Jeannette Bedard 🇨🇦
@jeannettebedard.bsky.social
Always writing, I have filled hard drives with ones and zeros that occasionally coalesce into books. I live on a non-tropical island in the Pacific and love a good math joke, especially if there is pi involved. https://jeannettebedard.substack.com
Pinned
Forest of Shards - part 1 of 14
An expedition into a planet-sized geode with glittering crystal forests, non-stop lightning and physics that doesn’t behave. Perfect for readers who love expedition SF with retro‑futurist vibes and bi...
open.substack.com
A secret expedition. A geode filled with mysteries. And a scientist who refuses to look away. Forest of Shards is an adventure novella being serialized now.
#scifi #sciencefiction #freefiction
#scifi #sciencefiction #freefiction
This is how my efforts of wildlife photography turn out more often than not.
December 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This is how my efforts of wildlife photography turn out more often than not.
Reposted by Jeannette Bedard 🇨🇦
Today's free Countdown to 2026 book is by yours truly.
"Living on the edge, the crew of the Lyra expects surprises. But they're not prepared for the one they find when they pick up two new crew and a salvage job on a third-rate space station."
heathertexle.com/CountdownTo2...
#FreeSFBooksCountdown
"Living on the edge, the crew of the Lyra expects surprises. But they're not prepared for the one they find when they pick up two new crew and a salvage job on a third-rate space station."
heathertexle.com/CountdownTo2...
#FreeSFBooksCountdown
December 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Today's free Countdown to 2026 book is by yours truly.
"Living on the edge, the crew of the Lyra expects surprises. But they're not prepared for the one they find when they pick up two new crew and a salvage job on a third-rate space station."
heathertexle.com/CountdownTo2...
#FreeSFBooksCountdown
"Living on the edge, the crew of the Lyra expects surprises. But they're not prepared for the one they find when they pick up two new crew and a salvage job on a third-rate space station."
heathertexle.com/CountdownTo2...
#FreeSFBooksCountdown
Reposted by Jeannette Bedard 🇨🇦
Do you love science fiction? Do you love free books?
Join us as we countdown to 2026 with a month of free science fiction.
Find a new book every day at heathertexle.com/CountdownTo2...
#FreeSFBooksCountdown
Join us as we countdown to 2026 with a month of free science fiction.
Find a new book every day at heathertexle.com/CountdownTo2...
#FreeSFBooksCountdown
November 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Do you love science fiction? Do you love free books?
Join us as we countdown to 2026 with a month of free science fiction.
Find a new book every day at heathertexle.com/CountdownTo2...
#FreeSFBooksCountdown
Join us as we countdown to 2026 with a month of free science fiction.
Find a new book every day at heathertexle.com/CountdownTo2...
#FreeSFBooksCountdown
Mid-November 2025 - update
I don't own a cat
jeannettebedard.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
November 11, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Every year I sneak off to a place with this vibe. I love this sort of forest
Today’s Art… “Sacred Grove” (神の森) a wood block print by master wood block artist Yoshida Toshi (吉田遠志). This is a modern print first published in 1941.
#Japan #woodblock #art #Buddhism #mindfulness
@roger1952.bsky.social
#Japan #woodblock #art #Buddhism #mindfulness
@roger1952.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Every year I sneak off to a place with this vibe. I love this sort of forest
My supervisor is getting bored watching my at my desk.
November 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
My supervisor is getting bored watching my at my desk.
Did a quick sketch at lunch…
November 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Did a quick sketch at lunch…
I thought I’d get some knitting done—was wrong.
November 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I thought I’d get some knitting done—was wrong.
Anyone seen the 1959 Journey to the Centre of the Earth? I saw it as a kid and it’s stuck with me. My latest story is heavily inspired by it—and running now.
#scifi #freefiction
#scifi #freefiction
Forest of Shards - part 5 of 14
An expedition into a planet-sized geode with glittering crystal forests, non-stop lightning and physics that doesn’t behave.
armchairalien.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Anyone seen the 1959 Journey to the Centre of the Earth? I saw it as a kid and it’s stuck with me. My latest story is heavily inspired by it—and running now.
#scifi #freefiction
#scifi #freefiction
I have a story idea that keeps popping into my head—a Minotaur who wanders his labyrinth winding up all the string and wondering where it came from.
November 6, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I have a story idea that keeps popping into my head—a Minotaur who wanders his labyrinth winding up all the string and wondering where it came from.
Reposted by Jeannette Bedard 🇨🇦
In today's update, rayguns galore! Plus borbs and a brief mention of my adventures in Linux.
open.substack.com/pub/reneastl...
open.substack.com/pub/reneastl...
But I already have a raygun...
Of books, borbs and sci-fi weaponry
open.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
In today's update, rayguns galore! Plus borbs and a brief mention of my adventures in Linux.
open.substack.com/pub/reneastl...
open.substack.com/pub/reneastl...
That’s one great wave
"Moon Above the Sea at Daimotsu Bay" by Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892); Japanese woodblock print
November 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
That’s one great wave
A writing up date and a couple of cool things. #amwriting
November 2025 - a give away
and some other weird things
jeannettebedard.substack.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
A writing up date and a couple of cool things. #amwriting
One of my books made a list!
Atlas Interstellar Comet 2025: Best Books To Read On Aliens And The Possibility Of Life Outside Earth
The Atlas Interstellar Comet 2025 makes many people think about life outside Earth. It brings up big questions about if we are really alone in space. Reading about aliens and the chance of other world...
www.thedailyjagran.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:49 AM
One of my books made a list!
I painted this some time ago, and stumbled upon it today and realize I actually like it. I might try painting people again.
#watercolor
#watercolor
October 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I painted this some time ago, and stumbled upon it today and realize I actually like it. I might try painting people again.
#watercolor
#watercolor
Reposted by Jeannette Bedard 🇨🇦
A secret expedition. A geode filled with mysteries. And a scientist who refuses to look away. Forest of Shards is an adventure novella being serialized now.
#scifi #sciencefiction #freefiction
#scifi #sciencefiction #freefiction
Forest of Shards - part 1 of 14
An expedition into a planet-sized geode with glittering crystal forests, non-stop lightning and physics that doesn’t behave. Perfect for readers who love expedition SF with retro‑futurist vibes and bi...
open.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
A secret expedition. A geode filled with mysteries. And a scientist who refuses to look away. Forest of Shards is an adventure novella being serialized now.
#scifi #sciencefiction #freefiction
#scifi #sciencefiction #freefiction
The remade versions of this woman's clothes are fascinating (we can make amazing things by hand).
Digs & Discoveries - Ancient Look Book - Archaeology Magazine - November/December 2025
A young woman buried in China’s Tarim Basin some 2,000 years ago went to the […]
archaeology.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The remade versions of this woman's clothes are fascinating (we can make amazing things by hand).
Currently, I’m trapped.
October 30, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Currently, I’m trapped.
✨ Ready to diversify your shelf? We think these #books 📚can help! Enter to #win these bestselling #Fantasy & #Sci-fi books by diverse authors + bookish goodies! ✨
📚 Enter here: clcannon.net/dsff 📚
#diversereads #diversebooks #readdiversebooks #freebooks #bookgiveaway #bookcontest #booksky
📚 Enter here: clcannon.net/dsff 📚
#diversereads #diversebooks #readdiversebooks #freebooks #bookgiveaway #bookcontest #booksky
October 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
This is perfect!
A little tribute to the mixtape — those tiny gifts of music we made with so much care, thinking of the songs they’d love. 🎶💿✨
#Printmaking #CassetteTape #MixtapeLove #NostalgiaArt #RetroVibes #AnalogHeart #ArtPrint #printmaker
#Printmaking #CassetteTape #MixtapeLove #NostalgiaArt #RetroVibes #AnalogHeart #ArtPrint #printmaker
October 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
This is perfect!
A secret expedition. A geode filled with mysteries. And a scientist who refuses to look away. Forest of Shards is an adventure novella being serialized now.
#scifi #sciencefiction #freefiction
#scifi #sciencefiction #freefiction
Forest of Shards - part 1 of 14
An expedition into a planet-sized geode with glittering crystal forests, non-stop lightning and physics that doesn’t behave. Perfect for readers who love expedition SF with retro‑futurist vibes and bi...
open.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
A secret expedition. A geode filled with mysteries. And a scientist who refuses to look away. Forest of Shards is an adventure novella being serialized now.
#scifi #sciencefiction #freefiction
#scifi #sciencefiction #freefiction
Next week we’re serializing a brand new novella about a journey to the centre of a massive geode—here’s the introduction. #scifi
Subterranean Fiction
A mineralogist, a risky expedition, and a geode that rewrites physics -- introducing an upcoming 14 part novella.
armchairalien.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Next week we’re serializing a brand new novella about a journey to the centre of a massive geode—here’s the introduction. #scifi