N.P. Thompson 🍁
@nptwrites.bsky.social
Canadian author of magical middle grade books. Probably in the garden.
CHALICE OF CALADRIAI, book 4 of The Arcanium Saga now available!
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CHALICE OF CALADRIAI, book 4 of The Arcanium Saga now available!
books2read.com/NPTwrites | shop.nptwrites.com/ | nptwrites.com/links
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Looking for gifts for the readers in your life? Check out my Arcanium series! Available via most bookstores in paperback and e-book formats. Plus, there are enchanted crows! ✨🐦⬛🎄
#BookSky #Books
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#BookSky #Books
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AI is absolutely, positively ruining everything. EVERYTHING.
AI is why the kids can't read. AI is why the kids can't think. AI is why your uncle's brain is cooked by right-wing nonsense. AI is why you can't just buy a damn grocery without a million headaches in between.
AI is why the kids can't read. AI is why the kids can't think. AI is why your uncle's brain is cooked by right-wing nonsense. AI is why you can't just buy a damn grocery without a million headaches in between.
NEW: Springer Nature — the prestigious publisher of scientific journals like Nature and the 1845-founded magazine Scientific American — is imploring published journal authors to buy $49 AI-generated "Media Kits" that summarize their own work.
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December 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
AI is absolutely, positively ruining everything. EVERYTHING.
AI is why the kids can't read. AI is why the kids can't think. AI is why your uncle's brain is cooked by right-wing nonsense. AI is why you can't just buy a damn grocery without a million headaches in between.
AI is why the kids can't read. AI is why the kids can't think. AI is why your uncle's brain is cooked by right-wing nonsense. AI is why you can't just buy a damn grocery without a million headaches in between.
Did you know you can get a special bundle price for the first 3 books in my Arcanium series on my Payhip site? BONUS: the prices on this site are in $CAD so Canadians, you know exactly what you're paying, & Americans - you're paying less w/ exchange rate. #BookSky 🪐📚 ⏰📚
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3-Book Arcanium Bundle
“The Arcanium series is out of this world – literally and figuratively!” —Amazon Reader ReviewGet the first three e-books of The Arcanium at an exclusive bundle price, ONLY available via my author boo...
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December 26, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Did you know you can get a special bundle price for the first 3 books in my Arcanium series on my Payhip site? BONUS: the prices on this site are in $CAD so Canadians, you know exactly what you're paying, & Americans - you're paying less w/ exchange rate. #BookSky 🪐📚 ⏰📚
shop.nptwrites.com/b/HPTIy
shop.nptwrites.com/b/HPTIy
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In the distance 🐇🐉
November 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
In the distance 🐇🐉
Anyhow, there's still a couple of days left to vote in this year's Indie Ink Awards if anyone is looking for something to do on this fine Boxing Day. 😊 #BookSky #reading
Voting opened today for the Indie Ink Awards! Please consider voting for my #books, which have been nominated in these categories! (Just click on the link, then the category, then the book cover - the nominee books are in alphabetical order.)
indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-...
#BookSky #reading
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#BookSky #reading
December 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Oh joy. The "piracy isn't stealing because we're just copying a file" people have found my Mastodon account, along with the "if you really only made 21 cents per day this year nobody would be bothering to pirate your book anyway" people. 😑
a cat wearing a hard hat is looking at a blocked button
Alt: A cat wearing a hardhat presses a big red button with the word "blocked".
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December 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Oh joy. The "piracy isn't stealing because we're just copying a file" people have found my Mastodon account, along with the "if you really only made 21 cents per day this year nobody would be bothering to pirate your book anyway" people. 😑
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If he’s not peak cozy I don’t know what he is 🥹☕️
#whimsical #cottagecore #frog #christmasvibes #christmas
#whimsical #cottagecore #frog #christmasvibes #christmas
December 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
If he’s not peak cozy I don’t know what he is 🥹☕️
#whimsical #cottagecore #frog #christmasvibes #christmas
#whimsical #cottagecore #frog #christmasvibes #christmas
Furnace just crapped out AGAIN. Heat restored by flipping the main switch again, but this is not normal. Another call in to the emergency line. I don't even want to think about how much this is going to cost to get diagnosed and fixed during a major holiday. 😭
Aaand it's 16.8C on the main level and 14.5 upstairs. I *just* replaced this damned furnace last year. 😭
And also, my Bell service also seems to be fritzing out and dropping calls again. Just spent an entire afternoon -- literally HOURS -- with their tech support a couple of weeks ago about this.
And also, my Bell service also seems to be fritzing out and dropping calls again. Just spent an entire afternoon -- literally HOURS -- with their tech support a couple of weeks ago about this.
December 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Furnace just crapped out AGAIN. Heat restored by flipping the main switch again, but this is not normal. Another call in to the emergency line. I don't even want to think about how much this is going to cost to get diagnosed and fixed during a major holiday. 😭
Any Ontario gardeners looking for native seeds? :)
They will ship to Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
wildflowerseedlibrary.ca/shop/
wildflowerseedlibrary.ca/shop/
December 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Any Ontario gardeners looking for native seeds? :)
I was today years old when I learned that Quirks & Quarks is still broadcasting!
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks
Home | Quirks & Quarks with Bob McDonald | CBC Radio
CBC Radio's Quirks & Quarks covers the quicks of the expanding universe to the quarks within a single atom... and everything in between.
www.cbc.ca
December 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I was today years old when I learned that Quirks & Quarks is still broadcasting!
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks
Aaand it's 16.8C on the main level and 14.5 upstairs. I *just* replaced this damned furnace last year. 😭
And also, my Bell service also seems to be fritzing out and dropping calls again. Just spent an entire afternoon -- literally HOURS -- with their tech support a couple of weeks ago about this.
And also, my Bell service also seems to be fritzing out and dropping calls again. Just spent an entire afternoon -- literally HOURS -- with their tech support a couple of weeks ago about this.
December 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Aaand it's 16.8C on the main level and 14.5 upstairs. I *just* replaced this damned furnace last year. 😭
And also, my Bell service also seems to be fritzing out and dropping calls again. Just spent an entire afternoon -- literally HOURS -- with their tech support a couple of weeks ago about this.
And also, my Bell service also seems to be fritzing out and dropping calls again. Just spent an entire afternoon -- literally HOURS -- with their tech support a couple of weeks ago about this.
Absolutely would watch.
It's a crime we never got Muppet Hunt for Red October where the only humans are Connery and Tim Curry.
December 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Absolutely would watch.
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Seeds available for trade, larger amounts with sunchoke tubers within Canada.
USA, Europe, and possibly other countries I can send smaller amounts, and without larger seeds like corn,peas,and morning glorys
I can also do just book and art swaps
#SeedSwap #Seeds #plants #penpals #bookTrade🌱💚📨📩📮🐱☃️📚
USA, Europe, and possibly other countries I can send smaller amounts, and without larger seeds like corn,peas,and morning glorys
I can also do just book and art swaps
#SeedSwap #Seeds #plants #penpals #bookTrade🌱💚📨📩📮🐱☃️📚
December 23, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Seeds available for trade, larger amounts with sunchoke tubers within Canada.
USA, Europe, and possibly other countries I can send smaller amounts, and without larger seeds like corn,peas,and morning glorys
I can also do just book and art swaps
#SeedSwap #Seeds #plants #penpals #bookTrade🌱💚📨📩📮🐱☃️📚
USA, Europe, and possibly other countries I can send smaller amounts, and without larger seeds like corn,peas,and morning glorys
I can also do just book and art swaps
#SeedSwap #Seeds #plants #penpals #bookTrade🌱💚📨📩📮🐱☃️📚
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#Ottawa white Christmases over the past 50 years (2025 edition) #YowWx #OttWeather #OttNews
December 25, 2025 at 12:37 PM
#Ottawa white Christmases over the past 50 years (2025 edition) #YowWx #OttWeather #OttNews
Christmas Day and I am up before the kids. (No surprise, they are older, so like to sleep in when they can, and I am old and have insomnia.) So, I am thinking tea and maybe finishing my library book. 😊
December 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Christmas Day and I am up before the kids. (No surprise, they are older, so like to sleep in when they can, and I am old and have insomnia.) So, I am thinking tea and maybe finishing my library book. 😊
Do you think it's too late to change my Christmas wish list? 🤔😂
Part 158 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
16th century German ring that unfolds into an astronomical sphere
16th century German ring that unfolds into an astronomical sphere
December 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Do you think it's too late to change my Christmas wish list? 🤔😂
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Some of you have forgotten that only three years ago you were perfectly capable of writing a text, writing an email, telling a bedtime story to a child, and it should worry you that powerful companies have convinced us we can’t do things we’ve been doing since the dawn of time.
December 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Some of you have forgotten that only three years ago you were perfectly capable of writing a text, writing an email, telling a bedtime story to a child, and it should worry you that powerful companies have convinced us we can’t do things we’ve been doing since the dawn of time.
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From Facebook. I don't know who the author is but I agree 100% with the sentiment!
December 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
From Facebook. I don't know who the author is but I agree 100% with the sentiment!
Tonight's dinner is now simmering and is already starting to smell good. 😋
December 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Tonight's dinner is now simmering and is already starting to smell good. 😋
#ReasonsINeedToWinTheLottery
No. 1
If you listen to my cat, she is clearly *dying* from lack of attention. Not having to work would give me more time to lavish attention upon her.
No. 1
If you listen to my cat, she is clearly *dying* from lack of attention. Not having to work would give me more time to lavish attention upon her.
December 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
#ReasonsINeedToWinTheLottery
No. 1
If you listen to my cat, she is clearly *dying* from lack of attention. Not having to work would give me more time to lavish attention upon her.
No. 1
If you listen to my cat, she is clearly *dying* from lack of attention. Not having to work would give me more time to lavish attention upon her.
Agreed. It's heartbreaking when I see teachers telling kids to "just use AI for the art part" because it can do it "better" or "faster". It can't. Please don't do this to kids. You have no idea whose artistic spirit you're crushing. Same with writing. Help them figure out how to do it THEMSELVES.
I'm a comics creator. Every time I lead a workshop with kids, I see their absolute joy in drawing with their OWN HANDS. If you deny kids that joy by forcing them to type prompts into a computer, you're failing as an educator.
Shame on you for this.
Shame on you for this.
December 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Agreed. It's heartbreaking when I see teachers telling kids to "just use AI for the art part" because it can do it "better" or "faster". It can't. Please don't do this to kids. You have no idea whose artistic spirit you're crushing. Same with writing. Help them figure out how to do it THEMSELVES.
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“Canada’s left-leaning political parties and politicians must recognize that the only people holding them back are themselves. There’s now officially no excuse — bold campaigns will win the day.”
Montrealers: Let Zohran Mamdani inspire us
#polmtl
Montrealers: Let Zohran Mamdani inspire us
#polmtl
Montrealers: Let Zohran Mamdani inspire us
The victory of NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is an inspiring turn of events for Montrealers and Canada’s left-leaning political parties.
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December 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
“Canada’s left-leaning political parties and politicians must recognize that the only people holding them back are themselves. There’s now officially no excuse — bold campaigns will win the day.”
Montrealers: Let Zohran Mamdani inspire us
#polmtl
Montrealers: Let Zohran Mamdani inspire us
#polmtl
There is still time to vote for my books in this year's Indie Ink Awards! It's easy to do and doesn't take much time and I would be oh-so-grateful. Please help me get my books to the next round! 🙏😊 #BookSky #ReaderSky
Voting opened today for the Indie Ink Awards! Please consider voting for my #books, which have been nominated in these categories! (Just click on the link, then the category, then the book cover - the nominee books are in alphabetical order.)
indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-...
#BookSky #reading
indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-...
#BookSky #reading
December 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
There is still time to vote for my books in this year's Indie Ink Awards! It's easy to do and doesn't take much time and I would be oh-so-grateful. Please help me get my books to the next round! 🙏😊 #BookSky #ReaderSky
This is my concern with the direction OCDSB has chosen with their AI policy, which literally refers to AI as "a thinking partner" for high school students.
You are painting a vision of a future in which teachers create lessons with "A.i.," students complete them with "A.i.," and teachers grade them with "A.i."
No learning takes place under this system.
The only benefactors of this system are the corporations being paid for the "A.i." products.
No learning takes place under this system.
The only benefactors of this system are the corporations being paid for the "A.i." products.
December 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
This is my concern with the direction OCDSB has chosen with their AI policy, which literally refers to AI as "a thinking partner" for high school students.
Took me a minute. 😂
December 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Took me a minute. 😂
Seriously, Ontario? Why would we reduce recycling targets for tires??? Ford had to know this would be the result. This is just asking for another catastrophic tire fire.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Hundreds of thousands of used tires are piling in Ontario. Some industry insiders are sounding the alarm | CBC News
Hundreds of thousands of used tires are piling up in depots, lots and shops across Ontario as some of the companies responsible for tire recycling have stopped collecting, industry experts say.
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December 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Seriously, Ontario? Why would we reduce recycling targets for tires??? Ford had to know this would be the result. This is just asking for another catastrophic tire fire.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...