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Steffani Cameron 🇨🇦 @snarkysteff.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I mean… I live here. Never gets old. #yyj

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ScottishGenealogy.ca @scottishgenealogy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Plans are coming together for Scotland in June. Can't wait to be back helping another group of family historians research their families in Edinburgh. I love every minute of it. scottishgenealogy.ca

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ScottishGenealogy.ca - ScottishGenealogy.ca

Genealogy research trips to Edinburgh, Scotland, with a professional genealogist. Unlock your family history and experience a taste of Scotland.

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SiWC @siwc.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

If you're in town & don't have an SiWC master class on the evening of Thurs, Oct 22, join us 6:30-9:00pm for our bookstore partner @blackbondbooks.bsky.social's open-to-the-public event. Meet Diana Gabaldon, Susanna Kearsley, and Iryn Tushabe. RSVP required! www.blackbondbooks.com/events/65205...

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An Evening with Diana Gabaldon, Susanna Kearsley, and Iryn Tushabe | Black Bond Books

Local Independent Bookstore with 6 locations in Vancouver's Lower Mainland

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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Give me romance and don't condescend to me. And keep your lit fic which continually thinks its reinventing the wheel. Stop pretending people being depressed and breaking up (or 'discovering reality') is more innovative than people navigating human relationships and love. Just stop.

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Dr Ella Hawkins @ellamchawk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Elizabethan playhouses were supplied by a network of tailors, merchants & craftswomen. Their names survive in records, but little is known about their lives. I’m working on new research that brings the stories of these makers & traders centre stage. Here is the project in biscuit (cookie) form. 🍪

A photograph of eight rectangular biscuits (cookies) arranged in two rows on a square white plate. The plate is framed on all sides by a trailing vine pattern in green with pops of red. The biscuits are mostly in shades of ivory, cream, yellow, and grey, with a burst of vivid red and blue in one corner of the arrangement. Moving across the top row of biscuits from left to right, the designs include: neat lines of handwritten names in an early modern parish register; a section of a hand-drawn map from 1561 featuring St Paul’s Cathedral, with street names like ‘Carter Lane’ visible in a tiny spiky font; an extract of text from a funerary monument printed in an early modern book, ending ‘So transitory is our glory’; a section of embroidery from a funeral pall featuring metallic silver armour, crossed gold keys, and two hands holding up a crown. The biscuit designs on the bottom row include: horses prancing past shopfronts on Cheapside in the mid-sixteenth century; a receipt written in early modern secretary hand, which is difficult to read; a portrait of a stern-looking women dressed in a ruff, pearls, and sober dark clothing; swirling calligraphy and dense secretary hand featuring on a will dating from 1638.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Billy no mates.

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Tim Walker @twalk.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

One of my favorite pieces of wisdom about writing.

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Denise Mina @damedenisemina.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

She was kind and respectful to everyone, had her troubles but didn’t moan or stoop to self pity. It’s wonderful that people are so moved by that. Now more than ever, what a great example of a life. Donations per her request:

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

every billionaire & tech mogul, they all want to be adored & celebrated without doing the things Dolly did with a fraction of the power & money. What she had, she gave away. I'm sure she was comfortable (& that's good!). But she just relentlessly helped. It's not that difficult. Love. Care. Help. 💚🌸

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton was the antithesis of the hate & division we see in the world today. She knew who she was & never made herself smaller to fit in - an extraordinary trait for any woman, but especially one born in 1946. Thanks for the big hair and the even bigger heart. We love you, Dolly. ❤️

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Sing Dance

Alt: Dolly singing and dancing and winking

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

What an incredible and very American story of bigness and boldness and kindness and chasing dreams and defining yourself against the perception of others again and again May we all live such lives

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Steffani Cameron 🇨🇦 @snarkysteff.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A lot of "Christians" could learn a whole world of kindness from Miss Dolly.

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

boy howdy this storm

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SiWC @siwc.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Save the date for a novel night out with SiWC! Mark your calendars for Sept 26th and join us for Prose & Pours, a fun evening of burgers, brews and book-loving company. More details to come. Stay tuned!

A white, yellow, and black graphic that reads, "Save the date! Surrey International Writers' Conference presents Prose & Pours at Brewer's Row Port Moody, 26 Sept 2026 starting at 5pm. You won't want to miss this novel night out! Full schedule and ticket link to follow. www.siwc.ca/fundraising"

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ScottishGenealogy.ca @scottishgenealogy.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Some good, old-fashioned research comes to the rescue. Finally found a document I've been hunting for for weeks - and for which I'd eliminated every indexed source I could think of - by scrolling through 1340 pages of digitized-but-not-indexed microfilm. Time consuming but oh so satisfying!

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Kathy Chung @kathychung.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The other best thing for me is that my very close-by supermarket tends to be pricey, but they will match flyer prices for all major retailers, so I can save travel time and expense and still get the sale prices on things I need.

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Trey @tsauro.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

And now for the greatest cover of any song ever. youtu.be/2cZ_EFAmj08?...

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Heart - Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin - Kennedy Center Honors HD

YouTube video by Mark Pakula

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British Columbia Genealogical Society @bcgs.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

We received a request from someone searching for these heirloom photos of their grandparents and great grandparents. They were sold at auction in Nanaimo around 2000. If you have them or know where they are, please message us. Thank you! #FamilyHistory

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Amanda Madden @amandamadden.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Oooh boy. This is a great opportunity to talk about datasets and what goes into constructing a small one much less a "well structured historical dataset" in some fields. I'm a digital historian of Renaissance and Early Modern Italy and *none* of my material is digitized (1/13)

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Kathy Chung @kathychung.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Very helpful post for Irish genealogy research. Thanks, Claire!

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Steffani Cameron 🇨🇦 @snarkysteff.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Here’s a sunset I saw this week and didn’t post.

A cloudy sky but also a red horizon and a choppy and foreboding sea with a driftwood covered shore by a grassy cliff

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Kathy Chung @kathychung.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Furnished annex/flat/cottage ideal but ensuite room w/kitchen access also possible. DM me if you know of anything and I'll put you in touch. Thanks!

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Kathy Chung @kathychung.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Scottish folks, Cdn writer colleague with a grant for an extended research trip is looking for <£1000pcm housing for Mar-end of June or Jan-June if the rent allows in Cromarty, Ullapool, Brora, Golspie, or Dornoch.

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Dave Mandl @dmandl.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Bookstore section seen in Edinburgh.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

A silver hatchback starts its journey up the longest climb with the most elevation gain in the UK... towards the Bealach na Ba. (You might need to look closely to see the car!)

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Sandra Tayler @sandratayler.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Anyone who describes their critique style as "brutally honest" doesn't get to critique my work. If I hear how a critique group is so helpful because they rip things to shreds, I'll never bring my work to that group. Helping others grow as writers does not require violence.

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

what a lucky place to live where this service is one of the biggest things we complain about

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Kim Harbridge @kharb.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Come write with meeeeeee

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SiWC @siwc.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Join friends in the SiWC community Wednesdays at noon Pacific leading up to the conference for an hour of dedicated writing time. All writers are welcome, whether you're attending SiWC this year or not. A prompt will be provided for those who need a little inspiration. Info at siwc.ca/fundraising

A poster featuring the SiWC typewriter and with the same information as in the post: Write with us! Weekly online writing dates starting July 22, 2026. Find more information at www.siwc.ca/fundraising

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Denise Mina @damedenisemina.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

When you give your niece, the 9 year old POTUS, a sticker book for her birthday

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Kim Harbridge @kharb.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Another day, another email scam targeting authors. Stay safe out there in this here internet, friends

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SiWC @siwc.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

We've become aware that someone is impersonating SIWC staff by using a fraudulent email address to contact authors and invite them to present at SiWC. We are not currently sending out any presenter invitations, and we never ask a presenter to pay money to present at SiWC.

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Kelsey @stuckyparty.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

This is also a vital part of keeping kids safe from sexual predators btw. It is good along multiple vectors. "Of course you're in charge of your body, anyone who says different is weird and wrong" is a powerful thing to normalize for a child.

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

i always say one of the best statements about canada is that you can be canadian without having to think much about it, and i am celebrating that today by wearing my pajamas and doing not much of anything in particular it's called PATRIOTISM

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Kathy Chung @kathychung.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

The ferry departed and the car alarms started. It’s a multi-alarm chorus. Feels just like home!

Red outdoor CalMac ferry seats, a painted green deck, and a white metal railing under a heavily cloudy sky.

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ScottishGenealogy.ca @scottishgenealogy.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

The view from the special collections reading room at the National Library of Scotland is a teeny bit distracting.

The view out the window over the roofs of nearby buildings to the bottom of Arthur’s Seat and the Firth in the distance all below a blue sky with puffy white clouds.

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ScottishGenealogy.ca @scottishgenealogy.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

This is one of my absolute favourite descriptions about a painting in any gallery I’ve ever seen. And more than 100 years later, 2 million visitors a year at the National Gallery of Scotland get to see what a good boy Callum was. @weratedogs.com

A placard beside a painting of a dog. It reads, “John Emms (1843–1912)
Callum, 1895 Oil on canvas
The Dandie Dinmont terrier originated in the Scottish Borders. It is named after a farmer in Guy Mannering (1815), a Walter Scott novel. Scott had Dandie Dinmonts called Ginger and Spice. In 1919 James Cowan Smith (1839–1919) bequeathed £52,257 (over £2 million today) to buy art for this gallery. He had one condition: the portrait of his beloved Callum must remain on permanent display. Thanks to his bequest, paintings by Velázquez, Goya, Raeburn, Constable, Sargent and Mackintosh joined the collection.
Bequest of James Cowan Smith 1919 (NG 1226)”

A photo of the framed John Emma painting of Callum the dog looking very pleased with himself. There is a dead rat on the ground on its back just in front on Callum.

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Kathy Chung @kathychung.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

And that’s not even considering deductibles, copays, stuff insurers refuse to cover, not to mention having to do insurance paperwork/advocate or fight for coverage while ill… it’s horrendous. Our system so t perfect but it’s a zillion times better than that.

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J. Anderson Coats (she/her) @jandersoncoats.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

My day job is at a rural branch of a public library, and we have a Pride display. Yesterday I was at the desk when a man came in. Fifties, maybe, or sixties. Plaid shirt, mesh trucker cap, suspenders. He went up to the display and just stood there for a long moment. Then he came up to the desk. 🧵 1/

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Kathy Chung @kathychung.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

AC/DC’s Thunderstruck at full volume and at totally the wrong speed - too slow- at 1am at a Jack in the Box where the staff was playing their own cassette in the restaurant’s sound system.

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SiWC @siwc.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Super great start to registration this afternoon! The opening rush gives us so much joy. ❤️

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Kathy Chung @kathychung.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

And bonus: refrigerated cooked potatoes have resistant starch.

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