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Don Miasek @donmiasek.bsky.social · 3d

Happy to report I'll be appearing on two Can*Con panels in Ottawa this upcoming Sunday.

- The Bond of Brothers: Writing Sibling Relationships
- Local Writing Communities & How to Join Them

dmiasek.com/2025/10/15/c...

Check me (and my fellow panelists) out at the Brookstreet Hotel!

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Don Miasek @donmiasek.bsky.social · 7d

Finally had time to post a retrospective of Pale Grey Dot featuring at Word on the Street, Toronto's biggest literary festival. Come check it out, dear reader!

dmiasek.com/2025/10/11/a...

Toronto SFF writers at Word on the Street: Dave T.E. Foster, Jesse McMinn, Brandon Butler, Y.M. Pang, James Downe, P.G. Reynolds, Don Miasek, Danny F. Santos, and Kevin R. Coleman.

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Don Miasek @donmiasek.bsky.social · Sep 19

Pale Grey Dot will be at Word on the Street next weekend alongside Toronto SF&F's finest!

David Pecaut Square
Sat, Sept 27 – 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sun, Sept 28 – 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

dmiasek.com/2025/09/19/p...

Come meet me, buy a book, get it autographed, and check out the works of my cohorts!

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Don Miasek @donmiasek.bsky.social · Jun 30

And we have the last (but not least) of my Aurora Award finalist interviews.

It's @gilliansecord.bsky.social of BUDDY RAYMOND'S NO-BULLSHIT GUIDE TO DRONE HUNTING fame!

It takes place in an imaginary world where the USA is hostile to Canada. Ha ha, could you imagine?

dmiasek.com/2025/06/30/a...

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Don Miasek @donmiasek.bsky.social · Jun 27

Snagged another Aurora Award finalist interview, this time with R H Wesley! His short story, "A World of Milk and Promises", was published in Clarkesworld last September.

dmiasek.com/2025/06/27/a...

Reposted by Don Miasek

Y.M. Pang @ympang.bsky.social · Jun 27

In a first for my blog: I interview a fellow writer, @donmiasek.bsky.social! We talk about #sciencefiction, his novel Pale Grey Dot, and how it feels like to be nominated for an Aurora Award.

ympang.com/interview-wi...

#SFF #sciencefictionbooks #novels #authorinterview

Photo of author Don Miasek signing his book Pale Grey Dot.

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Don Miasek @donmiasek.bsky.social · Jun 24

In a first for me, I've gone ahead and added a Part 2 to my interview with @ympang.bsky.social.

Why? Because she's a finalist for yet another two Aurora Awards. Is she bored of them yet? Possibly!

dmiasek.com/2025/06/23/p...

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Don Miasek @donmiasek.bsky.social · Jun 10

Guess who was at Y.M. Pang's book (All the Broken Blades) launch last Sunday? This guy!

dmiasek.com/2025/06/10/b...

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Don Miasek @donmiasek.bsky.social · Jun 4

Had a great time on UMFM podcast, talking about the Pale Grey process. Check it out!

Michael Elves @melves.bsky.social · Jun 4

Coming up in 30 minutes on UMFM and online now, my conversation with sci-fi writer @donmiasek.bsky.social about Pale Grey Dot on today's Turning Pages episode. umfm.com/programming/...

Don Miasek @donmiasek.bsky.social · Jun 4

This was a lot of fun. Thanks for having me!

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Don Miasek @donmiasek.bsky.social · May 5

It's been exactly one year since Pale Grey Dot was launched at Bakka-Phoenix, and so I thought it'd be great chance to have a little year in review...

dmiasek.com/2025/05/05/a...

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Don Miasek @donmiasek.bsky.social · Apr 29

A fantastic collection of fantasy short stories.

Y.M. Pang @ympang.bsky.social · Apr 29

It's heeere! #coverreveal for ALL THE BROKEN BLADES!

ympang.com/all-the-brok...

#fantasybook #epicfantasy #darkfantasy #fairytale #shortstories #mermaids #fantasyart #darkfantasyart #anthology

Book cover for All the Broken Blades by Y.M. Pang, featuring a katana on the cliffside, with water and the moon in the background. A mermaid entwines around the text.

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Don Miasek @donmiasek.bsky.social · Apr 18

Thank you!

Don Miasek @donmiasek.bsky.social · Apr 17

Happy to do it!

Don Miasek @donmiasek.bsky.social · Apr 16

I'm proud to announce that Pale Grey Dot has been nominated for a 2025 Aurora Award for Best Novel!

dmiasek.com/2025/04/16/p...

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Don Miasek @donmiasek.bsky.social · Mar 19

Finally got around to collecting my favourite photos from a March, 2025 Writers Retreat with eleven other fantastic authors. Check 'em out!

dmiasek.com/2025/03/19/5...

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Don Miasek @donmiasek.bsky.social · Dec 31

Fourth bestseller for Bakka-Phoenix in 2024. Not too shabby!

Bakka Phoenix Books @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social · Dec 31

1. This is How You Lose the Time War by @amalelmohtar.com & @maxgladstone.bsky.social

2. Stories of your Life and Others by Ted Chiang

3. All Systems Red by @marthawells.com

4. Pale Grey Dot by @donmiasek.bsky.social

5. The Dragonfly Gambit by @thesuiway.bsky.social

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Don Miasek @donmiasek.bsky.social · Dec 18

Whoa, I think I still need an update on Bounty 2, let alone Bounty 3 :-)

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Don Miasek @donmiasek.bsky.social · Dec 18

Behold! I've put together a page on my website to collect all the official reviews and promotions of Pale Grey Dot.

dmiasek.com/reviews-prom...

Check it out!

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Don Miasek @donmiasek.bsky.social · Dec 2

Had a super time at Indigo Barrie last Saturday bringing Pale Grey Dot to readers of sci-fi!

As for how it went? I present to you a story in two images (Before & After).

The Pale Grey Dot table at Indigo Barrie BEFORE the event, with a ton of books waiting to be signed.

The Pale Grey Dot table at Indigo Barrie AFTER the event, with all books signed and sold!

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Don Miasek @donmiasek.bsky.social · Nov 19

New author interview!

dmiasek.com/2024/11/19/a...

This time we have acclaimed fantasy & sci-fi short story
author Y.M. Pang. Her kickstarter, "All The Broken Blades: A Fantasy Anthology" is currently at 134% with just 11 days remaining!

Swords on a beach, advertising All the Broken Blades: A Fantasy Anthology.

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Don Miasek @donmiasek.bsky.social · Jul 1

Thanks for having me on! It was a pleasure.

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Don Miasek @donmiasek.bsky.social · Jul 1

Thanks to SeanGeek and FastFret for having me on. It was a ton of fun!

Seangeekpodcast @seangeekpodcast.bsky.social · Jul 1

Episode 498 – Don Miasek and his Novel Pale Grey Dot
Pale Grey Dot is the debut novel from Don Miasek. We get Don to open up about the book, his peers, gaming, video games and Dungeons and Dragons.
@donmiasek.bsky.social #podcast #writing #book

player.captivate.fm/episode/694d...

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Don Miasek @donmiasek.bsky.social · Jun 28

Nice to see Pale Grey Dot get a nod on the 49th Shelf's July Summer Reading List alongside a bunch of fantastic books!

49thshelf.com/Blog/2024/06...

A review of PGD on the 49th Shelf website.

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Don Miasek @donmiasek.bsky.social · Mar 24

Save the date: May 5th at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social in Toronto!

Pre-Orders: bakkaphoenixbooks.com/browse/filte...

Meetup: www.meetup.com/toronto-scie...

Details: dmiasek.com/2024/03/24/p...

Book Launch - PALE GREY DOT, by Don Miasek, Sun, May 5, 2024, 3:00 PM | Meetup

Come one, come all, to the launch of **Don Miasek**'s debut novel: **Pale Grey Dot**,

www.meetup.com

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