️ @stevewestenra.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
THIS IS A VERY GOOD BOOK AND DID YOU KNOW YOU CAN BOTH WIN A COPY AND/OR BUY IT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO ENTER?
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Author C B Lansdell @cblansdell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Don't miss out on this! This book stays with you long after you've read it.
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Steve Hugh Westenra 🕷️🧛‍♂️🏳️‍⚧️📚✒️ @stevewestenra.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Having trans friends is really great and you should try it. 10/10 recommend
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Physghoul 👻 🎃 @physgal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Just needs alt-text:
How to avoid sexual assault! A QUICK AND EASY GUIDE* 

sexual violence centre cork 

1 DON'T PUT DRUGS IN PEOPLE'S DRINKS 

4 WHEN YOU SEE A WOMAN WALKING BY HERSELF, LEAVE HER ALONE. 

3 WHEN YOU COME ACROSS SOMEONE WHO IS DRUNK OR ASLEEP, THE BEST THING TO DO IS NOT RAPE THEM. 

6 CARRY A WHISTLE. IF YOU THINK YOU MIGHT RAPE SOMEONE, BLOW THE WHISTLE UNTIL SOMEONE COMES TO STOP YOU.

2 USE THE BUDDY SYSTEM! IF YOU CAN'T STOP YOURSELF FROM SEXUALLY ASSAULTING SOMEONE, ASK A TRUSTED FRIEND TO ACCOMPANY YOU AT ALL TIMES TO STOP YOU. 

5 IF YOU ARE IN A LIFT AND SOMEONE STEPS IN, REMEMBER NOT TO SEXUALLY ASSAULT THEM.

*for perpetrators.
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J. Patricia Anderson @jpatriciaanderson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Last day to enter the Your Blood and Bones goodreads ebook giveaway! It is a good spooky season read 🩸🐦‍⬛☠️. www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
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Book giveaway for Your Blood and Bones by J. Patricia Anderson Sep 10-Sep 30, 2026
Enter to win one of 100 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Sep 10-Sep 30, 2026. Get one of 100 e-book copies of the dark fantasy novella, Your Bl...
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Every bit of this 👇
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Feena van @feenavan2099.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Fav S @Favwontmiss .19h WHY ARE WE SO QUICK TO ASSUME POOR PEOPLE WILL TAKE MORE THAN THEY NEED, BUT SO QUIET ABOUT THE PEOPLE AT THE TOP WHO HAVE ALREADY HOARDED MORE THAN ANYONE COULD EVER NEED?
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J. Patricia Anderson @jpatriciaanderson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Savage Daughters of the Secret Isle is in SFINCS this year 🥰
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J. Patricia Anderson @jpatriciaanderson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Me neither 🥰
A large tree silhouetted against a sunset.
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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
@AmySilverberg

One time a writer friend of mine got too drunk and sobbed bc she said there were too many books in the world she wouldn’t have time to read, and this guy down the bar said, ladies—he isn’t worth it and my friend yelled IM CRYING ABOUT BOOKS and that shut the guy up
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.
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The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship @thesfincs.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Last call for novella submissions! We have three spots left! Submissions will be closing tomorrow (September 26th) at 11am EST. #authors #writers #booksky forms.gle/DBM6MPYwQd6e...
SFINCS 4 Logo
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J. Patricia Anderson @jpatriciaanderson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Someone with a good camera in Ottawa better be photographing the moon right now.
The moon is insane but my phone camera sucks.
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The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship @thesfincs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We officially only have three spots left. Hurry and submit your novella! #writers #writing #authors
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Victoria Rose Richards @aerialembroidery.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
80 hours of embroidery! This aerial landscape is directly inspired by Dartmoor and I'd say I have another 30-ish hours to go? I'm now starting to fill in the fields for the sheep, the tor area will be done last as I'm still deciding whether I want a slope or not 😅 I hope you like it! #art
An embroidery hoop containing a sewn aerial-view landscape. It depicts a moorland scene in a range of green shades, about 70% completed.
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J. Patricia Anderson @jpatriciaanderson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
5yo: "When I'm a police when I'm an adult* you'll have to get me as MANY DOUGHNUTS AS I WANT!" 6yo: "Police love doughnuts." * I'm working on it, the kids copaganda is strong 🫠
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Loch Ness Monster 🎃🇨🇦 @vriccithode.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
okay, i miscounted on the butterflies so this is actual butterfly 66 #ChonkWatch
a monarch butterfly on a plant in a hanging basket.
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J. Patricia Anderson @jpatriciaanderson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
My kids play Toca Boca Blocks and somehow the younger two always end up deleting their progress and ask me for block recipes constantly and the older one just asked how to start over on purpose and we can't figure it out so I have literally no idea how they constantly do it 🫠.
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J. Patricia Anderson @jpatriciaanderson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Spec fic novellas please enter! 🥰
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Tabitha | Behind the Pages @behindthepages.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Each day we get closer to closing out the form from max entries! Make sure you don't miss your chance this year! #writers #publishers #authors
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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 19/09/2026
We're now accepting entries into the SFINCS competition! Come enter your Spec-Fic novella! I'm a judge and I WANT TO READ SOME NOVELLAS. FEED ME
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J. Patricia Anderson @jpatriciaanderson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Decorative gourd season motherfuckers
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The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship @thesfincs.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
We still have 30 spots open! Hurry before you run out of time to submit! #authors #booksky #writing
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Author C B Lansdell @cblansdell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I made a storyboard-shaped thing this weekend. I'm very lucky to have an audiobook, but not many have heard it. So I thought, why not share a few narrated scenes? youtube.com/shorts/w7Qp8...
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Far Removed Chapter 1 Scene with Audiobook Narration #pencilsketch #storyboard #audiobook
YouTube video by C.B. Lansdell
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Steve Hugh Westenra 🕷️🧛‍♂️🏳️‍⚧️📚✒️ @stevewestenra.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
#SFINCS4 is still open for submissions! If you're worried about your book's length but are very close to the cut-off (e.g. you're 100 words over or under, you're good to enter). #SFINCS #Indiebooks #novellas #fantasybooks #horrorbooks #scifibooks
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The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship @thesfincs.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
And it's time! Submit your novellas! #booksky #writingcommunity docs.google.com/forms/d/1tmf...
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Steve Hugh Westenra 🕷️🧛‍♂️🏳️‍⚧️📚✒️ @stevewestenra.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
And the #SFINCS 4 entry form is LIVE! If you've written a self-published or small press speculative (SFFH) novella, and would like to enter it, the form's here!: www.sfincscompetition.com
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The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship | SFINCS
The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS, pronounced “sphinx”) is a yearly competition to recognize, honor, and celebrate the talent and creativity present in the indie community.
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J. Patricia Anderson @jpatriciaanderson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Walking in nature, loudly humming random Legend of Zelda soundtrack snippets, as you do.
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Loch Ness Monster 🎃🇨🇦 @vriccithode.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
butterflies 59 & 60 #ChonkWatch
a monarch butterfly on the inside of a mesh bug tent with wings spread. there are chrysalises hanging nearby.a monarch butterfly with wings spread on a plant in a hanging basket.
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