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Susie Taylor
@susieisnothere.bsky.social
I write things.
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Vigil by @susieisnothere.bsky.social is nominated for the Alistair MacLeod Prize & the Thomas Raddall Fiction Award!  You can hear Susie read live on Tuesday, June 3rd at An Evening of Short Stories Hosted by Alexander MacLeod or on Wednesday, June 4th at Fiction Fête! At The Chester Playhouse.
May 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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See you at The Chester Playhouse on June 4th for Fiction Fête! Celebrate Atlantic fiction authors with a showcase of readings from the nominees!

@gooddogbooks.bsky.social will be joining us have these nominated books for sale!
May 9, 2025 at 11:22 AM
April 14, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Congrats to my friend @susieisnothere.bsky.social (who is the kindest, most generous soul, and a constant source of encouragement) and to Lisa Moore and Jack Whelan. Two devastatingly beautiful books. Thank you for waking us up, you are all an inspiration.❤️
April 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Sunday dinner.
March 30, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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If you host a line run on St. Patrick’s Day you are obligated by law to make a Guinness chocolate cake.☘️
March 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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This book was so satisfying that I gave it a kiss before I placed it in the red spine section of my bookshelf. I reviewed @monicakidd.bsky.social ‘s new novel in @riddlefence.bsky.social. You can read it here: riddlefence.com/review/the-c...
@breakwaterbooks.bsky.social #booksky 💙📚
March 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Cat whom I love.
March 13, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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If you're in St. John's next week, there's a raft of poets reading for world poetry day. Including three poets laureate and a Griffin Prize winner along with some new, and new to St. John's, talent. Please come and fill out the front row seats. www.stjohns.ca/en/news/worl...
World Poetry Day Reading Event
The City of St. John’s will be hosting a World Poetry Day Reading Event on Thursday, March 20, at 7 p.m. in the Foran Greene Room, Fourth Floor, City Hall.
www.stjohns.ca
March 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
My only regret is not putting two sausage rolls in the fridge to eat on the morning after my 50th birthday party. Other than that #Iregretnothing #piaffeels
February 24, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Domestic bliss.
February 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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It’s my book’s birthday tomorrow! 😳 @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social #canlit #buycanadian #literaryfiction
February 17, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Computer selfie. Please be faster when I turn you back on. February is hard little machine, but I need you to keep going.
February 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Time to move the glasses from the table.
February 16, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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“To keep Canadian-published books on shelves and in international markets, we need both immediate relief and long-term investment.” bit.ly/3Xo1gRh Don Gorman on why Canadian publishers need urgent action on potential U.S. tariffs.
February 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Books and my favourite lit mag arrived at the post office all in one day. Small beauty in grim times. @riddlefence.bsky.social
February 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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The Canadian tax break ends on February 15th! Just a couple of days left to snag books from our website or storefront tax-free!

Shop breakwaterbooks.com or at 1 Stamps Lane!

#BuyLocalNL #shopcanadian #buylocal #nlbooks #canlit #newfoundland
February 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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I wrote a review of Oderin! Read it on the @riddlefence.bsky.social website!
Oderin - Riddle Fence
riddlefence.com
February 9, 2025 at 1:23 AM
For some reason, small brown dogs keep appearing in my w.i.p. I keep telling them, it’s not safe. #amwritingindefianceofdespair
February 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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From the pages of our January/February 2025 issue: The arrival of a peculiar iceberg thaws out a new kind of grief in a woman who lost her husband to the waters of the bay it towers over.

Read “Pack Ice Season,” a new short story from Bridget Canning: thewalrus.ca/pack-ice-season/
February 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I am jealous of my cat’s life.
February 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This story by @bridgetcanning.bsky.social in the most recent @thewalrus.ca is brilliant. Read it. It will make you remember why you love short stories.
February 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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I wrote a review of incendie by Mosaic Dance Company! Check it out on the @riddlefence.bsky.social website 🌸
incendie - Riddle Fence
riddlefence.com
February 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM