Grace Seybold
@graceseybold.bsky.social
Author, copy editor, gardener, small goblin in a strange world. she/her
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Scintillation is a small convention in Montreal in June, focused on reading and writing SF and fantasy. It is a lot of fun, and all people of goodwill who like reading and talking about books are welcome. Membership for 2026 is now open
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Scintillation is a small literary convention taking place in Montréal in June.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Scintillation is a small convention in Montreal in June, focused on reading and writing SF and fantasy. It is a lot of fun, and all people of goodwill who like reading and talking about books are welcome. Membership for 2026 is now open
www.scintillation.ca
www.scintillation.ca
This is why solar eclipses on Earth are going to be such a major tourist attraction when the aliens arrive. They'll be used to eclipses looking like this. The fact that the moon and sun look the same size from the Earth's surface is such an amazing coincidence and probably rare in the cosmos.
#PPOD: NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z camera system to shoot video of Phobos, one of Mars’ two moons, eclipsing the Sun. It’s the most zoomed-in, highest-frame-rate observation of a Phobos solar eclipse ever taken from the Martian surface. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS/SSI 🧪 🔭
November 11, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is why solar eclipses on Earth are going to be such a major tourist attraction when the aliens arrive. They'll be used to eclipses looking like this. The fact that the moon and sun look the same size from the Earth's surface is such an amazing coincidence and probably rare in the cosmos.
Not pictured: two small dogs who, when I went up into the tree, became wildly excited as though they had just achieved the greatest victory of their lives
November 4, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Not pictured: two small dogs who, when I went up into the tree, became wildly excited as though they had just achieved the greatest victory of their lives
Looking up / looking down.
October 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Looking up / looking down.
This is encouraging. While it's still pilot-sized, it's at least an ongoing program now, and there are plans to increase the number of supported artists slowly. The pilot showed that every €1 put into the program resulted in €1.46 of return.
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
Budget 2026: Basic Income for Artists Scheme to become permanent
The Government's basic income scheme for artists is set to become a permanent fixture from next year, with 2,000 new places to be made available under Budget 2026.
www.rte.ie
October 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This is encouraging. While it's still pilot-sized, it's at least an ongoing program now, and there are plans to increase the number of supported artists slowly. The pilot showed that every €1 put into the program resulted in €1.46 of return.
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
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CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors.
ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't
CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.
ISILDUR: true
ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't
CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.
ISILDUR: true
October 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors.
ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't
CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.
ISILDUR: true
ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't
CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.
ISILDUR: true
I admit there are logistical problems to just living in a tree, but, counterpoint, I am safe from emails here.
September 30, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I admit there are logistical problems to just living in a tree, but, counterpoint, I am safe from emails here.
Gosh I like being in trees.
September 27, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Gosh I like being in trees.
Happy Stanislav Petrov Day to everyone who believes that sometimes a single person really can save the world.
September 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Happy Stanislav Petrov Day to everyone who believes that sometimes a single person really can save the world.
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One of my favorite poems since childhood, and a poem I share every #autumnequinox.
By the 12thc warrior poet Xin Qiji 辛棄疾, sidelined during peacetime, demoted, drifting through a decade of minor posts in remote lands.
Poetry, then, is that which is left unsaid.
“My, what a cool and lovely autumn.”
By the 12thc warrior poet Xin Qiji 辛棄疾, sidelined during peacetime, demoted, drifting through a decade of minor posts in remote lands.
Poetry, then, is that which is left unsaid.
“My, what a cool and lovely autumn.”
September 22, 2024 at 11:07 AM
One of my favorite poems since childhood, and a poem I share every #autumnequinox.
By the 12thc warrior poet Xin Qiji 辛棄疾, sidelined during peacetime, demoted, drifting through a decade of minor posts in remote lands.
Poetry, then, is that which is left unsaid.
“My, what a cool and lovely autumn.”
By the 12thc warrior poet Xin Qiji 辛棄疾, sidelined during peacetime, demoted, drifting through a decade of minor posts in remote lands.
Poetry, then, is that which is left unsaid.
“My, what a cool and lovely autumn.”
Not a fan of AI, but I do appreciate that it assumed that I was asking whether to consume the centipede itself, rather than whether I ought to discard the ginger ale after I had removed the bug. Because yes, it's better to err in the direction of assuming the user will do the worst thing possible.
September 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Not a fan of AI, but I do appreciate that it assumed that I was asking whether to consume the centipede itself, rather than whether I ought to discard the ginger ale after I had removed the bug. Because yes, it's better to err in the direction of assuming the user will do the worst thing possible.
I am very invested in the NordSpace launch window countdown timer even though I know they're probably actually gonna launch when I'm asleep and I'll miss the livestream.
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www.nordspace.com/info
Launch Information
Visit this page for up to date information on our upcoming launches
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September 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I am very invested in the NordSpace launch window countdown timer even though I know they're probably actually gonna launch when I'm asleep and I'll miss the livestream.
www.nordspace.com/info
www.nordspace.com/info
Today in overheard phone conversations: "So I said, I'm not getting in the car if you haven't got a driving license, and he said that was reverse racism, and that was pretty much the end of the date."
September 21, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Today in overheard phone conversations: "So I said, I'm not getting in the car if you haven't got a driving license, and he said that was reverse racism, and that was pretty much the end of the date."
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We are so thrilled to announce another book coming from us next year: A DUBIOUS CLAMOR by @marissalingen.bsky.social! We were delighted by the unusual characters and we think you’re going to love them!
September 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
We are so thrilled to announce another book coming from us next year: A DUBIOUS CLAMOR by @marissalingen.bsky.social! We were delighted by the unusual characters and we think you’re going to love them!
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I got yer timeline cleanse right here, folks. A whole clutch of teeny tiny snapping turtle behbehs emerged one at a time from their underground nest and crossed the gravel road while I and a couple other humans watched and made sure they were safe from anyone else coming along.
September 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I got yer timeline cleanse right here, folks. A whole clutch of teeny tiny snapping turtle behbehs emerged one at a time from their underground nest and crossed the gravel road while I and a couple other humans watched and made sure they were safe from anyone else coming along.
Science!
TIL that for some people with irreparably damaged corneas, you can pull one of their teeth, drill a hole in it, install an artificial lens, sew it into their cheek (so tissue attaches), then pull it out and stick it in their damaged eye, and ... it works fine!?! www.nbcboston.com/news/health/...
Man, 34, is no longer blind after tooth is implanted in eye in 'crazy' surgery
Tooth-in-eye surgery sounds like science fiction, but it can help people with severely damaged corneas see again. A patient and his doctors describe what it's like.
www.nbcboston.com
September 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Science!
There's a woman with a resounding voice who does fitness coaching in the park outside my window. When I'm trying to work, the periodic shouts of "YEAH YOU'RE KILLING IT CHRIS!" are a little distracting, but also I'm happy for Chris, they're clearly doing great.
September 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM
There's a woman with a resounding voice who does fitness coaching in the park outside my window. When I'm trying to work, the periodic shouts of "YEAH YOU'RE KILLING IT CHRIS!" are a little distracting, but also I'm happy for Chris, they're clearly doing great.
A depressing but useful read on why celebrities who may be taking precautions behind the scenes are often unwilling to do so publicly.
Buffy the COVID Slayer: Sarah Michelle Gellar posts masked selfie on set of reboot'
'I will wear a mask in my shower if that means I don't get this again' said Sarah Michelle Gellar after recovering from COVID-19. But why is her action significant?
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
'I will wear a mask in my shower if that means I don't get this again' said Sarah Michelle Gellar after recovering from COVID-19. But why is her action significant?
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
Buffy the COVID Slayer: Sarah Michelle Gellar posts masked selfie on set of reboot
'I will wear a mask in my shower if that means I don't get this again' said Sarah Michelle Gellar after recovering from COVID-19
www.thecanary.co
September 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
A depressing but useful read on why celebrities who may be taking precautions behind the scenes are often unwilling to do so publicly.
Woohoo, my first GeoGuessr 5K! Admittedly the fact that I spawned right in front of a major train station makes it a bit less impressive, but still, I am pleased.
September 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Woohoo, my first GeoGuessr 5K! Admittedly the fact that I spawned right in front of a major train station makes it a bit less impressive, but still, I am pleased.
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This headline should, in a reasonable world, create a national scandal that topples the Carney government.
In a reasonable world under a reasonably competent government, we would be actively seeking to distance ourselves from the U.S.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
In a reasonable world under a reasonably competent government, we would be actively seeking to distance ourselves from the U.S.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Project 2025 mastermind invited to speak at Carney's cabinet meeting | CBC News
A prominent conservative figure in American politics and the mastermind behind Project 2025 — the infamous policy blueprint that proposed a drastic overhaul of the U.S. government — will speak to Prim...
www.cbc.ca
September 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
This headline should, in a reasonable world, create a national scandal that topples the Carney government.
In a reasonable world under a reasonably competent government, we would be actively seeking to distance ourselves from the U.S.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
In a reasonable world under a reasonably competent government, we would be actively seeking to distance ourselves from the U.S.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
"Don't mind me, ma'am, just doing a cucumber quality inspection. You know, you could water these more, they're a bit tough."
September 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
"Don't mind me, ma'am, just doing a cucumber quality inspection. You know, you could water these more, they're a bit tough."
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Hey hey hey! My new novel Everybody's Perfect is available to preorder with a release date of June 30th 2026! (I'm linking to Amazon but you can preorder it from anywhere good books are sold) www.amazon.com/Everybodys-P...
Everybody's Perfect
Everybody's Perfect - Kindle edition by Walton, Jo. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Everybody's Perfect.
www.amazon.com
September 1, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Hey hey hey! My new novel Everybody's Perfect is available to preorder with a release date of June 30th 2026! (I'm linking to Amazon but you can preorder it from anywhere good books are sold) www.amazon.com/Everybodys-P...
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This morning from @augursociety.bsky.social, @graceseybold.bsky.social tells us a tale of working around corporate limitations in the worst of times: augursociety.org/orders/
Orders
I am not a good delivery robot. 11% of my past 500 deliveries have taken longer than projected. 3% have been undeliverable due to: route impassable.
augursociety.org
August 30, 2025 at 11:04 AM
This morning from @augursociety.bsky.social, @graceseybold.bsky.social tells us a tale of working around corporate limitations in the worst of times: augursociety.org/orders/
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#yeg - EDMONTON, AB
MISSING CATS - HIGHLANDS AREA
FLUFFY GREY MALE ADULT (FIASCO)
FLUFFY BLACK KITTEN (FRANCA)
NO COLLARS, MICROCHIPPED
PICS OF FIASCO BELOW. FOLLOW @premeemohamed.com
MISSING CATS - HIGHLANDS AREA
FLUFFY GREY MALE ADULT (FIASCO)
FLUFFY BLACK KITTEN (FRANCA)
NO COLLARS, MICROCHIPPED
PICS OF FIASCO BELOW. FOLLOW @premeemohamed.com
Fiasco am... hamsome and mysterious... probably the most hamsome and mysterious man.
August 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
#yeg - EDMONTON, AB
MISSING CATS - HIGHLANDS AREA
FLUFFY GREY MALE ADULT (FIASCO)
FLUFFY BLACK KITTEN (FRANCA)
NO COLLARS, MICROCHIPPED
PICS OF FIASCO BELOW. FOLLOW @premeemohamed.com
MISSING CATS - HIGHLANDS AREA
FLUFFY GREY MALE ADULT (FIASCO)
FLUFFY BLACK KITTEN (FRANCA)
NO COLLARS, MICROCHIPPED
PICS OF FIASCO BELOW. FOLLOW @premeemohamed.com
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@graceseybold.bsky.social ‘s new manages to be both heart breaking and heart building: augursociety.org/orders/
Orders
I am not a good delivery robot. 11% of my past 500 deliveries have taken longer than projected. 3% have been undeliverable due to: route impassable.
augursociety.org
August 30, 2025 at 12:45 AM
@graceseybold.bsky.social ‘s new manages to be both heart breaking and heart building: augursociety.org/orders/