Theresa Kishkan
@fishgottaswim.bsky.social
a devotee of essays, novellas, hybrid writing, rivers, trees. 17 books. The Art of Looking Back: a painter, an obsession, and reclaiming the gaze, forthcoming (Thornapple Press, 2026). North American half of fishgottaswimeditions.com
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"In February we almost didn’t go to Oaxaca. On the morning we were leaving, we woke to more snow than we’ve had here on the west coast of Canada. Our (long) driveway was completely white and probably not navigable in our Honda Accord."
January 5, 2026 at 1:40 AM
"In February we almost didn’t go to Oaxaca. On the morning we were leaving, we woke to more snow than we’ve had here on the west coast of Canada. Our (long) driveway was completely white and probably not navigable in our Honda Accord."
"In February we almost didn’t go to Oaxaca. On the morning we were leaving, we woke to more snow than we’ve had here on the west coast of Canada. Our (long) driveway was completely white and probably not navigable in our Honda Accord."
January 5, 2026 at 1:40 AM
"In February we almost didn’t go to Oaxaca. On the morning we were leaving, we woke to more snow than we’ve had here on the west coast of Canada. Our (long) driveway was completely white and probably not navigable in our Honda Accord."
"In February we almost didn’t go to Oaxaca. On the morning we were leaving, we woke to more snow than we’ve had had here on the west coast of Canada."
January 5, 2026 at 12:03 AM
"In February we almost didn’t go to Oaxaca. On the morning we were leaving, we woke to more snow than we’ve had had here on the west coast of Canada."
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he's just gonna keep doing illegal shit as long as everyone keeps letting him
January 4, 2026 at 12:08 AM
he's just gonna keep doing illegal shit as long as everyone keeps letting him
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Mark Carney needs to issue a statement *for* Canadians as much as for Trump.
This is not leadership.
This is not leadership.
Mark Carney now the only G7 leader not to issue a statement directly. The leaders of Canada's other major federal political parties have, as well
I think Justin Trudeau would have said something by now
January 3, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Mark Carney needs to issue a statement *for* Canadians as much as for Trump.
This is not leadership.
This is not leadership.
"You can never go home, you are never the same person, you are older, you have gone out into the world, you can never go home, but can you come home? "
January 1, 2026 at 12:08 AM
"You can never go home, you are never the same person, you are older, you have gone out into the world, you can never go home, but can you come home? "
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"... the beauty of those whales as we sat by the window overlooking Jervis Inlet, my notebook at hand, the sound of a boat approaching the dock, tok-tok-tok, and cormorants fishing as though nothing else mattered."
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Alt text: an empty swimming pool with blue and white bunting hanging above it.
Alt text: an empty swimming pool with blue and white bunting hanging above it.
redux: what are you hoping for (how does it feel)
Note: this was posted 4 years ago. I was working on edits for my Blue Portugal & Other Essays and am kind of astonished that it was both so long ago and so recent, if that makes sense. A book I…
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December 30, 2025 at 1:34 AM
"... the beauty of those whales as we sat by the window overlooking Jervis Inlet, my notebook at hand, the sound of a boat approaching the dock, tok-tok-tok, and cormorants fishing as though nothing else mattered."
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theresakishkan.com/2025/12/29/r...
Alt text: an empty swimming pool with blue and white bunting hanging above it.
Alt text: an empty swimming pool with blue and white bunting hanging above it.
redux: what are you hoping for (how does it feel)
Note: this was posted 4 years ago. I was working on edits for my Blue Portugal & Other Essays and am kind of astonished that it was both so long ago and so recent, if that makes sense. A book I…
theresakishkan.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
theresakishkan.com/2025/12/29/r...
Alt text: an empty swimming pool with blue and white bunting hanging above it.
Alt text: an empty swimming pool with blue and white bunting hanging above it.
theresakishkan.com/2025/12/29/r...
Alt text: an empty swimming pool with blue and white bunting hanging above it.
Alt text: an empty swimming pool with blue and white bunting hanging above it.
redux: what are you hoping for (how does it feel)
Note: this was posted 4 years ago. I was working on edits for my Blue Portugal & Other Essays and am kind of astonished that it was both so long ago and so recent, if that makes sense. A book I…
theresakishkan.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
theresakishkan.com/2025/12/29/r...
Alt text: an empty swimming pool with blue and white bunting hanging above it.
Alt text: an empty swimming pool with blue and white bunting hanging above it.
When I gather my thoughts about the year we're leaving, it's here I want to be, above the Côa River in Portugal, or else right where the Ribeira de Piscos empties into it, watched by two horses meeting face to face 20,000 years ago.
December 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
When I gather my thoughts about the year we're leaving, it's here I want to be, above the Côa River in Portugal, or else right where the Ribeira de Piscos empties into it, watched by two horses meeting face to face 20,000 years ago.
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On a chilly morning, the Anna's hummingbird.
December 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
On a chilly morning, the Anna's hummingbird.
Christmas breakfast for my familiar...
December 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Christmas breakfast for my familiar...
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Today the tree came in from the woodshed and we'll dress it for Christmas. And the big Wayne Ngan bowl is dressed up too!
#waynenganpottery
#waynenganpottery
December 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Today the tree came in from the woodshed and we'll dress it for Christmas. And the big Wayne Ngan bowl is dressed up too!
#waynenganpottery
#waynenganpottery
Today the tree came in from the woodshed and we'll dress it for Christmas. And the big Wayne Ngan bowl is dressed up too!
#waynenganpottery
#waynenganpottery
December 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Today the tree came in from the woodshed and we'll dress it for Christmas. And the big Wayne Ngan bowl is dressed up too!
#waynenganpottery
#waynenganpottery