Ness 🎃🇨🇦
@vriccithode.bsky.social
aka Vanessa Ricci-Thode. Nebula Award-winning trashbag & queer SFF writer. SFWA & TWUC. Dogs, gardening and Canadian rage. she/they 💙💜🩷
I'm only here for the food
thodestool.ca
I'm only here for the food
thodestool.ca
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Ness 🎃🇨🇦
@vriccithode.bsky.social
· Oct 11
i'm ness (she/they), queer & disabled & the 1st self-pub author to win a nebula award! i mostly post about my dogs, writing, & health stuff, and seasonally about gardening, monarch butterflies, & halloween. there’s swearing & rants. details in thread & more about me on my website: thodestool.ca 1/12
For the late night/timezone crowd ✨️
Indie Ink Award nominations are now open! The Dragon Next Door is eligible! Head over to indiestorygeek.com/story/10108 and hit the “nominate” button at the bottom. Some categories to consider: ace rep, LGBTQ+ rep, book cover, friendship, side character MVP, made me hungry 😂 #booksky 🌈📚
November 11, 2025 at 7:39 AM
For the late night/timezone crowd ✨️
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they're the same picture
November 11, 2025 at 7:06 AM
they're the same picture
okay, i got some words done and finished the second chapter! i'm hoping there will be fewer distractions tomorrow and i can maybe get two chapters done
November 11, 2025 at 6:26 AM
okay, i got some words done and finished the second chapter! i'm hoping there will be fewer distractions tomorrow and i can maybe get two chapters done
same.
well, i pingpong between *all the crafts* and just fucking hibernating 😂
well, i pingpong between *all the crafts* and just fucking hibernating 😂
Me in summer: I hate crafts. I hate hobbies. Sun on my sunscreened face only.
Me settling into a Canadian winter: ok I have three repair projects set up, I am going to knit a scarf, a blanket, and a hat. I'm going to re-teach myself how to hand sew the scrap blankets of my people.
Yes. Hand sew.
Me settling into a Canadian winter: ok I have three repair projects set up, I am going to knit a scarf, a blanket, and a hat. I'm going to re-teach myself how to hand sew the scrap blankets of my people.
Yes. Hand sew.
November 11, 2025 at 5:09 AM
same.
well, i pingpong between *all the crafts* and just fucking hibernating 😂
well, i pingpong between *all the crafts* and just fucking hibernating 😂
TIL that the indieverse awards organizer is not only frequently a nominee in the awards she created, runs, and *judges* but that she has won in the past. fucking gross. hard pass on that from me. i know being indie is rough! but this is not the way. 🚮
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 AM
TIL that the indieverse awards organizer is not only frequently a nominee in the awards she created, runs, and *judges* but that she has won in the past. fucking gross. hard pass on that from me. i know being indie is rough! but this is not the way. 🚮
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Tell your MPP that Bill 33 isn’t about supporting students and strengthening education – it’s about silencing parents and the local communities who know our schools best. #onted #onpoli
Stronger Schools Start with Local Voices | Know More
Email Your MPP!
nwmd.social
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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since we want a Hugo for translations, we want translations, right?
and I DO read outside of sffh every once in a while, actually. I think it's important to just. READ. Especially things that come from outside my perspective, expectations, and experiences!
and I DO read outside of sffh every once in a while, actually. I think it's important to just. READ. Especially things that come from outside my perspective, expectations, and experiences!
The small African press, writers, and translators we are funding have a very cool plan for these two books you're making happen. But we need to close up the funding on this second book. Can you help? Last stretch! #AfricanTranslationProject #AfricanLiterature #HumanTranslation
Support African Translation Project
African Translation Project / Month 8 / Need to complete funding for Shona → English translation / still needed: $2920, 58% / isiZulu translation is now funded / Kiswahili translation is currently off...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM
since we want a Hugo for translations, we want translations, right?
and I DO read outside of sffh every once in a while, actually. I think it's important to just. READ. Especially things that come from outside my perspective, expectations, and experiences!
and I DO read outside of sffh every once in a while, actually. I think it's important to just. READ. Especially things that come from outside my perspective, expectations, and experiences!
Little Miss Snoozybutt says goodnight
November 11, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Little Miss Snoozybutt says goodnight
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When you spend 20 minutes de-fluffyeing a dog who is not noticeably less fluffye
November 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
When you spend 20 minutes de-fluffyeing a dog who is not noticeably less fluffye
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Hello to this old man and this old man only
November 11, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Hello to this old man and this old man only
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Age verification? I passed a random truck on the highway with a picture of a badger on it and immediately started singing the song
a bunch of badgers are dancing in a field
ALT: a bunch of badgers are dancing in a field
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Age verification? I passed a random truck on the highway with a picture of a badger on it and immediately started singing the song
yes, let's just give doug fucking ford more federal money to "lose" in his buddy's fucking pockets 🚮
"Ontario claims it needs more federal money before it will sign. But the federal government has been increasing its contributions and provides 52.4% of the cost of the program, while Ontario’s child care funding has decreased since 2018-19 and in 2023-24 was $94.19 million less than in 2022-23."
www.therecord.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:21 PM
yes, let's just give doug fucking ford more federal money to "lose" in his buddy's fucking pockets 🚮
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Waterloo Region has one of the highest rates of unsheltered homelessness in the country. 43% of unhoused residents live completely outside — compared to just 10% in Toronto.
Petition here: www.change.org/p/demand-wat...
Petition here: www.change.org/p/demand-wat...
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Waterloo Region has one of the highest rates of unsheltered homelessness in the country. 43% of unhoused residents live completely outside — compared to just 10% in Toronto.
Petition here: www.change.org/p/demand-wat...
Petition here: www.change.org/p/demand-wat...
At this stage of burnout and hatred for the industry, I would welcome it. 🫠
Writers, do you ever fear running out of story ideas? This is one fear I don’t have #writingq #WritingCommunity
November 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
At this stage of burnout and hatred for the industry, I would welcome it. 🫠
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Shopping for gifts? Don't forget we have both Ulla Thynell's Faraway Dreaming and their 2026 calendar available! 💜
2026 Ulla Thynell Calendar - Atthis Arts
Beautifully illustrated hanging wall calendar, designed and illustrated by Ulla Thynell. Now shipping!
atthisarts.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Shopping for gifts? Don't forget we have both Ulla Thynell's Faraway Dreaming and their 2026 calendar available! 💜
this good old man is here to let you know it's dog o'clock
November 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
this good old man is here to let you know it's dog o'clock
i just have to say, with the deepest sincerity, that stallion shipping has the absolute worst fucking UI i have ever encountered in my entire fucking life. i will never ever use them again. the extra paid to canada post is worth not having to put up with these bullshit headaches
November 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
i just have to say, with the deepest sincerity, that stallion shipping has the absolute worst fucking UI i have ever encountered in my entire fucking life. i will never ever use them again. the extra paid to canada post is worth not having to put up with these bullshit headaches
i *think* i have shipping to the US figured out? 🥲
November 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
i *think* i have shipping to the US figured out? 🥲
okay so i'm doing the paid version of buffer and i only started yesterday and i already love it. i scheduled an entire week's worth of dog o'clock, plus a couple of promo things, and i could just fuck off entirely till saturday and no one would know! (wait, why am i on here then)
November 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
okay so i'm doing the paid version of buffer and i only started yesterday and i already love it. i scheduled an entire week's worth of dog o'clock, plus a couple of promo things, and i could just fuck off entirely till saturday and no one would know! (wait, why am i on here then)
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MPP @aislinnclancy.bsky.social and I are hosting an end-of-year party and we'd love to have you join us!
We'll be at Catalyst on Thursday November 27th at 7:15, and I'm thrilled that we'll be joined by the leader of the Green Party of Canada Elizabeth May.
RSVP: app.gvote.ca/rsvp/eve_507...
We'll be at Catalyst on Thursday November 27th at 7:15, and I'm thrilled that we'll be joined by the leader of the Green Party of Canada Elizabeth May.
RSVP: app.gvote.ca/rsvp/eve_507...
November 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
MPP @aislinnclancy.bsky.social and I are hosting an end-of-year party and we'd love to have you join us!
We'll be at Catalyst on Thursday November 27th at 7:15, and I'm thrilled that we'll be joined by the leader of the Green Party of Canada Elizabeth May.
RSVP: app.gvote.ca/rsvp/eve_507...
We'll be at Catalyst on Thursday November 27th at 7:15, and I'm thrilled that we'll be joined by the leader of the Green Party of Canada Elizabeth May.
RSVP: app.gvote.ca/rsvp/eve_507...
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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
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November 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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If you watched HTTYD and thought Hiccup should be a sword-lesbian firebender and Toothless bigger than a house, then have i got the ✨️soon to be complete✨️ series for you! Pre-order Favour Fire now! 🌈📚
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Available now at your favorite digital store!
Favour Fire by Vanessa Ricci-Thode
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November 9, 2025 at 11:40 PM
If you watched HTTYD and thought Hiccup should be a sword-lesbian firebender and Toothless bigger than a house, then have i got the ✨️soon to be complete✨️ series for you! Pre-order Favour Fire now! 🌈📚
books2read.com/u/mqxAa8
books2read.com/u/mqxAa8
Indies/self-pub, this includes you!
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
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Indies/self-pub, this includes you!
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We've officially cracked 200 submissions so far and the list has only been open for * checks calendar * a month. Last year, I received a total of 375 submissions of fiction and poetry over the transom...can we break 400 this year??? Crush me with the weight of your submissions, you sickos!
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
November 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
We've officially cracked 200 submissions so far and the list has only been open for * checks calendar * a month. Last year, I received a total of 375 submissions of fiction and poetry over the transom...can we break 400 this year??? Crush me with the weight of your submissions, you sickos!