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Browsed a Shoppers Drug Mart magazine stand on Saturday while passing time post-vaccination. Appalled at the drivel.

I send my closest friends daily #updateswithellen. These updates are classically unhinged. Keep my closest friends in your prayers, folks.

Celebrating the work of our trans and queer contributors today and every day! Check out a few pieces from our archive we hope stay with you beyond the blog. buff.ly/554vznz

Ok folks, let’s take a few lessons from Asia: when on a train platform, please stand to the sides of the doors to allow passengers to disembark first. Thanks, from your slightly grouchy older sibling.

Why do we live in such a shitty time?

Me brain right now: beep. boop. beep. 🫠

Me with my pa and my spiritual icon

Stardew Valley concert was so damn good. I don’t even play and the music was wonderful.

“Her latest work, The Unravelling of Ou, fuses them all—a novel that grips the reader like a hand around the throat of a secret.”
—Wayne Ng, Ottawa Review of Books

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The Unravelling of Ou (Palimpsest Press, 2/15/26) is available for preorder.

Menstrual pain today is at an all time high 👍

Aaaaand a good % of my social skills have gone entirely kaput since 2020 🤦🏻

i wish i had enough money to buy up vacant lots and turn them into mini forests/parks. it would make this late capitalist hellscape a little more bearable.

You know what I love? The ephemerality of poetry chapbooks. On that note: paperbillpress.wordpress.com

Been eating way too many butter croissants.

We are thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2025 Lampman Award, recognizing outstanding poetry from brilliant Ottawa-based poets: Emily Austin's “Gay Girl Prayers,” Manahil Bandukwala's “Heliotropia,” and AJ Dolman's “Crazy/Mad.” Stay tuned for details about the winner announcement this fall!

I eat better when hubs is around.

Public service announcement:

ONTARIO SFF WRITERS PLEASE REMEMBER TO APPLY FOR THE OAC RECOMMENDER GRANT

AUGUR IS A RECOMMENDER

WE WANT TO RECOMMEND SFF WRITERS GET GRANTS

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so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining

The in laws built a shed with hubby today. I finalized and issued a decision, took care of the pup, wrote/sent a ton of emails, and made food. ✌️

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What if, for one week, you experienced your daily life without relying on a car? How might it change your perspective on the way our community moves?

Join the challenge Sept 29-Oct 5. Experience life without driving. Share your stories.👇 #WeekWithoutDriving #OttCity

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Well said.