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C. J. Lavigne
@cjlavigne.com
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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
Photo taken from POV of person who is lying on the couch with crochet on her lap, and a fresh skein of yarn. Lurking, a very interested grey and white mantle tabby who definitely is not thinking of attack.
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I've made another round of updates to my eligibility and recommendations link post. Keep sending your links my way!

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What Have You Done, What Have You Loved 2025 – acwise.net
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November 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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TOMORROW!!
premeemohamed.com Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 12d
Hmm hmmmmm hmm what's all this then
a pre-order image for the audiobook of THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST, by premee mohamed, read by shiromi arserio, $19.11, coming out nov 25, 2025.
November 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Students will use AI to do this. When someone tells me their One Simple Trick for averting student LLM use, I find this doc by @miriamposner.com is a very useful resource: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 24, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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kateheartfield.com
If you are putting books on your wishlists for gifts, I'd be honoured if you put one of mine on there. Bookshop has a handy wishlist function:
Kate Heartfield Bookshop
Kate Heartfield is the author of several novels, including The Tapestry of Time (2024), about clairvoyant sisters in WWII; The Valkyrie (2023), a retelling of legends; and the Sunday Times bestseller ...
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November 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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kimmannix.bsky.social
It was my extreme pleasure to speak with @cjlavigne.com about her phenomenal novella. You should check it out...and buy the book. 🩷
November 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Y'all I had to talk with mouth sounds instead of my fingers? I am reasonably confident I got some of the syllables in the right order.
November 23, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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tenebrouspress.bsky.social
2 ongoing convos are dovetailing rn:
1. a holiday shopping $ blackout aimed at big business;
2. worry over small presses closing or paring down.

Let's talk direct action: YOU CAN DO BOTH😀

IT'S VITAL TO SUPPORT indie pubs that encourage risk & diversity. Here's a 🧵 of em you can support directly:
November 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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I saw this AI image shared in a Discord I'm in & was inspired to make the real thing. There are a LOT of fake crochet patterns out there, I wanted to give (especially beginners) a real pattern instead. Support real artists making real work, not AI.

Get it FREE: ko-fi.com/s/cdf844790c

#noai #art
A real photo of a white person's hand holding up a crochet snake (light pink with blue and creme stripes, with a red tongue and blush, and brown eyes) in front of a nature background with bushes, a tree, branches, and a pond. The person is wearing an off-white knit sweater with light pale pink nail polish. The "disgusted meme" with the top being an AI generated image of a crochet snake that looks like garbage and the person being grossed out. Then the bottom image being the real thing with the person being interested. Support human artists!
November 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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edmontonjournal.com
Opinion: Alberta's Bill 9 harms children and curtails 'parental rights'

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Opinion: Alberta's Bill 9 harms children and curtails 'parental rights'
According to the parents in our study, the social climate in Alberta has deteriorated for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth and their families.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Proud papa moment. My eldest was on the radio talking about her culture, her beadwork and being two spirit.

You can listen at the link below. Just look for: Nov. 21, 2025: Maker Christmas Bright 2025 #4: Oho:Wa Beading.
All in a Day with Alan Neal | Live Radio | CBC Listen
CBC Radio's All In A Day is Ottawa's number one afternoon drive program -- and covers all of Eastern Ontario and West Quebec. Join Alan Neal each weekday for a fresh take on the news you need to know,...
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November 21, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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bmcnett.bsky.social
“The Death of Mountains” is a book that sticks with you.

Worth considering for the coming awards season.
jordankurella.com Jordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 3d
eligibility post time!!!!
this year i published two things:

novella: THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS from @lethepress.bsky.social

short story: "The Messengers of Despair" from @bcsmagazine.bsky.social

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the cover of THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS is off to the left of this image. the rest of it is text on a dark blue background. it says: AWARDS ELIGIBILITY The Death of Mountains from Lethe Press ELIGIBLE FOR: the Nebula, the Hugo, the Locus, and other novella etcetera LISTEN: if you want to think of this book during awards season? great! thank you very much! are there too many things to think about right now? of course there are. way too many things. i am making this graphic while also internally screaming and procrastinating dinner. so. i get it.
November 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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dracopoullos.bsky.social
Story day!! I’m so delighted to debut in @unchartedmag.bsky.social with ‘Love Story in Colored Glass:’ an inter-dimensional love story about a starship that breaks reality - and a pair of lovers who find themselves, again and again, across the fracture.

www.unchartedmag.com/stories/love...
Love Story in Colored Glass - Uncharted
“This,” her father says, the stone a matte black promise in his hand, “is how your ship will travel.” With a bravura flick, he throws it out onto the lake, but all she can focus on is the spike of ten...
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November 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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richardeinarson.bsky.social
Just about 30,000 people have signed the TransAction Alberta petition against Bill 9 and Premier Smith's use of the Notwithstanding Clause to erase the rights of more Albertans this week.

Will you be signature 30,000? transactionalberta.ca

#ableg #abpoli #canpoli
November 21, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social
We're excited to be part of the @wintercityyeg.bsky.social Bookflood, starting at 4pm today. The store is looking cozy and festive, we've got wonderful new releases, and there are plenty of bookish gifts to browse. #yeg #bookflood #bookstore #booksky
The stairwell st aidreys books, with festive decor, books and gifts displayed.
November 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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psychopomp.com
a post about Psychopomp in 2026

please read and share

thank you very much
what's next for Psychopomp - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
what to expect from Psychopomp (and The Deadlands and Fantasy Magazine) in 2026.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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kateheartfield.com
I got my first invitation to an event tied to my next novel, Mercutio, and it is Extremely Shakespearean, which delights me. If you or someone you know has a Shakespeare podcast or blog or event next spring/summer/fall, I would like nothing better than to come talk about stuff we like together. 🤓
November 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Doing up some postal packages and trying not to mail anyone any cat hair

obviously I have failed
November 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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erikgrove.com
I have news! My debut novel is coming soon!
Text of a Publishers Marketplace announcement: Fiction: Debut Erik Grove's THE LONG RED TOMORROW, a science-fiction noir that follows an investigator searching for a missing person through the lowest bars to the highest penthouses in a dust-choked martian colony on the verge of revolution, to Julie Constantine at Podium Publishing, by Joshua Bilmes at JABberwocky Literary Agency.
November 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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neonhemlock.bsky.social
Baffling will open for submissions on December 1st!

More info here: www.bafflingmag.com/submissions
Yellow/purple ink blobs. Open to submissions: Dec 1-15. arrows pointing to "unthemed" and "timefuckery" (the two themes for issues we're reading for).
November 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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jennahanchey.bsky.social
Hey SFF community! The amazing @lpkindred.bsky.social needs our help to finish school! Please donate if you can and share widely!

www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
Donate to Keep LP in School Spring 2026, organized by LP Kindred
Hey y'all, I'm LP Kindred, a Chicagoan-Angeleno writer/editor/teaching artist/culture work… LP Kindred needs your support for Keep LP in School Spring 2026
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November 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
cjlavigne.com
I am absolutely allergic to the phone, but I have made three calls about this. If you're in Alberta, you can find your MLA's office here: www.assembly.ab.ca/members/memb...
November 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social
I am pretty sure that when Merv Leitch and Peter Lougheed first created the notwithstanding clause, they didn’t mean it to be deployed to bully and oppress literal school children. #ableg #abpoli #TransRightsAreHumanRights #Alberta #notwithstandingclause
Alberta to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges | CBC News
The Alberta government has tabled legislation that seeks to invoke the notwithstanding clause to shield a suite of bills that affects transgender youth and adults from legal challenges.
www.cbc.ca
November 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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wnwagner.bsky.social
It's true! Nightmare Magazine will open to subs in January! Check out the schedule below for dates & times; read the guidelines for more specifics.
And yes, as ever, each writer can make one submission to each category: short story, flash, poetry, CNF.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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juliet-turner.bsky.social
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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jansplanet.bsky.social
The office is closed for lunch, but a receptionist will be available at 1:00PM so you can voice your concern.

In the meantime, drop her a note.
Smith Telephone
Phone: 780-427-2251

#NWC #AbLeg #AbPoli

www.alberta.ca/premier-cont...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM