Cat
@catcardiff.bsky.social
Bibliophile, loves cats (and dogs, and trees, and…), lapsed pagan. She/her. Bi. LGBTQIA-ally
This sounds amazing
Its SHIGIDI paperback release day, US & Canada! Its been a long, lovely journey but my award-winning novel about African gods on a supernatural heist at the British museum finally hits stores in a new format, with a new cover + a bonus short story! Get it y'all🙏🏾
Art by @stephenembleton.bsky.social
Art by @stephenembleton.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 5:21 AM
This sounds amazing
Happy Solstice
June 21, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Happy Solstice
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Woman Reminds Self Not To Catastrophize After Spotting 4 Skeletal Horsemen On Horizon
Woman Reminds Self Not To Catastrophize After Spotting 4 Skeletal Horsemen On Horizon
LOWELL, MA—Doing her best to follow her therapist’s advice for dealing with stressful situations, area woman Holly Debling reportedly reminded herself Tuesday not to catastrophize after she spotted fo...
theonion.com
April 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Woman Reminds Self Not To Catastrophize After Spotting 4 Skeletal Horsemen On Horizon
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ICYMI
My new report with Parkland Institute provides one of the clearest cases why for-profit surgical outsourcing is not the solution that provincial governments claim
Relevant findings for all provinces (looking at you Ontario)
My new report with Parkland Institute provides one of the clearest cases why for-profit surgical outsourcing is not the solution that provincial governments claim
Relevant findings for all provinces (looking at you Ontario)
Private surgical facilities in Alberta are starving the public system of staff and funding to perform priority procedures, according to a new report that concludes the province has yet to increase surgical capacity or reduce wait times as pledged. #ableg www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
Alberta public health system losing staff, funding as province increases spending on private facilities
Analysis shows provincial spending on private surgical facilities increased nearly three-fold in 2023-24 from 2019-20, while spending in public facilities increased marginally
www.theglobeandmail.com
March 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
ICYMI
My new report with Parkland Institute provides one of the clearest cases why for-profit surgical outsourcing is not the solution that provincial governments claim
Relevant findings for all provinces (looking at you Ontario)
My new report with Parkland Institute provides one of the clearest cases why for-profit surgical outsourcing is not the solution that provincial governments claim
Relevant findings for all provinces (looking at you Ontario)
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I don't get personal on main very often, but I spent a few hours writing this, and I want you to read it. It's about my dad and my stepmom, and me, and Stranger Things, and what's happening to the VA right now.
www.cheriepriest.com/blog/the-dep...
www.cheriepriest.com/blog/the-dep...
The Department of Veterans Affairs Gets Well and Truly Fucked — The Haunt*
Sometime in the late 1980s when I was a teenager, I accompanied my dad to the mall. Dad had gotten a pair of un-torn, un-used tickets to Woodstock as a gift and he wanted to have them framed for displ...
www.cheriepriest.com
February 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I don't get personal on main very often, but I spent a few hours writing this, and I want you to read it. It's about my dad and my stepmom, and me, and Stranger Things, and what's happening to the VA right now.
www.cheriepriest.com/blog/the-dep...
www.cheriepriest.com/blog/the-dep...
It’s safe to say that @seananmcguire.bsky.social ‘s vision of mermaids has permanently changed mine. She’s a powerful storyteller and world builder
I recently read Into the Drowning Deep, and I don’t think I can read anything else about Mer people yet. I’m still processing
January 14, 2025 at 3:45 AM
It’s safe to say that @seananmcguire.bsky.social ‘s vision of mermaids has permanently changed mine. She’s a powerful storyteller and world builder
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Come join ♥️
I started a Patreon! It's to fund experiments with publicists and publicity—also to have fun in a less public forum than my blog and on social media. The first thing I had to do was figure out the tiers—and then make little drawings to illustrate them...
patreon.com/NicolaGriffith
patreon.com/NicolaGriffith
January 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Come join ♥️
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New Year's Resolution: Block any "AI" accounts anywhere, you don't even have to feel bad about it, it's not like there is someone on the other end
January 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
New Year's Resolution: Block any "AI" accounts anywhere, you don't even have to feel bad about it, it's not like there is someone on the other end
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Everything stated in this post is a provable fact.
You are entitled to your own opinion.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.
You are entitled to your own opinion.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.
January 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Everything stated in this post is a provable fact.
You are entitled to your own opinion.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.
You are entitled to your own opinion.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.
An excellent reminder
January 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
An excellent reminder
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As we enter a new year, here's a message to all my trans followers, readers and friends. You are valid. You deserve respect. You deserve healthcare. You deserve love. You deserve to live in a world in which people are treated as individuals, and without prejudice. You deserve acceptance.
January 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
As we enter a new year, here's a message to all my trans followers, readers and friends. You are valid. You deserve respect. You deserve healthcare. You deserve love. You deserve to live in a world in which people are treated as individuals, and without prejudice. You deserve acceptance.
Good thoughts!
Well, we made it. If you’re reading this, the world hasn’t killed either of us yet, and whatever 2025 may bring, I think that’s worth a fistbump. Good job, y’all.
January 1, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Good thoughts!
Not only writing advice…
When I complained to Theodore Sturgeon about trouble I was having with a scene, he looked at me and said,
"I give you permission to do it wrong."
Most liberating thing I ever heard.
"I give you permission to do it wrong."
Most liberating thing I ever heard.
Tell me a sentence someone told you that changed your life for the better.
December 28, 2024 at 1:27 AM
Not only writing advice…
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RECALL OF RAW CAT FOOD FOR H5N1 contamination (cat death)!
Recalled Northwest Naturals raw/frozen turkey food has “Best by” dates of 05/21/26 and 06/23/2026 and was sold nationwide through distributors in AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, MD, MI, MN, PA, RI and WA, as well as British Columbia.
Details here:
Recalled Northwest Naturals raw/frozen turkey food has “Best by” dates of 05/21/26 and 06/23/2026 and was sold nationwide through distributors in AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, MD, MI, MN, PA, RI and WA, as well as British Columbia.
Details here:
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apps.oregon.gov
December 25, 2024 at 4:37 AM
RECALL OF RAW CAT FOOD FOR H5N1 contamination (cat death)!
Recalled Northwest Naturals raw/frozen turkey food has “Best by” dates of 05/21/26 and 06/23/2026 and was sold nationwide through distributors in AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, MD, MI, MN, PA, RI and WA, as well as British Columbia.
Details here:
Recalled Northwest Naturals raw/frozen turkey food has “Best by” dates of 05/21/26 and 06/23/2026 and was sold nationwide through distributors in AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, MD, MI, MN, PA, RI and WA, as well as British Columbia.
Details here:
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People sometimes make fun of science that sounds stupid and random.
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
Breaking News: The FDA approved use of the weight loss drug Zepbound for a common form of sleep apnea. It is the first drug authorized to treat the disorder.
F.D.A. Approves Weight-Loss Drug to Treat Sleep Apnea
Zepbound is the first prescription drug approved specifically to treat the common condition.
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2024 at 12:41 AM
People sometimes make fun of science that sounds stupid and random.
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
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Happy holidays! New video out now! 🎁🎶😵💫
See the extended directors edit exclusively on YouTube: youtu.be/BmrNhbn8KI8
As always, the ad-free version available on all other social media platforms. #Annie #Musical #ChristmasSpecial #Parody
See the extended directors edit exclusively on YouTube: youtu.be/BmrNhbn8KI8
As always, the ad-free version available on all other social media platforms. #Annie #Musical #ChristmasSpecial #Parody
I Think I'm Gonna Hate It Here - A Randy Rainbow Song Parody
YouTube video by Randy Rainbow
youtu.be
December 16, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Happy holidays! New video out now! 🎁🎶😵💫
See the extended directors edit exclusively on YouTube: youtu.be/BmrNhbn8KI8
As always, the ad-free version available on all other social media platforms. #Annie #Musical #ChristmasSpecial #Parody
See the extended directors edit exclusively on YouTube: youtu.be/BmrNhbn8KI8
As always, the ad-free version available on all other social media platforms. #Annie #Musical #ChristmasSpecial #Parody
Always happy to revisit Moomintroll Midwinter!
December 13, 2024 at 1:19 AM
Always happy to revisit Moomintroll Midwinter!
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Canadian MP Charlie Angus just sounded off on Trump.
"So yes, they are our neighbors, but we've stood up to them. We're in a different situation with Trump, a convicted predator, who's seriously undermining the democratic process in the US. And he thinks he can just push us around. He insults us."
"So yes, they are our neighbors, but we've stood up to them. We're in a different situation with Trump, a convicted predator, who's seriously undermining the democratic process in the US. And he thinks he can just push us around. He insults us."
December 11, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Canadian MP Charlie Angus just sounded off on Trump.
"So yes, they are our neighbors, but we've stood up to them. We're in a different situation with Trump, a convicted predator, who's seriously undermining the democratic process in the US. And he thinks he can just push us around. He insults us."
"So yes, they are our neighbors, but we've stood up to them. We're in a different situation with Trump, a convicted predator, who's seriously undermining the democratic process in the US. And he thinks he can just push us around. He insults us."
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This was the letter I wrote to pitch my Letters to Moms column for @mcsweeneys.net and I've been waiting an entire year to share it! Merry Christmas you filthy animals!
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-l...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-l...
Letters to Moms: A Letter to Kevin McCallister’s Mom
In this column, Kristen Mulrooney writes letters to famous mothers from literature, TV, and film whom she finds herself relating to on a different ...
www.mcsweeneys.net
December 11, 2024 at 4:48 PM
This was the letter I wrote to pitch my Letters to Moms column for @mcsweeneys.net and I've been waiting an entire year to share it! Merry Christmas you filthy animals!
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-l...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-l...
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This interview with Nikki Giovanni from earlier this year should be required reading. oxfordamerican.org/web-only/nik...
![I think the transgender kids are the bravest kids right now that we see; they're as brave as my generation was in breaking down segregation. They're breaking down-I don't have the word for it right now-but it's gender prejudice, and [the idea that] somebody has decided that they can tell you who you are, what your name should be, and how you should look.
And those youngsters are saying, "No, I can decide who I am, what my name should be." Everybody's mad at me like, You should be a girl because we've decided you're a girl. And they say, "Well, who the hell are you?" I can decide that I'm a boy. And if it makes me happy, what does it mean to you? And I can decide that my name is John. And if you don't like that my name is Geraldine, why can't you name yourself? And if the people who know you and love you-or have to talk to you, maybe they don't even love you but they have to talk to you -you can tell them, “This is my name, and I would like to be referred to in that way."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bb6m3nt3ohlter5c35zjlt6z/bafkreibs7rspksh3k7ekvnnmxzeenwwuvr4ab6fs4usuckmu2zpdzq3hcq@jpeg)
December 10, 2024 at 3:18 AM
This interview with Nikki Giovanni from earlier this year should be required reading. oxfordamerican.org/web-only/nik...
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My latest newsletter is about unreliable narrators, and why they don't have to be assholes. They also don't need to lie to you!
Also, the best way to build an unreliable narrator is by making sure your supporting cast is fully fleshed out.
buttondown.com/charliejane/...
Also, the best way to build an unreliable narrator is by making sure your supporting cast is fully fleshed out.
buttondown.com/charliejane/...
Does An Unreliable Narrator Need To Be an Asshole?
Narrators! You can't rely on them these days. They always let you down, even the ones who have five stars on Yelp. One time, I hired a narrator to move a...
buttondown.com
November 27, 2024 at 6:35 PM
My latest newsletter is about unreliable narrators, and why they don't have to be assholes. They also don't need to lie to you!
Also, the best way to build an unreliable narrator is by making sure your supporting cast is fully fleshed out.
buttondown.com/charliejane/...
Also, the best way to build an unreliable narrator is by making sure your supporting cast is fully fleshed out.
buttondown.com/charliejane/...
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Canada’s top military commander, Gen. Jennie Carigna:
"After 39 years of career as a combat arms officer and risking my life in many operations across the world, I can’t believe that in 2024, we still have to justify the contribution of women to their defense and to their service, in their country."
"After 39 years of career as a combat arms officer and risking my life in many operations across the world, I can’t believe that in 2024, we still have to justify the contribution of women to their defense and to their service, in their country."
November 23, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Canada’s top military commander, Gen. Jennie Carigna:
"After 39 years of career as a combat arms officer and risking my life in many operations across the world, I can’t believe that in 2024, we still have to justify the contribution of women to their defense and to their service, in their country."
"After 39 years of career as a combat arms officer and risking my life in many operations across the world, I can’t believe that in 2024, we still have to justify the contribution of women to their defense and to their service, in their country."
Yay! Another beloved writer joins us in the good place!
Testing testing. Hello? It’s echoey in this new place. I’m slowly finding others and hoping I will be found.
November 16, 2024 at 5:32 AM
Yay! Another beloved writer joins us in the good place!
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Years ago someone told a friend I'd never sell a novel; they said that two days before I got my first novel contract. Just today I saw someone saying that I'm not that good of a writer, which, okay, but I'm contracted for 16 more books, so I guess I'll keep at it.
So, yeah: Fuck 'em. Do your thing.
So, yeah: Fuck 'em. Do your thing.
Every single one of your favorite artists started out as a wannabe. They all worshiped other artists; were all told it would never happen for them. They all had an inner voice telling them they weren't good enough.
But they had the stones to tell all those voices to go screw and made art anyway.
But they had the stones to tell all those voices to go screw and made art anyway.
November 15, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Years ago someone told a friend I'd never sell a novel; they said that two days before I got my first novel contract. Just today I saw someone saying that I'm not that good of a writer, which, okay, but I'm contracted for 16 more books, so I guess I'll keep at it.
So, yeah: Fuck 'em. Do your thing.
So, yeah: Fuck 'em. Do your thing.