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Krista D. Ball: Canada's Grumpy Potato
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Krista D. Ball is an award winning Canadian author who hasn't met a potato she didn't like.

Krista's motto: don't let the randos steal your joy. She posts on reddit: she's been called worse by better than you.

kristadball.com for books, contact, etc.
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"Men made me very angry." - Goodreads

Read my historical fantasy - an exploration of grief, guilt, and one woman's search for internal peace. Also ghosts.

Complete series.

AMI books2read.com/u/bwqara
AGR books2read.com/u/mZKZzB
SoW books2read.com/u/38V7Ma
ALC books2read.com/u/mKXvDV
The Internet is out so I guess I'm going to turn off my phone and get some work done or stare at the walls
February 17, 2026 at 6:58 PM
TEN MINUTES LEFT OMG
The Fascination campaign has passed $4500, so here are the guinea pigs, adventuring over the garden wall to check out the fantastical and creepy stories from Fascination.

Help them on their adventure: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tyc...
February 17, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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This is a big moment! I never imagined I'd release a game that would be out on consoles, but here we are.

I'd appreciate a little love and re-skeets if you're willing -- Vampire Therapist has changed my life but it's a tough sell of a game sometimes, therapy being a scary thing for many!
🩸Vampire Therapist🩸 is officially available for Nintendo and Playstation consoles, with Xbox following on March 5.

It's the cure for 2026 you never knew you needed! Please spread the word! 🦇

Links below.
February 17, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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I once again apologise to anyone who followed me for professional reasons
October 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
😭
Hitting the discover page, a short story:
February 17, 2026 at 5:31 PM
45 minutes left and she's just $55 shy of all backers getting another short story included!
The Fascination campaign has passed $4500, so here are the guinea pigs, adventuring over the garden wall to check out the fantastical and creepy stories from Fascination.

Help them on their adventure: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tyc...
February 17, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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For reasons I will not get into, I had a personal goal for this I wanted to see it reach, and $29 CAD would do it--tell your friends about this great antho and the guinea pig photos I cyberbullied Margaret into providing! Just over an hour left!
The Fascination campaign has passed $4500, so here are the guinea pigs, adventuring over the garden wall to check out the fantastical and creepy stories from Fascination.

Help them on their adventure: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tyc...
February 17, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Just 102 minutes left!
The Fascination campaign has passed $4500, so here are the guinea pigs, adventuring over the garden wall to check out the fantastical and creepy stories from Fascination.

Help them on their adventure: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tyc...
February 17, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Oh Edmonton folks? It's @tychebooks.bsky.social fault for the snow. She's coming up this weekend and even said, "oh the weather's been great!" So... 🤷‍♀️
February 17, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Heavy snowfall warning as second winter shows up.

Having a simple breakfast: 2 egg omelette with herbs and a slice of Swiss cheese, whole wheat toast with peanut butter, mug of tea
February 17, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Just three hours left with less than $200 to go to unlock a new short story for backers.

There's a lot of digital tiers for those in high shipping cost countries, as well as they are using a US printer so that US addresses won't pay tariffs & duties, etc.
The Fascination campaign has passed $4500, so here are the guinea pigs, adventuring over the garden wall to check out the fantastical and creepy stories from Fascination.

Help them on their adventure: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tyc...
February 17, 2026 at 3:12 PM
I randomly have a spare 2026 calendar, so I'm thinking about turning it into a sticker chart - I get a gold star whenever I accomplish the impossible task of that day 🤔

Yes, I'm 50 years old, but I also like stickers.
February 17, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Robert Duvall and Rev Jesse Jackson both died overnight???
February 17, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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Plus, a whole bunch of individual 'patriots' are very happy to receive big £££ pay offs (rewards) from museum funds and scraped together - in fivers and tenners - by everyone else...

#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting
The idea of having to 'save' archaeology is fucking ridiculous, especially against a background of people constantly banging on about how British culture is being eroded or some bollocks. This is British culture and yet for some reason our very patriotic government doesn't give a shit.
Another one.

This is a really important find - unique in fact. It has slight similarities to a torc from Moulsford (in Reading Museum) but apart from that it's a totally new type. 🧵

PLEASE SHARE, thank you

#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting

leicestershirecollections.org.uk/behind-the-s...
February 17, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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Food Not Bombs YEG runs a program called Helping the Humans that delivers free, vegan meals to people's doorsteps in Edmonton. If you are food insecure, fill out the form today!
#yeg #edmonton #community #volunteering #foodnotbombsyeg
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February 16, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Thanks everyone for pitching in!
She can keep food and water down, she’s just exhausted—as am I. Thank you to folks who bought books, I hope you enjoy them. I think they’re pretty neat myself. It covered yesterday’s emergency visit and should cover tomorrow at the regular vet. ❤️
February 17, 2026 at 4:12 AM
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my pettiest block is people who dismiss wet cold 🤝
February 17, 2026 at 4:05 AM
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Good evening! Another mini-milestone met & passed, so please enjoy pets in cosplay.

💥16 hours💥 left for the Fascination anthology campaign!

Support our project--> www.kickstarter.com/projects/tyc...
February 17, 2026 at 2:04 AM
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Electronic Gaming Monthly? More like Aidan Gaming Daily.
February 16, 2026 at 11:22 PM
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The Fascination campaign has passed $4500, so here are the guinea pigs, adventuring over the garden wall to check out the fantastical and creepy stories from Fascination.

Help them on their adventure: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tyc...
February 16, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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I still think it's funny to have yellow snow warnings. 🤭
February 16, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Following me to insult me gets you blocked.

I post my art practices, even if they are meh or sometimes ruined messes, so that people can see what learning looks like. Too often, we only see curated perfection.

(I don't need hugs & emotional support; I'm simply explaining how things work here)
February 16, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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Canada is now the first non-European country to be granted a membership in SAFE. This is a gamechanger program that means Canada can rearm our Canadian Armed Forces members more effectively and scale up our defence industries with more contracts overseas.
February 16, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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We're home, they did what I wanted and provided she doesn't get worse, we can see my regular vet on Tuesday. She's had fluids and now I have to try to get her to eat. 😭
February 16, 2026 at 4:41 AM
I tried practicing drawing people.
February 16, 2026 at 4:33 AM