Michelle Spencer

Just bought this. Can’t wait !

There’s no such thing as underage women. They are children.

Just finished #cbcpodcast Allison After NXVIM. Enthralling story but there was a telling phrase which demonstrated to me how deeply we internalize the abuse of women and children. The podcast refers to “underage women.” There’s no such thing: these are children. No one says “underage men.”

Did you know that the only communist government in Canada’s history was elected in the Crowsnest Pass, Alberta? Me neither, and I live next door. This fiction from Carissa Halton is a page turner through a period of extremism. Would be an excellent gift for history buffs. @newestpress.bsky.social

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The cover of Linguaphile: A Language of Love by Julie Sedivy

Stop!Look!Listen! to Issue 305 Contributor Michelle Spencer's Reading Recommendation

"There should be a word for books that show up in your life when you need them. Books which obliterate fears or seemingly by magic connect some of the disparate dots of a lifetime"

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Thank you Frances. As soon as my work ends up in print, I immediately panic about folks reading it. We are ridiculous humans.

Tnrilled to be included in issue no.305 @fiddlehd.bsky.social Many thanks to @saleema.bsky.social for all her kind and thoughtful edits. There are so many great contributions in this issue, including 2025 Creative Nonfiction Prize winner Shelley Pacholok.

Backlist Mondays: Dear Ghost, by Catherine Owen. Shortlisted for the Pat Lowther Memorial Award. In this dreamlike and ethereal collection Owen pulls from facets of everyday life, work, sex, acquaintances and art, and imbues them with extraordinary quirks and uncertainties to dizzying effect.

Writing Distractions 101

How many small businesses in rural Canada can say they’ve been in continuous operation for 89 years? If you are near Pincher Creek this summer, come and check out Blackburn Jewellers. It’s amazing and the owner, Doris Blackburn, is a delight. #southernAlberta

On the eve of Danielle’s Smith’s town hall on coal mining.

We will drink dust I suppose. #ableg

God that was embarrassing

Ahhh thank you :) especially coming from someone who read such a polished excerpt of their new book!

@taraavery.bsky.social

Thank you for your kind words!

Met some new friends and had a whole lotta great writing time in the forest.Thank you Federation of BC Writers for tolerating this interloper from Alberta at your annual retreat. And @franceslpeck.bsky.social for the new book !

@bryanmortensen.bsky.social @genevievewynand.bsky.social

Thank you :)

Rural voter urges parties to represent all Canadians this election | Hanomansing Tonight YouTube video by CBC News

It was an absolute pleasure to speak with @ianhanomansing.bsky.social about two of my favourite topics: politics and home. #candianpolitics

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Or diversity

The Sanctuary used book store in Lyme Regis

“Second hand books are wild books, homeless books; they have come together in vast flocks of variegated feather, and have a charm which the domesticated volumes of the library lack.”
― Virginia Woolf
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It’s a book I needed

If you are looking for a nonfiction read that’ll leave you inspired, wiser and sobbing like a baby, look no further than @juliesedivy.bsky.social latest masterpiece. #writingcommunity #canlit

What a sweet find !

I no longer believe art can save the world, but I believe still that it can save me. So in the face of chaos, misinformation, hatred & ignorance, I'm going to make more art, experience more, share more, pay for more & publish more. I started this in darkness & it'll continue to be my light. 🖤🤍

Making ourselves whole is not the only work but maybe the most important work.

Supporting you here from Canada ( and hoping we don’t get invaded!)

January afternoon writing vibes in the Canadian north.

Today was a stunner.

Tennis balls only