Rachel Hartman
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Do you enjoy my books? Then you'll be right at home over at Fake Folktales, where I publish the stories I couldn't squeeze into my novels, plus the adventures of my Folkloric Arts Research Team (two monks and a dragon) who dig up stories even *I* haven't heard before
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This is an excellent book that I recommend to people all the time. Get yourself the new edition.
Just want to point out that "Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis & Inuit Issues in Canada" has a new edition coming out in the spring of 2026 with a much expanded exploration of administrative definitions of Indigenous folks (and more).
November 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
This is an excellent book that I recommend to people all the time. Get yourself the new edition.
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December is right around the corner, and with it, our somewhat-annual holiday party!
Come by during store hours on Saturday December 6th! We'll have tasty treats, discounts, and almost all our staff will be in! Come pick our brains for the perfect recommendations for holiday gifts or for yourself.
Come by during store hours on Saturday December 6th! We'll have tasty treats, discounts, and almost all our staff will be in! Come pick our brains for the perfect recommendations for holiday gifts or for yourself.
November 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
December is right around the corner, and with it, our somewhat-annual holiday party!
Come by during store hours on Saturday December 6th! We'll have tasty treats, discounts, and almost all our staff will be in! Come pick our brains for the perfect recommendations for holiday gifts or for yourself.
Come by during store hours on Saturday December 6th! We'll have tasty treats, discounts, and almost all our staff will be in! Come pick our brains for the perfect recommendations for holiday gifts or for yourself.
This is horrifying and well worth reading. It doesn't apply perfectly to Canada, but it doesn't NOT apply, either.
This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
This is horrifying and well worth reading. It doesn't apply perfectly to Canada, but it doesn't NOT apply, either.
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'Who cares?': Carney, when asked about last time he spoke to Trump
Mark continues the tradition of Canadian Prime Ministers being petty bitches. 🚬
gorgeous no notes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o37n...
Mark continues the tradition of Canadian Prime Ministers being petty bitches. 🚬
gorgeous no notes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o37n...
'Who cares?': Carney, when asked about last time he spoke to Trump
YouTube video by CBC News
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
'Who cares?': Carney, when asked about last time he spoke to Trump
Mark continues the tradition of Canadian Prime Ministers being petty bitches. 🚬
gorgeous no notes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o37n...
Mark continues the tradition of Canadian Prime Ministers being petty bitches. 🚬
gorgeous no notes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o37n...
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You know what, I'm just gonna re-up this post
November 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
You know what, I'm just gonna re-up this post
My son says his friend's sibling googled car repair, only read the AI summary, and was in an accident when the "repair" failed while driving.
On one hand, this story feels bullshitty*. OtOH, I'm tickled that these are the bullshitty stories young people are telling about AI, ie. that it sucks.
On one hand, this story feels bullshitty*. OtOH, I'm tickled that these are the bullshitty stories young people are telling about AI, ie. that it sucks.
November 23, 2025 at 11:45 PM
My son says his friend's sibling googled car repair, only read the AI summary, and was in an accident when the "repair" failed while driving.
On one hand, this story feels bullshitty*. OtOH, I'm tickled that these are the bullshitty stories young people are telling about AI, ie. that it sucks.
On one hand, this story feels bullshitty*. OtOH, I'm tickled that these are the bullshitty stories young people are telling about AI, ie. that it sucks.
ADHD meds saved my son's life, I will keep shouting this forever, but yeah, he also discovered that he still had to actually DO his homework, lol.
trying to start a moral panic and the stories are all like “the ADHD meds really helped but didn’t solve everything”
November 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
ADHD meds saved my son's life, I will keep shouting this forever, but yeah, he also discovered that he still had to actually DO his homework, lol.
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I'm not sure anyone will even see this thread, but we all have projects we wished had gotten more attention. What did you make in 2025 that you feel was overlooked? Tell us about it and share links so more of us can discover it!
November 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I'm not sure anyone will even see this thread, but we all have projects we wished had gotten more attention. What did you make in 2025 that you feel was overlooked? Tell us about it and share links so more of us can discover it!
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DOH. HUGE NEWS in the tariff wars!
(Point Roberts is a tiny sliver of America you can basically only reach from Canada.)
(Point Roberts is a tiny sliver of America you can basically only reach from Canada.)
November 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
DOH. HUGE NEWS in the tariff wars!
(Point Roberts is a tiny sliver of America you can basically only reach from Canada.)
(Point Roberts is a tiny sliver of America you can basically only reach from Canada.)
OR, you could just ask me what your toddler is saying. I'm not making a joke, I'm actually good at this. Which was a problem, in a way, because my son (who ended up needing speech therapy) was 3, he went from home (where I understood what he was saying) to preschool, where no one understood him.
“This study is trying to understand how we can leverage AI and machine-learning principles to improve recognition for toddlers and preschoolers.”
Canadian researchers look into how AI can better understand toddler talk like 'doodidees' | CBC News
Two researchers at Western University in London, Ont., are studying how to improve the way artificial intelligence understands toddlers' speaking patterns. They're recruiting preschool-age children to...
www.cbc.ca
November 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
OR, you could just ask me what your toddler is saying. I'm not making a joke, I'm actually good at this. Which was a problem, in a way, because my son (who ended up needing speech therapy) was 3, he went from home (where I understood what he was saying) to preschool, where no one understood him.
We Vancouverites, unashamed and obvious tourists, didn't lead a life much different than this, because we melted whenever the temperature was above 25C. Which, in Kerala in November, was every single day
So many visitors to India are all like " I don't want to do touristy things I want to experience life as a local" and then claim they're bored when they have to just stay indoors all day to avoid the sun and catch up with ppl at the park in the evening to insult the prime minister
People who feel bad at being called tourists are without doubt the most tedious people on earth to get stuck next to on a plane and it isn't close to close
November 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
We Vancouverites, unashamed and obvious tourists, didn't lead a life much different than this, because we melted whenever the temperature was above 25C. Which, in Kerala in November, was every single day
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Remember: they used thousands of academic books too! If you’re a scholar, check for your books too. This isn’t just novelists and pop writers, it’s academic books too!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Remember: they used thousands of academic books too! If you’re a scholar, check for your books too. This isn’t just novelists and pop writers, it’s academic books too!
My new favourite game with the dog is called "Mommy is Boring" and it's where she falls asleep on a mat next to my chair
November 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
My new favourite game with the dog is called "Mommy is Boring" and it's where she falls asleep on a mat next to my chair
Welllll... my team this mini-season is going to test this thesis thoroughly, I fear. 0-2 so far, and boy howdy did we suck hard today.
CURLING IS LITERALLY THE BEST SPORT, I feel the need to add. Like, it BARELY matters if you win or lose, you had so much fun doing it that you can't wait to go again.
November 17, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Welllll... my team this mini-season is going to test this thesis thoroughly, I fear. 0-2 so far, and boy howdy did we suck hard today.
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Most woke opinion: since incorporated bodies are people & you’re eligible to run for president of the USA if you were born here OR if you were here when the constitution was ratified, Canada can & should run for president of the USA.
Native & First Nations tribal gov’ts can too, also Lake Michigan
Native & First Nations tribal gov’ts can too, also Lake Michigan
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Most woke opinion: since incorporated bodies are people & you’re eligible to run for president of the USA if you were born here OR if you were here when the constitution was ratified, Canada can & should run for president of the USA.
Native & First Nations tribal gov’ts can too, also Lake Michigan
Native & First Nations tribal gov’ts can too, also Lake Michigan
New at Fake Folktales: Brother Erne begins telling Frai Moldi some family stories, in hopes of somehow figuring out the truth about what happened to his mother. I'm not sure this particular story offers many clues, but maybe there are more than meet the eye...
www.patreon.com/posts/mother...
www.patreon.com/posts/mother...
Motherfly | Rachel Hartman
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November 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
New at Fake Folktales: Brother Erne begins telling Frai Moldi some family stories, in hopes of somehow figuring out the truth about what happened to his mother. I'm not sure this particular story offers many clues, but maybe there are more than meet the eye...
www.patreon.com/posts/mother...
www.patreon.com/posts/mother...
I went down to Blaine, WA recently to update my Nexus Card documents and was really struck by how almost the ONLY people crossing the border, either direction, were people with Nexus. Meaning there was a line in the "fast" lane, and nowhere else, haha
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Canadian Travel to the U.S. Declines for 10th Straight Month
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I went down to Blaine, WA recently to update my Nexus Card documents and was really struck by how almost the ONLY people crossing the border, either direction, were people with Nexus. Meaning there was a line in the "fast" lane, and nowhere else, haha
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Really wondering when the rodents are going to figure out that we have to throw food at the dog to get her to eat, and some of it sometimes goes under the fridge
November 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Really wondering when the rodents are going to figure out that we have to throw food at the dog to get her to eat, and some of it sometimes goes under the fridge
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DO NOT REPEAT THIS INSIGHT
November 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
DO NOT REPEAT THIS INSIGHT
Teetering on the bedside table
November 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Teetering on the bedside table
New novice league curling mini-season! My team, A Brush With Destiny, went 3-2 last round. We're back for more, now with two new players, and maybe we're 0-1 to start, but we showed we're competitive. I know you love curling updates, so I'll report again next week.
November 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
New novice league curling mini-season! My team, A Brush With Destiny, went 3-2 last round. We're back for more, now with two new players, and maybe we're 0-1 to start, but we showed we're competitive. I know you love curling updates, so I'll report again next week.
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This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.
November 5, 2025 at 5:39 AM
This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.
In other news: as one of the few people who apparently feels this way, I'm enjoying the hell out of the time change!
November 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
In other news: as one of the few people who apparently feels this way, I'm enjoying the hell out of the time change!
Of course the Jays losing is not some kind of metaphor for Canada's struggles with our southern neighbours, certainly not some kind of PROPHECY for how all that is likely to go, I'm not SUPERSTITIOUS, I just kind of... *weep*
November 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Of course the Jays losing is not some kind of metaphor for Canada's struggles with our southern neighbours, certainly not some kind of PROPHECY for how all that is likely to go, I'm not SUPERSTITIOUS, I just kind of... *weep*