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Waterloo Region's biggest writers collective. Connecting local authors with each other and with readers.
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WPL and KWWA are hosting another Local Author Showcase! Join us on Thursday, December 11th, 6pm-8pm at the main branch and pick up your new fave local read or grab gifts for the holidays! #KitchenerWaterloo #UptownWaterloo #ExploreWR #SupportLocal
calendar.wpl.ca/event/15027845
calendar.wpl.ca/event/15027845
Happening in 3 weeks!
WPL and KWWA are hosting another Local Author Showcase! Join us on Thursday, December 11th, 6pm-8pm at the main branch and pick up your new fave local read or grab gifts for the holidays! #KitchenerWaterloo #UptownWaterloo #ExploreWR #SupportLocal
calendar.wpl.ca/event/15027845
calendar.wpl.ca/event/15027845
November 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Happening in 3 weeks!
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Nominations for the #IndieInkAwards are open till Nov 30! Head over and nominate your faves! Some categories to consider for Dragon Next Door: ace rep, LGBTQ+ rep, book cover, friendship, side character MVP, made me hungry #IndieAuthor #booksky #QueerAdultSFF
indiestorygeek.com/story/10108
indiestorygeek.com/story/10108
November 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Nominations for the #IndieInkAwards are open till Nov 30! Head over and nominate your faves! Some categories to consider for Dragon Next Door: ace rep, LGBTQ+ rep, book cover, friendship, side character MVP, made me hungry #IndieAuthor #booksky #QueerAdultSFF
indiestorygeek.com/story/10108
indiestorygeek.com/story/10108
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TOMORROW! see you there, nerds! 👀
it's ✨holiday market✨ time! come find me and @stealingfromwizards.com and ✨books✨ this saturday at kwartzlab! it's gonna be great! #KitchenerWaterloo #ShopLocal #LocalArtists #LocalAuthors
November 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
TOMORROW! see you there, nerds! 👀
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Ready for a completed series? Pick up Favour Fire now! It’s got:
🔥 sword lesbian (bi)
🔥 axe lesbian
🔥 disaster bi
🔥 everything’s on fire
🔥 oh shit!
🔥 shenanigans with a volcano
🔥 intergenerational team-up
🔥 international team-up
🔥 queer firebending dragon riders
🌈📚
🔥 sword lesbian (bi)
🔥 axe lesbian
🔥 disaster bi
🔥 everything’s on fire
🔥 oh shit!
🔥 shenanigans with a volcano
🔥 intergenerational team-up
🔥 international team-up
🔥 queer firebending dragon riders
🌈📚
Available now at your favorite digital store!
Favour Fire by Vanessa Ricci-Thode
books2read.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Ready for a completed series? Pick up Favour Fire now! It’s got:
🔥 sword lesbian (bi)
🔥 axe lesbian
🔥 disaster bi
🔥 everything’s on fire
🔥 oh shit!
🔥 shenanigans with a volcano
🔥 intergenerational team-up
🔥 international team-up
🔥 queer firebending dragon riders
🌈📚
🔥 sword lesbian (bi)
🔥 axe lesbian
🔥 disaster bi
🔥 everything’s on fire
🔥 oh shit!
🔥 shenanigans with a volcano
🔥 intergenerational team-up
🔥 international team-up
🔥 queer firebending dragon riders
🌈📚
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Want a great deal early? Kobo users, check out the Skip the Line Sale and grab my romantasy The Dragon Next Door for 50% off! For three days only, don't miss out! Sapphic ace disasters raising a baby dragon! 🌈📚 #booksky #romancelandia #QueerAdultSFF
www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
November 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Want a great deal early? Kobo users, check out the Skip the Line Sale and grab my romantasy The Dragon Next Door for 50% off! For three days only, don't miss out! Sapphic ace disasters raising a baby dragon! 🌈📚 #booksky #romancelandia #QueerAdultSFF
www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
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Some days you see yourself in the mirror.
At Spectrum, you don’t just take in one queer story once, you do it all year.
This Giving Tuesday, give the gift of consistent representation – set up your monthly donation and give like you live: ourspectrum.com/donate
At Spectrum, you don’t just take in one queer story once, you do it all year.
This Giving Tuesday, give the gift of consistent representation – set up your monthly donation and give like you live: ourspectrum.com/donate
November 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Some days you see yourself in the mirror.
At Spectrum, you don’t just take in one queer story once, you do it all year.
This Giving Tuesday, give the gift of consistent representation – set up your monthly donation and give like you live: ourspectrum.com/donate
At Spectrum, you don’t just take in one queer story once, you do it all year.
This Giving Tuesday, give the gift of consistent representation – set up your monthly donation and give like you live: ourspectrum.com/donate
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It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
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Why yes, @microsoft.com, I will HAPPILY provide you feedback on how exactly I feel about Word right now.
November 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Why yes, @microsoft.com, I will HAPPILY provide you feedback on how exactly I feel about Word right now.
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Google removes a variety of longstanding GMail features if you try to withdraw your default consent (!) to having all your content read and used by Google Gemini via "Smart Features." That's an obvious attempt to coerce consent for privacy violations. Legislatures must act to make this illegal.
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Google removes a variety of longstanding GMail features if you try to withdraw your default consent (!) to having all your content read and used by Google Gemini via "Smart Features." That's an obvious attempt to coerce consent for privacy violations. Legislatures must act to make this illegal.
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Did you enjoy reading "Refilling The Well," my debut poetry chapbook? If you did, nominate it for the #IndieInkAwards!🏆
Nominations end on Nov. 30th, 2025. indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-...
💧 Refilling The Well: indiestorygeek.com/story/9777
#booksky #writesky #indieinkawards2025 #indieauthor
Nominations end on Nov. 30th, 2025. indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-...
💧 Refilling The Well: indiestorygeek.com/story/9777
#booksky #writesky #indieinkawards2025 #indieauthor
November 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Did you enjoy reading "Refilling The Well," my debut poetry chapbook? If you did, nominate it for the #IndieInkAwards!🏆
Nominations end on Nov. 30th, 2025. indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-...
💧 Refilling The Well: indiestorygeek.com/story/9777
#booksky #writesky #indieinkawards2025 #indieauthor
Nominations end on Nov. 30th, 2025. indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-...
💧 Refilling The Well: indiestorygeek.com/story/9777
#booksky #writesky #indieinkawards2025 #indieauthor
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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Heck yes! Look at this beautiful stack! Get yours today! 🌈📚 #booksky #QueerAdultSFF #CompleteSeries
books2read.com/rl/fireborn-...
books2read.com/rl/fireborn-...
November 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Heck yes! Look at this beautiful stack! Get yours today! 🌈📚 #booksky #QueerAdultSFF #CompleteSeries
books2read.com/rl/fireborn-...
books2read.com/rl/fireborn-...
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evergreen
It's always a great fuckin day to read my short story about a plague that kills billionaires ✨️
escapepod.org/2025/07/24/e...
escapepod.org/2025/07/24/e...
Escape Pod 1003: Billionaire’s Tears
I wake up to the sound of screaming, and know I’m going to die. I shoot out of bed, calling for my mother. First thing I’ve spoken clearly in two days. “Maria!” My mother bursts into my room. “Baby…
escapepod.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
evergreen
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Look, the title "Adversarial Poetry" is just hanging out there, desperate to be used for some poet's next collection...
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 20, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Look, the title "Adversarial Poetry" is just hanging out there, desperate to be used for some poet's next collection...
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If you’ve loved the Fireborn series so far, you won’t be disappointed with this epic conclusion. Big magic for everyone! Spark learning new tricks! Neesha and Tollar as best friends? Quiet moments and big action come together for one last adventure. 🌈📚
books2read.com/u/mqxAa8
books2read.com/u/mqxAa8
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
If you’ve loved the Fireborn series so far, you won’t be disappointed with this epic conclusion. Big magic for everyone! Spark learning new tricks! Neesha and Tollar as best friends? Quiet moments and big action come together for one last adventure. 🌈📚
books2read.com/u/mqxAa8
books2read.com/u/mqxAa8
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Been looking for zon alternatives? Or already using Google Play for books but looking for something new? Check out these great books! #booksky
books.bookfunnel.com/30days30book...
books.bookfunnel.com/30days30book...
November 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Libraries purchase books. When you see a book at the library, it isn’t “free”
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
November 15, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Libraries purchase books. When you see a book at the library, it isn’t “free”
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
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I am truly and genuinely so glad you asked!
This site is a one-stop shop for reasons why ULINE sucks ass, and a massive link list of handy alternative companies AND a short blacklist of ULINE-alikes to avoid!
refuseuline.com
This site is a one-stop shop for reasons why ULINE sucks ass, and a massive link list of handy alternative companies AND a short blacklist of ULINE-alikes to avoid!
refuseuline.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I am truly and genuinely so glad you asked!
This site is a one-stop shop for reasons why ULINE sucks ass, and a massive link list of handy alternative companies AND a short blacklist of ULINE-alikes to avoid!
refuseuline.com
This site is a one-stop shop for reasons why ULINE sucks ass, and a massive link list of handy alternative companies AND a short blacklist of ULINE-alikes to avoid!
refuseuline.com
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Not satisfied with just destroying their own brand goodwill, OS companies are now using AI to try to destroy the good names of the apps users install. (Scrivener taking out adds to explain how it has no AI but Apple adds some anyway.)
November 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Not satisfied with just destroying their own brand goodwill, OS companies are now using AI to try to destroy the good names of the apps users install. (Scrivener taking out adds to explain how it has no AI but Apple adds some anyway.)
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My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
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Okay folks, I have three events coming up in around Kitchener/Waterloo. Come get some books, get them signed, say hi!
Kwartzlab Holiday Market Nov 22. Local artists selling stuff, including me. Also makerspace tours: www.facebook.com/share/17YhA9...
Kwartzlab Holiday Market Nov 22. Local artists selling stuff, including me. Also makerspace tours: www.facebook.com/share/17YhA9...
November 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Okay folks, I have three events coming up in around Kitchener/Waterloo. Come get some books, get them signed, say hi!
Kwartzlab Holiday Market Nov 22. Local artists selling stuff, including me. Also makerspace tours: www.facebook.com/share/17YhA9...
Kwartzlab Holiday Market Nov 22. Local artists selling stuff, including me. Also makerspace tours: www.facebook.com/share/17YhA9...
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Not sure why the hyperlink didn't work. Try this?
womenwhosubmitlit.org
womenwhosubmitlit.org
Women Who Submit
womenwhosubmitlit.org
November 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Not sure why the hyperlink didn't work. Try this?
womenwhosubmitlit.org
womenwhosubmitlit.org
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I have another public reading coming up next month, and you can come check it out online! Https://womenwhosubmitlit.org
November 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I have another public reading coming up next month, and you can come check it out online! Https://womenwhosubmitlit.org
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Submit a Claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/