bright medusa
@brightmedusa.bsky.social
this multipod learns, thinks, designs
I think a lot about storytelling, visual and written, and story structure
I edit personal statements for students and speculative fiction for novice writers
Also shoot portraits and family documentaries
I think a lot about storytelling, visual and written, and story structure
I edit personal statements for students and speculative fiction for novice writers
Also shoot portraits and family documentaries
SIWC 2025 had to be canceled at the last minute in order not to cross the picket line during a hotel employee strike. But that meant losing non-refundable cancelation fees for rentals and services already paid for. I hope they recover and put on a great conference next year!
Donate to Support the Surrey International Writers' Conference!, organized by Jenn Striemer
For thirty-two years, the Surrey International Writers’ Conference… Jenn Striemer needs your support for Support the Surrey International Writers' Conference!
gofund.me
November 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
SIWC 2025 had to be canceled at the last minute in order not to cross the picket line during a hotel employee strike. But that meant losing non-refundable cancelation fees for rentals and services already paid for. I hope they recover and put on a great conference next year!
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Just one week until our print sale, 70 Prints for 70 Years, goes live! Taking place from 17-26 Nov, own a piece of visual history from our archive.
Sign up to our newsletter to receive 15% off a framed print during the first 24h of the sale: bit.ly/worldpressphoto-newsletter-70-prints-for-70-years
Sign up to our newsletter to receive 15% off a framed print during the first 24h of the sale: bit.ly/worldpressphoto-newsletter-70-prints-for-70-years
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Just one week until our print sale, 70 Prints for 70 Years, goes live! Taking place from 17-26 Nov, own a piece of visual history from our archive.
Sign up to our newsletter to receive 15% off a framed print during the first 24h of the sale: bit.ly/worldpressphoto-newsletter-70-prints-for-70-years
Sign up to our newsletter to receive 15% off a framed print during the first 24h of the sale: bit.ly/worldpressphoto-newsletter-70-prints-for-70-years
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Hospitals & police chiefs agree: speed cameras save lives. So why is Ford banning them?
Ford is putting kids & pedestrians at risk just to let reckless drivers off the hook.
Tell Ford to keep speed cameras & enforce speed limits. Sign here: www.progresstoronto.ca/petition-pro... #topoli #onpoli
Ford is putting kids & pedestrians at risk just to let reckless drivers off the hook.
Tell Ford to keep speed cameras & enforce speed limits. Sign here: www.progresstoronto.ca/petition-pro... #topoli #onpoli
Tell Ford Keep Speed Cameras: Protect Kids & Pedestrians — Progress Toronto
Doug Ford announced plans to ban speed cameras—making it easier to speed. This move puts children and pedestrians at risk.
Tell Ford and Queen’s Park: keep the speed cameras and keep enforcing speed ...
www.progresstoronto.ca
October 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Hospitals & police chiefs agree: speed cameras save lives. So why is Ford banning them?
Ford is putting kids & pedestrians at risk just to let reckless drivers off the hook.
Tell Ford to keep speed cameras & enforce speed limits. Sign here: www.progresstoronto.ca/petition-pro... #topoli #onpoli
Ford is putting kids & pedestrians at risk just to let reckless drivers off the hook.
Tell Ford to keep speed cameras & enforce speed limits. Sign here: www.progresstoronto.ca/petition-pro... #topoli #onpoli
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Northern Lake
Lawren Harris
1923
Lawren Harris
1923
October 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Northern Lake
Lawren Harris
1923
Lawren Harris
1923
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Are you a Vancouver-area writer?
Do you write genre fiction?
Come socialize with other local genre writers at one of our in-person meetups around the lower mainland or drop in for a chat on our Discord server!
www.vancouvergenrewriters.com
Do you write genre fiction?
Come socialize with other local genre writers at one of our in-person meetups around the lower mainland or drop in for a chat on our Discord server!
www.vancouvergenrewriters.com
September 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Are you a Vancouver-area writer?
Do you write genre fiction?
Come socialize with other local genre writers at one of our in-person meetups around the lower mainland or drop in for a chat on our Discord server!
www.vancouvergenrewriters.com
Do you write genre fiction?
Come socialize with other local genre writers at one of our in-person meetups around the lower mainland or drop in for a chat on our Discord server!
www.vancouvergenrewriters.com
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Beautiful Storm
Nicki Ault
2019
Nicki Ault
2019
August 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Beautiful Storm
Nicki Ault
2019
Nicki Ault
2019
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Prague, 1968 — photo by Josef Koudelka
August 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Prague, 1968 — photo by Josef Koudelka
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Visiting a National Park this summer? Consider photographing the educational signs you read and upload the images to the Data Rescue Project (www.datarescueproject.org/save-our-sig...)
Muir Woods exhibit is first casualty of White House directive to erase history
"In order to know your role in history, you need to see yourself in it."
www.sfgate.com
August 1, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Visiting a National Park this summer? Consider photographing the educational signs you read and upload the images to the Data Rescue Project (www.datarescueproject.org/save-our-sig...)
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Matcha, the bright-green tea powder from Japan, has become so popular in recent months that producers are straining to meet the surge in global demand, fueled by social media hype and a boom in tourism to Japan, according to vendors. wapo.st/4lQkPLZ
July 30, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Matcha, the bright-green tea powder from Japan, has become so popular in recent months that producers are straining to meet the surge in global demand, fueled by social media hype and a boom in tourism to Japan, according to vendors. wapo.st/4lQkPLZ
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Pacific Rim Blow
Robert Genn
n.d.
Robert Genn
n.d.
July 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Pacific Rim Blow
Robert Genn
n.d.
Robert Genn
n.d.
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Best news of the day for us people who bike! Ford government's attempt to remove Toronto bike lanes is unconstitutional, judge rules www.thestar.com/news/gta/for... #topoli #onpoli #bikeTO
Ford government’s attempt to remove Toronto bike lanes is unconstitutional, judge rules
The provincial government had argued that road space dedicated to cyclists was adding to congestion. A Superior Court judge said the government’s decision would risk the lives of cyclsits.
www.thestar.com
July 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Best news of the day for us people who bike! Ford government's attempt to remove Toronto bike lanes is unconstitutional, judge rules www.thestar.com/news/gta/for... #topoli #onpoli #bikeTO
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Just a reminder that I am going LIVE to talk to your cats and dogs and other pets today at 3PM eastern. It's called GET YOUR PETS and it's happening here (and wherever you get your streams): bit.ly/GETPETS43
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April 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Just a reminder that I am going LIVE to talk to your cats and dogs and other pets today at 3PM eastern. It's called GET YOUR PETS and it's happening here (and wherever you get your streams): bit.ly/GETPETS43
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Canada’s largest oil and gas corporations want the next Prime Minister to dismantle environmental rules and speed up fossil fuel projects — and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to make it all happen.
thenarwhal.ca/oil-gas-wish...
thenarwhal.ca/oil-gas-wish...
Poilievre vows to fulfill oil and gas industry wishlist | The Narwhal
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he’ll scrap the industrial carbon tax, a proposed emissions cap and key environmental rules
thenarwhal.ca
April 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Canada’s largest oil and gas corporations want the next Prime Minister to dismantle environmental rules and speed up fossil fuel projects — and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to make it all happen.
thenarwhal.ca/oil-gas-wish...
thenarwhal.ca/oil-gas-wish...
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If you’re local to Long Island, Jaeger’s Run Rescue and Strong Island Rescue are coordinating fosters for any cats lucky enough to make it out. Please look them up and get in touch if you want to help in any way.
March 31, 2025 at 10:07 PM
If you’re local to Long Island, Jaeger’s Run Rescue and Strong Island Rescue are coordinating fosters for any cats lucky enough to make it out. Please look them up and get in touch if you want to help in any way.
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Lake Louise
Rita Mount
1930
Rita Mount
1930
March 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Lake Louise
Rita Mount
1930
Rita Mount
1930
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We polled Nature readers to ask if they were thinking of leaving the US for jobs abroad. Three-quarters of them (who said they were US-based scientists) said yes. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving
More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.
www.nature.com
March 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
We polled Nature readers to ask if they were thinking of leaving the US for jobs abroad. Three-quarters of them (who said they were US-based scientists) said yes. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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“I hope you’re sitting down. For that six month period (April-Sept), the number of airline tickets booked between Canada and the United States is down anywhere from 71.4% to 75.7%.” onemileatatime.com/news/airline...
Airline Demand Between Canada & United States Collapses, Down 70%+
Future flight bookings between Canada and the United States are down by over 70% year-over-year in the summer months. WOW.
onemileatatime.com
March 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
“I hope you’re sitting down. For that six month period (April-Sept), the number of airline tickets booked between Canada and the United States is down anywhere from 71.4% to 75.7%.” onemileatatime.com/news/airline...
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[Waiting for the host to start meeting.]
The host:
The host:
March 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
[Waiting for the host to start meeting.]
The host:
The host:
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I wouldn't have anticipated a Lupus self-directed antibody (4H2) might someday turn out to be an anti-cancer treatment
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A lupus-derived autoantibody that binds to intracellular RNA activates cGAS-mediated tumor immunity and can deliver RNA into cells
Delivery of autoimmune disease–associated antibodies activates the immune system to fight glioblastomas.
www.science.org
March 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I wouldn't have anticipated a Lupus self-directed antibody (4H2) might someday turn out to be an anti-cancer treatment
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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The Locus Awards, founded in 1971, are one of the most prestigious honors in science fiction, fantasy, and horror! 🏅
Voting is live, and your opinion matters—help shape the world of speculative fiction. Voting ends April 15! 🚀 poll.voting.locusmag... #LocusAwards
Voting is live, and your opinion matters—help shape the world of speculative fiction. Voting ends April 15! 🚀 poll.voting.locusmag... #LocusAwards
March 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The Locus Awards, founded in 1971, are one of the most prestigious honors in science fiction, fantasy, and horror! 🏅
Voting is live, and your opinion matters—help shape the world of speculative fiction. Voting ends April 15! 🚀 poll.voting.locusmag... #LocusAwards
Voting is live, and your opinion matters—help shape the world of speculative fiction. Voting ends April 15! 🚀 poll.voting.locusmag... #LocusAwards
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We can't review what we don't receive! Check out our submission guidelines to consider sending us your work! We love small press authors and are always on the lookout for New & Notable work.
locusmag.com/aboutlo...
locusmag.com/aboutlo...
Submission Guidelines
What genres of books and stories does Locus review? We review science fiction, fantasy, horror, speculative, surreal, slipstream, crossed genres, similarly themed YA, art books, and related nonfict…
locusmag.com
March 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
We can't review what we don't receive! Check out our submission guidelines to consider sending us your work! We love small press authors and are always on the lookout for New & Notable work.
locusmag.com/aboutlo...
locusmag.com/aboutlo...
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Honour Water
Christi Belcourt ~ Métis
2010
Christi Belcourt ~ Métis
2010
March 22, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Honour Water
Christi Belcourt ~ Métis
2010
Christi Belcourt ~ Métis
2010
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Mount Thule, Bylot Island
Lawren Harris
1930
Lawren Harris
1930
March 23, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Mount Thule, Bylot Island
Lawren Harris
1930
Lawren Harris
1930
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Baby Ume is now 79 pounds and eating more solid foods with her mom, Yuna. She is looking to her mom for guidance and often "mirrors" what Yuna is doing. 💕
📹: Keeper Skylar
📹: Keeper Skylar
March 22, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Baby Ume is now 79 pounds and eating more solid foods with her mom, Yuna. She is looking to her mom for guidance and often "mirrors" what Yuna is doing. 💕
📹: Keeper Skylar
📹: Keeper Skylar