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Alicia Chantal
@freshlookediting.ca
Non-fiction copyeditor/proofreader. Holden Diversity Fellow. Good music, good books, or good TV? Sign me up! Always learning. Words matter. (she/her)

Treaty 6 Territory, Edmonton, AB, Canada
https://campsite.bio/freshlookedit
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Hello, new followers! 👋🏾 What you might see from me:

📝 I’m an editor & love language so…word talk! #AmEditing
📚 Sharing books! #AmReading
🎶 Music. The happiest of places, especially here in November. #LyricsPrompt
🎞️ TV & movies. #GH is my daily escape.
🧡 Playoff cheers! #LetsGoOilers

Welcome! ☺️
Sick on my first day of winter vacation but having faith rereading/rewatching #HeatedRivalry will heal me.
a man in a suit says " i believe in this team " in front of a group of people
Alt: Eugene Levy as Johnny Rose in Schitt’s Creek says, “I believe in this team” in front of a group of people.
media.tenor.com
December 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Share your mood for the weekend.
December 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I devoured Sophie’s books with so much joy and delight. Rest in peace, Sophie. 😔

www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
Sophie Kinsella, author behind Confessions of a Shopaholic books, dead at 55 | CBC News
Sophie Kinsella was first diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer in 2022, and revealed the diagnosis in 2024. In a social media post announcing her death, the author’s family said she “took...
www.cbc.ca
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Waking up on December 1 and realizing #LyricsPrompt2025 is over. @ivacheung.com, the genius you are. Sigh. #LyricsPrompt
a cartoon character is standing in the rain with a sad look on his face
Alt: Cartoon character Stitch stands in the rain crying.
media.tenor.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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For those who do care about what's happening in the world, but who sometimes need an #Uplift:

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Hand-curated by yours truly. Criteria unapologetically subjective, but esp: word nerds • acts of kindness • crafty • obscure interest deep-dives • alt-text
November 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve been to:

Backstreet Boys
Tina Turner
Matthew Good/Our Lady Peace
Rhianna
Finger Eleven/The Headstones/The Tea Party (just last night!)
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:

Radiohead/The Beta Band
Atmosphere
The Get Up Kids
Rage Against The Machine/Wu-Tang
Pearl Jam/Cheap Trick
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:

Black Sabbath
Judas Priest
Iron Maiden
Motörhead
Slayer
November 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Happy World Linguistics Day from Edmonton, Canada!
Happy World Linguistics Day from Montreal, Canada!

(I wonder how many different places we can get world linguistics day wishes from this year!)
Happy World Linguistics Day from Melbourne, Australia!
November 26, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Day 15: Evening #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025

Some Enchanted Evening - from South Pacific
youtu.be/E5dPtkVCRsg?...
'Some Enchanted Evening' from SOUTH PACIFIC (1958)
YouTube video by Rodgers & Hammerstein
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November 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Would we love to see a huge number of sci fi fans descend on Edmonton? Why yes, we very certainly would! Support the bid!
We want to bring Worldcon, the World Science Fiction convention, in 2030 to ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Amiskwacîwâskahikan), more commonly known as Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Yes, Edmonton.
@edmontonin2030.bsky.social

You can support us, and get involved, here:

www.edmontonin2030.org
Bidding To Host Worldcon in 2030 | Support Our Bid
We are bidding to host the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) in 2030. Looking forward to welcoming the science fiction fandom world to Amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton).
www.edmontonin2030.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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2 days away, #yeg friends and poetry fans. 💜

I'm gonna bring snacks too! 😁
November 14, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Sometimes editing brings us into close contact with others’ suffering, and that can take a toll on mental health. In our Nov. 27 webinar with Jahleen Turnbull-Sousa, learn how to recognize when content is affecting you, manage emotional residue and set boundaries: webinars.editors.ca/upcoming_web...
November 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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My M-W subscription is up for renewal. @merriam-webster.com, I'll make you a deal: I will renew my subscription if you promise to add #dookie to your dictionary.
November 10, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Nooooooooooooooooo #Baseball #Ugh #Pain
November 2, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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It's November! Time for the 6th annual #LyricsPrompt!

If you don't want your feed clogged with excellent music, please mute this hashtag for the month.

Here's how it works 👇
November 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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If you've followed me after December 1, 2024, you should be aware that in November each year, I host #LyricsPrompt, where I post a word each day & folks reply with a song that the word evokes. I repost these replies, which means I end up posting a LOT.

Join in—or mute the hashtag if it's too much!
Heads-up that I'm pausing the #CanCon thread over November, when I'm hosting #LyricsPrompt.

(I'm sure most of my #LyricsPrompt posts will be CanCon anyway.)
October 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Conscious Style Guide is on Bluesky! What to expect: posts that help you think critically about language and design as tools for equity and self-expression.

Check out the whole family of resources:

Book | Website | Community | Newsletter

By @karenyin.bsky.social 🌷
The Conscious Style Guide: A Flexible Approach to Language That Includes, Respects, and Empowers - Karen Yin
The Conscious Style Guide provides a roadmap for communicating with sensitivity and awareness—no matter how the world around us progresses.
karenyin.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Finished compiling my 2025 #LyricsPrompt list (starts in 1 week!) and revisited the #LyricsPrompt hashtag to find some of the bangers that y'all have posted in years past. 🤘🎶
October 26, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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Oh wow.

Organizers of Alberta's 'Forever Canadian' petition say they collected 456,365 signatures.
October 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The Fox feed of the World Series on CityTV just started playing “Tomorrow” from Annie and I think I may start laughing hysterically because seriously, what is this day? 😫
October 28, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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BREAKING:

Alberta will invoke Notwithstanding Clause on Bill 2, its legislation to force teachers back to work.
October 27, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I am thoroughly surprised by this! @merriam-webster.com, even Green Day was in on “Dookie” 31 years ago. We look forward to When (You) Come Around! 📖
A'ight—I think we have to get the band back together, because this cannot stand. We (politely) mobbed @merriam-webster.com into adding "pube"; surely we can do it again for "dookie."
October 25, 2025 at 6:06 AM
When you’ve had a tough week but @edsguild.bsky.social Red Pencil trivia night has a question related to pubesiversary…suddenly the world’s not so bad for now. cc: @ivacheung.com 😁✏️🎉 (Thanks, @letterterrier.bsky.social and all volunteers for a great event!)
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October 25, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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“The parent should be funding their student’s education if they want a school of choice,” Alicia Taylor, who started a provincial referendum to defund private schools.

She says she’s serious & will start collecting signatures next week.

Listen to our chat podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/n...
New Citizen Initiative Application Approved, to defund private schools
Podcast Episode · The Courtney Theriault Show · 2025-10-08 · 7m
podcasts.apple.com
October 8, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Who loves trivia nights? Giant pencils in tux? 🙋🏾‍♀️ I’m so excited @edsguild.bsky.social is hosting their Giant Pencil's Pre-Red Pencil Virtual Trivia Night on Oct 24!

Who else is going to be there? 😀

#Editing #AmEditing #Edibuddies #TriviaNight #GiantPencilFanClub

www.edsguild.org/meetings-eve...
Northwest Editors Guild Event Calendar — Northwest Editors Guild
The Northwest Editors Guild hosts bimonthly member meetings with expert presentations on topics related to the editing of the written word, as well as informal coffee and happy hours, regional or subj...
www.edsguild.org
October 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM