Michaela Stephen
@michaelastephen.bsky.social
Writer • Sales Manager at Second Story Press • Reviews Editor at This Magazine • Human pterodactyl • (she/her) 📚✒️🐈🌈
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Tell Doug Ford to Protect Tenants' Affordability and Security. Sign the Petition to Save Rent Control and Security of Tenure. Click Here: https://t.co/0cQddM1KVd
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October 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Tell Doug Ford to Protect Tenants' Affordability and Security. Sign the Petition to Save Rent Control and Security of Tenure. Click Here: x.com/joshmatlow/s...
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Sharing this article again because it's the culmination of a few months of work from me - and people should be reading about it.
Ontario Cities Are Clearing Homeless Encampments. Where Are People Supposed to Go?
Amidst a housing crisis with no end in sight, municipalities across the province have been cracking down on the unhoused
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October 24, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Sharing this article again because it's the culmination of a few months of work from me - and people should be reading about it.
Thrilled to get first place in my group for the 1st Round of the @nycmidnight.bsky.social 500-word Fiction Challenge!🎉 It's my first time entering the contest, and it's been a lot of fun. I've just submitted my short story for the 2nd Round, and I can't wait for the feedback! #500WordChallenge2025
The 1st Round results for the 500-word Fiction Challenge 2025 are up at nycmidnight.co/4gQYNXG! Congratulations to the top 10 in each group for advancing to the 2nd Round, which kicks off this Friday, October 3rd. Best of luck to them, and thanks to all who participated!
1st Round Results 2025 — nycmidnight
The 1st Round results from the 500-word Fiction Challenge 2025.
nycmidnight.co
October 5, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Thrilled to get first place in my group for the 1st Round of the @nycmidnight.bsky.social 500-word Fiction Challenge!🎉 It's my first time entering the contest, and it's been a lot of fun. I've just submitted my short story for the 2nd Round, and I can't wait for the feedback! #500WordChallenge2025
If you enjoy video games and are interested in urbanism, read @jaycockburn.bsky.social's excellent new piece in @aftermath.site What Cyberpunk 2077 Can Teach Real-World Cities - aftermath.site/cyberpunk-ur...
What Cyberpunk 2077 Can Teach Real-World Cities - Aftermath
Night City's urban design highlights the problems, and solutions, real cities deal with around walkability, housing, and mixed-use areas
aftermath.site
August 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
If you enjoy video games and are interested in urbanism, read @jaycockburn.bsky.social's excellent new piece in @aftermath.site What Cyberpunk 2077 Can Teach Real-World Cities - aftermath.site/cyberpunk-ur...
Thank you to @ontarioarts.bsky.social for awarding me a Recommender Grant for Writers! A special thank you to @kidscanpress.bsky.social & @owlkids.bsky.social, two incredible Canadian-owned kids book publishers, for recommending my ongoing children’s novel. It’s both validating and inspiring 🎉💛
March 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Thank you to @ontarioarts.bsky.social for awarding me a Recommender Grant for Writers! A special thank you to @kidscanpress.bsky.social & @owlkids.bsky.social, two incredible Canadian-owned kids book publishers, for recommending my ongoing children’s novel. It’s both validating and inspiring 🎉💛
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Announcement: We would like to share that Margie Wolfe has transferred ownership of Second Story Press to Phuong Truong, who has been the General Manager at Second Story Press for 20 years. Read the full statement here: bit.ly/40cCUu9 (1/11)
January 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Announcement: We would like to share that Margie Wolfe has transferred ownership of Second Story Press to Phuong Truong, who has been the General Manager at Second Story Press for 20 years. Read the full statement here: bit.ly/40cCUu9 (1/11)
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If you're an audiobook listener consider the switch from Audible (owned by Amazon) to Libro.fm! You can even choose what independent bookstore you'd like to support with your subscription! Also check out what your library offers, most offer a free audiobook service like Hoopla or Libby!
I just learned that Goodreads is owned by Jeff Bezos. An alternative is StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform (and yes it's really easy to transfer your lists from Goodreads to StoryGraph). You know, while we're moving things.
November 15, 2024 at 4:06 AM
If you're an audiobook listener consider the switch from Audible (owned by Amazon) to Libro.fm! You can even choose what independent bookstore you'd like to support with your subscription! Also check out what your library offers, most offer a free audiobook service like Hoopla or Libby!