Jessica Coles
@prairievixen.bsky.social
(she/her) Poet, editor, finder of lost things, singer of silly songs. Poems in Moist Poetry, Stone Circle Review, CV2, The Fiddlehead & others. Lover of beings that move between worlds. Endearingly uncool. Bestselling poet on a very local level.
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DID YOU KNOW that making sure people have a place to live and enough money to live on makes them less likely to commit crimes in a society that keeps finding new ways to treat poverty and homelessness as criminal offences?
November 29, 2025 at 3:49 AM
DID YOU KNOW that making sure people have a place to live and enough money to live on makes them less likely to commit crimes in a society that keeps finding new ways to treat poverty and homelessness as criminal offences?
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DID YOU KNOW that giving people enough money to survive makes them less stabby???
"UBI's not a panacea, Iva."
I'm sure it's not, but it would be a hell of a lot more effective than whatever the fuck we're doing now.
"UBI's not a panacea, Iva."
I'm sure it's not, but it would be a hell of a lot more effective than whatever the fuck we're doing now.
November 29, 2025 at 3:35 AM
DID YOU KNOW that giving people enough money to survive makes them less stabby???
"UBI's not a panacea, Iva."
I'm sure it's not, but it would be a hell of a lot more effective than whatever the fuck we're doing now.
"UBI's not a panacea, Iva."
I'm sure it's not, but it would be a hell of a lot more effective than whatever the fuck we're doing now.
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Immersing myself in the research literature on community-based forensic mental health, and it's so infuriating because it's the most obvious shit ever.
DID YOU KNOW that giving parolees housing reduces reoffending???
DID YOU KNOW that giving parolees income support reduces recidivism???
DID YOU KNOW that giving parolees housing reduces reoffending???
DID YOU KNOW that giving parolees income support reduces recidivism???
It costs $117,000 to federally incarcerate someone for a year (and these are 2013 numbers, so definitely more now!). PWD in BC—which is, let's be clear, STILL A PITTANCE—is $16,500/year. Like, seriously, WTF are we doing??
These projects give me tremendous drive but also make me SO MAD.
These projects give me tremendous drive but also make me SO MAD.
November 29, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Immersing myself in the research literature on community-based forensic mental health, and it's so infuriating because it's the most obvious shit ever.
DID YOU KNOW that giving parolees housing reduces reoffending???
DID YOU KNOW that giving parolees income support reduces recidivism???
DID YOU KNOW that giving parolees housing reduces reoffending???
DID YOU KNOW that giving parolees income support reduces recidivism???
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Harbour seal
Sea otter
Black Adder
Garter Snake
Coyote
Harbour seal
Sea otter
Black Adder
Garter Snake
Coyote
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Moose
Beaver
Black bear
Caribou
Wolf
Moose
Beaver
Black bear
Caribou
Wolf
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Moose
Beaver
Black bear
Humpback Whale
Gray Whale
Moose
Beaver
Black bear
Humpback Whale
Gray Whale
November 29, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Harbour seal
Sea otter
Black Adder
Garter Snake
Coyote
Harbour seal
Sea otter
Black Adder
Garter Snake
Coyote
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An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
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hello, petition to join Low Battery Club and survive December in power-saving mode
November 28, 2025 at 11:23 PM
hello, petition to join Low Battery Club and survive December in power-saving mode
I'm grateful that I had a calm morning because this afternoon has been un-fucking-pleasant.
November 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I'm grateful that I had a calm morning because this afternoon has been un-fucking-pleasant.
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Reading letters from the Princess Liselotte of Palantine, the German sister-in-law of Louis XIV, and it's wild because she had this super informal writing style that almost sounds like modern texts
Like at one point she goes "wish to god my son didn't love holding chunks of bread like a peasant"
Like at one point she goes "wish to god my son didn't love holding chunks of bread like a peasant"
November 28, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Reading letters from the Princess Liselotte of Palantine, the German sister-in-law of Louis XIV, and it's wild because she had this super informal writing style that almost sounds like modern texts
Like at one point she goes "wish to god my son didn't love holding chunks of bread like a peasant"
Like at one point she goes "wish to god my son didn't love holding chunks of bread like a peasant"
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Lol jesus, Liselotte, chill out
November 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Lol jesus, Liselotte, chill out
Since it's the first snow day here, I wish I could do nothing but eat warm baked goods and soup, drink tea, and daydream while staring out the window at the newly white world.
There's time, though, I think. At least a bit. Before I need to move.
There's time, though, I think. At least a bit. Before I need to move.
November 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Since it's the first snow day here, I wish I could do nothing but eat warm baked goods and soup, drink tea, and daydream while staring out the window at the newly white world.
There's time, though, I think. At least a bit. Before I need to move.
There's time, though, I think. At least a bit. Before I need to move.
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Please share this book with anyone who might have a butt-ton of leftover turkey today! 🍗 #AfterTheFeast
I made a li'l cookbook! *After the Feast* suggests ways to use up leftovers from your big turkey dinners.
The PDF is FREE. If you buy a print copy, $2 will support food security initiatives through the Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre.
Please spread the word! 🍗
ivacheung.com/2025/09/afte...
The PDF is FREE. If you buy a print copy, $2 will support food security initiatives through the Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre.
Please spread the word! 🍗
ivacheung.com/2025/09/afte...
After the Feast: A Turkey Leftovers Cookbooklet - Iva Cheung
After a couple decades of editing and indexing cookbooks, I took a stab at writing (a small!) one. After the Feast brings together 25-ish of my favourite ways to use up the leftovers from big turkey d...
ivacheung.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Please share this book with anyone who might have a butt-ton of leftover turkey today! 🍗 #AfterTheFeast
My son wakes up at 6AM every day. EVERY day. On weekdays, he comes into my bedroom and chats in a way that is both stressful and exhausting for me. Because it helps him feel grounded in the day & connected to me, we've been doing it this way for years. But it's been harder on me than I realized.
November 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
My son wakes up at 6AM every day. EVERY day. On weekdays, he comes into my bedroom and chats in a way that is both stressful and exhausting for me. Because it helps him feel grounded in the day & connected to me, we've been doing it this way for years. But it's been harder on me than I realized.
Third last day of #LyricsPrompt2025? Already??? 🥺
Day 28: Step #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
Reply to *this post* (not the top one!) with the artist, title, hashtag & YouTube link to the 1st song today's prompt word reminds you of (derivatives OK!). Scroll through the replies first—if your song's already there, like it instead of reposting.
Reply to *this post* (not the top one!) with the artist, title, hashtag & YouTube link to the 1st song today's prompt word reminds you of (derivatives OK!). Scroll through the replies first—if your song's already there, like it instead of reposting.
November 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Third last day of #LyricsPrompt2025? Already??? 🥺
It's okay if the only thing holding your soul up today is red lipstick. You look stunning, dahling!
November 27, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It's okay if the only thing holding your soul up today is red lipstick. You look stunning, dahling!
@sarahmillswrites.bsky.social A purpose for all the cranberry sauce you want to look at but not eat yourself.
The cranberry goblins love eating cranberries as much as they love swallowing human souls, so it's best to just leave them some cranberries.
November 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
@sarahmillswrites.bsky.social A purpose for all the cranberry sauce you want to look at but not eat yourself.
I think the moon wants me to write a song about how she's beyond sick of our shit.
November 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I think the moon wants me to write a song about how she's beyond sick of our shit.
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Day 27: Cover #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
Reply to *this post* (not the top one!) with the artist, title, hashtag & YouTube link to the 1st song today's prompt word reminds you of (derivatives OK!). Scroll through the replies first—if your song's already there, like it instead of reposting.
Reply to *this post* (not the top one!) with the artist, title, hashtag & YouTube link to the 1st song today's prompt word reminds you of (derivatives OK!). Scroll through the replies first—if your song's already there, like it instead of reposting.
November 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Day 27: Cover #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
Reply to *this post* (not the top one!) with the artist, title, hashtag & YouTube link to the 1st song today's prompt word reminds you of (derivatives OK!). Scroll through the replies first—if your song's already there, like it instead of reposting.
Reply to *this post* (not the top one!) with the artist, title, hashtag & YouTube link to the 1st song today's prompt word reminds you of (derivatives OK!). Scroll through the replies first—if your song's already there, like it instead of reposting.
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Sorry friends, I made some items that won’t be available online. Markets only!
But there are like another 500 things on my website. And only days left to order! (Ends December 1st to ensure shipping timelines)
Loxythemaker.com
#bsnm
But there are like another 500 things on my website. And only days left to order! (Ends December 1st to ensure shipping timelines)
Loxythemaker.com
#bsnm
November 27, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Sorry friends, I made some items that won’t be available online. Markets only!
But there are like another 500 things on my website. And only days left to order! (Ends December 1st to ensure shipping timelines)
Loxythemaker.com
#bsnm
But there are like another 500 things on my website. And only days left to order! (Ends December 1st to ensure shipping timelines)
Loxythemaker.com
#bsnm
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Addendum to this excellent post:
You do not have to be good at something to have fun.
Don't hold yourself up to hyperrealistic or professional or your favourite ___ standards.
You're new and learning!
Be YOU, not a copy of someone else.
You do not have to be good at something to have fun.
Don't hold yourself up to hyperrealistic or professional or your favourite ___ standards.
You're new and learning!
Be YOU, not a copy of someone else.
I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
November 27, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Addendum to this excellent post:
You do not have to be good at something to have fun.
Don't hold yourself up to hyperrealistic or professional or your favourite ___ standards.
You're new and learning!
Be YOU, not a copy of someone else.
You do not have to be good at something to have fun.
Don't hold yourself up to hyperrealistic or professional or your favourite ___ standards.
You're new and learning!
Be YOU, not a copy of someone else.
Does anyone besides me and my brother still think about this nonsense that regularly appeared between shows on CBC at 4:25 p.m. on weekdays?
youtu.be/o3c4DhLWGGA?...
youtu.be/o3c4DhLWGGA?...
November 27, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Does anyone besides me and my brother still think about this nonsense that regularly appeared between shows on CBC at 4:25 p.m. on weekdays?
youtu.be/o3c4DhLWGGA?...
youtu.be/o3c4DhLWGGA?...
I can't tell if I've normalized grief or completely dissociated from the experience of grief, but I have zero discomfort with letting grief/grieving be part of regular conversation.
November 27, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I can't tell if I've normalized grief or completely dissociated from the experience of grief, but I have zero discomfort with letting grief/grieving be part of regular conversation.
It finished just in time for dinner!!
I spent all afternoon believing I had run the dishwasher right after lunch, but friends, that was a lie.
November 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
It finished just in time for dinner!!
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Canada made weird tv shows because it was all being done with government funded art grant money so they fell in this wacky middle ground between “shoestring budget” and “no expectation to generate shareholder value” which is really the best way to make art
November 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Canada made weird tv shows because it was all being done with government funded art grant money so they fell in this wacky middle ground between “shoestring budget” and “no expectation to generate shareholder value” which is really the best way to make art
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Hey folks, if you'd like to cover Edmonton courts and justice/crime issues at CBC, now is your chance because I'll be on maternity leave shortly into the new year. Applications due before midnight on Dec. 1! cbcrc.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/CBC_Radio-Ca...
Reporter/Editor (On-Site) (English Services)
Position Title: Reporter/Editor (On-Site) (English Services) Status of Employment: Temporary Long-Term (Fixed Term) Position Language Requirement: Language Skills: Work at CBC/Radio-Canada At CBC/Radi...
cbcrc.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Hey folks, if you'd like to cover Edmonton courts and justice/crime issues at CBC, now is your chance because I'll be on maternity leave shortly into the new year. Applications due before midnight on Dec. 1! cbcrc.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/CBC_Radio-Ca...
I spent all afternoon believing I had run the dishwasher right after lunch, but friends, that was a lie.
November 26, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I spent all afternoon believing I had run the dishwasher right after lunch, but friends, that was a lie.