Monique AC
@moniqueac.bsky.social
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).
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Monique AC
@moniqueac.bsky.social
· Oct 21
It's October 21... HAPPY RELEASE DAY!
Ghost to Ghost to Ghost - an anthology of 19 Haunting Tales from Canada.
Happy publication day to the authors of these wonderful short stories and flash fiction.
The paperback has been available for a while and today the eBook is here.
books2read.com/u/3GkdOL
Ghost to Ghost to Ghost - an anthology of 19 Haunting Tales from Canada.
Happy publication day to the authors of these wonderful short stories and flash fiction.
The paperback has been available for a while and today the eBook is here.
books2read.com/u/3GkdOL
Ghost to Ghost to Ghost: an anthology of haunting tales from Canada is out today 🎉
You can read my northern Ontario climate horror story, "The Fish of Cart Lake" (along with other great stories). 🐟 👻
You can read my northern Ontario climate horror story, "The Fish of Cart Lake" (along with other great stories). 🐟 👻
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Last Minute Opening in Wayward Wormhole Barbados
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There's enough inaccurate or concerning information in the way in which @en.ottawa.ca is communicating about the 2026 Budget that I felt it should be addressed. And it's the concept of $252M in "savings" that I want to talk about, because this information is being used falsely. 1/
#OttBudget 2026 invests in the services we rely on every day. Through service reviews and continuous improvement, we have realized more than $252 million in savings during this Term of Council.
One example of a service improvement is the redesigned Open Ottawa platform.
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One example of a service improvement is the redesigned Open Ottawa platform.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:25 AM
There's enough inaccurate or concerning information in the way in which @en.ottawa.ca is communicating about the 2026 Budget that I felt it should be addressed. And it's the concept of $252M in "savings" that I want to talk about, because this information is being used falsely. 1/
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Self-promotion doesn't always get easier in publishing. This nominations season--for the Nebulas, or any other award--PLEASE take pride in your work. Voters will ask about eligible works for their consideration, and we hope every SFF writer feels empowered to answer the call. Invest in your success!
Awards nominations are starting and I have things that are eligible but no pretty post (yet) cause I’m kind of overwhelmed and the imposter syndrome is impostering despite the fact that these pieces were literally already chosen for publication and wow aren’t brains the best!?
December 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Self-promotion doesn't always get easier in publishing. This nominations season--for the Nebulas, or any other award--PLEASE take pride in your work. Voters will ask about eligible works for their consideration, and we hope every SFF writer feels empowered to answer the call. Invest in your success!
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Something like accountability
As 2025 winds down, now seems like an appropriate time to look back on the year, consider what I’ve accomplished, and think about what accountability means to me for the coming year.
As 2025 winds down, now seems like an appropriate time to look back on the year, consider what I’ve accomplished, and think about what accountability means to me for the coming year.
Something like accountability
As 2025 winds down, now seems like an appropriate time to look back on the year, consider what I’ve accomplished, and think about what accountability means to me for the coming year.
notwhereilive.ca
November 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Something like accountability
As 2025 winds down, now seems like an appropriate time to look back on the year, consider what I’ve accomplished, and think about what accountability means to me for the coming year.
As 2025 winds down, now seems like an appropriate time to look back on the year, consider what I’ve accomplished, and think about what accountability means to me for the coming year.
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BCS Patreon has fallen below the monthly amount we need to pay our authors a pro rate and our First Readers a worthy honorarium ($125/mo). Sometimes folks need to lower or pause their support; we understand. But less than 1% of BCS readership donates or supports. www.patreon.com/beneath_ceas... 1/3
Get more from Beneath Ceaseless Skies on Patreon
creating an online fantasy magazine & podcast
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December 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
BCS Patreon has fallen below the monthly amount we need to pay our authors a pro rate and our First Readers a worthy honorarium ($125/mo). Sometimes folks need to lower or pause their support; we understand. But less than 1% of BCS readership donates or supports. www.patreon.com/beneath_ceas... 1/3
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i get the joke but think people underestimate the number of Christians who want to have sex with Jesus
like, this is a venerable tradition! all the way back through the Middle Ages!
like, this is a venerable tradition! all the way back through the Middle Ages!
December 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
i get the joke but think people underestimate the number of Christians who want to have sex with Jesus
like, this is a venerable tradition! all the way back through the Middle Ages!
like, this is a venerable tradition! all the way back through the Middle Ages!
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Please don't let the fear of not doing something well stop you from trying it for the first time. Write a messy story. Paint a crappy flower. Whittle the worst wooden bear of all time.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
December 1, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Please don't let the fear of not doing something well stop you from trying it for the first time. Write a messy story. Paint a crappy flower. Whittle the worst wooden bear of all time.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
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Wildlife tracking! I'm reposting things I made this past year. If you look closely at the deer tracks you'll see I added the hint that they're double registering (hind foot is stepping into the same spot as front foot).
December 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Wildlife tracking! I'm reposting things I made this past year. If you look closely at the deer tracks you'll see I added the hint that they're double registering (hind foot is stepping into the same spot as front foot).
Thrilled to have a non-fiction piece in this issue ❤️
Number 9, number 9, number 9.
Issue 9 has been released! It's a bittersweet one as we welcome @manuelaamiouny.bsky.social as Poetry Editor and say goodbye to Jess Cho
2 pieces are available now to all subscribers! Snow, Stars, Stone and grotto
www.heartlines-spec.com/issue-9/
Issue 9 has been released! It's a bittersweet one as we welcome @manuelaamiouny.bsky.social as Poetry Editor and say goodbye to Jess Cho
2 pieces are available now to all subscribers! Snow, Stars, Stone and grotto
www.heartlines-spec.com/issue-9/
Issue 9
Issue 9 features farewells, apocalypses, the decay of laws of physics and things lurking in the water, waiting to drag you under. These endings are all balanced with new beginnings. Much like the deat...
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November 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Thrilled to have a non-fiction piece in this issue ❤️
Something like accountability
As 2025 winds down, now seems like an appropriate time to look back on the year, consider what I’ve accomplished, and think about what accountability means to me for the coming year.
As 2025 winds down, now seems like an appropriate time to look back on the year, consider what I’ve accomplished, and think about what accountability means to me for the coming year.
Something like accountability
As 2025 winds down, now seems like an appropriate time to look back on the year, consider what I’ve accomplished, and think about what accountability means to me for the coming year.
notwhereilive.ca
November 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Something like accountability
As 2025 winds down, now seems like an appropriate time to look back on the year, consider what I’ve accomplished, and think about what accountability means to me for the coming year.
As 2025 winds down, now seems like an appropriate time to look back on the year, consider what I’ve accomplished, and think about what accountability means to me for the coming year.
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As Stoppard wrote, and as I contemplate often: “I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little or make a poem which children will speak for you when you're dead.”
November 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
As Stoppard wrote, and as I contemplate often: “I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little or make a poem which children will speak for you when you're dead.”
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oh hey, is your wallet open for Black Friday? While you're looking for deals, why don't you pay us FULL PRICE PLEASE 💸
$18CAD for a yearly subscription. That's right, there's NO DISCOUNTS, NO DEALS, AND WE'RE DEFINITELY NOT A DRAGON
It breaks down to 40 cents a piece for human-made works
$18CAD for a yearly subscription. That's right, there's NO DISCOUNTS, NO DEALS, AND WE'RE DEFINITELY NOT A DRAGON
It breaks down to 40 cents a piece for human-made works
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
oh hey, is your wallet open for Black Friday? While you're looking for deals, why don't you pay us FULL PRICE PLEASE 💸
$18CAD for a yearly subscription. That's right, there's NO DISCOUNTS, NO DEALS, AND WE'RE DEFINITELY NOT A DRAGON
It breaks down to 40 cents a piece for human-made works
$18CAD for a yearly subscription. That's right, there's NO DISCOUNTS, NO DEALS, AND WE'RE DEFINITELY NOT A DRAGON
It breaks down to 40 cents a piece for human-made works
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We've fallen into an anti-immigration, anti-climate, short-sighted economic doofus era, brought to you by the guy who we thought was a smart policy wonk.
Mark Carney drops Trudeau-era climate measures in energy deal with Alberta
Mark Carney drops Trudeau-era climate measures in energy deal with Alberta
rime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government is scrapping plans for a major national climate policy and immediately suspending another in Alberta alone, as part of a wide-ranging accord that softens
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November 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
We've fallen into an anti-immigration, anti-climate, short-sighted economic doofus era, brought to you by the guy who we thought was a smart policy wonk.
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So excited to be in this anthology from @inkedingraypress.bsky.social! (More details soon, scheduled to come out in Fall 2026)
inkedingray.com/announcing-h...
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Announcing Hope in a Grimdark World Authors! |
Coming Fall 2026! A new anthology from Inked in Gray STELLAR PARALLAX: HUMAN HOPE IN GRIMDARK WORLDS.Let’s not sugarcoat it — things are rough, and we don’t ...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
So excited to be in this anthology from @inkedingraypress.bsky.social! (More details soon, scheduled to come out in Fall 2026)
inkedingray.com/announcing-h...
inkedingray.com/announcing-h...
So excited to be in this anthology from @inkedingraypress.bsky.social! (More details soon, scheduled to come out in Fall 2026)
inkedingray.com/announcing-h...
inkedingray.com/announcing-h...
Announcing Hope in a Grimdark World Authors! |
Coming Fall 2026! A new anthology from Inked in Gray STELLAR PARALLAX: HUMAN HOPE IN GRIMDARK WORLDS.Let’s not sugarcoat it — things are rough, and we don’t ...
inkedingray.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
So excited to be in this anthology from @inkedingraypress.bsky.social! (More details soon, scheduled to come out in Fall 2026)
inkedingray.com/announcing-h...
inkedingray.com/announcing-h...
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I'm going to do a little thread on how the money from books works for traditionally published authors because people have questions, and this is always useful info to share IMO. First, a big disclaimer that every contract is different, and there are a million factors that can change things. 1/
November 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I'm going to do a little thread on how the money from books works for traditionally published authors because people have questions, and this is always useful info to share IMO. First, a big disclaimer that every contract is different, and there are a million factors that can change things. 1/
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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We're officially OPEN TO NONFICTION AND REPRINT SUBMISSIONS! We are looking for full nonfiction pieces (not pitches) and reprints of stories currently unavailable for free online.
🪐See our guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines
🗡️Submit here: hybrispress.moksha.io/publication/...
🪐See our guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines
🗡️Submit here: hybrispress.moksha.io/publication/...
November 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We're officially OPEN TO NONFICTION AND REPRINT SUBMISSIONS! We are looking for full nonfiction pieces (not pitches) and reprints of stories currently unavailable for free online.
🪐See our guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines
🗡️Submit here: hybrispress.moksha.io/publication/...
🪐See our guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines
🗡️Submit here: hybrispress.moksha.io/publication/...
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Tomorrow (Nov 25) is the UN's International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the start of #16Days of Activism on Gender-Based Violence
I'm offering 2 FREE bystander intervention webinars to mark the date: 1 in English et un en français
Learn community care with me. Sign up! ⬇️
I'm offering 2 FREE bystander intervention webinars to mark the date: 1 in English et un en français
Learn community care with me. Sign up! ⬇️
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Come learn bystander intervention with me - It's free!
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November 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Tomorrow (Nov 25) is the UN's International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the start of #16Days of Activism on Gender-Based Violence
I'm offering 2 FREE bystander intervention webinars to mark the date: 1 in English et un en français
Learn community care with me. Sign up! ⬇️
I'm offering 2 FREE bystander intervention webinars to mark the date: 1 in English et un en français
Learn community care with me. Sign up! ⬇️
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“But I wouldn’t describe our foreign policy as feminist foreign policy,” he said.
That's Carney saying we do not have a feminist foreign policy.
If you're doing a "Well, actually..." on me right now, you've been brain rotted by partisanship and you're engaging in bad faith debating.
That's Carney saying we do not have a feminist foreign policy.
If you're doing a "Well, actually..." on me right now, you've been brain rotted by partisanship and you're engaging in bad faith debating.
November 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
“But I wouldn’t describe our foreign policy as feminist foreign policy,” he said.
That's Carney saying we do not have a feminist foreign policy.
If you're doing a "Well, actually..." on me right now, you've been brain rotted by partisanship and you're engaging in bad faith debating.
That's Carney saying we do not have a feminist foreign policy.
If you're doing a "Well, actually..." on me right now, you've been brain rotted by partisanship and you're engaging in bad faith debating.
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Our final Guest of Honour for 2026 will be author @chuckwendig.bsky.social!
Chuck is a NYT bestselling author, writes games, comics, film and TV, and we are so excited that he will be joining us in the fall!
Chuck is a NYT bestselling author, writes games, comics, film and TV, and we are so excited that he will be joining us in the fall!
November 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Our final Guest of Honour for 2026 will be author @chuckwendig.bsky.social!
Chuck is a NYT bestselling author, writes games, comics, film and TV, and we are so excited that he will be joining us in the fall!
Chuck is a NYT bestselling author, writes games, comics, film and TV, and we are so excited that he will be joining us in the fall!
No problem finding a picture for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme. Here are 3 ring-billed #GroundedGulls along the #RideauCanal #Ottawa
November 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
No problem finding a picture for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme. Here are 3 ring-billed #GroundedGulls along the #RideauCanal #Ottawa
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I have said this before in various contexts, and often include it when I teach classes & workshops:
Submission Grinder is one of the best tools for writers out there.
If you run a spec fic/fantasy (etc) mag make sure they know about you.
thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com
Submission Grinder is one of the best tools for writers out there.
If you run a spec fic/fantasy (etc) mag make sure they know about you.
thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com
The Submission Grinder
thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I have said this before in various contexts, and often include it when I teach classes & workshops:
Submission Grinder is one of the best tools for writers out there.
If you run a spec fic/fantasy (etc) mag make sure they know about you.
thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com
Submission Grinder is one of the best tools for writers out there.
If you run a spec fic/fantasy (etc) mag make sure they know about you.
thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com