Erin Bow
@erinbowbooks.bsky.social
Author, author! I write novels and poetry, and teach scientists to tell stories. Latest books: a knife so sharp its edge cannot be seen (poetry) and Simon Sort of Says (middle grade novel). NEWBERY HONOR WINNER BABY!!!!!
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Erin Bow
@erinbowbooks.bsky.social
· Feb 8
My VERY BIG NEWS is official. I am writing a series with my Simon Sort of Says team at Disney books.
Small things are the best things - a sketchbook diary page about the small pleasure of the past two days.
November 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Small things are the best things - a sketchbook diary page about the small pleasure of the past two days.
Sometimes I spiral. The spiral is called the “I need to - I want to - I can’t” aka “is it ADHD or do I just suck?”
November 13, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Sometimes I spiral. The spiral is called the “I need to - I want to - I can’t” aka “is it ADHD or do I just suck?”
It’s hot chocolate season! I love the drinking chocolate from Soma chocolate makers in Toronto.
November 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
It’s hot chocolate season! I love the drinking chocolate from Soma chocolate makers in Toronto.
First snow - a big snowfall on top of unshed leaves, like autumn throwing on a winter coat.
Lovely but it made a mess of travel. My flight to Boston got cancelled and I had to do my school visits over zoom. So disappointing.
Lovely but it made a mess of travel. My flight to Boston got cancelled and I had to do my school visits over zoom. So disappointing.
November 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
First snow - a big snowfall on top of unshed leaves, like autumn throwing on a winter coat.
Lovely but it made a mess of travel. My flight to Boston got cancelled and I had to do my school visits over zoom. So disappointing.
Lovely but it made a mess of travel. My flight to Boston got cancelled and I had to do my school visits over zoom. So disappointing.
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We showcase Drawdown’s “Climate Solution of the Week”, reminding us all that we already have everything we need to stop climate change.
We just need to *focus on the right tools* — not greenwashing or science-fiction tech toys — and *get busy scaling them* as quickly and effectively as possible.
We just need to *focus on the right tools* — not greenwashing or science-fiction tech toys — and *get busy scaling them* as quickly and effectively as possible.
💡 Lighting accounts for 15–20% of a building’s electricity use, so switching to energy-efficient LEDs is a bright idea—it reduces electricity consumption and cuts greenhouse gas emissions from power generation.
Check out the full solution details in the Drawdown Explorer. 🔗 https://bit.ly/47p7kOP
Check out the full solution details in the Drawdown Explorer. 🔗 https://bit.ly/47p7kOP
November 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
We showcase Drawdown’s “Climate Solution of the Week”, reminding us all that we already have everything we need to stop climate change.
We just need to *focus on the right tools* — not greenwashing or science-fiction tech toys — and *get busy scaling them* as quickly and effectively as possible.
We just need to *focus on the right tools* — not greenwashing or science-fiction tech toys — and *get busy scaling them* as quickly and effectively as possible.
You wouldn’t think so, Coach, and yet ….
November 11, 2025 at 2:06 AM
You wouldn’t think so, Coach, and yet ….
If you haven’t started reading @shvetathakrar.com, start here ….
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A lush tapestry of dreams, myth, and magic—perfect for fans of Holly Black, Roshani Chokshi, and Margaret Rogerson.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
If you haven’t started reading @shvetathakrar.com, start here ….
Today’s sketchbook school assignment was to draw what you buy. And to quote the red text “oh boy. I didn’t want to do this. For me, money is stressful, private.
“For me, spending = shame, even if it something as mundane as a pillcase.”
“For me, spending = shame, even if it something as mundane as a pillcase.”
November 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Today’s sketchbook school assignment was to draw what you buy. And to quote the red text “oh boy. I didn’t want to do this. For me, money is stressful, private.
“For me, spending = shame, even if it something as mundane as a pillcase.”
“For me, spending = shame, even if it something as mundane as a pillcase.”
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This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
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One of the less-noted awesome things about getting older as a woman is the way escaping the male gaze changes the import of how one cultivates one’s own appearance.
November 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
One of the less-noted awesome things about getting older as a woman is the way escaping the male gaze changes the import of how one cultivates one’s own appearance.
Today’s @sketchbookskool.bsky.social prompt was a collection — so here is some of my most-worn jewelry.
My clothing tends to “black tshirt” but my jewelry helps me feel eccentric and glorious. I want to look like the main character in my own life.
My clothing tends to “black tshirt” but my jewelry helps me feel eccentric and glorious. I want to look like the main character in my own life.
November 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Today’s @sketchbookskool.bsky.social prompt was a collection — so here is some of my most-worn jewelry.
My clothing tends to “black tshirt” but my jewelry helps me feel eccentric and glorious. I want to look like the main character in my own life.
My clothing tends to “black tshirt” but my jewelry helps me feel eccentric and glorious. I want to look like the main character in my own life.
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#Gerrymandered and fired up? Fight back—run for office, even when the map is rigged. Can’t Win Victory Fund helps “can’tidates” in impossible districts make noise, grow the vote for up-ballot races and push for fair maps—and yes, we make it fun.
Apply to run: cantwinvictoryfund.com/run
Apply to run: cantwinvictoryfund.com/run
November 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
#Gerrymandered and fired up? Fight back—run for office, even when the map is rigged. Can’t Win Victory Fund helps “can’tidates” in impossible districts make noise, grow the vote for up-ballot races and push for fair maps—and yes, we make it fun.
Apply to run: cantwinvictoryfund.com/run
Apply to run: cantwinvictoryfund.com/run
Yesterday’s #sketchbookdiary entry — MY CHILD tURNED TWENTY. We went to Toronto for a special meal.
November 6, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Yesterday’s #sketchbookdiary entry — MY CHILD tURNED TWENTY. We went to Toronto for a special meal.
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too big to fail speedrun
BREAKING: OpenAI is requesting US government support to help guarantee financing for the massive investments in AI chips and data centers it needs for expansion, per Bloomberg.
November 6, 2025 at 1:30 AM
too big to fail speedrun
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October 31, 2025 at 11:47 PM
We had to take down the weeping cedar immediately outside the big front window. We miss it, but there are some upsides - better view of birds and light and sunnier spots on the couch. #sketchbookdiary
October 31, 2025 at 4:59 PM
We had to take down the weeping cedar immediately outside the big front window. We miss it, but there are some upsides - better view of birds and light and sunnier spots on the couch. #sketchbookdiary
Please give us a movie about the RMS Carpathia.
Carpathia was a solid little passenger steamer, nothing special. She got the Titanic’s SOS in the middle of the night, and even though she was not the closest ship, even though it was not clear what was happening, put everything into a rescue.
Carpathia was a solid little passenger steamer, nothing special. She got the Titanic’s SOS in the middle of the night, and even though she was not the closest ship, even though it was not clear what was happening, put everything into a rescue.
Sick of no one in Hollywood being brave enough to make a Titanic movie that starts AFTER the ship sank. Show us the crew of the Californian realizing they fucked up! The body recovery efforts from Halifax?!? Give us the donation collection high-society drama. Give me a feature film on Dorothy Gibson
October 31, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Please give us a movie about the RMS Carpathia.
Carpathia was a solid little passenger steamer, nothing special. She got the Titanic’s SOS in the middle of the night, and even though she was not the closest ship, even though it was not clear what was happening, put everything into a rescue.
Carpathia was a solid little passenger steamer, nothing special. She got the Titanic’s SOS in the middle of the night, and even though she was not the closest ship, even though it was not clear what was happening, put everything into a rescue.
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Time consuming, but a good survey to fill out in the next 24 hours.
CANADIANS! Our government is once again trying to convince us AI is good, actually, and they have a whole big survey about how we can use AI. I pretty much just said "we can't until we can do it without mass theft and poisoning the environment" over and over again, and you can too
Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership
Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025
Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renew...
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October 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Time consuming, but a good survey to fill out in the next 24 hours.
Today’s @sketchbookskool.bsky.social assignment was a nature study. It makes a difference to draw from life rather reference photos.
October 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Today’s @sketchbookskool.bsky.social assignment was a nature study. It makes a difference to draw from life rather reference photos.
America, PLEASE stop making us root for Doug Ford.
Doug Ford using the phrase, "You know, the cheese slipped off the cracker" to the US ambassador to Canada to describe his little tantrum might be my favourite thing he's done since he choked on a bee
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
U.S. ambassador to Canada goes on expletive-laced tirade at Ontario’s trade representative, witnesses say | CBC News
The U.S. ambassador to Canada delivered an expletive-laced tirade at Ontario's trade representative at an event in Ottawa on Monday, multiple witnesses tell CBC News
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October 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
America, PLEASE stop making us root for Doug Ford.
I have exactly ONE free day in Boston coming up. (School visit scheduling blip). I have never been to Boston. What should I do?
October 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I have exactly ONE free day in Boston coming up. (School visit scheduling blip). I have never been to Boston. What should I do?
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I heard Subway was hiring too...
y’all i burst out laughing on the sidewalk, dominos needs to hire some knowledgeable consultants
October 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I heard Subway was hiring too...
More “Help Wanted - Female@ from 1969. Girl Friday, Clerk-Typist, Teller, Claims Calculator.
October 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
More “Help Wanted - Female@ from 1969. Girl Friday, Clerk-Typist, Teller, Claims Calculator.
Help wanted—Female
Toronto Star 1969
Toronto Star 1969
October 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Help wanted—Female
Toronto Star 1969
Toronto Star 1969
The hardest part of clearing out the once-and-future gym /doom room is all the stuff that’s meaningful, but doesn’t have a use. What do we do with this stuff?
October 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The hardest part of clearing out the once-and-future gym /doom room is all the stuff that’s meaningful, but doesn’t have a use. What do we do with this stuff?