Keili Bartlett
@keilibartlett.bsky.social
Journalist / writer / part-time bookseller interested in where culture, history and nature meet. Always looking for good stories and my next coffee! Based on the Sunshine Coast of B.C.
www.KeiliBartlett.com
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Keili Bartlett
@keilibartlett.bsky.social
· Feb 26
Hi, Bluesky 🦋
I’m a journalist based on the Sunshine Coast of BC and will be graduating with my masters in Creative Nonfiction in a few months. Since 2017, I’ve reported for community newspapers up and down the West Coast, and I’m now diving into freelancing. My favourite stories happen outside 🌊
I’m a journalist based on the Sunshine Coast of BC and will be graduating with my masters in Creative Nonfiction in a few months. Since 2017, I’ve reported for community newspapers up and down the West Coast, and I’m now diving into freelancing. My favourite stories happen outside 🌊
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for @theguardian.com, i spent two weeks aboard the groundbreaking neoliner origin, the world's largest wind-powered cargo ship, on its inaugural transatlantic voyage.
hurricane-force winds, dolphins and sea sickness ahoy!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
with support from @boellus.bsky.social
hurricane-force winds, dolphins and sea sickness ahoy!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
with support from @boellus.bsky.social
Onboard the world’s largest sailing cargo ship: is this the future of travel and transport?
The Neoliner Origin set off on its inaugural two-week voyage from France to the US with the aim of revolutionising the notoriously dirty shipping industry
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:39 AM
for @theguardian.com, i spent two weeks aboard the groundbreaking neoliner origin, the world's largest wind-powered cargo ship, on its inaugural transatlantic voyage.
hurricane-force winds, dolphins and sea sickness ahoy!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
with support from @boellus.bsky.social
hurricane-force winds, dolphins and sea sickness ahoy!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
with support from @boellus.bsky.social
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Here's our October Salish Sea orca sightings map! Did it feel like there were fewer orcas around this October? If you thought so, you were right! Sightings were down for both Bigg’s and Southern Resident killer whales vs Oct 2024.
Learn more here:
www.orcabehaviorinstitute.org/sightings-ma...
Learn more here:
www.orcabehaviorinstitute.org/sightings-ma...
November 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Here's our October Salish Sea orca sightings map! Did it feel like there were fewer orcas around this October? If you thought so, you were right! Sightings were down for both Bigg’s and Southern Resident killer whales vs Oct 2024.
Learn more here:
www.orcabehaviorinstitute.org/sightings-ma...
Learn more here:
www.orcabehaviorinstitute.org/sightings-ma...
One part of journalism I have always loved is being invited into people's homes. David Thompson's may be the most eclectic I've ever seen, and I hardly had to ask any questions as he gave me a tour for the fall issue of Coast Life:
edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader...
edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader...
Coast Reporter Coast Life
Coast Reporter Coast Life - Coast Reporter Coast Life - Fall 2025
edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
One part of journalism I have always loved is being invited into people's homes. David Thompson's may be the most eclectic I've ever seen, and I hardly had to ask any questions as he gave me a tour for the fall issue of Coast Life:
edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader...
edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader...
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Right now! Get 40% off my book when you order through @ualbertapress.bsky.social ualbertapress.ca Use code iH25 for hard copies and iE25 for digital copies.
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Right now! Get 40% off my book when you order through @ualbertapress.bsky.social ualbertapress.ca Use code iH25 for hard copies and iE25 for digital copies.
Happy Bat Week! I read this story around this time last year, and have thought about the imagery from this piece ever since. orionmagazine.org/article/site...
Site Fidelity - Orion Magazine
Bringing bats home
orionmagazine.org
October 27, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Happy Bat Week! I read this story around this time last year, and have thought about the imagery from this piece ever since. orionmagazine.org/article/site...
They say never meet your heroes, but when @susanorlean.bsky.social comes to Vancouver, you make an exception! Feeling quite starstruck
October 27, 2025 at 4:47 AM
They say never meet your heroes, but when @susanorlean.bsky.social comes to Vancouver, you make an exception! Feeling quite starstruck
Seeing my name in print never gets old!
October 22, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Seeing my name in print never gets old!
Been spending a lot of time with @susanorlean.bsky.social’s voice in my ear this week, and very much looking forward to her book tour stop in Vancouver!
October 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Been spending a lot of time with @susanorlean.bsky.social’s voice in my ear this week, and very much looking forward to her book tour stop in Vancouver!
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@whaleresearch.bsky.social's latest census of southern residents confirms that this endangered orca population is not recovering & could still disappear within our children's lifetime. The survey found the overall population was 74, up by one from last year after four births, two of which survived.
October 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
@whaleresearch.bsky.social's latest census of southern residents confirms that this endangered orca population is not recovering & could still disappear within our children's lifetime. The survey found the overall population was 74, up by one from last year after four births, two of which survived.
Adored the atmospheric writing in this paddling adventure! "The world is full of omens, so pick the ones you like. The wind drops overnight."
paddlingmag.com/stories/feat...
paddlingmag.com/stories/feat...
Tide & Teeth: Four Months Kayaking The Inside Passage
A father and son dodge grizzlies, icebergs and orcas, exploring the thin line between awe and fear along Alaska's wild coast
paddlingmag.com
October 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Adored the atmospheric writing in this paddling adventure! "The world is full of omens, so pick the ones you like. The wind drops overnight."
paddlingmag.com/stories/feat...
paddlingmag.com/stories/feat...
My first zine as editor of the World of Orcas is out now! Thanks to Fred (aka the Orca Man) for inviting me onboard and letting me introduce a crossword (called Word of Orcas, of course)!
Available only in print: theorcaman.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?...
Available only in print: theorcaman.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?...
October 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
My first zine as editor of the World of Orcas is out now! Thanks to Fred (aka the Orca Man) for inviting me onboard and letting me introduce a crossword (called Word of Orcas, of course)!
Available only in print: theorcaman.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?...
Available only in print: theorcaman.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?...
Jane Goodall has been such an inspiration for so many, for so long. Let’s honour her legacy by carrying forward her passion and work by standing up for nature in any way we can.
A dream come true to see @janegoodallcan.bsky.social speak last night! At 91 years old her work, wit and enduring hope continue to inspire.
October 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Jane Goodall has been such an inspiration for so many, for so long. Let’s honour her legacy by carrying forward her passion and work by standing up for nature in any way we can.
This is Truth and Reconciliation in action. Today at shíshálh Nation’s ceremony for Sept. 30, several of the recent graduates from the story below were asked to stand to be celebrated. Their smiles were an honour to see. www.coastreporter.net/local-news/h...
Historic graduation ceremony honours residential school survivors in shíshálh Nation
Cedar caps, blankets, and heartfelt speeches mark a first-of-its-kind graduation for residential school survivors
www.coastreporter.net
October 1, 2025 at 1:38 AM
This is Truth and Reconciliation in action. Today at shíshálh Nation’s ceremony for Sept. 30, several of the recent graduates from the story below were asked to stand to be celebrated. Their smiles were an honour to see. www.coastreporter.net/local-news/h...
The perfect recipe for a fall day? Sipping cider and reading about the legacy - and future - of an Acadian apple
by @karenpinchin.bsky.social for @cangeo.bsky.social 🍎 canadiangeographic.ca/articles/for...
by @karenpinchin.bsky.social for @cangeo.bsky.social 🍎 canadiangeographic.ca/articles/for...
For Acadians in southwest Nova Scotia, the mysterious Belliveau apple is a tangible link to the past
Untangling the roots of a hardy heirloom apple with ties to the Acadian deportations
canadiangeographic.ca
September 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The perfect recipe for a fall day? Sipping cider and reading about the legacy - and future - of an Acadian apple
by @karenpinchin.bsky.social for @cangeo.bsky.social 🍎 canadiangeographic.ca/articles/for...
by @karenpinchin.bsky.social for @cangeo.bsky.social 🍎 canadiangeographic.ca/articles/for...
Less than a week away! My friend and former coworker Steven Chua’s long awaited podcast will premiere Sept. 8, and you can subscribe today so you don’t miss it! When a climber is found dead in Squamish, his true identity is revealed… podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/d...
S34 Trailer | Dirtbag Climber
Podcast Episode · Dirtbag Climber from Uncover · 2025-08-25 · 2m
podcasts.apple.com
September 3, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Less than a week away! My friend and former coworker Steven Chua’s long awaited podcast will premiere Sept. 8, and you can subscribe today so you don’t miss it! When a climber is found dead in Squamish, his true identity is revealed… podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/d...
This story pairs so well with @rebeccarenner.bsky.social’s book Gator Country 🐊 Both take place in the Everglades, looking for scaled creatures with sweeping flashlight beams, but the effects on the ecosystem are vastly different. www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
This designer is giving thousands of dead Burmese pythons new life
The non-native snakes are overrunning Florida and must be eliminated. Fashion designers are determined to make sure their remains don’t go to waste.
www.nationalgeographic.com
July 20, 2025 at 1:36 AM
This story pairs so well with @rebeccarenner.bsky.social’s book Gator Country 🐊 Both take place in the Everglades, looking for scaled creatures with sweeping flashlight beams, but the effects on the ecosystem are vastly different. www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
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How old is an old puffin? Well, the oldest known #puffin in New Brunswick — and Canada — was found this week at 33 years old. www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1... #seabirds
UNB researchers find 33-year-old puffin, marking a known record age for the bird
www.cbc.ca
July 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
How old is an old puffin? Well, the oldest known #puffin in New Brunswick — and Canada — was found this week at 33 years old. www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1... #seabirds
Hit the jackpot at the thrift store today… I found an out-of-print guidebook I’ve been looking for — that I’ve only seen in an archive collection or for $100 — for ONE DOLLAR! I’ll be riding this high for at least three days
July 11, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Hit the jackpot at the thrift store today… I found an out-of-print guidebook I’ve been looking for — that I’ve only seen in an archive collection or for $100 — for ONE DOLLAR! I’ll be riding this high for at least three days
An immediate add to my TBR stack (tower?): @blairbraverman.bsky.social's description of "holding my breath as I read at top speed, wandering rooms in search of someone to read aloud to, and placing the book facedown, arrested by quiet statements that left me reeling" is my favourite kind of reading.
I reviewed Sophie Elmhirst’s A Marriage at Sea for @nytimes.com and friends, let me tell you, this book is magnificent. What an absolute (and absolutely haunting) pleasure. 🌊https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/books/review/a-marriage-at-sea-sophie-elmhirst.html
Stranded at Sea, Would Their Marriage Survive?
www.nytimes.com
July 9, 2025 at 12:43 AM
An immediate add to my TBR stack (tower?): @blairbraverman.bsky.social's description of "holding my breath as I read at top speed, wandering rooms in search of someone to read aloud to, and placing the book facedown, arrested by quiet statements that left me reeling" is my favourite kind of reading.
Where fish fly 🦅
June 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Where fish fly 🦅
Whenever my partner goes away for work, he brings me back a local newspaper. This month was Haida Gwaii News, complete with articles about conservation funds, a pro-scotch broom opinion piece and the news of 14 newly certified babysitters. What a treat. Read local! 🗞️
June 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Whenever my partner goes away for work, he brings me back a local newspaper. This month was Haida Gwaii News, complete with articles about conservation funds, a pro-scotch broom opinion piece and the news of 14 newly certified babysitters. What a treat. Read local! 🗞️
As Jaws turns 50, @kategammon.bsky.social takes a look at the science advisor behind the movie -- and how what he did after Jaws transformed our understanding of sharks again. In @nautil.us: nautil.us/the-shark-wh... 🦈
The Shark Whisperer
Donald Nelson spent his life undoing the damage that Jaws did to the perception of sharks.
nautil.us
June 26, 2025 at 4:00 AM
As Jaws turns 50, @kategammon.bsky.social takes a look at the science advisor behind the movie -- and how what he did after Jaws transformed our understanding of sharks again. In @nautil.us: nautil.us/the-shark-wh... 🦈
Who doesn't like a seaweed wrap, right?
If I scratch your back with kelp, will you scratch mine? That story and more of the best in @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
June 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Who doesn't like a seaweed wrap, right?
Incredible to hear how much care went into making the Kuper Island podcast. Duncan McCue gives a masterclass in reporting on trauma with respect and sensitivity. Take a listen:
A pleasure to have such an in-depth chat about the Kuper Island pod with true-crime historian Kate Winkler Dawson. Check out the episode - just dropped in the Wicked Words feed podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/w...
June 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Incredible to hear how much care went into making the Kuper Island podcast. Duncan McCue gives a masterclass in reporting on trauma with respect and sensitivity. Take a listen:
Loved listening in to my neighbour, author Marion Crook, talk about her memoir in the new season of Writing the Coast! (I met her in line to vote and was probably the only person thrilled with the 2-hour wait)
@bcyukonbookprizes.bsky.social
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@bcyukonbookprizes.bsky.social
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S6 Episode 38: Marion McKinnon Crook on how mysteries helped her write memoir
Podcast Episode · Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes Podcast · 2025-06-07 · 31m
podcasts.apple.com
June 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Loved listening in to my neighbour, author Marion Crook, talk about her memoir in the new season of Writing the Coast! (I met her in line to vote and was probably the only person thrilled with the 2-hour wait)
@bcyukonbookprizes.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/w...
@bcyukonbookprizes.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/w...