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Kim Mannix

@kimmannix.bsky.social
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she/her Listener. Watcher. Writer. First poetry collection, Confirm Humanity, published Oct 2025 wildskiespress.com/our-books/#confi… We're in a climate crisis & an empathy deficit. Be a good human. 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇵🇸❤️☮️🐈‍⬛️🌎 #Treaty6 #YEG #ShPk #NoAI

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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 3h
Book recommendation, today and every day. www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/761797...
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52 Ways to Reconcile by David A. Robertson | Penguin Random House Canada
From bestselling author of the Misewa Saga series David A. Robertson, this is the essential guide for all Canadians to understand how small and attainable acts towards reconciliation can make an enorm...
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 4h
September 30 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day. Today is a time to raise awareness of the ongoing impacts of residential schools and remember the children who never came home. How are you honouring the day?
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ر ت ت ت @raniawrites.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Make no mistake, trampling treaty rights at the federal & provincial level, normalizing & platforming residential schools denialism (alongside genocide denial) & sanitizing Canada's history (& present) is exactly why the Second Sons felt comfortable setting foot in Tk'emlúps te Secwepemc.
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
20 year old self could have never imagined how much 49 year old self appreciates a good insole.
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If you ever doubt the power of community, think of my three naughty cats working together in the dark of night to break into the compost bin so they could feast on chicken bones. True teamwork.
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Everyone do a #Caturday naptime like Lazlo! 💤 #CatsOfBluesky
An orange and wite tabby sleeps peacefully on a patterned blanket on the top of a sofa
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Yay! The world needs more #cats! (And chupacabras...that discovery's coming any day now...😁)
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Have writer friends. They're the best company. (This post is for @prairievixen.bsky.social but applies to many other lovelies too!)
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Steve Edwards @the-big-quiet.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The natural world that so astonished Annie Dillard & Wendell Berry is right outside your front door, right now, hungry to be encountered. Encounter it. Be an instrument of awe.
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Some days you just have to cope with the fact that you can't get Nelly's 'Ride Wit Me' out of your head and hope tomorrow will be better.
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Just had training to work as a ballot counter for the #AB referendum and my pleas to all of you are this: 1) Please vote. Make my job difficult because there are so many ballots to count! 2) Please mark your ballot clearly so that every vote is counted.
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
An appreciation post for three of the world's greatest Cs...coffee, cats and cookies. (Made a batch of the third one with a fourth great C, chocolate, yesterday)
Close up of several double chocolate cookies on a white plate
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Almost all my Hollywood boyfriends were at #TheEmmys but none of them looked as good as my Hollywood girlfriend Keri Russell.
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
May artists that speak truth to power inspire us all to be a little louder. ✌️
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Frost warning last night so I harvested the green guys from tomatozilla. More than 50 tomatoes on one plant!
Sun hitting a tray of many green tomatoes
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Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 12/09/2026
Many of the library memes annoy me but I’m totally here for this one.
Photo of a grey background with book shelves and white text in capital letters that says libraries don’t need to be quieter. Their supporters need to be louder.
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
All set up at South Common Indigo for the local author's book fair! Come visit me until 4, #YEG pals!
A book table display with a skull, flowers, and poetry books, Confirm Humanity by Kim Mannix
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JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 11/09/2026
I spent 120 hours on this so I'm going to repost it quite a few times.
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
My husband's sass after I told him to make sure the basil plant didn't tip over.
A basill plant is securely fastened by a seat belt into a passenger car seat
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Steve Hugh Westenra 🕷️🧛‍♂️🏳️‍⚧️📚✒️ @stevewestenra.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Hello, I'm Steve, a horror + fantasy author, academic expert on monsters, & indie contest judge/book reviewer. I'm a trans man from Canada (by way of the UK), who's wild at heart and weird on top. Click on to learn about my books and stories! #indiehorror #canlit #indieauthor #indiefantasy
Quote from the book: “The lights in the bar cast their mirror images into the eyes of the audience: a dozen moons reflected in bowls of water. Everyone and everything is stillness and silence—a bated breath given physical form”

 - The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle,
Steve Hugh Westenra

Reviews: 

“If there were Oscars for books, this one would win ‘Best Ensemble Cast’ as well as a host of others.” - Paul, Queen’s Book Asylum

“It's a crime this book doesn't have more exposure.” - Al Hess, author of Key Lime Sky

“Hypnotising and lyrical prose . . . a sort of fever dream-like reading experience.” - Esmay Rosalyne, Before We Go Blog 

About:

A Queer Horror Comedy

A cryptid-hunting YouTube darling
follows a video of his presumed-dead mom to an isolated island that was once a gay conversion camp and may house the monsters he swears aren’t real
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Amorphous @shebakes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Heroes.
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I just chose the less convenient fork that was NOT at the top of the cutlery pile because I know the top one is my husband's favourite fork and this post is just to prove that even though we're old and boring AF and have been married for 25 years, we still like each other.
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Joshua Keep @jekeep.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I've said this for many years, long before this craze: ideas are near worthless. The value is in implementation. The work it takes to realize those ideas into something of value. Two people can have the same idea for a story, yet write two entirely different stories. One worthwhile, the other dreck
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Why, hello #sky 😍
Two silhouetted trees with a vibrant sunset, purple, pink, orange, blue and yellow cloudscape in between
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Feeling the doom today, pals. Anyone wanna hit me with their pet's 'legal' name and all their adorable and nonsensical nicknames? (Not ones you use for passwords!!!) eg:) My Lazlo also goes by Laz, Lazzy, Blaze, Baby Guy, and recently Bunny (because his new food has made his fur SO soft!)
A close up of an orange and white tabby sleeping soundly with his face/nose pressed into a blanket
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Nick Walker Hirsch @dreamseadrifter.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
One thing I would like to see discussed more is the role data centers play in generating e-waste as old equipment becomes obsolete and damaged over time. Currently we only recycle like 20% of global electronic waste, and this increase in data centers will drive that number down significantly.
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Last time I was in Saskatoon, an old friend (rightfully) scolded me for saying my 'hoodie' instead of 'bunnyhug.' Too many years living out of Saskatchewan...
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
All members of my household have mastered the art of saying something they want me to hear as they're walking out of the room I'm in... #YeahIDidNotHearThat
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Melissa (she/her) @melibee44.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
You absolutely need to make sure you vote, but if you want to take it a step further, volunteer to canvass! You can go to foralbertaforcanada.ca to find canvassing opportunities or check out Public Interest Alberta's canvassing opportunities.
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For Alberta, For Canada
Join thousands of Albertans standing up for Canada. Take action, volunteer, and make your voice heard.
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The road to Canada's peril is paved with Albertans saying 'those separatist bozos are a crazy minority and not an actual threat.' If you care about anything good in this country, make sure you vote (by mail or in-person) in this decidedly stupid, but very real referendum in October. #AB #Canada
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Newton's #Caturday shenanigans are in full effect. #CatsOfBluesky
A grey grown tabby face peaks from under a grey sofa next to a table leg on a wood floor. There is a yarn fish toy in his paw
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Just trimmed all my cats' claws and they were all exceptionally good bebes and I told them I'd post their good behavior here so we can all heap praise.
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Children's online safety has become a leading political issue. Lisa Dittmer, Paloma Candia and Ahmed Dhman of Amnesty International argue the voices of children themselves remain noticeably absent from the debate.
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Children’s Digital Rights Need More Than a False Promise of Safety
Amnesty International’s Lisa Dittmer, Paloma Candia and Ahmed Dhman argue that protecting children online must also protect their digital rights and voices.
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Bess Hamilton @besshamilton.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
It's fascinating how our society makes very little space for mourning our personal losses. We live in a very death-phobic culture. The Victorians were on to something with mourning dress. It signalled to others you were bereaved. Now, we're expected to get over a death and keep producing value. 1/4
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Robert Mahon @bedform.org · 26/08/2026
I *despise* the notion that came up constantly that "the genie is out of the bottle" or whatever. It wasn't true about CFCs. It wasn't true about DDT. It wasn't (entirely) true about atomic bombs. We don't HAVE to live under the tyranny of horrible inventions just because they've been invented.
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I love this movie so much.
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
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Nadja and Laszlo from What We Do in the Shadows
Alt: Nadja and Laszlo from What We Do in the Shadows are dancing
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Poor ciabatta loaf is also horrified at the state of the world.
A photo of a ciabatta bead slice with three holes that appear to make a face shocked eyes and an expressive mouth
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Tasty dinner from my garden! No cyclospora...but possibly an 🐜 or two....
Close up of a salad in a glass bowl with carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers and peas
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Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
i hear we're celebrating Canada today. what better way to do that than by supporting one of the coolest Canadian weird fiction indie publishers around (who also happens to be having an incredible sale on eBooks).
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Shrewdly plotting... #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky
A black and white close up of a grey tabby with a knowing look on his face
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Jessica's work is amazing, and this online launch tomorrow will be so much fun! Read to the end of the thread for the link, and help support real writers. And frogs. 💚 #Poetry #BookLaunch
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
It's my 49th birthday today and my wish is the same as it was about 46 years ago in this photo...everyone should go be a little sassy, a little unruly, put on some fun clothes, don't comb your hair and have fun!
A light skinned, brown haired three year old girl poses in a pink dress and tights on a super ugly 70s brown carpet with goldish curtains behind her.
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Can't get Erasure's version of 'Take A Chance On Me' out of my head, and I'm not mad about it, but my kids have banned me from singing it.
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
At some point in my mid-40s 'Ow' became my most spoken word.
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
These hands be making borscht, baby
A close up of bright pink/red stained fingers and fingernails
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
You don't want to miss this! Jessica's work is stellar, and I'm not just saying that because I have the pleasure of guest reading with her. 😁 If you can't attend, still DM Jess to find out how you can get your own copy of Amphibiography. #Poetry #SupportArtists
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Please bear witness to tomatozilla. It seriously boggles my mind. I have four other normal sized tomato plants in my yard, but this bebe went bonkers.
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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 14/08/2026
NEW from me: Chief Allan Adam of Athabasca Chiepwyan First Nation is joining the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs in opposition to the new west coast pipeline. “If the B.C. chiefs say no, I respect what the B.C. chiefs want." www.albertanativenews.com/acfn-chief-j...
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ACFN chief joins B.C. First Nations to oppose new pipeline - Alberta Native News
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The chief of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is backing the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs’ call...
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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Met a dude. A bit rough around the edges, but he's still likeable.
Close up of the face of the stone viking statue in Gimli, Manitoba
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