S.M. Carrière 🍁
@smcarriere.bsky.social
Writes fiction, teaches martial arts, spends too much time daydreaming. Sidhe/Her.
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If writing is so easy why do people argue that they can’t do it without the pablumatic verbiage extruder
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
November 27, 2025 at 4:10 AM
If writing is so easy why do people argue that they can’t do it without the pablumatic verbiage extruder
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
Good morning, Starlings! I can't believe it's the end of November already. Here is the monthly report: ko-fi.com/post/Monthly...
Monthly Report: November 2025
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November 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Good morning, Starlings! I can't believe it's the end of November already. Here is the monthly report: ko-fi.com/post/Monthly...
Public transit in Ottawa's capital is an absolute travesty. I should know. I use it. I regularly walk to and from work, an hour each way, just so I don't have to deal with it too often.
We live right on Carling Ave and my normal bus is 49 mins late and we’re still waiting. But hey, transit committee heard all the nice sounding %s this fucking city likes to spout cuz none of those people rely on transit to live #ottawa 15 mins frequency my ass
November 27, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Public transit in Ottawa's capital is an absolute travesty. I should know. I use it. I regularly walk to and from work, an hour each way, just so I don't have to deal with it too often.
FFS. Who keeps voting for this clown. Christ. I'm so done.
Following in the footsteps of Donald Trump, #DougFord is conjuring up an enemy within.
globalnews.ca/news/1154280...
globalnews.ca/news/1154280...
Ford says he will audit ‘left-wing radical groups’ opposed to government legislation | Globalnews.ca
Ford's warning came after members of the tenant advocacy group ACORN interrupted the legislature to protest a controversial omnibus bill that shortens some eviction timelines.
globalnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
FFS. Who keeps voting for this clown. Christ. I'm so done.
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Ottawa friends! The All in a Day Book Club is holding a used book sale on Friday Dec. 5 from 3 pm to 6 pm at St Laurent shopping centre, raising money for the Ottawa Food Bank, and I will be there signing books and hanging out at least part of the time. Please come by if you can!
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November 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Ottawa friends! The All in a Day Book Club is holding a used book sale on Friday Dec. 5 from 3 pm to 6 pm at St Laurent shopping centre, raising money for the Ottawa Food Bank, and I will be there signing books and hanging out at least part of the time. Please come by if you can!
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My friend @jayodjick.bsky.social will be on CBC later talking about pretendians - I promise you this, it won’t be boring!
www.instagram.com/p/DRh4upxDz7...
www.instagram.com/p/DRh4upxDz7...
Jay Odjick on Instagram: "Will be on CBC Ottawa (radio) All In A Day at 5pm, talking about pretendians including a certain very high profile case. Gonna be interesting I promise.
King or Kinebig (sn...
In this episode of All In A Day, join us for a thought-provoking discussion on the complex topic of pretendians. We examine the characteristics of King and Kinebig snakes, and analyze the controversy ...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
My friend @jayodjick.bsky.social will be on CBC later talking about pretendians - I promise you this, it won’t be boring!
www.instagram.com/p/DRh4upxDz7...
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A Mixed Bag / Blog | SMCarriere
Good morning, Readers!
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November 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Good morning! Here is your weekly blog post: www.smcarriere.com/blog/2842321...
Switched my primary web browser to Ecosia. May it plant lots and lots of trees.
November 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Switched my primary web browser to Ecosia. May it plant lots and lots of trees.
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The "VERY LONG" warning is correct, but this was interesting to look through. I knew UBI type programs were tested, but I had no idea there were so many!
(The thread starts with general info about UBI, then lists a bunch of studies/experiments.)
(The thread starts with general info about UBI, then lists a bunch of studies/experiments.)
I've been researching the idea of Unconditional Universal Basic Income since 2013. Here's a collection of findings I've compiled from various UBI experiments and studies of cash transfer programs around the world.
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The "VERY LONG" warning is correct, but this was interesting to look through. I knew UBI type programs were tested, but I had no idea there were so many!
(The thread starts with general info about UBI, then lists a bunch of studies/experiments.)
(The thread starts with general info about UBI, then lists a bunch of studies/experiments.)
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Contact your loved ones favorite author and buy a signed book directly from them.
I hope everyone pulls back this Xmas with the insane shopping. Make something. Bake something. Write a song to share. Invent a game. Go for a long walk and chase snowflakes followed by hot chocolate with marshmallows. Be silly and playful with those you love. It's about the time - not the stuff.
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Contact your loved ones favorite author and buy a signed book directly from them.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Just when you think it's all going well... BAM! Giant hound.
Good afternoon! Chapter 25 of #TheTimbercreekIncident by @smcarriere.bsky.social went up for you to read this morning. All hell has broken loose at the extraction point: www.wattpad.com/1536163105-t...
The Timbercreek Incident - Chapter Twenty-Five - Wattpad
Read Chapter Twenty-Five from the story The Timbercreek Incident by OverdueBooksOfficial (S.M. Carrière) with 1 reads. bio-hazard, sci-fi, survival. "I told yo...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Just when you think it's all going well... BAM! Giant hound.
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To echo much of what's been said:
Please don't pirate books.
If you can't pay for a book, there is already a solution for you: use a library.
Whatever you think authors, illustrators, and other book career people make, it's less than that. By a lot. Stealing from us isn't heroic, it's crushing.
Please don't pirate books.
If you can't pay for a book, there is already a solution for you: use a library.
Whatever you think authors, illustrators, and other book career people make, it's less than that. By a lot. Stealing from us isn't heroic, it's crushing.
November 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
To echo much of what's been said:
Please don't pirate books.
If you can't pay for a book, there is already a solution for you: use a library.
Whatever you think authors, illustrators, and other book career people make, it's less than that. By a lot. Stealing from us isn't heroic, it's crushing.
Please don't pirate books.
If you can't pay for a book, there is already a solution for you: use a library.
Whatever you think authors, illustrators, and other book career people make, it's less than that. By a lot. Stealing from us isn't heroic, it's crushing.
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If you want a book your library doesn’t have, request it!
Or if you want an ebook that’s not available to libraries, use ereaderiq.com to track price drops on Kindle, or add the book to your wishlist on Kobo and they’ll notify you. I’m very poor and have tons of ebooks I’ve bought for $1 on sale.
Or if you want an ebook that’s not available to libraries, use ereaderiq.com to track price drops on Kindle, or add the book to your wishlist on Kobo and they’ll notify you. I’m very poor and have tons of ebooks I’ve bought for $1 on sale.
November 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
If you want a book your library doesn’t have, request it!
Or if you want an ebook that’s not available to libraries, use ereaderiq.com to track price drops on Kindle, or add the book to your wishlist on Kobo and they’ll notify you. I’m very poor and have tons of ebooks I’ve bought for $1 on sale.
Or if you want an ebook that’s not available to libraries, use ereaderiq.com to track price drops on Kindle, or add the book to your wishlist on Kobo and they’ll notify you. I’m very poor and have tons of ebooks I’ve bought for $1 on sale.
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Every year for the last 3 years, when I make arrangements to give Xmas cookies to our friends & neighbors, fully half of them are sick. Not an exaggeration! It’s wacky. You don’t have to spend the holidays sick, you have options. Ventilation & masks work wonders.
We always see a surge of infectious disease, including COVID, RSV, etc etc around Thanksgiving and Christmas. Unless you want to gift your fam with a few weeks sick this year, mask up as you travel!
November 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Every year for the last 3 years, when I make arrangements to give Xmas cookies to our friends & neighbors, fully half of them are sick. Not an exaggeration! It’s wacky. You don’t have to spend the holidays sick, you have options. Ventilation & masks work wonders.
I have been on the #MartialArts side of Insta all night, and I’m feeling some serious imposter syndrome rn, tbfh. I’m never going to be as cool or as strong as these ladies.
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I have been on the #MartialArts side of Insta all night, and I’m feeling some serious imposter syndrome rn, tbfh. I’m never going to be as cool or as strong as these ladies.
Just found out that next year's Can*Con author guest of honour is @chuckwendig.bsky.social! Damn, Ottawa. This line up is golden!
November 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Just found out that next year's Can*Con author guest of honour is @chuckwendig.bsky.social! Damn, Ottawa. This line up is golden!
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Canada is releasing a set of stamps celebrating the nation's graphic novelists.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
November 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Canada is releasing a set of stamps celebrating the nation's graphic novelists.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
Good afternoon, Starlings. Later than I'd like, but your exclusive blog post is now live: ko-fi.com/post/Limping...
Limping Forward
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November 20, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Good afternoon, Starlings. Later than I'd like, but your exclusive blog post is now live: ko-fi.com/post/Limping...
Oh! I'm late to this, but I really like this question.
I am S.M. Carrière. There are too many good stories to stick to just one genre.
I can only answer for the heroes (character limits), but gentleness. There is a gentle side to them, even when they're capable of cutting through swathes of enemies.
I am S.M. Carrière. There are too many good stories to stick to just one genre.
I can only answer for the heroes (character limits), but gentleness. There is a gentle side to them, even when they're capable of cutting through swathes of enemies.
Here we go, #HorrorWritersChat!
Q1 has arrived. It's international men's day today, and I thought actually that's a good topic. Not the easiest one to build questions around, either. So if I do not hit the mark I am sure you will forgive me.
As usual, no links, no pitches, not till the end.
Q1 has arrived. It's international men's day today, and I thought actually that's a good topic. Not the easiest one to build questions around, either. So if I do not hit the mark I am sure you will forgive me.
As usual, no links, no pitches, not till the end.
November 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Oh! I'm late to this, but I really like this question.
I am S.M. Carrière. There are too many good stories to stick to just one genre.
I can only answer for the heroes (character limits), but gentleness. There is a gentle side to them, even when they're capable of cutting through swathes of enemies.
I am S.M. Carrière. There are too many good stories to stick to just one genre.
I can only answer for the heroes (character limits), but gentleness. There is a gentle side to them, even when they're capable of cutting through swathes of enemies.
WHAT?! I hope they don't make it too dark and gritty. I adore gritty stories, but sometimes something hopeful and slightly camp is called for. It's part of what made SG1 so special to me.
Stargate is coming back?!
www.gateworld.net/news/2025/11...
“It is not a reboot,” Gero said. “It is a brand new chapter. It’s its own unique chapter in the Stargate universe.”
www.gateworld.net/news/2025/11...
“It is not a reboot,” Gero said. “It is a brand new chapter. It’s its own unique chapter in the Stargate universe.”
Amazon Greenlights A New Stargate Series » GateWorld
FIRST ON GATEWORLD: A new Stargate series is now in pre-production for Prime Video, with veteran writer and producer Martin Gero at the helm.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:05 PM
WHAT?! I hope they don't make it too dark and gritty. I adore gritty stories, but sometimes something hopeful and slightly camp is called for. It's part of what made SG1 so special to me.
Good morning! Here is this week's blog post: www.smcarriere.com/blog/2825484...
Boy is there nothing better to remind you how squidgy you are than a kick to the tummy!
Boy is there nothing better to remind you how squidgy you are than a kick to the tummy!
She Sparred! / Blog | SMCarriere
Good morning, Readers!
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November 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Good morning! Here is this week's blog post: www.smcarriere.com/blog/2825484...
Boy is there nothing better to remind you how squidgy you are than a kick to the tummy!
Boy is there nothing better to remind you how squidgy you are than a kick to the tummy!
Oh no. Anyway...
(Every author, please file a claim)
(Every author, please file a claim)
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Oh no. Anyway...
(Every author, please file a claim)
(Every author, please file a claim)
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She Sparred!
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November 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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This was SO much. Very proud of my ladies.
Four brave souls headed out to Boss Thai Boxing in Kemptville this weekend for our first ever SHESpars event. A good time was had by all. 10/10. Highly recommend. #MartialArts #Kickboxing #Sparring
November 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
This was SO much. Very proud of my ladies.