Been thinking a bunch lately about my undergrad years when a different American president was spreading lies to justify a war in the Middle East. open.substack.com/pub/foundtim...
Lovely to see Manchán Magan's book, 32 Words for Field, on this list. There are so many fascinating tidbits in there about the Irish language.
Tá an leabhar seo iontach. Is breá liom é.
The two remaining places near me often have lineups out the door for returns.
If you could go back to the era when you first heard David Sedaris on This American Life, would you please take me with you?
Like, pre-Marvel blech. When people thought Apple products were the most advanced technology we would ever get.
Stories like these should be a wake-up call for those pushing AI tools into every cranny of our digital lives.
Since my Bluesky posts rarely reach more than a few folks, allow me to plug the fact that I have books available -- books, I say! -- and I would very much like you to learn about them.
Here's my debut novel, Terminal Solstice: terminalsolstice.com
Too perfect 👇
Hardest thing is finding the charge cords.
Very into disconnecting with (pretty much) everything the music industry has become over the past 20 yrs. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/t...
I wrote a short post for my publisher about my 'studio' – a.k.a. my son's trampoline, a.k.a. my elderly cat's settee.
I'm at my most productive in the wee evening hours on this couch, when I put on Sidney Lumet's The Verdict for the 400th time. www.turnstonepress.com/news/bird-on... #writing
Them polka dots don't pay for themselves, it seems.
Ford warns OSAP students not to pick 'basket-weaving courses’, pick ‘inherit trust fund’ courses instead
My plays are now available in the Canadian Play Outlet online store! 🎭
Visit canadianplayoutlet.com and search for “Prodigals” (published by @latitude46pub.bsky.social) and “Us & Everything We Own” (digital copy made available via the Playwrights Guild of Canada).
#theatre #canlit #playwright
Thanks for the nudge. :)
I'm loving how many writers are posting about this lately. I didn't know it was a thing! Gotta register now.
For the federal RTO mandate (4 days), the @ottawacitizen.com is doing what @thestar.com should've done for the provincial RTO mandate (5 days).
i.e., Covering the issue with a healthy measure of skepticism about the claims driving this policy. ottawacitizen.com/opinion/publ... #onpoli #cdnpoli
“I am somebody” shaped how millions of us saw ourselves as kids, including me. That message mattered. It still does.
Rest in power, Jesse Jackson
🙏🏽
A view from my melting ice cave. 🧊
There’s also an audio essay, if you’re interested in my experiences writing a book while parenting and working a full-time job: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/o...
Pretty sure this is the first time I've namechecked Metal Gear Solid and the Fraggles in an interview.
It's great to see federal MPs speaking up against a bad policy that costs more and creates less.
But where were the provincial MPPs in Ontario when an even worse policy (i.e., 5-day RTO) was mandated? www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic... #onpoli
"But Sean, what do they sound like?"
I got you: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common...
You should always stop and gawk at ravens when they’re around. Their calls are so cool. 🐦⬛
Graphic titled “5 Reasons First-Past-the-Post Destabilizes Minority Governments and Why Proportional Representation Works Better.” The design lists five numbered sections in colored bars. 1 Winner take all culture: first-past-the-post treats politics as a fight for total control, discouraging cooperation in minority Parliaments. 2 Seat distortion magnifies small shifts: a few ridings can dramatically change power, raising the stakes of confidence votes. 3 False majority temptation: polling at 35% to 40% can translate into a majority, incentivizing early elections. 4 Proportional representation normalizes cooperation: majorities are unlikely so parties plan negotiation and agreements. 5 Collapse rarely delivers total control: bringing down a government in proportional systems rarely hands one party full power. Bottom text reads Learn more at fairvote.ca.
Minority governments are not the problem.
The problem is a system where 35% to 40% of the vote can turn into total control. That incentive fuels early elections and brinkmanship.
Proportional representation removes the jackpot and rewards cooperation instead.
While you wait eagerly for the 10 am press conference about the Toronto Police officers, you should enjoy this incredible Eglinton Crosstown timeline, one of the most fun things a newspaper has ever done: www.thestar.com/interactives...
I'd still choose a compact, pocket-sized book over a clunky, expensive hardcover. 📚
I never would have sought out these stories were it not for the format. The compact design, low cover price, and wide availability were key for my access to Can lit.
NCL had its issues -- some are covered here by @brianbusby.bsky.social: www.notesandqueries.ca/essays/for-a...
Pour one out for the mass-market format.
I was a fickle reader as a kid. Once I had decided to pursue an English lit degree, I started picking up books from McClelland & Stewart's New Canadian Library series.
They eventually went to trade paperback, but the earlier, mass-market style was better.
Not sure how you can have a Harper portrait without one of his two expressions: dismissive sneer, humourless void.
