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This is an appreciation post for folks who just dive right into the chaos. Last Tuesday was the first day of our fall intern's internship. At the end of the day, I got really awful news that led me to travel to Upstate NY for four days. Our intern rolled right with it. And because of that...

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Nine Ten Publications @ninetenpub.bsky.social · 9h

When you’re just starting to feel a chill in the air, the best way to get your fingers warm is by picking up a new craft, and we’re convinced that basket weaving is the one! Join the pre-order campaign for BASKET WEAVING FOR BEGINNERS today at shop.ninetenpublications.ca/products/bas....

Over a photo of a willow plant taken by Freyja Ulveland, the words "3 Reasons to learn willow basket weaving this fall" are displayed, while the cover of the zine BASKET WEAVING FOR BEGINNERS peeks out from the bottom right corner.

Over a photo taken by Freyja Ulveland of willow plants laid on the ground after being harvested in a wintery field, the text "1. Relax and connect with an encient and sustainable nature craft" is displayed.

Over a photo taken by Freyja Ulveland of a close-up on a hand with small pruners cutting a willow plant close to its base, the text "2. Earn the satisfaction of responsibly foraging and preparing the materials yourself" is displayed.

Over a photo by Freyja Ulveland of two hands holding a small willow woven berry boat and the cover of BASKET WEAVING FOR BEGINNERS, the text "3. With the help of BASKET WEAVING FOR BEGINNERS, it's easy to dive in! And even better, it's available for pre-order right now!," and "Check out the caption for more details!" is displayed.

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Kim Werker @kpwerker.bsky.social · 17h

I am a Dog Person but I have just finished reading the first Dungeon Crawler Carl book and now every time I see a cat photo on the internet I assume it is a complex intelligent being and anyway well done with your cat propaganda, Matt Dinniman, well done

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Kim Werker @kpwerker.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Just heard on the news that Backpack won Fat Bear Week. Congratulations, you magnificent ursine chonk. Love to my fave and runner-up, 910.

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Kim Werker @kpwerker.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In the last four days of last-minute trip to see my parents I have given and received many hugs, seen family I hadn't seen in years, helped with a big fundraiser, stayed with one of my oldest friends, reconnected with another and now I'm in a taxi heading home from the airport and I am wiped man

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Kim Werker @kpwerker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Love landing in Chicago to the pilot welcoming us to Calgary 😂

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Nine Ten Publications @ninetenpub.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Pre-orders help a tiny press like ours cover the costs for the production of our books and zines, which are all printed in Canada on recycled paper. Thank you for choosing to support a small Canadian business and Canadian artist with your buying power! So here's that link again:

shop.ninetenpublications.ca

Basket Weaving for Beginners (ZINE)

Pre-orders now open! Is the terminology of basket weaving... suggestive? Yes, it sure is. Obscene? Depends on your perspective. Whether the words make you giggle or blush or roll your eyes, this zine provides a thorough introduction to willow basket weaving so you'll learn exactly how to identify a thick rod compared t

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Nine Ten Publications @ninetenpub.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Has a certain recent movie trailer (ahem, "Wicker") sparked an urge in you to dive into the thick rods and slender weavers of basket weaving (either because of or in spite of what they’re called 😉)?

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Nine Ten Publications @ninetenpub.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

BASKET WEAVING FOR BEGINNERS, by Alberta basketry artist and instructor Freyja Ulveland (website www.halfmoonbaskets.com/), is now available for pre-order for release in about November! Read more about it and pre-order here: shop.ninetenpublications.ca/products/bas...

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Kim Werker @kpwerker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Have duty frees on the US side of Canadian airports always had big bold signs about taking advantage of the strong US dollar? Felt (more than usual) like walking through a dystopian film set. (On my way to support family through a tragedy do not @ me about crossing the border)

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Andrea Woo @andreawoo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

* timeline cleanse * Please enjoy this adorable CBC video of a preschool class in Baltimore taking an imaginary trip to Canada 🥹🇨🇦

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Kim Werker @kpwerker.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Today, in being married to someone who literally has a PhD in, like, supply chains: Learning about the Beer Distribution Game and also the Bullwhip Effect and also that MATH FOR KNITTERS is beer today and also that I'm fairly confident I can avoid the bullwhip effect thank you @gwerker.bsky.social

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Urban Yarns 🇨🇦 @urbanyarns.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

We are excited to be accepting applications for two types of new staff this fall (Retail & Admin), with opportunities for advancement! 🧶 All positions are in-person at our store in Vancouver, BC 🍁 Full details on our website: www.urbanyarns.com/employment/

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Government of British Columbia @governmentofbc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

BC has a new time zone abbreviation: PCT. PCT stands for Pacific Time, BC’s single year-round time zone. It replaces PST and PDT, providing a consistent way to refer to BC’s time zone in schedules, systems and communications. No falling back this November.

An image of a BC coastal scene with text that says: "B.C. adopts new new Pacific time, PCT, for year-round daylight time zone." (CTV News - Sep 17, 2026.

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Kim Werker @kpwerker.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

You know, the main reason I really hate Zoom is that they move the damn bottom button menu when you open chat so you have to move where you click to close chat AND THIS IS TERRIBLE UI

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Kim Werker @kpwerker.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

From the Business Owner in These Times file: being awake from 1:30-5:00 AM and every time I closed my eyes I thought about how much debt I'm putting the business into this fall

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Jo VanEvery @jovanevery.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

During the whole EuroVAT kerfuffle several years ago some folks started talking about micro-businesses. Maybe this term needs reviving in this context?

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Kim Werker @kpwerker.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

It's adorable to be in a Govt of Canada webinar for businesses on managing tariffs and cash flow for exporters and they're talking about businesses' "bank partners." My dude, what about businesses that are actually SMALL. Not "small" by govt standards (which require seven figures in revenue???).

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Nine Ten Publications @ninetenpub.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Happy release day to BE A FOOL! This book is made of joy. It's like a Gen-X nostalgic fever dream of all the best parts of childhood brought into adulthood—making bad art, riding bikes, modifying those bikes so they're truly outrageous, skate parks, making your own skate parks, camcorder movies...

Happy Book Release Day! Featuring the cover of Be a Fool, by the Zenga Bros. Now available in bookstores and online in Canada, the U.S., and beyond.

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Kim Werker @kpwerker.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

In all seriousness, between this folly and shoutouts at the Emmy's, I do not like that the escalation of rhetoric about and adjacent to Canada is placing us in the middle of the crushingly toxic American culture wars and post-truth politics. This is not good.

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Kim Werker @kpwerker.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

My mother just created a WhatsApp group with me and two of her best friends and she named the group BADASSES and honestly I feel like I HAVE ARRIVED.

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Kim Werker @kpwerker.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Today is dedicated to colleagues who seriously, seriously help a girl out. I am SO GRATEFUL to know people I can go to with overwhelming questions, and even more grateful when they respond with kindness and with clearly stated extremely useful answers! (Yes, this is about fucking TARIFFS.)

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

In a powerful Rosh Hashanah sermon, @weareikar.bsky.social's Rabbi @sharonbrous.bsky.social explains why she's become disillusioned with how we track antisemitism today.

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Kim Werker @kpwerker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This is a very clear, surprisingly short, high-level overview of an extremely fraught term. Whatever definition you ascribe to the word, it's worth a read.

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Kim Werker @kpwerker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Folks, I have two zines and a book I need to list for pre-order, and I have been dithering because I think I can't list them for pre-order outside of Canada in case the tariff/export situation to the U.S. gets worse between when people order and when the items will ship. I HATE THIS SO MUCH

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Tarnjit Parmar @tarnjitparmar.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Firefighters from Mexico have spent weeks helping fight raging wildfires in BC, with nearly 100 firefighters battling the Bald Range wildfire near Summerland. Yesterday they were able to go home, with the thanks of British Columbians.

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Jesse Locker @jessemlocker.bsky.social · 02/10/2024

This turn-of-the-century Rosh HaShanah card goes hard. The Old Year struggles in the water while the New Year stands on the shore, and a Yiddish inscription urging the old year to "drown forever already"

The Old Year, portrayed as an old man, drowns while the fresh-faced New Year stands on the shore, along with a melodramatic Yiddish inscription:
Drown, old year! Go by!
With your pain and woe,
Drown, drown forever already,
In the abyss of time!
A new year comes now
With new happiness and joy!
And the world will be freed
From grief and sorrow.

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Ariel Edwards-Levy @aedwardslevy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

l'shana tovah, you absolutely must listen to these sea lions

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Kim Werker @kpwerker.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It was my first half day working as a substitute teacher in Delaware. The planes struck before I left for the high school; the towers fell shortly after kids streamed into the classroom; they were sent home within about an hour. Half my life lived before, half after. Everything changed.

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Nine Ten Publications @ninetenpub.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

In the ongoing saga of my persistent headache over this infuriating situation, I made a snap call yesterday to slightly up the print run for what has always been the most expensive book we've ever made (WILD DYES OF THE PNW is coming in November and it's awesome!). My thinking went something like:

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Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

"Okay, so STRANGER THINGS but outside and so Canadian it's got Gordon Lightfoot in the trailer" is a nice statement of purpose.

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BELOW | Official Trailer | Netflix

YouTube video by Netflix

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Kim Werker @kpwerker.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This week is slowly killing me, but minor league baseball twenty minutes from home was exactly the right way to spend last evening. The win was icing on top. That our team is named The Vancouver Canadians during These Times made all the cheering that much more cheerful.

Sunset over the baseball diamond at Nat Bailey Stadium during the last home game of the (post)season for the Vancouver Canadians.

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Kory Stamper @korystamper.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Lo, mark ye the changing of seasons (e-commerce edition):

Two marketing email subject lines that arrived, one after another, in my inbox today, September 10, the beginning of Commercial Fall. They read "Flannel Projects Are Back" and "Darkness. On demand. Finally."

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Kate Atherley @kateatherley.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Just a little reminder that I'm teaching at the PEI Fibre Festival October 1-3 this year. Join me? The instructor list is excellent, including the wonderful Carson Demers peifibrefestival.com 🧶

A promotional poster for the PEI Fibre Festival held October 1-3 2026 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

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Kim Werker @kpwerker.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

There's still 2 slots left, and I'm pleasantly surprised any were taken at all! Our mandate to publish only Canadian authors, and our aversion to straight-up pattern books makes Nine Ten quite a bit different from the other participating publishers.

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Nine Ten Publications @ninetenpub.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I wrote quite a long trade war update as it affects our books, zines and stickers... Oh, also I started a blog for Nine Ten. Like a legit, on-our-website, old-school blog. You can get posts by email – just subscribe at the end of the post: ninetenpublications.ca/2026/09/08/t... Questions? Ask!

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Amanda Wong @amandawtwong.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

On this Star Trek Day, please enjoy some Star Trek art from me

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Kim Werker @kpwerker.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Uh, related to those reposts just now.

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

On the one hand, this is cringe! On the other hand, what's being slung our way is so malevolent and silly, how else can our leaders respond

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Nine Ten Publications @ninetenpub.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Disruptive times call for examination of assumptions, commitments, plans. Something I am sticking with is not selling our books on Amazon. I won't lie, the day may come when we won't be able to avoid that slice of the market. But for now, we hold firm.

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Kim Werker @kpwerker.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

There are publisher and writer groups (mostly in the U.S. that I know of) that try doggedly to position public libraries as harmful to the book business and it is one of the most nonsensical, wildly shortsighted, profoundly offensive business-related positions I have ever encountered. Ever ever.

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Kim Werker @kpwerker.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It's 15 minutes. PM preparing Canadians for this step up in the Canada-US trade war.

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Kim Werker @kpwerker.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I read the comments hoping for anything about what the heck is happening here, only to be relieved to learn that nobody has any clue lol

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