ariel
@arielkroon.bsky.social
ah-riel, she/her. usually on mastodon @[email protected]. settler scholar on the haldimand tract. one half of @solarpunkpresents.bsky.social.
www.arielkroon.ca
#academia #spoony #solarpunk
www.arielkroon.ca
#academia #spoony #solarpunk
My Calvinist ancestors are rolling in their graves because I am considering conversion to Rave Catholicism.
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 22, 2025 at 12:31 AM
My Calvinist ancestors are rolling in their graves because I am considering conversion to Rave Catholicism.
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My first thought was of an Atwoodian "Torching the Dusties"-style situation.
My first thought was of an Atwoodian "Torching the Dusties"-style situation.
a man with a beard is asking what can men do against such reckless hate .
Alt: Théoden king asking what can men do against such reckless hate. Gendered, but hey. It's an older kind of English mimicking an even older style of speech reflecting an older understanding of gender and cultural mores. Just substitute "people" in there. We should all get mad and demand change.
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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My first thought was of an Atwoodian "Torching the Dusties"-style situation.
My first thought was of an Atwoodian "Torching the Dusties"-style situation.
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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!
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We are very excited to announced that our 2026 Agent Guest of Honour will be @hel-no-wai.bsky.social!
Hana is a Literary Agent and Rights Manager at Cooke McDermid and a co-founder of BIPOC Publishing in Canada.
We are super thrilled that Hana can join us next fall!
Hana is a Literary Agent and Rights Manager at Cooke McDermid and a co-founder of BIPOC Publishing in Canada.
We are super thrilled that Hana can join us next fall!
November 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
We are very excited to announced that our 2026 Agent Guest of Honour will be @hel-no-wai.bsky.social!
Hana is a Literary Agent and Rights Manager at Cooke McDermid and a co-founder of BIPOC Publishing in Canada.
We are super thrilled that Hana can join us next fall!
Hana is a Literary Agent and Rights Manager at Cooke McDermid and a co-founder of BIPOC Publishing in Canada.
We are super thrilled that Hana can join us next fall!
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We are HYPED to announce that our 2026 Editor Guest of Honour will be @jenralbert.bsky.social - Jen is an acquiring editor at ECW Press, won a British Fantasy Award for her editing work and has been nominated for the Hugo, Ignyte, and World Fantasy Awards.
So excited to have Jen with us next fall!
So excited to have Jen with us next fall!
November 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
We are HYPED to announce that our 2026 Editor Guest of Honour will be @jenralbert.bsky.social - Jen is an acquiring editor at ECW Press, won a British Fantasy Award for her editing work and has been nominated for the Hugo, Ignyte, and World Fantasy Awards.
So excited to have Jen with us next fall!
So excited to have Jen with us next fall!
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We are EXCITE to be able to announce our Guests of Honour for 2026 this week!
First up is @tonialaird.bsky.social! tonia is a Michif writer from Treaty 6 who does video games, comics, an interactive novel, and her debut novel Seventhblade was released in June from ECW Press.
First up is @tonialaird.bsky.social! tonia is a Michif writer from Treaty 6 who does video games, comics, an interactive novel, and her debut novel Seventhblade was released in June from ECW Press.
November 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
We are EXCITE to be able to announce our Guests of Honour for 2026 this week!
First up is @tonialaird.bsky.social! tonia is a Michif writer from Treaty 6 who does video games, comics, an interactive novel, and her debut novel Seventhblade was released in June from ECW Press.
First up is @tonialaird.bsky.social! tonia is a Michif writer from Treaty 6 who does video games, comics, an interactive novel, and her debut novel Seventhblade was released in June from ECW Press.
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Tremendous news. Solidarity forever!
November 15, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Tremendous news. Solidarity forever!
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You know what would be nice? If Canadian identity wasn't defined by hypermsculine white guy from a beer commercial. Just a thought.
November 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
You know what would be nice? If Canadian identity wasn't defined by hypermsculine white guy from a beer commercial. Just a thought.
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No you know what people who will say things like "I use ChatGPT to DO MY JOB" with their whole ass SHOULD be publicly embarrassed like this
November 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
No you know what people who will say things like "I use ChatGPT to DO MY JOB" with their whole ass SHOULD be publicly embarrassed like this
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Expected to see a lot more Guy Fawkes memes and references, perhaps I am showing my age and internet proclivities a little too openly...
#rememberremember #guyfawkes #vforvendetta #iykyk
#rememberremember #guyfawkes #vforvendetta #iykyk
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Expected to see a lot more Guy Fawkes memes and references, perhaps I am showing my age and internet proclivities a little too openly...
#rememberremember #guyfawkes #vforvendetta #iykyk
#rememberremember #guyfawkes #vforvendetta #iykyk
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Okay, but now the Terminators will come for all these people first
“FUCK AI” is turning into a movement.
After his Frankenstein Q&A at the Chinese Theater, Guillermo del Toro asked the audience to scream “FUCK AI.”
After his Frankenstein Q&A at the Chinese Theater, Guillermo del Toro asked the audience to scream “FUCK AI.”
November 3, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Okay, but now the Terminators will come for all these people first
"The solution is going to have to come from everyone else, using every tool at our disposal to push back against an ecocidal agenda driven by plutocrats, polluters, petrostates, propagandists, and too often now, the press."
I appreciate @michaelemann.bsky.social’s ability to call out this trash thinking.
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#ClimateChange
Michael Mann to Bill Gates: You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it
What Gates is putting forward aren’t legitimate arguments that can be made in good faith. They are shopworn fossil fuel industry talking points.
thebulletin.org
November 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
"The solution is going to have to come from everyone else, using every tool at our disposal to push back against an ecocidal agenda driven by plutocrats, polluters, petrostates, propagandists, and too often now, the press."
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Hi friends. Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica *hard* last month; my neighbour just shared with me that her mother and sister, who were evacuated before landfall, haven't been heard from since :( Melissa devastated her home community of Wakefield, but the ForUsGirls organization is organizing relief […]
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wandering.shop
November 2, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Hi friends. Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica *hard* last month; my neighbour just shared with me that her mother and sister, who were evacuated before landfall, haven't been heard from since :( Melissa devastated her home community of Wakefield, but the ForUsGirls organization is organizing relief […]
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It's Hamilton Days this weekend in Hamilton, and lots of local businesses are participating. We're taking this opportunity to highlight some of our books by Hamilton authors. You can learn more about Hamilton Days here: hamiltonday.ca And these books here: bookstore.wolsakandwynn.ca/products/the...
October 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
It's Hamilton Days this weekend in Hamilton, and lots of local businesses are participating. We're taking this opportunity to highlight some of our books by Hamilton authors. You can learn more about Hamilton Days here: hamiltonday.ca And these books here: bookstore.wolsakandwynn.ca/products/the...
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RELEASE DAY! Year's Best Canadian F&SF Volume 3 is now available! Grab ebooks at all retailers and print via Amazon, with Ingram to follow shortly for bookstore & library sales. Grab your copy today and pls share WIDELY!
#BookRelease #NewBook #SpecFic #fantasy #sciencefiction #canada #Booksky 💙📚🪐
#BookRelease #NewBook #SpecFic #fantasy #sciencefiction #canada #Booksky 💙📚🪐
October 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
RELEASE DAY! Year's Best Canadian F&SF Volume 3 is now available! Grab ebooks at all retailers and print via Amazon, with Ingram to follow shortly for bookstore & library sales. Grab your copy today and pls share WIDELY!
#BookRelease #NewBook #SpecFic #fantasy #sciencefiction #canada #Booksky 💙📚🪐
#BookRelease #NewBook #SpecFic #fantasy #sciencefiction #canada #Booksky 💙📚🪐
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Chuffed to have a story in here! (And in Volume One too!)
RELEASE DAY! Year's Best Canadian F&SF Volume 3 is now available! Grab ebooks at all retailers and print via Amazon, with Ingram to follow shortly for bookstore & library sales. Grab your copy today and pls share WIDELY!
#BookRelease #NewBook #SpecFic #fantasy #sciencefiction #canada #Booksky 💙📚🪐
#BookRelease #NewBook #SpecFic #fantasy #sciencefiction #canada #Booksky 💙📚🪐
October 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Chuffed to have a story in here! (And in Volume One too!)
This bus is extremely nice but the seats are just a TINY bit off the ground and there is no footrest in front of me D:
October 20, 2025 at 12:59 AM
This bus is extremely nice but the seats are just a TINY bit off the ground and there is no footrest in front of me D:
Someone forgot their mug at #CanCon2025 @canconsffh.bsky.social !
October 19, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Someone forgot their mug at #CanCon2025 @canconsffh.bsky.social !
My brain was definitely scraping the bottom of the barrel when it came to energy. Thankfully I avoided saying anything embarrassing, and I'm told I actually was able to provide mildly interesting facts about historical Canadian SF and publishing!
Last panel of the day/con! “Just Let me Sell a Canadian Story” with @arielkroon.bsky.social (Ariel Kroon), @ourmankoto.bsky.social (Stephen Kotowych), @ecwpress.bsky.social (Jen Albert), @ashhisson.bsky.social (Ashley Hisson) #cancon2025 @canconsffh.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 10:48 PM
My brain was definitely scraping the bottom of the barrel when it came to energy. Thankfully I avoided saying anything embarrassing, and I'm told I actually was able to provide mildly interesting facts about historical Canadian SF and publishing!
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With our new issue, we are making the sad announcement that this will be the final year for On Spec. See www.onspec.ca for details.
October 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
With our new issue, we are making the sad announcement that this will be the final year for On Spec. See www.onspec.ca for details.
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Submissions are OPEN for Year's Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction: Volume Four (the best of 2025). Send me your SFF published in 2025, you crazy Canucks! Details on my site at the link below. DON'T SELF REJECT! You can't win if you don't play ;) Subs close Feb 28, 2026. Pls share WIDELY.
Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction | Stephen Kotowych
kotowych.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Submissions are OPEN for Year's Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction: Volume Four (the best of 2025). Send me your SFF published in 2025, you crazy Canucks! Details on my site at the link below. DON'T SELF REJECT! You can't win if you don't play ;) Subs close Feb 28, 2026. Pls share WIDELY.
Gotta resist going off on a tangent about Canadian Literary nationalism and academic slapfights about thematic criticism tomorrow. I mean, it's relevant but I also don't want to speak in paragraphs.
#CanCon2025 #CanLit
#CanCon2025 #CanLit
October 19, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Gotta resist going off on a tangent about Canadian Literary nationalism and academic slapfights about thematic criticism tomorrow. I mean, it's relevant but I also don't want to speak in paragraphs.
#CanCon2025 #CanLit
#CanCon2025 #CanLit
Prepping for my panel tomorrow ("Just let me sell a Canadian story, dammit!") and also packing up to check out in the AM. Although I plan to call and see if I can store my things up at the front desk, because they call it "luggage" for a reason.
October 19, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Prepping for my panel tomorrow ("Just let me sell a Canadian story, dammit!") and also packing up to check out in the AM. Although I plan to call and see if I can store my things up at the front desk, because they call it "luggage" for a reason.
I have changed my profile pic and banner here about three times now, and apparently they have not stuck. What gives? I feel very silly.
October 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I have changed my profile pic and banner here about three times now, and apparently they have not stuck. What gives? I feel very silly.