C. J. Lavigne
@cjlavigne.com
Canadian SFF writer. Author of IN VERITAS and THE DROWNED MAN'S DAUGHTER. Short stories in On Spec, Fusion Fragment, Augur, PodCastle, and other fine publications. Rep: Arley Sorg. I like coffee and cats. www.cjlavigne.com
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C. J. Lavigne
@cjlavigne.com
· Nov 30
Can't think of a single way in which this is about to go wrong
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Half way through my good friend @cjlavigne.com latest book and am enjoying it throughly. Taking my time with this one to really soak it in.
Proud of C.J. and what they have accomplished.
Support your friends, your favorite authors and your indie bookstores.
Proud of C.J. and what they have accomplished.
Support your friends, your favorite authors and your indie bookstores.
January 20, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Half way through my good friend @cjlavigne.com latest book and am enjoying it throughly. Taking my time with this one to really soak it in.
Proud of C.J. and what they have accomplished.
Support your friends, your favorite authors and your indie bookstores.
Proud of C.J. and what they have accomplished.
Support your friends, your favorite authors and your indie bookstores.
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Fiction submissions are open now!
The window will be open until January 21st 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC.
For additional information about submitting including our Moksha link ⬇️
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The window will be open until January 21st 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC.
For additional information about submitting including our Moksha link ⬇️
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January 19, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Fiction submissions are open now!
The window will be open until January 21st 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC.
For additional information about submitting including our Moksha link ⬇️
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The window will be open until January 21st 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC.
For additional information about submitting including our Moksha link ⬇️
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REMINDER that AND WHAT CAN WE OFFER YOU TONIGHT is still on sale at @libro.fm ! :) A drowned city, a furious revenant, and an ode to friendship, resistance, and rage.
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And What Can We Offer You Tonight Audiobook on Libro.fm
In a far future city, where you can fall to a government cull for a single mistake, And What Can We Offer You Tonight by Premee Mohamed tells the story of Jewel, established courtesan in a luxurious H...
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January 18, 2026 at 7:11 PM
REMINDER that AND WHAT CAN WE OFFER YOU TONIGHT is still on sale at @libro.fm ! :) A drowned city, a furious revenant, and an ode to friendship, resistance, and rage.
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
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New year, new reading material. The second novel written by an old friend, @cjlavigne.com.
January 18, 2026 at 5:25 PM
New year, new reading material. The second novel written by an old friend, @cjlavigne.com.
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My short story collection that includes The Pill 💊 is on sale for $5! Support an independent press and also me, your favorite unemployed author.
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January 17, 2026 at 5:03 PM
My short story collection that includes The Pill 💊 is on sale for $5! Support an independent press and also me, your favorite unemployed author.
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Please share this!
I sent a version of these stories (before this was published today) to a non-Minnesota work network, w donation links, & asked people to share what’s happening
Just got an email from someone who sent it to her mom, who sent it to her church, where it‘s inspiring resistance plans
I sent a version of these stories (before this was published today) to a non-Minnesota work network, w donation links, & asked people to share what’s happening
Just got an email from someone who sent it to her mom, who sent it to her church, where it‘s inspiring resistance plans
Dispatch from the occupation
What life is like in Minneapolis now
donmoynihan.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Please share this!
I sent a version of these stories (before this was published today) to a non-Minnesota work network, w donation links, & asked people to share what’s happening
Just got an email from someone who sent it to her mom, who sent it to her church, where it‘s inspiring resistance plans
I sent a version of these stories (before this was published today) to a non-Minnesota work network, w donation links, & asked people to share what’s happening
Just got an email from someone who sent it to her mom, who sent it to her church, where it‘s inspiring resistance plans
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Crawling back from a very nasty bout of flu by posting some of my favorite stories I read last year. Is it a perfect list? No, there's a ton of amazing stuff out there. But I am happy with it and I hope you can find something in here for you <3
AN INCOMPLETE LIST OF GLORIOUS SHORT FICTION THAT I ENJOYED IN 2025 (BY PUBLICATION MONTH).
his love’s ashes on his tongue, by Monte Lin, in The Deadlands (January) I love how this story explores grief and death. It’s a journey in a strange city. A journey inside our minds and the v…
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January 16, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Crawling back from a very nasty bout of flu by posting some of my favorite stories I read last year. Is it a perfect list? No, there's a ton of amazing stuff out there. But I am happy with it and I hope you can find something in here for you <3
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I know we're encouraged to see so many unions call for a Jan 23 day of action in Minnesota ✊️ but it will mean even more community work so, a reminder that if you donate now (or later) and tell me you did, I'll give you free feedback in February. Fund you like not on the site below? Just let me know!
Standing offer: I'll give feedback (after Feb 15 only) on up to 25 pages to anyone who donates any amount to an org/fundraiser/wishlist in the link. I'm a former journalist, current novelist, and writing teacher. Synopses, queries, chapters, op-eds, all good. Honour system: DM and tell me where/what
Stand With Minnesota
A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:40 PM
I know we're encouraged to see so many unions call for a Jan 23 day of action in Minnesota ✊️ but it will mean even more community work so, a reminder that if you donate now (or later) and tell me you did, I'll give you free feedback in February. Fund you like not on the site below? Just let me know!
Now is the time to register or renew for your CSFFA membership -- it's only ten bucks. :)
Jan. 2026 CSFFA Newsletter drops, including: registration for the year is open, and our first book club meeting is happening on Jan. 22 (featuring @cjdwriter.bsky.social!) to talk A JUDGMENT OF DRAGONS and matron saint of Canadian spec fic, Phyllis Gotlieb.
mailchi.mp/csffa/jan-2026
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2026 CSFFA Registration Opens, Book Club Meeting Jan. 22
mailchi.mp
January 16, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Now is the time to register or renew for your CSFFA membership -- it's only ten bucks. :)
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Standing offer: I'll give feedback (after Feb 15 only) on up to 25 pages to anyone who donates any amount to an org/fundraiser/wishlist in the link. I'm a former journalist, current novelist, and writing teacher. Synopses, queries, chapters, op-eds, all good. Honour system: DM and tell me where/what
Stand With Minnesota
A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Standing offer: I'll give feedback (after Feb 15 only) on up to 25 pages to anyone who donates any amount to an org/fundraiser/wishlist in the link. I'm a former journalist, current novelist, and writing teacher. Synopses, queries, chapters, op-eds, all good. Honour system: DM and tell me where/what
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beestung is now open for new work by two-spirit, genderqueer, and non-binary writers!
beestungmag.com/about/
beestungmag.com/about/
January 14, 2026 at 10:06 PM
beestung is now open for new work by two-spirit, genderqueer, and non-binary writers!
beestungmag.com/about/
beestungmag.com/about/
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Ahhh!! My book is launched! It's live on Amazon right now! https://amzn.to/4qrXnqO
January 15, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Ahhh!! My book is launched! It's live on Amazon right now! https://amzn.to/4qrXnqO
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A friendly reminder for HWA members: the deadline to recommend/nominate works for the Stoker Awards is January 15! Get your recs in now!
bramstokerawards.horror.org
bramstokerawards.horror.org
The Bram Stoker Awards – Horror’s premier literary award
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January 12, 2026 at 4:09 PM
A friendly reminder for HWA members: the deadline to recommend/nominate works for the Stoker Awards is January 15! Get your recs in now!
bramstokerawards.horror.org
bramstokerawards.horror.org
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Hey guys, just so you know there is an anti-Al writing tool, similar to MS Words or more like Google docs. It has all the basic functions for formatting, they don't scrape your writings, and pledged never to integrate Al
Oh and it's completely free
ellipsus.com
Oh and it's completely free
ellipsus.com
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January 14, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Hey guys, just so you know there is an anti-Al writing tool, similar to MS Words or more like Google docs. It has all the basic functions for formatting, they don't scrape your writings, and pledged never to integrate Al
Oh and it's completely free
ellipsus.com
Oh and it's completely free
ellipsus.com
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My 2025 @clarkesworldmagazine.com Interviews!🤖
Simon Stålenhag & Ed Finn and Joey Eschrich
R.T. Ester & K.A. Teryna
Ken Liu & Rich Larson
Thomas Ha & Martin Cahill
Fran Wilde & Brenda Cooper
Annalee Newitz & Allison King
clarkesworldmagazine.com
Simon Stålenhag & Ed Finn and Joey Eschrich
R.T. Ester & K.A. Teryna
Ken Liu & Rich Larson
Thomas Ha & Martin Cahill
Fran Wilde & Brenda Cooper
Annalee Newitz & Allison King
clarkesworldmagazine.com
Issue 231
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
clarkesworldmagazine.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
My 2025 @clarkesworldmagazine.com Interviews!🤖
Simon Stålenhag & Ed Finn and Joey Eschrich
R.T. Ester & K.A. Teryna
Ken Liu & Rich Larson
Thomas Ha & Martin Cahill
Fran Wilde & Brenda Cooper
Annalee Newitz & Allison King
clarkesworldmagazine.com
Simon Stålenhag & Ed Finn and Joey Eschrich
R.T. Ester & K.A. Teryna
Ken Liu & Rich Larson
Thomas Ha & Martin Cahill
Fran Wilde & Brenda Cooper
Annalee Newitz & Allison King
clarkesworldmagazine.com
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crazy that the website that I randomly decided to put together at 10AM yesterday has had over 25k unique visitors in 24 hours.
please keep sharing with your networks.
please keep sharing with your networks.
Stand With Minnesota
A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:24 PM
crazy that the website that I randomly decided to put together at 10AM yesterday has had over 25k unique visitors in 24 hours.
please keep sharing with your networks.
please keep sharing with your networks.
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Brave New Weird nominated author! What!
🔥💀Announcing the Shortlist for BRAVE NEW WEIRD: The Best New Weird Horror + More Vol 4💀🔥
Congrats to everyone on this list: you're officially a BNW-nominated author! And thank you to the hundreds who submitted, as always this was excruciating to narrow down.
Weird is strong🖤☠️
tinyurl.com/yc6t5fj8
Congrats to everyone on this list: you're officially a BNW-nominated author! And thank you to the hundreds who submitted, as always this was excruciating to narrow down.
Weird is strong🖤☠️
tinyurl.com/yc6t5fj8
Announcing the Shortlist for BRAVE NEW WEIRD: The Best New Weird Horror + More, Vol. 4 — tenebrous press
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January 14, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Brave New Weird nominated author! What!
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re: SDCC allowing GenAI into their art show. SDCC costs creators *thousands* of dollars to attend and they think this is ok?
Readers, attendees, and creators alike need to let them know there’s no place for GenAI in the arts, period.
here’s their contact page www.comic-con.org/contact/
Readers, attendees, and creators alike need to let them know there’s no place for GenAI in the arts, period.
here’s their contact page www.comic-con.org/contact/
January 14, 2026 at 2:24 PM
re: SDCC allowing GenAI into their art show. SDCC costs creators *thousands* of dollars to attend and they think this is ok?
Readers, attendees, and creators alike need to let them know there’s no place for GenAI in the arts, period.
here’s their contact page www.comic-con.org/contact/
Readers, attendees, and creators alike need to let them know there’s no place for GenAI in the arts, period.
here’s their contact page www.comic-con.org/contact/
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My fellow Canadians, this is a cold weather gear bat signal
SPEAKING OF THE COLD!!!
Activists have given @lefttheprairie.bsky.social another list of things they desperately need to stay warm & safe in the streets in the coming days!
All of this is going to the twin cities! www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you hate the 'zon our GFM does direct help.
Activists have given @lefttheprairie.bsky.social another list of things they desperately need to stay warm & safe in the streets in the coming days!
All of this is going to the twin cities! www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you hate the 'zon our GFM does direct help.
Donate to Support Whistle Distribution in Chicago and Beyond!, organized by Emily Hilleren
Since late September, I’ve been organizing whistle kit assembly par… Emily Hilleren needs your support for Support Whistle Distribution in Chicago and Beyond!
www.gofundme.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:04 AM
My fellow Canadians, this is a cold weather gear bat signal
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Strange Horizons fiction submissions open next Monday!
The window will be open for 48 hours from 3 p.m. UTC on January 19th 2026 to 3 p.m. UTC on January 21st 2026.
There will be no cap.
More information on submitting, including the link to our Moksha portal ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...
The window will be open for 48 hours from 3 p.m. UTC on January 19th 2026 to 3 p.m. UTC on January 21st 2026.
There will be no cap.
More information on submitting, including the link to our Moksha portal ⬇️
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January 12, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Strange Horizons fiction submissions open next Monday!
The window will be open for 48 hours from 3 p.m. UTC on January 19th 2026 to 3 p.m. UTC on January 21st 2026.
There will be no cap.
More information on submitting, including the link to our Moksha portal ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...
The window will be open for 48 hours from 3 p.m. UTC on January 19th 2026 to 3 p.m. UTC on January 21st 2026.
There will be no cap.
More information on submitting, including the link to our Moksha portal ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...
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Le Kaiju de Mississauga atterrit en février ! (Un Laframboise historique? Si!)
En novembre 1979, un train de marchandises déraille à Mississauga, le propane dans les wagons-citernes créant une explosion si puissante que la boule de feu est aperçue aussi loin qu’à Niagara Falls. Victor Tremblay, un…
En novembre 1979, un train de marchandises déraille à Mississauga, le propane dans les wagons-citernes créant une explosion si puissante que la boule de feu est aperçue aussi loin qu’à Niagara Falls. Victor Tremblay, un…
Le Kaiju de Mississauga atterrit en février ! (Un Laframboise historique? Si!)
En novembre 1979, un train de marchandises déraille à Mississauga, le propane dans les wagons-citernes créant une explosion si puissante que la boule de feu est aperçue aussi loin qu’à Niagara Falls. Victor Tremblay, un jeune amateur de monstres japonais, sent sa maison trembler et il s’éveille, découvrant le ciel orangé. Curieux, il s’approche assez pour entrevoir ce qu’il croit être un Kaiju de feu qui piétine la voie ferrée… Le nouveau roman de Michèle Laframboise!
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January 13, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Le Kaiju de Mississauga atterrit en février ! (Un Laframboise historique? Si!)
En novembre 1979, un train de marchandises déraille à Mississauga, le propane dans les wagons-citernes créant une explosion si puissante que la boule de feu est aperçue aussi loin qu’à Niagara Falls. Victor Tremblay, un…
En novembre 1979, un train de marchandises déraille à Mississauga, le propane dans les wagons-citernes créant une explosion si puissante que la boule de feu est aperçue aussi loin qu’à Niagara Falls. Victor Tremblay, un…
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If you're in the Ottawa area, please come out to our rally at Carleton University on Jan. 22 at noon, in support of AI protections for education workers. You absolutely don't have to RSVP to come, but if you feel comfortable, it helps us plan. Dress warm, bring a sign, bring a friend:
Rally for AI Guardrails at Carleton
TAs are calling for AI guardrails at Carleton. CUPE 4600 TAs have been fighting for fair AI protections since September. If you are concerned about protecting your TA work from AI, join us on Thursday...
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January 12, 2026 at 9:03 PM
If you're in the Ottawa area, please come out to our rally at Carleton University on Jan. 22 at noon, in support of AI protections for education workers. You absolutely don't have to RSVP to come, but if you feel comfortable, it helps us plan. Dress warm, bring a sign, bring a friend:
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hey look I have a newsletter! I have yet to actually /send/ anything through it but I am working up to that, especially as I sidle further and further away from using social media. The newsletter will be the place to keep up with me.
...eventually.....
pages.kristinosani.com/newsletter-s...
...eventually.....
pages.kristinosani.com/newsletter-s...
Never miss a cat pic
pages.kristinosani.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:58 AM
hey look I have a newsletter! I have yet to actually /send/ anything through it but I am working up to that, especially as I sidle further and further away from using social media. The newsletter will be the place to keep up with me.
...eventually.....
pages.kristinosani.com/newsletter-s...
...eventually.....
pages.kristinosani.com/newsletter-s...
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Daily reminder of the Bound by the Blood pre-order campaign, since it ends Thursday!! Preorder the book from any retailer, send me the receipt, and I'll send you a swanky set of stickers which include my 2026 resolution: Lace Up Your Corset/Boots, It's Time to Fight Evil.
January 10, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Daily reminder of the Bound by the Blood pre-order campaign, since it ends Thursday!! Preorder the book from any retailer, send me the receipt, and I'll send you a swanky set of stickers which include my 2026 resolution: Lace Up Your Corset/Boots, It's Time to Fight Evil.