Chadwick Ginther
@chadwickginther.bsky.social
Author of Graveyard Mind and the Thunder Road Trilogy. Winner of the 2021 Prix Aurora Award for Best Short Story. (He/Him)
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Hey, I write stories full of skeletons, giants, and dragons. Maybe you want to read them. chadwickginther.com/bibliography/
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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
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Hey, can folks also look at this *amazing* anthology by @tychebooks.bsky.social that keeps being pirated every time it goes semi-viral on the internet: Swashbuckling Cats
Link with buy links all over the internet: tychebooks.com/swashbucklin...
Link with buy links all over the internet: tychebooks.com/swashbucklin...
November 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Hey, can folks also look at this *amazing* anthology by @tychebooks.bsky.social that keeps being pirated every time it goes semi-viral on the internet: Swashbuckling Cats
Link with buy links all over the internet: tychebooks.com/swashbucklin...
Link with buy links all over the internet: tychebooks.com/swashbucklin...
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Also, please share @tychebooks.bsky.social book posts because she is one of the few Canadian small presses left AND she pays everyone on time and in full. And people are stealing my book she published.
Some books:
bsky.app/profile/tych...
or
bsky.app/profile/tych...
Some books:
bsky.app/profile/tych...
or
bsky.app/profile/tych...
Barb is getting the hang of her new magical ability, but she's discovering that when magic is involved, nothing is easy. Not work, not neighbours, & definitely not family.
Pick up a copy of No Love Lost --> www.kobo.com/ca/en/e...
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Pick up a copy of No Love Lost --> www.kobo.com/ca/en/e...
www.amazon.com/dp/B0...
November 24, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Also, please share @tychebooks.bsky.social book posts because she is one of the few Canadian small presses left AND she pays everyone on time and in full. And people are stealing my book she published.
Some books:
bsky.app/profile/tych...
or
bsky.app/profile/tych...
Some books:
bsky.app/profile/tych...
or
bsky.app/profile/tych...
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Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
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“the pharaoh’s tomb is cursed! the necromancer’s ring is cursed! the witch’s grimoire is cursed!” that’s how you sound. everything is fucking cursed with you bro. i don’t care. i’m taking this skull.
December 4, 2024 at 8:25 PM
“the pharaoh’s tomb is cursed! the necromancer’s ring is cursed! the witch’s grimoire is cursed!” that’s how you sound. everything is fucking cursed with you bro. i don’t care. i’m taking this skull.
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A bit behind time, but Bound by Blood and Bone is now live!
In which Aoife wanders lost, subject to the whims of a sinister forest's mistress. And a traitor's work bears pernicious fruit.
WLW horrorotica for just $1 USD from:
www.huldrahouse.com/shop/p/bound...
huldrahouse.itch.io/bound-by-blo...
In which Aoife wanders lost, subject to the whims of a sinister forest's mistress. And a traitor's work bears pernicious fruit.
WLW horrorotica for just $1 USD from:
www.huldrahouse.com/shop/p/bound...
huldrahouse.itch.io/bound-by-blo...
November 19, 2025 at 12:35 PM
A bit behind time, but Bound by Blood and Bone is now live!
In which Aoife wanders lost, subject to the whims of a sinister forest's mistress. And a traitor's work bears pernicious fruit.
WLW horrorotica for just $1 USD from:
www.huldrahouse.com/shop/p/bound...
huldrahouse.itch.io/bound-by-blo...
In which Aoife wanders lost, subject to the whims of a sinister forest's mistress. And a traitor's work bears pernicious fruit.
WLW horrorotica for just $1 USD from:
www.huldrahouse.com/shop/p/bound...
huldrahouse.itch.io/bound-by-blo...
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What wakes in the depths of the earth...?
Honestly though, that is gorgeous.
Honestly though, that is gorgeous.
November 18, 2025 at 11:24 AM
What wakes in the depths of the earth...?
Honestly though, that is gorgeous.
Honestly though, that is gorgeous.
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Rebecca Heineman's last message was for people to look up her departed partner, Jennell Jaquays.
Jaquays was so influent to tabletop RPGs that "Jaquaysing" became a verb for designing complex, non-linear dungeons.
@nickoten.bsky.social wrote a great article on her:
pathikablog.com/2025/04/26/h...
Jaquays was so influent to tabletop RPGs that "Jaquaysing" became a verb for designing complex, non-linear dungeons.
@nickoten.bsky.social wrote a great article on her:
pathikablog.com/2025/04/26/h...
How Jennell Jaquays Evolved Dungeon Design, Part 1: Pre-Jaquays Dungeons
(This is a slightly cleaned up version of my two Bluesky threads on Jennell Jaquays, preserved in a hopefully easier to read format. Thank Amanda P for reminding me that having these things stored …
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November 18, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Rebecca Heineman's last message was for people to look up her departed partner, Jennell Jaquays.
Jaquays was so influent to tabletop RPGs that "Jaquaysing" became a verb for designing complex, non-linear dungeons.
@nickoten.bsky.social wrote a great article on her:
pathikablog.com/2025/04/26/h...
Jaquays was so influent to tabletop RPGs that "Jaquaysing" became a verb for designing complex, non-linear dungeons.
@nickoten.bsky.social wrote a great article on her:
pathikablog.com/2025/04/26/h...
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Back when I worked at Time magazine I wrote a piece calling George R.R. Martin “the American Tolkien.” Is it true? Who knows. WHAT AFTER ALL IS TRUTH REALLY.
But in my house, when I was a kid, the American Tolkien was Fritz Leiber. substack.com/home/post/p-...
But in my house, when I was a kid, the American Tolkien was Fritz Leiber. substack.com/home/post/p-...
That Other American Tolkien
When I was a child, the novels of Fritz Leiber were way more important to me than The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings. If anything Tolkien was the British Leiber
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November 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Back when I worked at Time magazine I wrote a piece calling George R.R. Martin “the American Tolkien.” Is it true? Who knows. WHAT AFTER ALL IS TRUTH REALLY.
But in my house, when I was a kid, the American Tolkien was Fritz Leiber. substack.com/home/post/p-...
But in my house, when I was a kid, the American Tolkien was Fritz Leiber. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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COVER AND TITLE REVEAL! 📖 Coming February 2026 to Kickstarter: THE LAUNDRYMEN: BLOOD OF THE SAUCER MEN!
Caught on opposing sides of a timeless conflict, will Wade and Bryan be torn apart?
Sign up for the prelaunch today at laundrymen.ca!
Caught on opposing sides of a timeless conflict, will Wade and Bryan be torn apart?
Sign up for the prelaunch today at laundrymen.ca!
November 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
COVER AND TITLE REVEAL! 📖 Coming February 2026 to Kickstarter: THE LAUNDRYMEN: BLOOD OF THE SAUCER MEN!
Caught on opposing sides of a timeless conflict, will Wade and Bryan be torn apart?
Sign up for the prelaunch today at laundrymen.ca!
Caught on opposing sides of a timeless conflict, will Wade and Bryan be torn apart?
Sign up for the prelaunch today at laundrymen.ca!
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November 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Best literary analysis ever
November 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Best literary analysis ever
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"Books are a nation thinking out loud." Scott McIntyre of Douglas and McIntyre on the fight to save Canadian publishing. thewalrus.ca/i-was-warned...
How the Fight to Save Canadian Publishing from the American Market Shaped My 50-Year Career | The Walrus
“Books are not mere merchandise. Books are a nation thinking out loud”
thewalrus.ca
November 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
"Books are a nation thinking out loud." Scott McIntyre of Douglas and McIntyre on the fight to save Canadian publishing. thewalrus.ca/i-was-warned...
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Head on over and support this Canadian small press by clicking "NOTIFY ME ON LAUNCH" (right hand side of the pretty mushrooms). It won't be launching until 2026, but it helps ye ol' algorithm to smash the button.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tyc...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tyc...
November 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Head on over and support this Canadian small press by clicking "NOTIFY ME ON LAUNCH" (right hand side of the pretty mushrooms). It won't be launching until 2026, but it helps ye ol' algorithm to smash the button.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tyc...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tyc...
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We want to bring Worldcon, the World Science Fiction convention, in 2030 to ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Amiskwacîwâskahikan), more commonly known as Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Yes, Edmonton.
@edmontonin2030.bsky.social
You can support us, and get involved, here:
www.edmontonin2030.org
Yes, Edmonton.
@edmontonin2030.bsky.social
You can support us, and get involved, here:
www.edmontonin2030.org
Bidding To Host Worldcon in 2030 | Support Our Bid
We are bidding to host the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) in 2030. Looking forward to welcoming the science fiction fandom world to Amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton).
www.edmontonin2030.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
We want to bring Worldcon, the World Science Fiction convention, in 2030 to ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Amiskwacîwâskahikan), more commonly known as Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Yes, Edmonton.
@edmontonin2030.bsky.social
You can support us, and get involved, here:
www.edmontonin2030.org
Yes, Edmonton.
@edmontonin2030.bsky.social
You can support us, and get involved, here:
www.edmontonin2030.org
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On this day in 1987, The Sisters of Mercy released their second studio album “Floodland”
November 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
On this day in 1987, The Sisters of Mercy released their second studio album “Floodland”
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You could do worse that start with Spirit Caller - a unique fantasy set in a remote Canadian province with all the local color and a superbly drawn feisty heroine with razor sharp inner dialogue.
Would you like to keep my dogs in tuna snacks?
Do you want a way to support Yuri's complex snack needs now that he's back from the dead?
Check out my buy-direct store!
Not sure where to start with my books? Click the header button "don't know where to start? Click here!"
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Do you want a way to support Yuri's complex snack needs now that he's back from the dead?
Check out my buy-direct store!
Not sure where to start with my books? Click the header button "don't know where to start? Click here!"
payhip.com/kristadball
Krista D. Ball
Krista D. Ball is an award-winning Canadian author who hasn't met a potato she didn't like.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
You could do worse that start with Spirit Caller - a unique fantasy set in a remote Canadian province with all the local color and a superbly drawn feisty heroine with razor sharp inner dialogue.
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FYI #WriteSky #writingcommunity This is a FABULOUS book
What Kings Ate and Wizards Drank: A Fantasy Lovers Food Guide
For all of your food needs (for writers and readers who love to eat)
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For all of your food needs (for writers and readers who love to eat)
books2read.com/u/bx8YVv
October 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
FYI #WriteSky #writingcommunity This is a FABULOUS book
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Welp, that's my resting heart rate through the roof. Congrats to all the other authors who made the shortlist! [makes enthusiastic raven sounds]
It’s time to announce which ten stories caught our eye for this year’s Raven Short Story Contest shortlist! View them here on the Pulp Literature blog: pulpliterature.com/announcing-t...
Announcing the 2025 Raven Short Story Contest Shortlist! - PULP Literature
Soaring Stories It’s time to announce which ten stories caught our eye for this year’s Raven Short Story Contest shortlist! The winners, as chosen by final [...]
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November 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Welp, that's my resting heart rate through the roof. Congrats to all the other authors who made the shortlist! [makes enthusiastic raven sounds]
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today is my birthday, will you help me share my drawings with more people?? 🖌️🙏🏼
November 12, 2025 at 1:18 AM
today is my birthday, will you help me share my drawings with more people?? 🖌️🙏🏼
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ZZ Top – La Grange (Asian Folk Metal Cover) | NiNi Music
YouTube video by Nini Music
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November 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Such a great book!
Convincing you to read my book by the first sentence (or so): The start of Rasputin's Bastards.
November 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Such a great book!
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Hello Canadian Producers and Showrunners! 🇨🇦
I’m an experienced story coordinator, soon to finish up my second season on the critically acclaimed Netflix/CBC/APTN series NORTH OF NORTH, and open to work in the new year!
Let me introduce myself... 🧵
I’m an experienced story coordinator, soon to finish up my second season on the critically acclaimed Netflix/CBC/APTN series NORTH OF NORTH, and open to work in the new year!
Let me introduce myself... 🧵
November 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Hello Canadian Producers and Showrunners! 🇨🇦
I’m an experienced story coordinator, soon to finish up my second season on the critically acclaimed Netflix/CBC/APTN series NORTH OF NORTH, and open to work in the new year!
Let me introduce myself... 🧵
I’m an experienced story coordinator, soon to finish up my second season on the critically acclaimed Netflix/CBC/APTN series NORTH OF NORTH, and open to work in the new year!
Let me introduce myself... 🧵