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Paula Johanson @paulajohanson.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

When Words Collide is coming up in August! Look for @caitgauthor.bsky.social's event & also presenters @kristadb1.bsky.social @mldcurelas.bsky.social @markleslie.bsky.social & Crystal Kladreau www.whenwordscollide.org/

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When Words Collide

When Words Collide Annual Festival for Readers and Writers in Calgary.

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Margaret should be writing @mldcurelas.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Giant Anise Hyssop. I have several; here's the backyard elder that I grew from seed. #NativePlants #FridayFlowers #Bloomscroll

Giant Anise Hyssop. Tall lavender spikes of flowers.

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Margaret should be writing @mldcurelas.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Blue Flax! My lovely favourites. These are the backyard flax plants which are more established & don't get as much sun as the front yard. #NativePlants #FridayFlowers #Bloomscroll

A cloud of sky blue flowers atop graceful stems from two blue flax plants.

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Margaret should be writing @mldcurelas.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Haven't posted flowers in a while, so here's a thread of What's Been Blooming! Hairy False Golden Aster! Yay, planted the plug last year & it's blooming for the first time this year. #NativePlants #BloomScroll #FridayFlowers

A cluster of cheerful yellow flowers with yellow centers.

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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Excellent thread from @skyladawn.ca on dealing with threats of self harm without asking a person's victims to do the emotional lifting that is needed.

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Adam MacVicar @adammacvicar.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Mayor Jeromy Farkas releases this video on the Stampede tent noise rules ahead of an expected debate today at city hall.

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Alexandria Neonakis @beavs.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

New personal painting. Inspired by the scene in Fantasia that I feel like I’ve built my entire art style and personality around.

A white Pegasus floats in a pond underneath the shade of hanging wisteria. She holds a wing out over her foal who is floating in a patch of sunlight in front of her

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Diane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 19/06/2026

So where was I? Ah, chocolate chip scones. First: self-raising flour, big pinch of salt, an extra teaspoon of bread soda / baking soda: about 250g lard. pulse the whole business: then add buttermilk ("quant. suff" as we used to say in nursing school) to bring together. Pulse till it does. (1/n)

Chocolate chip scone basic dough in the Cuisinart / Magimix

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

i think if you dress like this, you deserve to do a little corruption

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P. Djéli Clark | The Disgruntled Haradrim @pdjeliclark.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

1/ Happy Juneteenth! How a Texas emancipation commemoration spread across the US is an amazing story. But Juneteenth wasn’t the first Black Freedom Day in America—or the only one of its day. So, let’s talk about em’. Pictured: Martha Yates Jones and Pinkie V Yates, Houston Juneteenth, 1908 | HPL

Two black women sit in horse drawn buggy covered in flowers.

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Worried but Still Spooky Owl @larksandkatydids.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Here in the fair city of Calgary we have a bunch of privately controlled lakes that you can only access if you are a resident of certain suburbs, and an an Australian I think this is absolute bullshit

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Chase 'Hutch' Hutchinson 📽️ @eclectichutch.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Currently dying at the fact that the Washington State Department of Health department issued a warning to all visiting the state that our weed is VERY strong & not to be taken lightly. Be safe out there visiting soccer fans! (credit to @pgcornwell.bsky.social for sharing this hilarious nugget first)

A news update that reads:

Health department to visitors: Be careful with strong WA weed
The Washington State Department of Health is warning visitors that Washington's marijuana products may be stronger than they're used to.

Hospitals have seen an increase in emergency visits related to marijuana, according to the health department, as tens of thousands of tourists visit for the World Cup.

In its World Cup visitors guide, the health department says cannabis potency can vary and recommends starting with a low dose and going slow. Edibles can take up to three hours to feel the effects, which can last up to 24 hours.

- Paige Cornwell

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Okay, it's time for a Moist Owlette™ timeline cleanse. Today's moist owlette is "Owlfredo" at the Stone Zoo in Stoneham, Massachusetts. She's an Eastern screech owl (Megascops asio) & Animal Ambassador with a big personality. (📷: @zoonewengland.bsky.social via IG)

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Margaret should be writing @mldcurelas.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Hairy False Golden Aster, which isn't blooming, but I didn't think this one had survived and it just showed up, so here it is. #NativePlants #FridayFlowers

Tiny green plant emerging from the ground. It's a hairy false golden aster

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Margaret should be writing @mldcurelas.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Locoweed, with a bee friend. (the pollinators are really happy in the south-facing, sloping, lots of sun, every plant for itself front yard) #NativePlants #FridayFlowers

Locoweed (unsure of exact variety), with a bee crawling around a cluster of creamy white pea-shaped blossoms.

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Margaret should be writing @mldcurelas.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Spent bloom on the white evening primrose (yes, blooms start white and darken to pink), with bonus bee. #NativePlants #FridayFlowers

A bee crawls on a pink fading bloom on a stemless white evening primrose plant.

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Margaret should be writing @mldcurelas.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

More blue flax (this will bloom for months and I love it, so get used to seeing variations of this flower) #NativePlants #FridayFlowers #Bloomscroll

Graceful sky blue flax blooming in the sun.

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Margaret should be writing @mldcurelas.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Let's see what's blooming this week! Canada violet, and I'm posting this one because it has volunteered itself in a patch of dirt right up against the garage, surrounded by boards and rocks. #NativePlants #Bloomscroll #FridayFlowers

A happy Canada violet flourishes in a cramped patch of dirt up against a building.

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Skyla Dawn Cameron @skyladawn.ca · 18/06/2026

Niken sent the first illustration draft for the tenth anniversary edition of Solomon's Seal and it is GORGEOUS and I'm so excited and I'm going to be very poor paying for everything but it'll be worth it. (I'll share the final with patrons later when she's done.)

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Purchase with Purpose @purchase-w-purpose.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Millions of copyrighted songs were fed to AI music generators - now there's proof Suno and rivals are being sued for $150k per song. A sum that would bankrupt these companies and set an important precedent.

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Millions of Copyrighted Songs Were Fed to AI Music Generators – Now There's Proof

Millions of copyrighted songs trained AI music generators, and new searchable databases from The Atlantic now confirm which tracks were used.

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SirFox @sirfox.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

25 years ago: "i'm sorry Mrs. Smith but your 14 year-old son Charlie downloaded a Metallica album off Napster and now he's being sued for $1 million & might go to jail" Today: "we fed every song in existence into our model what the fuck do you mean we have to pay for it? that's ridiculous!!!"

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 16/06/2026

i like that Paul Simon gets big cocky with his theory that there's 50 ways to leave your lover, and then when pressed for answers he's only got like six and one of them is just "get on the bus"

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Krista D Ball is Canada's Spooky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Again, it is an act of courage for an author to step up to speak about a publish who holds their rights to some of their work. Speaking up is always risky, and I appreciate the bravery.

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Marie Brennan @swantower.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

The Writer's Little Book of Naming returns! This is a novelette-sized ebook entirely focused on the ways in which creating names for characters, places, and things in a world can reflect culture and enrich a setting: www.swantower.com/writing/the-...

Cover art for THE WRITER'S LITTLE BOOK OF NAMING: TIPS AND TRICKS FOR PEOPLE, PLACES, AND THINGS by Marie Brennan. The background looks like browned paper and contains in faint writing a series of names from a wide variety of cultures around the world.

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Krista D Ball is Canada's Spooky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

I am not done with talking about this situation yet (I'm just working on my wording here), but I want everyone who is watching to internalize this entire thread. NO ONE BLAMES THE AUTHORS. WE ARE NOT MAD AT YOU. The reason so many of us get angry and loud is because we had this happen to us, too.

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Skyla Dawn Cameron @skyladawn.ca · 16/06/2026

The thing I love about the author community is that in a Publisher Behaving Badly situation, there's no blaming or hesitation, strangers will come together like a group of friends with a truck, boxes, and snacks for the road as they help move you out of your ex's place to safety in under an hour.

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ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Edmonton) In 2030 @edmontonin2030.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

It’s Indigenous History Month! Here’s a list of some of our favourites speculative fiction writers from the so-called “Canada” portion of Turtle Island:

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Margaret should be writing @mldcurelas.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Got a short story acceptance today! 🎉

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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

My negotiations with MRM ended last September after 7 months. SFWA and David were among the people I consulted with during that time. The fact that the Grinder still hasn’t relisted these magazines says a lot. You can read about how things ended for me here: open.substack.com/pub/pacornel...

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Hello! 👋 I'm hoping to raise money for two Bay Area cat rescues. If you post a screenshot of you donating at least $20, I will answer a style-related question for you. But first, let me tell you about the rescues, why they're worthy of your support, and hopefully get you to adopt a cat. 🧵

Two gray cats. One has their pawn on a person's knee.

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Kirsti @kst.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Scams can be hard to spot.

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Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Happy Friday. My fortune cookie said it was a good day to buy a book and I am passing that reminder on to you. One from AaN aanpress.com/aanorder.html or a pre-order from a new press we are helping out www.jessicapixie.com/product-page.... Support small press indies. We appreciate you #booksky #sff

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air and nothingness press - our catalog of books

the air and nothingness press was created to explore book arts and graphic design with an emphasis on limited edition hand-made livre d artiste books and editions of poetry, fantasy and science fictio...

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Margaret should be writing @mldcurelas.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Magpies here😭 They're so hungry so early.

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Margaret should be writing @mldcurelas.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Thank you! I went to @wild-about-flowers.bsky.social & said, I need something to grow on my south-facing slope, & they said, this one likes to grow in ditches! lol I love it & am going to get another.

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Margaret should be writing @mldcurelas.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

No, quite the opposite. This one is in the south-facing garden. All the plants there get baked, lots of sun, & I water every couple of weeks during the summer.

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Krista D Ball is Canada's Spooky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Whenever I post "the state of children" posts or videos, people lose their minds at me so I'm limiting replies. But, also? My GenZ stepkid can't even hire people his age for a $18-25/hr FT entry lvl job that only needs "consistently show up on time while sober" 🤷‍♀️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtO-...

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This goes so much deeper than Gen Alpha can’t read...

YouTube video by Ashley Embers

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Alyssa Long @measuredandslow.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

You fucked up a perfectly good shoulder seam, is what you did. Look at it, it’s got anxiety

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Margaret should be writing @mldcurelas.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

My Anemone's blooms got missed with all the rain. No picture this year. 😭

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