Elizabeth d'Anjou
@elizdanjou.bsky.social
Freelance editor and workshop presenter. Editing instructor at TMU. Vegetable gardener. Shares space with husband, dog, cats, and bunny. Doting aunt. Ask me about bringing Eight-Step Editing to your team or organization. https://eightstepediting.ca
The state of eldercare flies endlessly under the radar because nobody who doesn't need it wants to think about it. Most of us WILL need it, but by the time we do we are usually not in a position to advocate for better policy, let alone have time for any such efforts to help our own generation.
COVID-era money for B.C. long-term care aides runs out, leaving elderly residents in worsening conditions. Family members have reported their loved ones missing showers or left to eat alone in their rooms, by @andreawoo.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
COVID-era money for B.C. long-term care aides runs out, leaving elderly residents in worsening conditions
Family members have reported their loved ones missing showers or left to eat alone in their rooms
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The state of eldercare flies endlessly under the radar because nobody who doesn't need it wants to think about it. Most of us WILL need it, but by the time we do we are usually not in a position to advocate for better policy, let alone have time for any such efforts to help our own generation.
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So, Alice Wong's work is still on Teen Vogue. They deleted the tag, making her columns harder to find. Serves no purpose I can think of. Whoever cut her column then deleted the tag: Hell ain't hot enough
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November 16, 2025 at 9:10 AM
So, Alice Wong's work is still on Teen Vogue. They deleted the tag, making her columns harder to find. Serves no purpose I can think of. Whoever cut her column then deleted the tag: Hell ain't hot enough
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"Elizabeth, you are my favourite person" is a response my client wrote in a Word comment today. 🥰
(It was regarding my saying that we should probably briefly explain a particular urban issues term, although if there wasn't room we could probably "get away with it on vibes.")
#AmEditing #WinJar
(It was regarding my saying that we should probably briefly explain a particular urban issues term, although if there wasn't room we could probably "get away with it on vibes.")
#AmEditing #WinJar
November 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
"Elizabeth, you are my favourite person" is a response my client wrote in a Word comment today. 🥰
(It was regarding my saying that we should probably briefly explain a particular urban issues term, although if there wasn't room we could probably "get away with it on vibes.")
#AmEditing #WinJar
(It was regarding my saying that we should probably briefly explain a particular urban issues term, although if there wasn't room we could probably "get away with it on vibes.")
#AmEditing #WinJar
This song is in the back of my head all the time now. (At the Oct rally in front of the U.S. consulate, the Gen Z-er MC-ing doing their best to explain who Woody Guthrie was to a largely boomer-Gen-X crowd, bless them.) Sometimes "we will win" isn't enough; its important that the fascists will LOSE.
November 5, 2025 at 9:53 AM
This song is in the back of my head all the time now. (At the Oct rally in front of the U.S. consulate, the Gen Z-er MC-ing doing their best to explain who Woody Guthrie was to a largely boomer-Gen-X crowd, bless them.) Sometimes "we will win" isn't enough; its important that the fascists will LOSE.
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Hey, potential indexers ... ask me about my indexing course at TMU staring in January.
And, if you can't take mine, take Jola Komornicka's (@closereadingie) course. Starts a few weeks later.
And, if you can't take mine, take Jola Komornicka's (@closereadingie) course. Starts a few weeks later.
November 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Hey, potential indexers ... ask me about my indexing course at TMU staring in January.
And, if you can't take mine, take Jola Komornicka's (@closereadingie) course. Starts a few weeks later.
And, if you can't take mine, take Jola Komornicka's (@closereadingie) course. Starts a few weeks later.
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NOVEMBER CARTOON: ivacheung.com/2025/11/over... #AmEditing
Overload - Iva Cheung
[Self-promotional non sequitur: Check out After the Feast, my little cookbook for Thanksgiving (and other turkey dinner) leftovers! The PDF is free to download, and print copies raise money for the Qa...
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November 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
NOVEMBER CARTOON: ivacheung.com/2025/11/over... #AmEditing
Please tell them DON'T!!!
Today is the last day to fill this out. Do it!
Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military.
If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:
If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:
October 31, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Please tell them DON'T!!!
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Canadian researchers should be aware the there is a motion before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Research to force Tricouncils to hand over disaggregated peer review data on all applications:
Applicant names, profiles, demographics
Reviewers names, profiles, comments, and scores
Applicant names, profiles, demographics
Reviewers names, profiles, comments, and scores
October 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Canadian researchers should be aware the there is a motion before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Research to force Tricouncils to hand over disaggregated peer review data on all applications:
Applicant names, profiles, demographics
Reviewers names, profiles, comments, and scores
Applicant names, profiles, demographics
Reviewers names, profiles, comments, and scores
Love this! Diana Athill and Ursula Nordstrom are long-time faves; great to have a thoughtful round-up of some others in this decidedly -- and delightfullly -- niche genre.
The kind folks at Editors Tea Club permitted me to write a blog post of editor biographies and memoirs! It was great fun to write and I’m so happy with how it turned out. 🫖📚
www.editorsteaclub.org/blog-posts/s...
www.editorsteaclub.org/blog-posts/s...
October 31, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Love this! Diana Athill and Ursula Nordstrom are long-time faves; great to have a thoughtful round-up of some others in this decidedly -- and delightfullly -- niche genre.
Great-auntie Klingons: "Today is a good day to 'Oh, my!'"
Or possibly “Today is a good day to ask why”
October 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Great-auntie Klingons: "Today is a good day to 'Oh, my!'"
My client had commented in the MS that she'd love to add an exclamation point to particular lively, good-news sentence but knew it wouldn't be appropriate for the document. I worked in an (apppropriate) em dash with the comment that it would add a bit of the desired drama. She said I made her day. 😀
October 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
My client had commented in the MS that she'd love to add an exclamation point to particular lively, good-news sentence but knew it wouldn't be appropriate for the document. I worked in an (apppropriate) em dash with the comment that it would add a bit of the desired drama. She said I made her day. 😀
Done. (Was only a free account, and had a six-step, hard-to-discover process and a confirmation email, sheesh.)
Spotify is now running ICE recruitment ads. We asked them to stop. They ignored us. Let's show them what we showed Disney. No Kings, No Collaborators, No Capitulators. indivisible.org/cancel-spotify
Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify
indivisible.org
October 28, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Done. (Was only a free account, and had a six-step, hard-to-discover process and a confirmation email, sheesh.)
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Python was awarded a funding grant, funding grant asked Python foundation to remove all diversity and inclusion initiatives they have.
Python foundation said no and rejected the grant.
If you use Python, send a few dollars to the charity to keep it going. I’m pushing a dono on behalf of ScamGuard.
Python foundation said no and rejected the grant.
If you use Python, send a few dollars to the charity to keep it going. I’m pushing a dono on behalf of ScamGuard.
Please read our statement, share it with your networks, and support us if you can. www.python.org/sponsors/app... psfmember.org/civicrm/cont...
October 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Python was awarded a funding grant, funding grant asked Python foundation to remove all diversity and inclusion initiatives they have.
Python foundation said no and rejected the grant.
If you use Python, send a few dollars to the charity to keep it going. I’m pushing a dono on behalf of ScamGuard.
Python foundation said no and rejected the grant.
If you use Python, send a few dollars to the charity to keep it going. I’m pushing a dono on behalf of ScamGuard.
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Books to read on World Pasta Day (today)…
•The Heart is a Cannelloni Hunter
•Love in the Time of Carbonara
•Farfalle from the Madding Crowd
•The Merchant of Vermicelli
•Silas Marinara
•Remembrance of Things Pasta
•Pi-gnocci-o
•A Tale of Two Zitis
•Fear and Loathing in Lasagne
•Al Dente's Inferno
•The Heart is a Cannelloni Hunter
•Love in the Time of Carbonara
•Farfalle from the Madding Crowd
•The Merchant of Vermicelli
•Silas Marinara
•Remembrance of Things Pasta
•Pi-gnocci-o
•A Tale of Two Zitis
•Fear and Loathing in Lasagne
•Al Dente's Inferno
October 25, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Books to read on World Pasta Day (today)…
•The Heart is a Cannelloni Hunter
•Love in the Time of Carbonara
•Farfalle from the Madding Crowd
•The Merchant of Vermicelli
•Silas Marinara
•Remembrance of Things Pasta
•Pi-gnocci-o
•A Tale of Two Zitis
•Fear and Loathing in Lasagne
•Al Dente's Inferno
•The Heart is a Cannelloni Hunter
•Love in the Time of Carbonara
•Farfalle from the Madding Crowd
•The Merchant of Vermicelli
•Silas Marinara
•Remembrance of Things Pasta
•Pi-gnocci-o
•A Tale of Two Zitis
•Fear and Loathing in Lasagne
•Al Dente's Inferno
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You can donate to the Chicago Street Vendor Relief Fund to help buy out a local street vendor’s cart for the day. They’ve partnered with a bike patrol / cycling solidarity group, which rides around buying out the inventory then distributing the food at homeless & unhoused encampments & shelters.
October 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
You can donate to the Chicago Street Vendor Relief Fund to help buy out a local street vendor’s cart for the day. They’ve partnered with a bike patrol / cycling solidarity group, which rides around buying out the inventory then distributing the food at homeless & unhoused encampments & shelters.
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"But, despite early promises, Carney – and so many other leaders – have failed to genuinely support the one sector that makes Canada, well, Canadian: culture."
Why we’re blowing a generational moment for Canadian culture
We’re checking the origins of our groceries, but where’s the love for the sector that truly defines who we are?
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:38 PM
"But, despite early promises, Carney – and so many other leaders – have failed to genuinely support the one sector that makes Canada, well, Canadian: culture."
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Trump slammed for demolishing White House before Canadians could burn it down again
Trump slammed for demolishing White House before Canadians could burn it down again
WASHINGTON D.C. - US President Donald Trump's planned White House ballroom, requiring the complete demolition of the historic East Wing, is being criticized by Canadians who will now never get to light the building on fire for a second time since the War of 1812.
www.thebeaverton.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Trump slammed for demolishing White House before Canadians could burn it down again
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October 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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[In fairness, this text--even the rest of this sentence--is good stuff! It's easy to lose track of a metaphor in the writing process. That's what I'm here for.]
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[In fairness, this text--even the rest of this sentence--is good stuff! It's easy to lose track of a metaphor in the writing process. That's what I'm here for.]
My husband would like to sign up for that first one, please.
Our Fall 2025 Publishing Symposium is this week! Don't forget to register for this free, virtual event open to anyone interested in learning more about book publishing. Register here: bit.ly/2025PublishingSymposium
October 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
My husband would like to sign up for that first one, please.
CABLE COMPANY PERSON A: You can get a better rate if you updgrade you equipment.
ME: Pls upgrade me.
CC PERSON B: Appt made for an upgrade on Monday.
ME: OK! Let's revisit my rates?
CC PERSON C: Call back after Monday.
ME: Srsly???
CC: This is better for *you* because ...
ME: OK, NOW just fuck off.
ME: Pls upgrade me.
CC PERSON B: Appt made for an upgrade on Monday.
ME: OK! Let's revisit my rates?
CC PERSON C: Call back after Monday.
ME: Srsly???
CC: This is better for *you* because ...
ME: OK, NOW just fuck off.
October 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
CABLE COMPANY PERSON A: You can get a better rate if you updgrade you equipment.
ME: Pls upgrade me.
CC PERSON B: Appt made for an upgrade on Monday.
ME: OK! Let's revisit my rates?
CC PERSON C: Call back after Monday.
ME: Srsly???
CC: This is better for *you* because ...
ME: OK, NOW just fuck off.
ME: Pls upgrade me.
CC PERSON B: Appt made for an upgrade on Monday.
ME: OK! Let's revisit my rates?
CC PERSON C: Call back after Monday.
ME: Srsly???
CC: This is better for *you* because ...
ME: OK, NOW just fuck off.
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"To be angry & alone is to be depressed. To be part angry and part of a group is to be energized."
My senator, Jeff Merkley, is on *hour 16* on the Senate floor, breaking down Trump's tyranny and authoritarianism.
www.youtube.com/live/bE37g0m...
www.youtube.com/live/bE37g0m...
Merkley Holds Senate Floor to Protest Trump’s Threats to Democracy
YouTube video by Senator Jeff Merkley
www.youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
"To be angry & alone is to be depressed. To be part angry and part of a group is to be energized."
Can't wait!
One more time with the rare post as myself sharing a final reminder of my big event: Giant Pencil's Pre–Red Pencil Virtual Trivia Night on Friday, 10/24.
I'd still love to see more of you there live (or by video later on), and you have until noon Pacific on Friday to register at bit.ly/GPSPRPVTN.
I'd still love to see more of you there live (or by video later on), and you have until noon Pacific on Friday to register at bit.ly/GPSPRPVTN.
Here's the deal. You have a little under 70 hours left to register for Giant Pencil's Pre–Red Pencil Virtual Trivia Night this Friday (10/24). It's open to all editors, regardless of whether you're attending the conference or not, will be recorded, and you can win prizes.
Info at bit.ly/GPSPRPVTN
Info at bit.ly/GPSPRPVTN
October 22, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Can't wait!
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ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
October 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
I've always loved the scramble; what joy to see it put to its best use yet! 👍
At Yonge & Dundas Jays fans are obeying the pedestrian scramble, as is the custom & returning to sidewalk each light cycle.
October 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I've always loved the scramble; what joy to see it put to its best use yet! 👍
Beats me, but I think I found a photo of the guards!
October 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Beats me, but I think I found a photo of the guards!