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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 3h

I mean cool, but now I want a Joe Fixit.

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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 3h

Sending off poems to literary magazines will never not amuse me.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 9h

This deserves an honourary knighthood

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Hellebore @helleborezine.bsky.social · 9h

⚡️IT’S HERE!⚡️ Ruined temples, living myths, riddles and enigmas, Medieval mystics, a gas-lit world of secret societies and energy grids, psychedelic revivals, and sonic experiments at the City of the Dead. 👉🏼 Gaze into the eyes of the sphinx and pre-order The Mystery Issue on helleborezine.com

A woman standing by a sphinx, the wind beating her cape

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 7h

They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

“Let’s say there’s a world or time line I exist in where A.I. has been subject to regulation. It is ethical. It has no footprint environmentally,” the novelist Jeff VanderMeer, a prominent critic of A.I., told me over the phone. “With those guardrails in place, would I read an A.I. book? All I can say is no. And the reason is, in part, because I want to read something coming from a particular mind.” Using A.I., he said, “feels like a betrayal of the whole point of why you’re a writer.”

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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 6h

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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Playwrights Canada Press @playcanpress.bsky.social · 4h

Today we honour the Indigenous artists whose stories, traditions, and artistry awaken culture and spirit. Through theatre and storytelling, they invite us to listen, remember, dream, and understand one another and the world around us. #NDTR #OrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters #IndigenousArtists

On an orange background, the text “My people will sleep for one hundred years, but when they awake, it will be the artists who give them their spirit back.” -Attributed to Louis Riel Featured in Women of the Fur Trade by Frances Koncan” appears on top in black and white text. Below it is the cover for Women of the Fur Trade which features an Indigenous-style painting of a tree on a bright green background with white roots whose many branches sprout different kinds of flowers. The name of the play and author are at the top of the image in black and white text.

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 9h

Omigod, this is the most heartwarming story possible! Backpack (bear 89) is the son of the 2019 winner of Fat Bear Week, Holly (bear 435). In 2007, he injured his foot & a practice of riding on momma's Holly's back had a new meaning: he was mobility-restricted while it healed. So Holly moved him.

From DISCVR blog's Facebook page, a momma bear & a yearling cub on her back in the shallow water. I think the background has been swapped out, and I can't rule out some AI use there? God, Facebook has become the social media for AI slop : (

The title of the article, which I link below, is "How Bear 89 earned the name Backpack"

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Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com · 7h

With 9 more artists added last night, HireHumanArtists.com is taking a break for October at 666 artists (muahaha Happy Halloween)🦇 However, we'd like to try to get the word out a leetle more to potential hiring clients... So we're looking for places to shout. #hha

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Find an Artist Who Doesn't Use Generative AI | Hire Human Artists

Looking for an artist for your next project? Our human artist directory is full of over 400 artists who have pledged not to use gen AI.

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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 16h

Watching Lanterns, and I love the characterization of when John finally lets himself have a drink.

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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 21h

Bought a trashed up vinyl of Pink Floyd's The Wall. Listening to it--it has a hiss and pop and a little skippy-skip every once in a while, but its also just magic to crack the headphones on and give it a listen.

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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 22h

Show posters that look like this are 1000x more likely to get my attention (and money) than AI bullshit.

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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 22h

Just wrote a micro fiction for a class. Should i rethink it? It’s a weird one.

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Shane Hawk @shanehawk.com · 29/09/2026

Very much looking forward to chilling with Joey and talking comedy and horror. ICYMI, I wrote the foreword for this awesome book he’s putting out. Seeing his release-day comedy show, too, up in LA the night before at the Elysian Theater.

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David Lapham @davidlapham.bsky.social · 22h

Just finished this Lady Snowblood commission.

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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 22h

To Seek Out New Life and Shoot It: Josh Pearce Reviews Hope locusmag.com/review/...

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Dave Dustin @dustin.nz · 28/09/2026

I see @gailsimone.bsky.social is in good form this fine day

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Joe Koch @horrorsong.blog · 28/09/2026

Highly recommend this collection!

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Jason Copland @jasoncopland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Tony and Gabriel are such great people AND creators. It's a pleasure to listen to them chat.

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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Had two homemade soups two days in a row. Autumn is upon us.

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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Have entered the Muddy Waters phase of my life.

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Johnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Yesterday was a big day for Indigenous literature as Kinsale Drake, Darcie Little Badger, and Stacie Shannon Denetsosie received the 2026 American Book Award for Beyond the Glittering World: An Anthology of Indigenous Feminisms and Futurisms. redpopnews.com/beyond-the-g...

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Beyond the Glittering World: An Anthology of Indigenous Feminisms and Futurisms Receives 2026 American Book Award

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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

You know, i might be the only person who has ever been happy to find his (with German Ponce) graphic novel in a used book store.

Hey lookit that, it’s the comic i made with German Ponce, on a bookshelf

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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Funny, that my automatic reaction to most video is ‘fake,’ until proven as not fake. That’s a huge difference to a couple of years ago. But here we are.

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Undertow Publications 🇨🇦 @undertow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Had a blast at Little Ghosts Fest! Thanks to @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social for everything, always. Truly amazing to see our dedicated readers and the joy our books give them. It warms our hearts and reminds us of why we do this. Thanks for coming along on this wild ride.

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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

To be an artist you must read, write, study and succeed at nothing while being absolutely perfect.

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Here's another last minute entry for #FakeBookTitleFriday!

Cover shows a ghostly woman choking another woman to death

Fake title: Shut the Fuck Up About Your AI Bullshit Already

fake subtitle: If I want to write a book I'll write it myself

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 26/09/2026

"One of the big questions plaguing experts for years: why are there so few baby sturgeon?" @gracekennwrites.bsky.social reports on the extraordinary local effort underway to rescue an ancient species from the brink of extinction. 🌊 💕 🐣 thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...

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Endangered Sturgeon Need Help Making Babies | The Tyee

The Nechako River’s population verges on extinction. An on-land breeding program is coming to the rescue.

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Jenna Beet @jennabeet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Mock them mercilessly

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Jason Copland @jasoncopland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

My book isn't on Sweet Shop but you can buy it directly from me!

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Undertow Publications 🇨🇦 @undertow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Maybe I'll see you tomorrow or Sunday?? www.littleghostsbooks.com/little-ghost...

Poster for Little Ghosts Festival #2 showing dates Sept. 26 & 27, and venue Tranzac Club Toronto. Poster has 2 cute little ghosts.

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Jeeeeeessssuuuusssss Chriiiiiiiiiiisssssssst But accurate.

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scott dagostino @scottdagostino.ca · 25/09/2026

If you haven’t quit Facebook and Instagram yet, now — right NOW — would be a good time 👎🏼

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Jimothy the Raccoon @jimothythe-raccoon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I thought my artwork would be appreciated here. Source :: iitly.com/uWg #jimothy #seattle #jimothyraccoon

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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Been listening to a lot of Paul recently.

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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Okay, i hope my computer lasts for a long time because o don’t want to buy one with AI on it. Same goes for my phone. I might just go for a dumb phone.

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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026