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Keith Maillard

@keithmaillard.bsky.social

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Keith Maillard is the author of fifteen novels, a book of poetry, and two of creative non-fiction. He teaches in the UBC's School of Creative Writing and is the 2024 winner of the Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence in British Columbia.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 7d

Welcome to America, where peaceful protesters get tear-gassed and thrown to the ground like ragdolls.

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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 6d

"Had an older president like Joe Biden babbled like this there would have been immediate calls to airlift him to a sanatorium. The man isn’t well, folks. Let’s stop pretending this isn’t a problem," writes columnist Rex Huppke.

Read more here: https://bit.ly/4h2KxLA

#25thAmendmentNOW

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Keith Maillard @keithmaillard.bsky.social · 6d

And she was wrong, of course. We still have to keep combatting these weird and wrong high school teachers.

Freezer @freezer.bsky.social · 7d

It's been over a dozen years but every now and then I think about how my 11th grade English teacher told me I couldn't submit my short story for an assignment cause the story took place over like 6 months. She said short stories can only take place in a short period of time, like a few hours.

Keith Maillard @keithmaillard.bsky.social · 6d

Come on, Barack, you should know better. Israel is lying as they always do.

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 6d

May this peace hold.

Tweet from Barack Obama: “After two years of unimaginable loss and suffering for Israeli families and the people of Gaza, we should all be encouraged and relieved that an end to the conflict is within sight…”
The tweet continues expressing hope for peace, aid to Gaza, and rebuilding efforts.

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Keith Maillard @keithmaillard.bsky.social · 6d

Just repeating for fairness -- Premium Ehuice is for real; they just take a very long time to respond. I received my order.

Keith Maillard @keithmaillard.bsky.social · Sep 14

Premium Ejuice, as it turns out, is for real--although, in my case, slow.

Keith Maillard @keithmaillard.bsky.social · Sep 14

Actually, Premium Ejuice is for real! They were just slow to respond to me. It took a long time, but I received my order.

Keith Maillard @keithmaillard.bsky.social · Sep 2

Keep hoping I haven't got scammed by Premium Ejuice, but hope is fading away. Should have noticed: glitzy surface, huge number of my order, block on printing invoice. List on their site of every ejuice you've ever heard of. No delivery. DO NOT GET SCAMMED BY PREMIUM EJUICE.

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Keith Maillard @keithmaillard.bsky.social · Sep 1

Checking with hive mind . Has anyone dealt with Premium Ejuice of Vaughan, Ontario? I think I've been scammed. Placed an order on Aug 22. Received acknowledgement saying, to check your shippment, click the link below. I click and nothing happens. I'm blocked from printing their invoice. No shipment.

Keith Maillard @keithmaillard.bsky.social · Jul 11

The ICE Men Cometh
open.substack.com/pub/thinkbig...

The ICE Men Cometh

ICE will soon be supercharged and more dangerous than ever—but it’s also vulnerable

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Keith Maillard @keithmaillard.bsky.social · Jul 7

Don't cancer ghost people. Doing that is unbelievably cruel.

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Keith Maillard @keithmaillard.bsky.social · Jul 7

Yes!

Dixie ☕︎ @dixie13.bsky.social · Jul 5

#booksky

Keith Maillard @keithmaillard.bsky.social · Jul 7

The Toronto Star has a superb and complex article by Linda Svendsen reflecting on Alice Monro reacting to her fiction. It's fascinating reading but, alas, behind a pay wall. If you already subscribe to the Star, or don't mind subscribing, you might look it up.

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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · Jun 25

There’s massive and increasing gender based violence against women. Preparing women, telling them the reality, and showing them statistics isn’t sexism. It’s fact that men are the main perpetrators of violence and not by a small percentage.

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · Jun 14

🎯

NRA Accidentally Forgets To Rise Up Against
Tyrannical Government

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robservations11.bsky.social @robservations11.bsky.social · Jun 13

Anyone want to argue with him?

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · Jun 13

BREAKING: I feel sick!
krassencast.com/p/us-militar...

US Military Detains American for First Time Ever Without Insurrection Act in Los Angeles

What just happened?

krassencast.com

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Nerdy Pursuit @nerdypursuit.bsky.social · Jun 13

Agree. Pete doesn't hold a political office and has no official power. And yet people look up to him. Because people trust his character and moral compass.

#Buttigieg

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · Jun 13

"The HHS document says that another paper it cites found 'an increase in placental blood clotting in pregnant mothers who took the vaccine.'

But the paper doesn't contain any reference to placental blood clots or to pregnant women."

www.npr.org/2025/06/13/n...

RFK Jr. sent Congress 'medical disinformation' to defend COVID vaccine schedule change

A document circulated to members of Congress misinterprets studies and cites debunked research, scientists say. It could influence congressional perceptions of vaccine safety.

www.npr.org

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Han VanderHart @hanvanderhart.bsky.social · Jun 13

“You use your mind
like a millstone […!]”

Marianne Moore’s “TO MILITARY PROGRESS,” for today’s military march #poetry

TO MILITARY PROGRESS

You use your mind
like a millstone to grind
chaff.

You polish it
and with your warped wit
laugh

at your torso,
prostrate where the crow
falls
on such faint hearts
as its god imparts, calls

and claps its wings till the tumult brings
more
black minute-men
to revive again,
war

at little cost.
They cry for the lost
head
and seek their prize
till the evening sky's
red.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · Jun 13

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · Jun 11

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CL Woke Cannibal Erotica Hellisen @clhellisen.bsky.social · Jun 11

A reminder to reach out to the friends you've slowly lost contact with because life is so damn busy.

Because life is also so damn short.

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Keith Maillard @keithmaillard.bsky.social · Jun 11

Job Opportunities
Lecturer in Writing for Screen

The UBC School of Creative Writing invites applications for a 100% FTE (full-time) Lecturer position in Writing for Screen, with a likely start date of September 1, 2025.