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Jeannette Bedard 🇨🇦
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Always writing, I have filled hard drives with ones and zeros that occasionally coalesce into books. I live on a non-tropical island in the Pacific and love a good math joke, especially if there is pi involved. https://jeannettebedard.substack.com
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A secret expedition. A geode filled with mysteries. And a scientist who refuses to look away. Forest of Shards is an adventure novella being serialized now.

#scifi #sciencefiction #freefiction
Forest of Shards - part 1 of 14
An expedition into a planet-sized geode with glittering crystal forests, non-stop lightning and physics that doesn’t behave. Perfect for readers who love expedition SF with retro‑futurist vibes and bi...
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Do you love science fiction? Do you love free books?
Join us as we countdown to 2026 with a month of free science fiction.
Find a new book every day at heathertexle.com/CountdownTo2...
#FreeSFBooksCountdown
November 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
My mid month writing up date and more on the cat i don’t own.

#amwriting
Mid-November 2025 - update
I don't own a cat
jeannettebedard.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Finished making my slightly weird jacket. It’s made out of scraps and gives me 70s vibes every time I look at it.

#sewing
November 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Went for a hike and spotted these:

#fungi
November 11, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Every year I sneak off to a place with this vibe. I love this sort of forest
Today’s Art… “Sacred Grove” (神の森) a wood block print by master wood block artist Yoshida Toshi (吉田遠志). This is a modern print first published in 1941.

#Japan #woodblock #art #Buddhism #mindfulness

@roger1952.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
My supervisor is getting bored watching my at my desk.
November 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Did a quick sketch at lunch…
November 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I thought I’d get some knitting done—was wrong.
November 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Anyone seen the 1959 Journey to the Centre of the Earth? I saw it as a kid and it’s stuck with me. My latest story is heavily inspired by it—and running now.

#scifi #freefiction
Forest of Shards - part 5 of 14
An expedition into a planet-sized geode with glittering crystal forests, non-stop lightning and physics that doesn’t behave.
armchairalien.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I have a story idea that keeps popping into my head—a Minotaur who wanders his labyrinth winding up all the string and wondering where it came from.
November 6, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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In today's update, rayguns galore! Plus borbs and a brief mention of my adventures in Linux.
open.substack.com/pub/reneastl...
But I already have a raygun...
Of books, borbs and sci-fi weaponry
open.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
That’s one great wave
"Moon Above the Sea at Daimotsu Bay" by Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892); Japanese woodblock print
November 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
A writing up date and a couple of cool things. #amwriting
November 2025 - a give away
and some other weird things
jeannettebedard.substack.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I painted this some time ago, and stumbled upon it today and realize I actually like it. I might try painting people again.

#watercolor
October 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Reposted by Jeannette Bedard 🇨🇦
A secret expedition. A geode filled with mysteries. And a scientist who refuses to look away. Forest of Shards is an adventure novella being serialized now.

#scifi #sciencefiction #freefiction
Forest of Shards - part 1 of 14
An expedition into a planet-sized geode with glittering crystal forests, non-stop lightning and physics that doesn’t behave. Perfect for readers who love expedition SF with retro‑futurist vibes and bi...
open.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The remade versions of this woman's clothes are fascinating (we can make amazing things by hand).
Digs & Discoveries - Ancient Look Book - Archaeology Magazine - November/December 2025
A young woman buried in China’s Tarim Basin some 2,000 years ago went to the […]
archaeology.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Currently, I’m trapped.
October 30, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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October 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
This is perfect!
A little tribute to the mixtape — those tiny gifts of music we made with so much care, thinking of the songs they’d love. 🎶💿✨

#Printmaking #CassetteTape #MixtapeLove #NostalgiaArt #RetroVibes #AnalogHeart #ArtPrint #printmaker
October 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
A secret expedition. A geode filled with mysteries. And a scientist who refuses to look away. Forest of Shards is an adventure novella being serialized now.

#scifi #sciencefiction #freefiction
Forest of Shards - part 1 of 14
An expedition into a planet-sized geode with glittering crystal forests, non-stop lightning and physics that doesn’t behave. Perfect for readers who love expedition SF with retro‑futurist vibes and bi...
open.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Next week we’re serializing a brand new novella about a journey to the centre of a massive geode—here’s the introduction. #scifi
Subterranean Fiction
A mineralogist, a risky expedition, and a geode that rewrites physics -- introducing an upcoming 14 part novella.
armchairalien.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Hey #yyj, do you love Halloween? Do you love supporting creators? Do you love books?

Join us at the Halloween Market this weekend!

I'll be there with @dcgreschner.bsky.social - stop by and say 'boo!'
October 23, 2025 at 1:24 AM
This is great!
Commissioned piece. Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolor on 9" x 6" Arches 100% Cotton Watercolor paper.

#art | #traditionalart | #watercolor | #hornet | #Silksong | #fanart | #silksongfanart
October 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
For unknown reasons, I’m up at 5am. Might as well write.

#amwriting
October 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM