Mike Rimar
@mikerimar.bsky.social
I hate these bio things. Self-promote but be humble, humorous, human and avoid alliteration. How can you avoid alliteration in a bio?
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Because my children are Gen Alpha monsters, they want to know if I've sold 67 copies of Year's Best Canadian F&SF Vol 3 this month--get it? 6-7 * makes flailing juggling motion and despairs * I'm about 20 copies shy. For Black Friday, want to help an indie publisher pull one over on his kids?
Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Three
Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Three: Kotowych, Stephen: 9781738187539: Books - Amazon.ca
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November 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Because my children are Gen Alpha monsters, they want to know if I've sold 67 copies of Year's Best Canadian F&SF Vol 3 this month--get it? 6-7 * makes flailing juggling motion and despairs * I'm about 20 copies shy. For Black Friday, want to help an indie publisher pull one over on his kids?
Beginning of day 3 at @canconsffh.bsky.social. So tired I can't be bothered to get out of my chair to take this pic.
October 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Beginning of day 3 at @canconsffh.bsky.social. So tired I can't be bothered to get out of my chair to take this pic.
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#can-con folks! I asked the hotel front desk to call me a taxi and they said it can take 30-40 min to get there. Give yourself lots of time, or book online beforehand.
October 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
#can-con folks! I asked the hotel front desk to call me a taxi and they said it can take 30-40 min to get there. Give yourself lots of time, or book online beforehand.
First sale. @canconsffh.bsky.social officially a success.
October 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
First sale. @canconsffh.bsky.social officially a success.
Basking in the glory that is me.
October 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Basking in the glory that is me.
Getting ready for @canconsffh.bsky.social day 2.
October 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Getting ready for @canconsffh.bsky.social day 2.
Leaving for CAN-CON: Conference on Canadian Content in Speculative Arts & Literature I'll be in the vendors room and have a panel Abandoning Traditional Publishing at 6:30. Be there or be square. (I'm so hip to the jive the kids are saying these days)
October 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Leaving for CAN-CON: Conference on Canadian Content in Speculative Arts & Literature I'll be in the vendors room and have a panel Abandoning Traditional Publishing at 6:30. Be there or be square. (I'm so hip to the jive the kids are saying these days)
I'm going to be a vendor this year. The vendor room is open to the public. If you're in the Ottawa area this weekend (and why wouldn't you be?) drop by an buy some books before this greedy bunch gets them all.
October 14, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I'm going to be a vendor this year. The vendor room is open to the public. If you're in the Ottawa area this weekend (and why wouldn't you be?) drop by an buy some books before this greedy bunch gets them all.
I’m going to CAN*CON in Ottawa this year as a vendor. Decided it might be a good idea if I had books to sell and I thought, “Hey, I got a bunch of previously published short stories. Why not put a book together? And so I did.
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And here's another...
I’m going to CAN*CON in Ottawa this year as a vendor. Decided it might be a good idea if I had books to sell and I thought, “Hey, I got a bunch of previousl
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October 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I’m going to CAN*CON in Ottawa this year as a vendor. Decided it might be a good idea if I had books to sell and I thought, “Hey, I got a bunch of previously published short stories. Why not put a book together? And so I did.
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Sad news. @On Spec Magazine is shutting down. I've always felt that to be a true Canadian author you needed to be published in a Tesseracts anthology and On Spec. I've been very fortunate to have done both multiple times.
October 11, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Sad news. @On Spec Magazine is shutting down. I've always felt that to be a true Canadian author you needed to be published in a Tesseracts anthology and On Spec. I've been very fortunate to have done both multiple times.
I’m going to CAN*CON in Ottawa this year as a vendor. Decided it might be a good idea if I had books to sell and I thought, “Hey, I got a bunch of previously published short stories. Why not put a book together? And so I did.
mikerimar.com/2025/10/09/713/
mikerimar.com/2025/10/09/713/
October 9, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I’m going to CAN*CON in Ottawa this year as a vendor. Decided it might be a good idea if I had books to sell and I thought, “Hey, I got a bunch of previously published short stories. Why not put a book together? And so I did.
mikerimar.com/2025/10/09/713/
mikerimar.com/2025/10/09/713/
I'm going to CAN*CON in Ottawa this year as a vendor. Decided it might be a good idea if I had books to sell and I thought, "Hey, I got a bunch of previously published short stories. Why not put a book together. And so I did...
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INTRODUCING MY LATEST COLLECTION!
I'm going to CAN*CON in Ottawa this year as a vendor. Decided it might be a good idea if I had books to sell and I thought, "Hey, I got a bunch of previously pu
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October 8, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I'm going to CAN*CON in Ottawa this year as a vendor. Decided it might be a good idea if I had books to sell and I thought, "Hey, I got a bunch of previously published short stories. Why not put a book together. And so I did...
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Googled my book, Hound of the Arcanum on the off chance there might be a review.
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I mean, it's not wrong...
Googled my book, Hound of the Arcanum on the off chance there might be a review. No review, but this is what Google AI said about it: "Hound of the
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October 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Googled my book, Hound of the Arcanum on the off chance there might be a review.
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Haven't forgotten about this whole blogging thing. Just working on a big secret project. I mean big! Big! BIG!
Also working on actual real-life work. Like to pay the bills and stuff. Adulting is hard.
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Also working on actual real-life work. Like to pay the bills and stuff. Adulting is hard.
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Still Here...
Haven't forgotten about this whole blogging thing. Just working on a big secret project. I mean big! Big! BIG! Also working on actual real-life work. Like to
mikerimar.com
September 15, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Haven't forgotten about this whole blogging thing. Just working on a big secret project. I mean big! Big! BIG!
Also working on actual real-life work. Like to pay the bills and stuff. Adulting is hard.
mikerimar.com/2025/09/15/s...
Also working on actual real-life work. Like to pay the bills and stuff. Adulting is hard.
mikerimar.com/2025/09/15/s...
End of the day at work and I'm handing in my paperwork. The dispatcher is the fill-in guy because the regular guy is off. Without warning he says, "Hey, is it true you're an author."
Usually at this point my eyes narrow with suspicion. Truckers are a wary bunch.
mikerimar.com/2025/09/05/s...
Usually at this point my eyes narrow with suspicion. Truckers are a wary bunch.
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Something Cool Happened to Me Today.
End of the day at work and I'm handing in my paperwork. The dispatcher is the fill-in guy because the regular guy is off. Without warning he says, "Hey, is it t
mikerimar.com
September 6, 2025 at 1:11 AM
End of the day at work and I'm handing in my paperwork. The dispatcher is the fill-in guy because the regular guy is off. Without warning he says, "Hey, is it true you're an author."
Usually at this point my eyes narrow with suspicion. Truckers are a wary bunch.
mikerimar.com/2025/09/05/s...
Usually at this point my eyes narrow with suspicion. Truckers are a wary bunch.
mikerimar.com/2025/09/05/s...
I got this Wordpress add-on that's supposed to repost my blog stuff to FB and Bluesky. Don't seem to work all the time so this is mostly a test.
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This thing ain't workin'
I got this Wordpress add-on that's supposed to repost my blog stuff to FB and Bluesky. Don't seem to work all the time so this is mostly a test.
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September 3, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I got this Wordpress add-on that's supposed to repost my blog stuff to FB and Bluesky. Don't seem to work all the time so this is mostly a test.
mikerimar.com/2025/09/03/t...
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This is why I hate blogging. I just spent 20 minutes beginning with why I dislike social media, segued into a brief history of Facebook which morphed into a mini-rant about Elon Musk. Halfway through that I was like, WTF am I doing?
So, now I'm out of time.
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So, now I'm out of time.
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I'm really not good at this
This is why I hate blogging. I just spent 20 minutes beginning with why I dislike social media, segued into a brief history of Facebook which morphed into a min
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September 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM
This is why I hate blogging. I just spent 20 minutes beginning with why I dislike social media, segued into a brief history of Facebook which morphed into a mini-rant about Elon Musk. Halfway through that I was like, WTF am I doing?
So, now I'm out of time.
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So, now I'm out of time.
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What shall we talk about today? I mentioned I have a book out. It's called Hound of the Arcanum and frankly, I think it's pretty good. It's not ground breaking literature, but it is entertaining.
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Oh, Look. Another Post
What shall we talk about today? I mentioned I have a book out. It's called Hound of the Arcanum and frankly, I think it's pretty good. It's not ground breaking
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August 29, 2025 at 12:16 PM
What shall we talk about today? I mentioned I have a book out. It's called Hound of the Arcanum and frankly, I think it's pretty good. It's not ground breaking literature, but it is entertaining.
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This is one of the small press best-ofs that I was thinking about before. Such a great theme for a best-of! Please go buy this in droves so that they keep doing them each year.
Thrilling Landscapes! 🏕️
Breathtaking Vistas! 🌎
WILD CREATURES LURKING IN EVERY SHADOW! 🐅
Preorders for ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction, edited by @marissavu.bsky.social, ARE OFFICIALLY OPEN!! 🎉🎉🎉
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Breathtaking Vistas! 🌎
WILD CREATURES LURKING IN EVERY SHADOW! 🐅
Preorders for ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction, edited by @marissavu.bsky.social, ARE OFFICIALLY OPEN!! 🎉🎉🎉
Visit www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco... and PREORDER TODAY for 30% OFF! 💸
August 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This is one of the small press best-ofs that I was thinking about before. Such a great theme for a best-of! Please go buy this in droves so that they keep doing them each year.
Never liked doing it. Some are good at it. Not me. Writing reams on some topic or another. Having to do the research to make sure it all jives. THEN going over what you wrote. I've already edited this thing like 10 times.
Still, I have this page.
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Still, I have this page.
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Blogging
Never liked doing it. Some are good at it. Not me. Writing reams on some topic or another. Having to do the research to make sure it all jives. THEN going over
mikerimar.com
August 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Never liked doing it. Some are good at it. Not me. Writing reams on some topic or another. Having to do the research to make sure it all jives. THEN going over what you wrote. I've already edited this thing like 10 times.
Still, I have this page.
mikerimar.com/2025/08/27/b...
Still, I have this page.
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Damn. Looks like Carney blinked.
August 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Damn. Looks like Carney blinked.
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• The first ten (10) people to send me a picture of the PRINT copy of “Black Corrosion” they bought will get the “Green Corrosion” and the “Pink Corrosion” ebooks.
• The next ten (10) people to send me a picture of the PRINT copy of “Black Corrosion” they bought will get the “Green Corrosion” ebook.
• The next ten (10) people to send me a picture of the PRINT copy of “Black Corrosion” they bought will get the “Green Corrosion” ebook.
July 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
• The first ten (10) people to send me a picture of the PRINT copy of “Black Corrosion” they bought will get the “Green Corrosion” and the “Pink Corrosion” ebooks.
• The next ten (10) people to send me a picture of the PRINT copy of “Black Corrosion” they bought will get the “Green Corrosion” ebook.
• The next ten (10) people to send me a picture of the PRINT copy of “Black Corrosion” they bought will get the “Green Corrosion” ebook.
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Canadian SFF writer friends, don't forget it's the last day to vote in the Aurora Awards! I mean don't forget like I, uh, almost did www.csffa.ca
The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA) – Home of the Prix Aurora Awards and CSFFA Hall of Fame
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July 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Canadian SFF writer friends, don't forget it's the last day to vote in the Aurora Awards! I mean don't forget like I, uh, almost did www.csffa.ca
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• The first ten (10) people to send me a picture of the print copy of “Black Corrosion” they bought will get the “Green Corrosion” and the “Pink Corrosion” ebooks.
• The next ten (10) people to send me a picture of the print copy of “Black Corrosion” they bought will get the “Green Corrosion” ebook
• The next ten (10) people to send me a picture of the print copy of “Black Corrosion” they bought will get the “Green Corrosion” ebook
Black Corrosion
Black Corrosion - Kindle edition by Gurgu, Costi. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Black Corrosion.
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July 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
• The first ten (10) people to send me a picture of the print copy of “Black Corrosion” they bought will get the “Green Corrosion” and the “Pink Corrosion” ebooks.
• The next ten (10) people to send me a picture of the print copy of “Black Corrosion” they bought will get the “Green Corrosion” ebook
• The next ten (10) people to send me a picture of the print copy of “Black Corrosion” they bought will get the “Green Corrosion” ebook