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That's me and @gwerker.bsky.social, doing democracy together since 2000.

I - a grey-haired bespectacled white lady smiling like a lunatic and holding up a purple "I VOTED" sticker - am on the left and my spouse - a not nearly as grey-haired olive-skinned man holding up his own sticker - stand in front of a VOTING PLACE sign on the outside of a dismally beige-painted high school in Vancouver.

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Power was out until 3am. On the upside, before we went to bed I read aloud (Stephen King) to my teen for the first time in years and he fell asleep on the couch. He'd been grumpy about screens not working, and then he just relaxed into it (literally lol). A really fab night, really.

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Our power went out six hours ago, which pretty much started this long weekend early because cell service is so terrible I couldn't even check my email. Honestly it's shocking this post is going through. Happy Thanksgiving!

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

At this event last night the topic of sentience came up and it was not about AI it was about vegetable erotica and I was there for work and I have the best job

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We love crossing the streams of crafty books and romance novels 💘 Thank you so much, The Perfect Match, for having us! Ask your local bookstore to bring in a copy of GATHERING COLOUR, or order from our online shop or outside of Canada from our pals at Microcosm! All the info:

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Nine Ten Publications > Gathering Colour

As artist Caitlin ffrench shares her deeply personal approach to working with natural pigments, she invites readers to discover magic in the colour all around you. Explore how to respectfully wildc…

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

Are you ready to find out everything you didn’t even know you didn’t know about yarn? Tuck in and enjoy the ride as expert spinner, crocheter, weaver, knitter, and yarn lover Michelle Boyd @spindleprincess.bsky.social illustrates what exactly yarn is, how it’s made, and how we use it.

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Kim Werker @kpwerker.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This is incredible news. Congratulations, and take good care of you!

Mel Woods @melwoods.me · 08/10/2026

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Really appreciate Jen and @thetyee.ca asking me to weigh in about the person arrested in connection to the Tumbler Ridge tragedy, and how the ensuing media narrative is both a symptom of the larger anti-trans hate movement and will directly contribute to its continued amplification.

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Nine Ten Publications @ninetenpub.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

So, yep! We're running two pre-order campaigns right now; for one (below) we're encouraging you to pre-order the book through your local bookstore, and for the other (basket weaving!) we're encouraging direct orders from us to finance production of the zine. Why such different asks? A 🧵

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Nine Ten Publications @ninetenpub.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

If you already supported the creation of this book through Kickstarter, we thank you for securing your copy early! Keep an eye out on this page for future Kickstarter campaigns and book announcements for more wonderful creative books all printed in Canada on recycled paper.

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Mel Woods @melwoods.me · 07/10/2026

Writing about the Tumbler Ridge arrest today, and I'm honestly appalled at the level of intentional misgendering from officials and media. To be clear, I don't care if the suspect is offended. This isn't even about pronoun policing. But this sort of stuff is what spreads anti-trans hate at large.

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Kate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Just a reminder, if you're seeing crochet on clothes at fast-fashion stores and you're not paying a lot for it, the person who did that crochet is not getting paid a lot either. There is no machine-made crochet, unlike knits. A human is doing that with their hands.

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Nine Ten Publications @ninetenpub.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Most people don’t realize that the materials you need to weave a willow basket of your own can be found right outside their door, and late fall/early winter is the perfect time to harvest it! shop.ninetenpublications.ca/products/bas...

It's almost Willow Gathering Season! Text overlaid on a photo of willow plants, and there's a little illustration of willow in there, too.

Anyone can try their hand at weaving willow baskets! Pre-order the new zine BASKET WEAVING FOR BEGINNERS, by Freyja Ulveland, to learn how. This is all shown in front of photo of a snowy landscape with willow growing in the foreground. An image of the cover of the zine is in the corner.

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Kim Werker @kpwerker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I think about this a lot 😂

Kim Werker @kpwerker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

A few weeks ago I sat side by side with one of our authors for a few hours. At one point, she looked at me with a smile and said, "You know you mutter to yourself?" I was like, ok, yes, I'm sure I do. She said, "You're just sitting there going, 'It's fine, it's fine it's fine it's fine."

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Kim Werker @kpwerker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I, too, have given this considerable thought 😂

Kim Werker @kpwerker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

But *I* am worried about it, because it's happening all over the place, it's wholly unproductive, it's toxic, it's a huge time suck, and I know it will come for us eventually. Spend your anti-AI energy screaming at the billionaires, please.

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Kim Werker @kpwerker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Our fall intern is working on, among other things, our digital marketing. Without using genAI. The graphics she's making are a different style than what I make, which is fine and even awesome. But I told her that if the AI hunters descend, I have her back and she should not worry about it.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 02/10/2026

The rush to accuse, without anything approaching due diligence, artists of using "AI," should be treated with contempt. An artist gets their work *ripped off* to train a plagiarism machine, which then shits out inferior versions of that work, so then you accuse the artist of using "AI"? Fuck you.

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Kim Werker @kpwerker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

You're not wrong. Post-secondary is really struggling across the board and I was really sad to see this program cut. I'd only just started getting involved with it, and it's so great. The folks who run it are smart and creative, and the students are amazing. Sigh.

I'm going to have to try very hard not to get used to having someone on my team full time. She's only with us for a couple of months! Related: RIP @sfupublishing.bsky.social Masters of Publishing program. You will be sorely missed!

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It would have been very, very reasonable for our intern to have needed a lot more help getting settled; as luck would have it, after a year of learning about Nine Ten and a full day together last week, she just absolutely grabbed the reins and took off. And I am grateful. (And yes I've told her!)

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...while *I* am woefully behind in work and my inbox is a horror show, we still launched the pre-order campaign for our next zine, the things we need to promote for this very busy fall are well in hand, and I know that when I catch up (lol), Nine Ten won't have lost momentum due to my chaos.

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Nine Ten Publications @ninetenpub.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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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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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