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Monique AC
@moniqueac.bsky.social
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Queer SF writer. Space, cats, writing, running, & politics. SFWA. Codex. First Reader (Diabolical Plots & Small Wonders). Con stuff, Rainbow Space Magic & Can*Con. Settler. On unceded Anishinabe Algonquin territory (Ottawa, Canada). notwhereilive.ca
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Monique AC @moniqueac.bsky.social · 9d
So excited for people to read my northern Ontario ghost/climate horror story in Ghost to Ghost to Ghost! You can pre-order the ebook now 👇
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Frost Zone Press @frostzonepress.bsky.social · 14d
Ghost to Ghost to Ghost will be here Oct 21 🍁
This anthology features 19 stories by authors who live in Canada.
Pre-order link for eBook (more retailers will be added)
Paperback to be available close to the same date.
books2read.com/u/3GkdOL

#Canlit #anthology #ghoststories #shortstories
The cover of Ghost to Ghost to Ghost is centred on a Canadian Flag Red banner. The cover has a translucent maple leaf in dark tones over a grey toned background of ice-coated winter trees. Large title text: Top GHOST (in same red), middle: To Ghost To (in white), below that is GHOST in red. Smaller type: an anthology of Haunting Tales from Canada followed by a small maple leaf in icy white and blue tones. Below in smaller type: Edited by M.M. MacLeod. To the left a small logo FZ.
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 4h
“Restore merit, end DEI” says man who could only get elected in Canada’s safest Conservative stronghold
“Restore merit, end DEI” says man who could only get elected in Canada’s safest Conservative stronghold
OTTAWA - Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has launched a petition to "end DEI programs and restore merit", just months after losing his own heavily-favoured seat before running in an even more hea...
www.thebeaverton.com
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Monique AC @moniqueac.bsky.social · 23h
Yeah, I've seen those things too & it just doesn't match my experience? Like, where are these people going? (And I've stayed in different parts of the city, too.)
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Monique AC @moniqueac.bsky.social · 23h
I guess it must be a problem, but I've been to Paris three times in the last few years & have not been pickpocketed (or nearpocketed or whatever). And my daughter lives there & she hasn't, either, so I don't know.
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Monique AC @moniqueac.bsky.social · 1d
I did a writing thing with middle school kids in the spring & it was so inspiring to see their enthusiasm.
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Monique AC @moniqueac.bsky.social · 1d
Congrats!!!
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Brandon Crilly (Announcements Only) 🔜 Can*Con @brandoncrilly.bsky.social · 1d
Release day for Castoff!!

Three years in the making, we return to a fractured world for the conclusion of the Aspects of Aelda duology.

Available wherever you get your books!

www.atthisarts.com/p...

#Booksky #newrelease @atthisarts.com
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Monique AC @moniqueac.bsky.social · 1d
It is an absolute joy to work with @mariebilodeau.bsky.social & the rest of the @canconsffh.bsky.social crew. Just an incredible group of humans ❤️
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Marie Bilodeau @mariebilodeau.bsky.social · 1d
We are getting close to @canconsffh.bsky.social and I am taking a moment to say that I have the best crew anyone could ever ask for. Ever. Lemme go on for a bit. You need to know how amazing they are, and they deserve it to be seen.
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Monique AC @moniqueac.bsky.social · 1d
DEFINITELY
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Monique AC @moniqueac.bsky.social · 1d
❤️
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Marie Bilodeau @mariebilodeau.bsky.social · 1d
We are getting close to @canconsffh.bsky.social and I am taking a moment to say that I have the best crew anyone could ever ask for. Ever. Lemme go on for a bit. You need to know how amazing they are, and they deserve it to be seen.
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Monique AC @moniqueac.bsky.social · 2d
I travel with shampoo & conditioner bars (along with toothpaste tablets) to reduce the amount of things that need to go in the liquids bag.
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Monique AC @moniqueac.bsky.social · 2d
There is research demonstrating that women's participation in peace processes increases their likelihood of success. See www.cfr.org/womens-parti... as a starting point.
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Monique AC @moniqueac.bsky.social · 2d
A lot to talk about regarding this, but let's start with: not one woman sitting at the table. A bunch of men being served by two women 🤮
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MSNBC @msnbc.com · 2d
MOMENTS AGO: Trump and world leaders sign Gaza peace plan
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Monique AC @moniqueac.bsky.social · 2d
Somehow, #CanCon2025 is this week (what is time).

I'm moderating two panels:
*Constructing a Historical Protagonist (Sunday, 10am) &
*No Story Left Behind: The Ups and Downs of Submitting Short Fiction (Sunday, 1pm)

Full Schedule:
www.can-con.org/schedule
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Frost Zone Press @frostzonepress.bsky.social · 3d
We've spotlighted many from the lovely gathering of Canadian authors - more to come!
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This long-weekend & until Oct19 the PAPERBACK of Ghost to Ghost to Ghost is a special price of $9.99 on Amz . ca. while we wait for it to be avail. elsewhere.
Officially releases Oct21
books2read.com/u/3GkdOL
Red border, white background. Cover of Ghost to Ghost to Ghost anthology (Large type of title over a translucent dark-toned maple leaf, atop a scene of ice-covered bare winter trees). Above cover: Ghost to Ghost to GHost, an anthology of haunting tales from Canada. To the right of cover image: available in eBook (pre-order) and paperback. Beneath cover: link to order, same as in the post.
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Monique AC @moniqueac.bsky.social · 3d
So well deserved. This is an excellent anthology.
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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 3d
Congratulations @soniasulaiman.bsky.social on winning the #2025IgnyteAwards in Outstanding Anthology/Collected Works for THYME TRAVELERS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF PALESTINIAN SPECULATIVE FICTION
2025 Winner Outstanding Anthology/Collected Works - THYME TRAVELLERS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF PALESTINIAN SPECULATIVE FICTION edited by Sonia Sulaiman
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Monique AC @moniqueac.bsky.social · 3d
Absolutely beautiful morning for the #FallColours half-marathon
Bluesky above fall coloured leaves in yellow, green, and red along a small paved road
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Can*Con @canconsffh.bsky.social · 5d
There is also still space in our Friday Master Class sessions!

We have: 'The Plot Toolkit' with Kim Abrahamse of Firefly Creative, a Zine Workshop with Derek Newman-Stille, and you can Write a Story in a Weekend with David Schultz and Brandon Butler!

Register: www.can-con.org/master-classes
Master Classes — Can*Con
www.can-con.org
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Monique AC @moniqueac.bsky.social · 4d
My story ❤️ 🐟

And... the lake in question
A northern Ontario lake. There is a blue sky with white clouds above a pale blue-grey lake with grass in foreground and dense trees in back.
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Monique AC @moniqueac.bsky.social · 4d
My story ❤️ 🐟

And... the lake in question
A northern Ontario lake. There is a blue sky with white clouds above a pale blue-grey lake with grass in foreground and dense trees in back.
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OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 5d
JUST KIDDING make that $84 to go!! We are SO close to reaching our MORE ART stretch goal!!!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...
OTHERSIDE 2026: A New Magazine of Queer SFF!
A new queer-led literary magazine devoted to speculative fiction, poetry, and art by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists.
www.kickstarter.com
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Monique AC @moniqueac.bsky.social · 5d
Absolutely this!
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Lina Srivastava @linasrivastava.bsky.social · 5d
The Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan is the kind of organization that *should* receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Absolutely fantastic work that should be a model for civil society and humanitarian work everywhere.
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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 5d
we were wrong about the Nobel peace prize but here’s some more about the emergency response rooms anyway news.un.org/en/story/202...
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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 5d
What middle and upper class cis het white people need to understand is that they only have as many rights as the most vulnerable do. You have only the rights trans people and immigrants do.
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 5d
Do you really have any rights if they are openly saying they will just make up reasons to detain you?
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thematthill.bsky.social @thematthill.bsky.social · 7d
Wow. Greg Bovino admits on camera that his agents can detain people if you look scared, change your demeanor, or grip a steering wheel too tight.

As his unmasked agents walk around with large guns to scare you, they may arrest you just for that — even if you're a U.S. citizen.
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Monique AC @moniqueac.bsky.social · 5d
EXACTLY!
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Monique AC @moniqueac.bsky.social · 5d
🎉 SO SOON
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Can*Con @canconsffh.bsky.social · 5d
CATS ALIVE IT IS ONE WEEK TO CAN*CON!

First of all, apologies for the relative silence from this account as we have been dealing with Certain Matters, although the Rumours of a Goblin Rebellion are at best Exaggerated and Scurrilous.
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