Monique AC
@moniqueac.bsky.social
queer SF/horror writer - first reader (Diabolical Plots & Small Wonders) - con stuff (Rainbow Space Magic & Can*Con) - settler - she/they - notwhereilive.ca
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Monique AC
@moniqueac.bsky.social
· Oct 21
It's October 21... HAPPY RELEASE DAY!
Ghost to Ghost to Ghost - an anthology of 19 Haunting Tales from Canada.
Happy publication day to the authors of these wonderful short stories and flash fiction.
The paperback has been available for a while and today the eBook is here.
books2read.com/u/3GkdOL
Ghost to Ghost to Ghost - an anthology of 19 Haunting Tales from Canada.
Happy publication day to the authors of these wonderful short stories and flash fiction.
The paperback has been available for a while and today the eBook is here.
books2read.com/u/3GkdOL
Ghost to Ghost to Ghost: an anthology of haunting tales from Canada is out today 🎉
You can read my northern Ontario climate horror story, "The Fish of Cart Lake" (along with other great stories). 🐟 👻
You can read my northern Ontario climate horror story, "The Fish of Cart Lake" (along with other great stories). 🐟 👻
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Vigil/press conference featuring six city councilors ends with an “abolish ICE” chant and the Portland crows circling overhead.
January 9, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Vigil/press conference featuring six city councilors ends with an “abolish ICE” chant and the Portland crows circling overhead.
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If Canada remains on the sidelines and remains silent in the face of blatant violations of international law against states and international organizations, who will speak up when the U.S. turns its gaze, once more, to us?
January 8, 2026 at 3:31 PM
If Canada remains on the sidelines and remains silent in the face of blatant violations of international law against states and international organizations, who will speak up when the U.S. turns its gaze, once more, to us?
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The moderate position here is that every single ICE agent should be tried and put in prison for their many crimes. That's the baseline
January 8, 2026 at 1:32 AM
The moderate position here is that every single ICE agent should be tried and put in prison for their many crimes. That's the baseline
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Our reporters are on site at the vigil - network congestion preventing uploads currently. We would estimate up to 10,000 people are attending the vigil near 34th and Portland Avenue in Minneapolis at this time.
January 8, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Our reporters are on site at the vigil - network congestion preventing uploads currently. We would estimate up to 10,000 people are attending the vigil near 34th and Portland Avenue in Minneapolis at this time.
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You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
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January 7, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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fuck the huffington post
here you go
here you go
January 7, 2026 at 9:40 PM
fuck the huffington post
here you go
here you go
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I can’t stress this enough to foreign friends: don’t come to the US now. Whatever rights we boast of having, those are off the table. Masked goons kidnap and kill people. However bad you think it is from the news, it’s worse and falling fast. You don’t want to sightsee in a falling empire.
January 7, 2026 at 9:36 PM
I can’t stress this enough to foreign friends: don’t come to the US now. Whatever rights we boast of having, those are off the table. Masked goons kidnap and kill people. However bad you think it is from the news, it’s worse and falling fast. You don’t want to sightsee in a falling empire.
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ICE agents stopped by protesters after the shooting an observer in Minneapolis, according to witnesse. ICE deployed pepper spray and tear gas.
January 7, 2026 at 5:15 PM
ICE agents stopped by protesters after the shooting an observer in Minneapolis, according to witnesse. ICE deployed pepper spray and tear gas.
Kiki's Delivery Service
January 5, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Kiki's Delivery Service
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Oh hey, Indigo has Mercutio among its "most anticipated books of 2026", so it is 30% off until Jan. 11. ($18.89 CAD for the paperback, which comes out in August). I'd love this novel to find its readers, and pre-orders help, so Canadians, please check it out if you can www.indigo.ca/en-ca/mercut...
January 5, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Oh hey, Indigo has Mercutio among its "most anticipated books of 2026", so it is 30% off until Jan. 11. ($18.89 CAD for the paperback, which comes out in August). I'd love this novel to find its readers, and pre-orders help, so Canadians, please check it out if you can www.indigo.ca/en-ca/mercut...
I took this in the fall, it was amazing.
Spring cohorts of Binoculars to Binomials start in March!
Develop an observational practice, learn to make creative data viz on the web, hang with interesting people from around the 🌍... and discover a whole lot about birds and data!
Sliding scale pricing up to 50% off.
www.jerthorp.me/learning
Develop an observational practice, learn to make creative data viz on the web, hang with interesting people from around the 🌍... and discover a whole lot about birds and data!
Sliding scale pricing up to 50% off.
www.jerthorp.me/learning
January 4, 2026 at 9:39 PM
I took this in the fall, it was amazing.
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UN Charter Article 2(4) is a core principle of international law. It prohibits all states from the threat/use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any other state, banning war & coercion except self-defense or UN Security Council authorization.
January 3, 2026 at 5:36 PM
UN Charter Article 2(4) is a core principle of international law. It prohibits all states from the threat/use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any other state, banning war & coercion except self-defense or UN Security Council authorization.
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There are many, many people still viewing world events like today's through an ideological prism, as if the Trump regime has coherent or principled worldviews.
The sane among us realize Trump could just as easily "capture" the Canadian Prime Minister next month, on a whim.
The sane among us realize Trump could just as easily "capture" the Canadian Prime Minister next month, on a whim.
January 3, 2026 at 3:56 PM
There are many, many people still viewing world events like today's through an ideological prism, as if the Trump regime has coherent or principled worldviews.
The sane among us realize Trump could just as easily "capture" the Canadian Prime Minister next month, on a whim.
The sane among us realize Trump could just as easily "capture" the Canadian Prime Minister next month, on a whim.
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An embarrassingly weak statement that should have come from the Prime Minister
jfc
jfc
Please see my statement on the situation in Venezuela:
January 3, 2026 at 3:52 PM
An embarrassingly weak statement that should have come from the Prime Minister
jfc
jfc
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There's no legal difference between kidnapping Maduro and kidnapping Mark Carney.
January 3, 2026 at 2:39 PM
There's no legal difference between kidnapping Maduro and kidnapping Mark Carney.
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Also probably no practical difference in consequences because no one will stand up for anyone. I don't think collective security against the US is a thing. They can literally pick us off one by one if they choose. Which is the whole reason behind the concept of collective security, but here we are.
There's no legal difference between kidnapping Maduro and kidnapping Mark Carney.
January 3, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Also probably no practical difference in consequences because no one will stand up for anyone. I don't think collective security against the US is a thing. They can literally pick us off one by one if they choose. Which is the whole reason behind the concept of collective security, but here we are.
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Lest anyone for a single moment thinks this latest coup is a somehow a dramatic breach of long-term US foreign policy.
January 3, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Lest anyone for a single moment thinks this latest coup is a somehow a dramatic breach of long-term US foreign policy.
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December accountability & year end review
I don’t know where 2025 went (although just as well that it’s gone, really).
I don’t know where 2025 went (although just as well that it’s gone, really).
December accountability & year end review
I don’t know where 2025 went (although just as well that it’s gone, really).
notwhereilive.ca
January 2, 2026 at 4:23 AM
December accountability & year end review
I don’t know where 2025 went (although just as well that it’s gone, really).
I don’t know where 2025 went (although just as well that it’s gone, really).
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For the second time in as many years, officials in Calgary are issuing water restrictions after a major infrastructure failure. It's a temporary nuisance. But in drought-stricken times, water conservation should always be top of mind. So, how can we do it well? thenarwhal.ca/calgary-wate...
Calgary water restrictions: solutions to the crisis can be found around the world | The Narwhal
In a parched Bogotá, neighbourhoods take turns turning on taps. South of Calgary, Okotoks’ outdoor water schedule keeps residents consuming less. Calgarians could take note — if they want to avoid cat...
thenarwhal.ca
January 2, 2026 at 8:41 PM
For the second time in as many years, officials in Calgary are issuing water restrictions after a major infrastructure failure. It's a temporary nuisance. But in drought-stricken times, water conservation should always be top of mind. So, how can we do it well? thenarwhal.ca/calgary-wate...
December accountability & year end review
I don’t know where 2025 went (although just as well that it’s gone, really).
I don’t know where 2025 went (although just as well that it’s gone, really).
December accountability & year end review
I don’t know where 2025 went (although just as well that it’s gone, really).
notwhereilive.ca
January 2, 2026 at 4:23 AM
December accountability & year end review
I don’t know where 2025 went (although just as well that it’s gone, really).
I don’t know where 2025 went (although just as well that it’s gone, really).
I've taken the online short story workshop with Cat & it was just so helpful (& full of great people). I can't say enough good things.
This Saturday I'm starting my online short story writing workshop, which goes for six sessions, and is aimed at refining your storytelling skills and learning how to submit stories. Full and partial scholarships still available. Please spread the word!
www.catrambo.com/classes/shor...
www.catrambo.com/classes/shor...
Short Story Workshop | The World of Cat Rambo
Learn how to write, refine, and submit short stories in a workshop that combines lecture, discussion, in-class writing exercises, and critiquing each other's stories. Over the course of this class you...
www.catrambo.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:59 AM
I've taken the online short story workshop with Cat & it was just so helpful (& full of great people). I can't say enough good things.
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It’s the Little Ghosts’ annual NO RETURNS SALE!
The Little Ghosts are hibernating from Jan. 1-4th & online is our biggest sale of the year! Visit our website and look for the January Sale Category - sale items are 45%-65% off, 10% off everything.
www.littleghostsbooks.com/shop/january...
The Little Ghosts are hibernating from Jan. 1-4th & online is our biggest sale of the year! Visit our website and look for the January Sale Category - sale items are 45%-65% off, 10% off everything.
www.littleghostsbooks.com/shop/january...
January 1, 2026 at 4:31 PM
It’s the Little Ghosts’ annual NO RETURNS SALE!
The Little Ghosts are hibernating from Jan. 1-4th & online is our biggest sale of the year! Visit our website and look for the January Sale Category - sale items are 45%-65% off, 10% off everything.
www.littleghostsbooks.com/shop/january...
The Little Ghosts are hibernating from Jan. 1-4th & online is our biggest sale of the year! Visit our website and look for the January Sale Category - sale items are 45%-65% off, 10% off everything.
www.littleghostsbooks.com/shop/january...
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OTHERSIDE is officially OPEN for fiction and poetry submissions 🪐🗡️
If you’re part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, send us your speculative fiction and poetry: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and everything in between!
📚 Open window: Jan 1-14
📑 See guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
If you’re part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, send us your speculative fiction and poetry: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and everything in between!
📚 Open window: Jan 1-14
📑 See guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
January 1, 2026 at 6:31 PM
OTHERSIDE is officially OPEN for fiction and poetry submissions 🪐🗡️
If you’re part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, send us your speculative fiction and poetry: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and everything in between!
📚 Open window: Jan 1-14
📑 See guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
If you’re part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, send us your speculative fiction and poetry: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and everything in between!
📚 Open window: Jan 1-14
📑 See guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines/