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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

While we never wish for destruction in our lives, new life can take root in the ashes. May your 2026 be filled with many chances to flourish, even when it may seem impossible. #HNY #HappyNewYear #CampbellRiver #VancouverIsland

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Happy New Year 2026 - as 2025 comes to an end, let's look to this tiny tree for a lesson in persistence. The large stump washed ashore. Weathered by the years, sitting at the high tide line, someone decided to set fire to it. And yet - here is a tiny sapling that has taken root and flourished.

a huge burnt stump cradles a tiny coniferous sapling - in the background barely visible is the ocean and a clear blue sky.

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

the many aspects of Liǧʷiɫdax̌ʷ (Discovery) Passage , Campbell River British Columbia. I never tire of the view. #VanIsle #VancouverIsland #seascape

Willow Point and Discovery Passage south of Campbell River BC on a sunny December day - the ocean is flat, reflecting the blue sky. There are a few clouds on the horizon. You can see the shore and logs tossed up by the sea.

although the day is clear, in this view of Willow Point, the waves are storm-tossed. The sky is blue with massive clouds mounted on the horizon. There are many clouds floating in the sky.

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

I remember when it came out and the reels of film came to my tiny town to be screened at our Rec Hall in Ucluelet.

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

I am rarely here Johannah - congratulations on this milestone, and progress to your goals. Happiest of New Years to you!

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

boring colours and boring structure too

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

thanks for the recommendation - on hold at my local library based on this!

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Sarah McPherson @summermoth.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Thank you so much to @bulbculture.bsky.social for putting this piece of mine back out in the world (originally published by Reflex Fiction) ❤️ #FlashFiction

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

hello Bulb Culture! Happy festive season to you. I am rarely here, and thankful to see a submission window.

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

thanks for commenting Donovan - I'm not here on Bsky much even though I've had an account for two years. Still mourn Twitter. Most people don't repost/share or comment. At least in my experience. Happy writing. Many defunct magazines this year.

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

and it's everywhere - not just in Vancouver and Victoria. Same here in Campbell River. The new "Re-Imagine the Row" will see rental above commercial in a block that was demolished. Who will be able to afford the new commercial rents?

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

on the news, from Duotrope, that one of my favourite little #litmags is defunct - I'd like to send a shout-out to editors and readers who work hard to bring our words to the world. Your efforts do not go unnoticed. Thank you! #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #litmags

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

I remember that - thanks for clarifying Robert, I was just about to ask. So, installed in 1981 - only the second roof replacement in 40+ years.

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Sage Tyrtle 🇨🇦 @sagetyrtle.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

The @adroitjournal.bsky.social is open for free submissions of fiction, CNF, and poetry, why not give them a try? #LiteraryMagazines #LitMags #WritingCommunity #WritersSupportingWriters

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

valuable tips for submitting. Thanks Janelle.

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

I am feeling this right now - months of rejections have piled up. It's definitely feeling like a slog. But, we persist.

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

hope the heat dome subsides soon for you Mark - this is our reality often in the summer on the east coast of Vancouver Island.

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

thanks Robin - I haven't been here much. I did find it. I appreciate all your efforts.

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

thank you Robin - and, I wonder - did I miss a June update?

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

flamenco and poetry - Vancouver, you don't want to miss this. #dance

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

you are most welcome - sorry I missed this earlier.

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

they didn't join WWI right away either!

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

I think one asks for 3 months before sharing, the other 6 months. I was ok with that as a newbie poet. Now, 6 months seems long to me.

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

they even had a contract, and when I questioned them, they said they had been advised to proceed in this fashion. Not worth it, in my opinion. If it was a top-tier litmag then I'd consider but not a new magazine. There are several small print magazines/anthologies who have been very good to me...

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

that is also where I tend to land. One newer magazine wanted a year. Nope.

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

there's a newer one that wanted a year. No way. I understand 3 months for a smaller print magazine since they want to drive sales.

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

I'd be interested to hear your thoughts, fellow writers and poets. #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #AmWriting

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

@jordinowrites.bsky.social congratulations - I loved "Ode to Moo Deng" and, I may be the only person who had never heard of her.

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

thank you to @fahmidanjournal.bsky.social for the awesome mentorship opportunity, and this anthology of work from the mentees. My piece is "your ancestors did not persist for you to give up now". www.fahmidan.net/fahmidan-ina... #mentorship #GenZ #writersover45 #amwriting #WritingCommunity #litmags

Graphic of the Fahmidan Journal Special Mentorship Issue April 2025. Contributors:

Susan Haufleigh, Johannah Simon, Lynn Summer, Rola Elnaggar, Micah Scheff, Laura Tate, Jordan Alejandro Rivera, Gabi Hurd, Janis La Couvée, Fariza Farid.

your ancestors did not persist for you to give up now

take heart, dear ones
there is light and hope, love and joy
at the end of a road which seems
long and dark

lean on wisdom transmitted through generations
as simple as the pie dough you are rolling
as complex as knowing wind, tide, current
the best spots for fishing
what to do in lean years
how to work together, collaborate
celebrate community and family

each of us, a link in the chain
a strand in the web
a fibre in the rope
joining us as one – a breathing unit

in tune with the earth and universe
breathe – in and out,
ike tides on the shores
rush and roll, clatter of rock
in tune with our heartbeat.

what the old ones knew – we hope to find
a talisman and help against hard times
stores of resilience

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

although I still don't know the infamous occasion. It wasn't Nicholson's marriage. Wrong date.

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

it was a wonderful opportunity - it was great to connect with people world wide across generations.

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

tired of the pseudo-science in many novels? Check out this list from @lablit.bsky.social featuring realistic stories and REAL science.

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Thank you to @fahmidanjournal.bsky.social for the incredible mentorship opportunity, and for publishing a special mentorship issue. #litmags #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #BskyPoets #SkyPoets

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

doing everything we can to make it not so.

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

same issue here in North Island-Powell River. Ugh.

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

also - congratulations. Losing that much weight takes dedication to yourself.

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Outlooks for Men - pricey, but they would have good advice about what works for you. Maybe worth a purchase or two, and then find other less expensive retailers for the bulk of new purchases.

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

beautiful! There are so few of these now. Wonderful gems of a bygone era.

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

all those connections they try to hide

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Writers and poets - do you track the number of different publications you have been published in? The number of different issues? Published works? #amwriting #BskyPoets #SkyPoets #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #AmWriting

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

here's the full Compliance Order - it's mandatory and PERMANENT. Poilievre's actions happened in 2015 - many years after he was first elected. He was a seasoned politician who knew the rules that he willingly broke. cef-cce.ca/content.asp?...

cef-cce.ca

Compliance Agreements | Commissioner of Canada Elections

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