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If you're celebrating Thanksgiving this weekend, here are some ideas for jazzing up your leftovers!

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Tanya Gold | Editor & Translator 💕📚 (they/iel) @tanyagold.bsky.social · 19h

PAID GIG I'm looking for someone who could provide ASL illustrations based on a script. There are 50 to 6O signs needed. This is for a comic I'm translating. You'd either be providing ASL illustrations for someone to use when adapting the artwork, or working in the art directly. #Comics #ASL

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Jessica Coles @prairievixen.bsky.social · 19h

I have a song in progress that I think I can tweak to be sung in rounds. It'll be a fun experiment anyway.

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Jessica Coles @prairievixen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I don't want to be able to party like I'm in my 20s, but I would very much like to eat a handful of potato chips without experiencing consequences and regret.

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Jessica Coles @prairievixen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Oh, Sunday Jess, you gorgeous fool—what were you thinking putting a complicated and experimental supper on the meal plan for Wednesday night? Your optimism is adorable, but sweetie, you should have known we would not be there today.

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Jessica Coles @prairievixen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Whoever (whatever algorithm) put "Caught a Lite Sneeze" by Tori Amos on the Sirius Coffee Shop playlist sure did me a strange favour this morning.

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Jessica Coles @prairievixen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

My guitar instructor told me I'm brilliant, and I had to just sit there and receive the compliment. Rude.

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Heather Campbell @thatheatherc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Smith is going to do anything & everything to keep her job, so that means however Alberta votes on the other 9 questions, we're getting those laws & changes. Disagree? Tell me about daylight savings time again. Alberta needs to decide if kindness, inclusion & opportunity are going to be our mantra.

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Jessica Coles @prairievixen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I have a three-song set that I can truthfully introduce as "Songs about Sad Boys in Edmonton that I Have Loved". And that delights me a little.

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 06/10/2026

How about a smol green snek friend for today's #Whistober? A recent visitor in the garden... #SciArt #art #herps #snake

Digital drawing of the head and upper body of a small, thin green snake that is facing away from the viewer as though it were headed into the dark space beyond a pile of stylized green leaves.

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âpihtawikosisân @apihtawikosisan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Alberta separatism is just three oil executives in a trench coat stirring the pot so Canada will pay for pipelines instead of demanding private investment.

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Jessica Coles @prairievixen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I finally made it out to a poetry open mic last night. I didn't care if I read or not, but a friend, a regular in the scene who I hadn't seen in months, asked if my name was on the list. It was not, the list was full, I was truly okay with it. But he asked if I'd brought anything I *could* read.

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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Look in the mirror and give yourself a big thumbs up! You're a resister! ✊

If you ever feel heavy
because you care deeply
about injustice, suffering
and ecological destruction,
remember that a trillion
dollar propaganda machine
was built to make you number
and it didn't work on you.
@Earthly Guy

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Jessica Coles @prairievixen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I had the pleasure of being served by a whimsical vehicle registries employee who loudly and freely voiced her opinions on people in the world who get shitty about disability parking placards, and what things SHOULD be free that she has to charge for because of late-stage capitalism.

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Anti-Heroin Chic @antiheroinchic.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Hello friends, our submissions have been running a little low. With a little under 3 weeks left before submissions close, if you could help us to spread the word it would be so greatly appreciated. All categories are open but we especially need more artwork and photography. heroinchic.weebly.com

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Jessica Eaton @jessicaeaton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I can’t even begin to imagine how great life would be if we funded the arts at oil and gas level

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This. I strongly believe a lot of men have no idea how often women contend with this, and how it can stunt their ambitions.

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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"But the handicapped need cars!" No, what they need are options in mobility. The tech exists to enable their freedom of independent mobility, but almost always what is lacking is the enabling infrastructure. Bike lanes and quality sidewalks serve everyone.

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Jessica Coles @prairievixen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I was never a major Rheostatics fan, but Martin Tielli's voice is a kind of homecoming to a wonderful time in my life.

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Kristin Houlihan, Writer @kristinwrites.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

An early reader of my book manuscript told me I have a wonderful plain language voice — and I’m scared I’ve lost it. Recs for plain language voice poetry? So I can remind myself that plain language is good too?

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Jessica Coles @prairievixen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

And then, the man I live with and our daughter made this beautiful thing for dessert tonight, so I think we can call this, definitely, a good life.

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My Bloody Valentine @chekhovsgundam.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Apart from being one of the finest conjurors of the English language, Neko Case really does have a way of saying what you need to hear when you need to hear it, and saying it in sentences that read like dancing

A photo of a book page, from Neko Case's autobiography, The Harder I Fight The More I Love You. There's more, but the highlighted excerpt reads "In the middle of hard times, sometimes we can't see the pieces that are taking shape around us, forming what's going to get us to the next, better, place. We want the big, sudden transformation, the fairy-tale moment that changes everything. But in my experience, that's not how it happens. As time went on, I began to understand in a new way the appearance of the horses when I was a kid-not as something that would swoop in and fix me, but as a force pushing me to keep orienting myself toward the cinnamon scent of what was right and good for me."

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Jessica Coles @prairievixen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

In the same conversation yesterday, I listed everything that's been hard in my life recently and later stated, truthfully, that I like who I've become because of the unwelcome challenges I've lived through. Anyway, I made cookies, muffins, and caramel sauce today. Probably, this is a good life.

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Jessica Coles @prairievixen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

We've been listening to our entire vinyl collection in alphabetical order (by artist) since last Christmas. We're now on the S's, and our current listening run is Sleater-Kinney, Smashing Pumpkins, Elliott Smith, The Smiths, The Specials, and Regina Spektor. I like this stretch.

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Jessica Coles @prairievixen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Good self-care things this week: bought jeans and sweaters, went for a massage, added rich scene details to my novel, plugged away at guitar chord construction theory, started reading I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons by Peter S. Beagle. This morning, its chai and a quiet walk with a friend.

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Jessica Coles @prairievixen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

On the subject of country music (which I'm not exactly drawn to), I said to my guitar instructor this week, "I would hate to miss out on something really good just because I had attitude about a particular genre." He recommended Molly Tuttle and Billy Strings. A+ yes.

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Jessica Coles @prairievixen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Embracing my inner cat energy and being incredibly selective about who I spend my time and affection on. (This is actually very hard for me: I hate disappointing people.)

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Iva Cheung @ivacheung.com · 30/09/2026

Happy first birthday to *After the Feast*—my little cookbooklet meant to share ways to reduce food waste and make the most out of your turkey-dinner leftovers! The PDF is free to download, and print copies support the Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre. ivacheung.com/2025/09/afte...

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After the Feast: A Turkey Leftovers Cookbooklet - Iva Cheung

After a couple decades of editing and indexing cookbooks, I took a stab at writing (a small!) one. After the Feast brings together 25-ish of my favourite ways to use up the leftovers from big turkey d...

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Jessica Coles @prairievixen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Bless the cashier at the food court Thai Express for insisting I get my pad thai in a To Go container because yes, ma'am, I will not be able to eat this all in one sitting.

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Jessica Coles @prairievixen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I now own a pair of barrel leg jeans. I can't explain why they're good. They feel lawless and look at home with my Blundstones.

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Alicia Chantal @freshlookediting.ca · 01/10/2026

Looking forward to this! Hope to see you in Toronto. 🎉💻 #AmEditing #Editors #ICAEP2026

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Tiffany Morris @tiffmorris.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I wanted to share my grandmother’s story but Native people shouldn’t have to share our trauma for non-Native people to care about all the ways Canada has harmed and continues to harm us.

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Jessica Coles @prairievixen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It's a bit of a mindfuck, at age 47, to consider how many of my preferences I've surrendered to the judgment of others because I didn't think it would make a difference to me (more accurately, I didn't think I had earned the right to have preferences—wtf?).

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Jessica Coles @prairievixen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I'm a little embarrassed by how long it took me to realize that I hated the strings on my electric guitar and maybe not the guitar itself. But I'm glad I have it figured out now!

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Stone Circle Review @stonecirclereview.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Circle is always open. The poems I’m looking for return, in Charles Simic’s words, “that which is familiar to its original strangeness” No fee. Four-week turnaround. Full guidelines at stonecirclereview.com/submissions-... #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #CallForSubmissions #LitMag

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Laura Frey @lauratfrey.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I read the "Standing up for a stronger Alberta" "Your Guide to the 2026 referendum" pamphlet so you don't have to Notably this guide has zero information on when or where or how to vote LOL

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paulseesequasis @pseesequasis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

On #OrangeShirtDay paying respect to generations of my family and kin who went to St. Michael’s Residential School ~ 1931. Duck Lake, Sask ~ 1) Maggie Bird, 2) Mary Rose Naytowhow (My Kokum), 3) Ada Wolfe, 4) Philomene Peeteetuce, 5) Dorothy Eyahpaise, 6) Mary Anne Seesequasis, 7) Veronique

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I have separated the art from the artist and am now whipping the art to stiff peaks, after which I will gently fold it into the artist before baking at 350 til golden and puffed

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Jessica Coles @prairievixen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"You've never heard of [song]???” is the sort of thing you say when you're all drunk in your friend's basement suite, but the song in question is "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover". Then you feel like assholes because the friend you jumped on gets genuinely upset. You give her a fresh beer to apologize.

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Jessica Coles @prairievixen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It's not a guarantee that eating fancy cheeses and watching a comfort movie under a weighted blanket will correct my mental state, but it probably won't make it worse.

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Jeff Samsonow @jeffsamsonow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

And we shouldn't even be having this referendum at all.

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Jeff Samsonow @jeffsamsonow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I voted. Mailed my ballots. Hated all of it. This referendum could have been 3 questions: 1. Do you wrongly believe Alberta can separate from Canada just because you're a grumpy little guy? 2. Do you misunderstand the constitution and division of powers? 3. Do you want to be racist?

My referendum voting package envelope inside a Canada Post mailbox.

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Jessica Coles @prairievixen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"I was sad at the Italian Centre so now we have fancy cheeses." - Me, explaining my grocery shopping choices to my spouse.

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Jessica Coles @prairievixen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I all the way quit. Good bye. I'm going to live in a cabin on an island with my cat, my tarantula, & my lizard. I'm going to make friends with mushrooms & learn to talk to voles. The trees will teach me that arboreality is the only reality. (I broke a string on my electric guitar. I cannot today.)

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Chen Chen @chenchenwrites.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

to queer or not to queer. no. the question is, how to queer further, queer the queerest

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Jessica Coles @prairievixen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Sentence I encountered while clothes shopping online: "Women's pants are particularly effective when utilized in coordinated dressing to create a unified, statuesque aesthetic." Do people not know what pants are for? Are we confused about pants, culturally? I've seen the barrel leg trend, friends.

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Jessica Coles @prairievixen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I have a hard time enjoying country music, but Orville Peck is reminding me that it's perhaps a little harsh to dismiss an entire genre for the sins it committed in my youth.

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