Evie
@evieghj.bsky.social
Ottawa-dwelling, Québec-born and raised French-Canadian amateur creative (writing, painting, video game modding), occasional gamer, enjoyer of fiction, neurodivergent, trans woman (she/her)
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I wrote this three years ago and cringe a little at the quality of my prose, but also I do stick by this article and everything in it, especially this:
November 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I wrote this three years ago and cringe a little at the quality of my prose, but also I do stick by this article and everything in it, especially this:
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I think you can't really talk about "why do Nazis love alternate history" without acknowledging the long history of works both in and out of genre that expliclty or implicitly glorify the Nazi and its contemporary fascist states as superior societies of superior efficiencies to democratic ones
November 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I think you can't really talk about "why do Nazis love alternate history" without acknowledging the long history of works both in and out of genre that expliclty or implicitly glorify the Nazi and its contemporary fascist states as superior societies of superior efficiencies to democratic ones
Final weekend it is!
ARISE! Arise, writers of Ottawa !
Fell counts awake, typed and scripted!
Keys shall be shaken, wrists be bandaged!
Three words days, three long days ere december rises!
Write now! Write now!
Write for ruin and the book’s ending!
ARISE! Arise, writers of Ottawa !
Fell counts awake, typed and scripted!
Keys shall be shaken, wrists be bandaged!
Three words days, three long days ere december rises!
Write now! Write now!
Write for ruin and the book’s ending!
November 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Final weekend it is!
ARISE! Arise, writers of Ottawa !
Fell counts awake, typed and scripted!
Keys shall be shaken, wrists be bandaged!
Three words days, three long days ere december rises!
Write now! Write now!
Write for ruin and the book’s ending!
ARISE! Arise, writers of Ottawa !
Fell counts awake, typed and scripted!
Keys shall be shaken, wrists be bandaged!
Three words days, three long days ere december rises!
Write now! Write now!
Write for ruin and the book’s ending!
Dear characters. When I started this story, I set ONE rule. One. It's a journal/after-the-fact-musing type of story. So, no dialogue. When conversation happens, the important bits get summarized and the story moves on.
One. Simple. Rule.
One. Simple. Rule.
November 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Dear characters. When I started this story, I set ONE rule. One. It's a journal/after-the-fact-musing type of story. So, no dialogue. When conversation happens, the important bits get summarized and the story moves on.
One. Simple. Rule.
One. Simple. Rule.
It's very weird playing Clues by Sam when one of the Columns has ,next to each other, your namesake, your brother in law's namesake, and your nephew's name sake.
November 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
It's very weird playing Clues by Sam when one of the Columns has ,next to each other, your namesake, your brother in law's namesake, and your nephew's name sake.
I mean, not that the CAQ understands any of this or its laws are in any way good, but I would argue that secularism and laïcité, while both manifestations of separation of church and state are *not* the same - that they are in fact almost polar opposites approach to that basic principles.
The Quebec gov never quite got what secularism is. The state is to show no religious preference, that's it. It's not an atheist state and the people in the state are never going be secular in that sense. Everyone has a preference when it comes to religion or lack thereof, or politics, or celery. 1/2
Among the things in this new 'secularism' (definitely NOT anti brown people) bill in QC is a prohibition on public institutions offering only 'religious' meals like halal. There must be an alternative offered.
Wtf is the problem? Halal is just food a certain way.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Wtf is the problem? Halal is just food a certain way.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I mean, not that the CAQ understands any of this or its laws are in any way good, but I would argue that secularism and laïcité, while both manifestations of separation of church and state are *not* the same - that they are in fact almost polar opposites approach to that basic principles.
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Labor gaining just the tiniest amount of power relative to capital a few years back absolutely broke employers' brains
While work-life balance may give you a sense of happiness and fulfillment, it isn’t always realistic, says Walmart executive vice president and chief people officer Donna Morris.
Walmart exec: ‘I’ve never believed in the term work-life balance’—this is the mantra that made her highly successful instead
Many professionals see work-life balance as a non-negotiable. Walmart CPO Donna Morris says people should practice work-life integration instead. Here's why.
cnb.cx
November 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Labor gaining just the tiniest amount of power relative to capital a few years back absolutely broke employers' brains
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I think if Canada wants to have a strong cultural identity we need to go back to doing what we're best at, making the weirdest fucking TV shows you've ever seen
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I think if Canada wants to have a strong cultural identity we need to go back to doing what we're best at, making the weirdest fucking TV shows you've ever seen
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IMO the weird exception some supposed leftists seem to make for condemning-the-theft-of-labor-except-art-lol-steal-that-shit is just a weird intersection with puritan "if you enjoy yourself, it's not a real job" brainworms.
"fun" job = member of the leisure class (ROFL) = fair game. Somehow.
"fun" job = member of the leisure class (ROFL) = fair game. Somehow.
Honestly, people calling creators the "petite bourgeoisie" makes me want to snap.
We're working folk. And we work really hard. For next to nothing.
We're not lounging around eating bonbons. We're trying to figure out how we're going to be able to pay rent next month.
We're working folk. And we work really hard. For next to nothing.
We're not lounging around eating bonbons. We're trying to figure out how we're going to be able to pay rent next month.
November 27, 2025 at 2:56 AM
IMO the weird exception some supposed leftists seem to make for condemning-the-theft-of-labor-except-art-lol-steal-that-shit is just a weird intersection with puritan "if you enjoy yourself, it's not a real job" brainworms.
"fun" job = member of the leisure class (ROFL) = fair game. Somehow.
"fun" job = member of the leisure class (ROFL) = fair game. Somehow.
I'm kind of done being all like "Good riddance to a bad year" at the end of the year, because at this point I know perfectly well that I'll be at "man I miss last year" before January is even over.
November 26, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I'm kind of done being all like "Good riddance to a bad year" at the end of the year, because at this point I know perfectly well that I'll be at "man I miss last year" before January is even over.
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I see the book piracy discourse is going around again and all I can say is I know more than one writer producing acclaimed work that is considering jacking it in or reducing the amount they write because they don't make to justify it vs a job job.
It's not only piracy, but piracy is costing us art.
It's not only piracy, but piracy is costing us art.
November 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I see the book piracy discourse is going around again and all I can say is I know more than one writer producing acclaimed work that is considering jacking it in or reducing the amount they write because they don't make to justify it vs a job job.
It's not only piracy, but piracy is costing us art.
It's not only piracy, but piracy is costing us art.
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You ever just sit down and realize that the rise of 21st century fascism is capital's answer to climate change?
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
You ever just sit down and realize that the rise of 21st century fascism is capital's answer to climate change?
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PSA: me not commenting on something does not mean I am "complicit." First of all, you need to log off and touch grass. Secondly we are total strangers so call your therapist. Thirdly there are 1,000 things happening every day and I am busy. Finally what exactly do you want me to do about it?
November 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
PSA: me not commenting on something does not mean I am "complicit." First of all, you need to log off and touch grass. Secondly we are total strangers so call your therapist. Thirdly there are 1,000 things happening every day and I am busy. Finally what exactly do you want me to do about it?
November 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
People: "You know, all this worldbuilding exposition distract from the plot."
Me: "...if I remove the plot then the worldbuilding can't distract from it anymore, can it?"
Me: "...if I remove the plot then the worldbuilding can't distract from it anymore, can it?"
November 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
People: "You know, all this worldbuilding exposition distract from the plot."
Me: "...if I remove the plot then the worldbuilding can't distract from it anymore, can it?"
Me: "...if I remove the plot then the worldbuilding can't distract from it anymore, can it?"
I solved the daily Clues by Sam, Nov 14th 2025 (Hard), in less than 18 minutes
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Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who are criminals and who are innocent!
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November 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I solved the daily Clues by Sam, Nov 14th 2025 (Hard), in less than 18 minutes
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As I was explaining to someone, how on earth is your teen supposed to responsibly handle a change from "no internet" to "internet" as they turn 18?
A lot of people who ban the internet are just hoping to not deal with the problem as opposed to talking about safety, content issues etc
A lot of people who ban the internet are just hoping to not deal with the problem as opposed to talking about safety, content issues etc
Society either treats teens as precious innocents who should know nothing of the adult world (when it comes to banning books and internet access) or as grown adults, but only in the context of criminalizing or sexualizing them.
November 14, 2025 at 7:58 AM
As I was explaining to someone, how on earth is your teen supposed to responsibly handle a change from "no internet" to "internet" as they turn 18?
A lot of people who ban the internet are just hoping to not deal with the problem as opposed to talking about safety, content issues etc
A lot of people who ban the internet are just hoping to not deal with the problem as opposed to talking about safety, content issues etc
I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Nov 13th 2025) in less than 15 minutes
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Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who are criminals and who are innocent!
cluesbysam.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Nov 13th 2025) in less than 15 minutes
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Not so related to the commentary itself per se, but the image made me suddenly realize how Darmok, yes, the TNG episode, is actually, from Picard's perspective, a pretty solid metaphor for autistic people trying to communicate with allistics.
Is this a thing people think? That asking WTF you are talking about when you can't string together words to actually say what you mean makes others autistic? No, friend, it makes you an inarticulate dope.
November 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Not so related to the commentary itself per se, but the image made me suddenly realize how Darmok, yes, the TNG episode, is actually, from Picard's perspective, a pretty solid metaphor for autistic people trying to communicate with allistics.
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A *million* people.
Lawn darts were banned forever in Canada after like 50 people got injured.
Any company not run by absolute ghouls would shut this thing down. Governments should be banning the fuck out of it.
Lawn darts were banned forever in Canada after like 50 people got injured.
Any company not run by absolute ghouls would shut this thing down. Governments should be banning the fuck out of it.
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A *million* people.
Lawn darts were banned forever in Canada after like 50 people got injured.
Any company not run by absolute ghouls would shut this thing down. Governments should be banning the fuck out of it.
Lawn darts were banned forever in Canada after like 50 people got injured.
Any company not run by absolute ghouls would shut this thing down. Governments should be banning the fuck out of it.
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virtue signalling is good actually
Performative decency is actually *so* important for this reason.
It tricks the 10% of ghouls into thinking that there are only 1% of ghouls.
And it makes the 30% of people that don't care one way or another follow the mostly decent crowd
It tricks the 10% of ghouls into thinking that there are only 1% of ghouls.
And it makes the 30% of people that don't care one way or another follow the mostly decent crowd
November 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
virtue signalling is good actually
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people hate hearing this but it's 100% true, creating a huge pay gap between political leaders, their staffs, and other elites is a recipe for corruption. of course the flip side of that is taxes on the rich should be jacked way the hell up
The Mayor of New York only makes $260k. I bet there are police that make more than that in NY with overtime.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
November 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
people hate hearing this but it's 100% true, creating a huge pay gap between political leaders, their staffs, and other elites is a recipe for corruption. of course the flip side of that is taxes on the rich should be jacked way the hell up
My baby XD (posted by @magicmetalbird.com with permission).
October 31, 2025 at 11:09 AM
My baby XD (posted by @magicmetalbird.com with permission).
What is a billion, if not Nine Rings and One to rule them all?
October 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
What is a billion, if not Nine Rings and One to rule them all?
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“Just” friends, as if friendship could ever be just anything. As if it doesn’t run soul deep, carved into bone like initials on a tree. As if it doesn’t have the power to save you or bring you down to your knees.
October 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
“Just” friends, as if friendship could ever be just anything. As if it doesn’t run soul deep, carved into bone like initials on a tree. As if it doesn’t have the power to save you or bring you down to your knees.