Somewhat Grumpy Press 🇨🇦
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Hybrid publisher founded 2020, in Dartmouth, NS, Canada. Check our catalog - twenty fiction titles available, various genres. https://somewhatgrumpypress.com/
eBook sale! During February, six titles just 99 cents, all markets, all retailers. See our web site for the list of books and more about them. somewhatgrumpypress.com
Somewhat Grumpy Press
Founded in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 2020
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January 24, 2026 at 4:56 PM
eBook sale! During February, six titles just 99 cents, all markets, all retailers. See our web site for the list of books and more about them. somewhatgrumpypress.com
Congratulations to our founder, writer and editor @dabble58.bsky.social, on acceptance into the MFA program in Creative Non-Fiction at University of King's College in Halifax, NS!
January 24, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Congratulations to our founder, writer and editor @dabble58.bsky.social, on acceptance into the MFA program in Creative Non-Fiction at University of King's College in Halifax, NS!
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Guilt, the lack thereof, where does one draw the line?
Warning: this entry talks about violence and sexual abuse I've always had a difficult time sorting out guilt. Maybe it is my Roman Catholic upbringing (the Church does guilt so well...), or life experiences, but it's always a challenge teasing…
Warning: this entry talks about violence and sexual abuse I've always had a difficult time sorting out guilt. Maybe it is my Roman Catholic upbringing (the Church does guilt so well...), or life experiences, but it's always a challenge teasing…
Guilt, the lack thereof, where does one draw the line?
Warning: this entry talks about violence and sexual abuse I've always had a difficult time sorting out guilt. Maybe it is my Roman Catholic upbringing (the Church does guilt so well...), or life experiences, but it's always a challenge teasing out how I feel. My go to is to feel guilty about EVERYTHING, but as I get older, I realize this is probably a bit harsh.
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January 21, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Guilt, the lack thereof, where does one draw the line?
Warning: this entry talks about violence and sexual abuse I've always had a difficult time sorting out guilt. Maybe it is my Roman Catholic upbringing (the Church does guilt so well...), or life experiences, but it's always a challenge teasing…
Warning: this entry talks about violence and sexual abuse I've always had a difficult time sorting out guilt. Maybe it is my Roman Catholic upbringing (the Church does guilt so well...), or life experiences, but it's always a challenge teasing…
As a way of welcoming everyone to this New Year, please find below a list of free resources culled from my 2025 #gardening research.
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Happy 2026
Wow! Already more than two weeks into 2026 and it’s been months since my last post. Last year ended with a couple of personal tragedies that precluded me working on this blog. However, with a…
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January 19, 2026 at 6:53 PM
As a way of welcoming everyone to this New Year, please find below a list of free resources culled from my 2025 #gardening research.
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A joke for the history buffs:
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
January 18, 2026 at 1:56 PM
A joke for the history buffs:
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
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flirting with people so I can get them to read my work
January 18, 2026 at 1:59 AM
flirting with people so I can get them to read my work
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Members (and non-members) in Nova Scotia can contribute short romance fiction to the Nova Swoons micro anthology. The submission deadline is January 22. More information: writers.ns.ca/programs/mic...
Micro-Anthology Series
Micro-Anthology Series The Micro-Anthology Series provides publication opportunities and encourages Nova Scotian readers to discover local authors. Micro-anthologies are distributed for free in print ...
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January 18, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Members (and non-members) in Nova Scotia can contribute short romance fiction to the Nova Swoons micro anthology. The submission deadline is January 22. More information: writers.ns.ca/programs/mic...
You can borrow Somewhat Grumpy Press eBooks through any library that gets eBooks from Overdrive. www.overdrive.com/publishers/s...
Somewhat Grumpy Press Inc.
Somewhat Grumpy Press Inc. has 20 entries in their OverDrive catalogue
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January 16, 2026 at 7:17 PM
You can borrow Somewhat Grumpy Press eBooks through any library that gets eBooks from Overdrive. www.overdrive.com/publishers/s...
99 cent eBook sale coming in February: "Magic in Her Blood," "Traitors, Cannibals, Highlanders, and Vikings," and "Ocean's Lure." All 99 cents, all markets, all month!
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Magic in Her Blood
February eBook sale – 99 cents during February! Magic in Her Blood by ATL Doyle When her latest human companion dies, the immortal Freydis meets an innovative and boundary-pushing scientist, …
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January 15, 2026 at 2:51 PM
99 cent eBook sale coming in February: "Magic in Her Blood," "Traitors, Cannibals, Highlanders, and Vikings," and "Ocean's Lure." All 99 cents, all markets, all month!
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Greenland. An independent sort of place. Leave it alone!
A few years ago, I was offered the sensational opportunity to go to Greenland, to speak to a group of sheep farming women at their annual get together. We flew from Halifax to Reykjavik, then took a smaller plane to Nuuk, Greenland's…
A few years ago, I was offered the sensational opportunity to go to Greenland, to speak to a group of sheep farming women at their annual get together. We flew from Halifax to Reykjavik, then took a smaller plane to Nuuk, Greenland's…
Greenland. An independent sort of place. Leave it alone!
A few years ago, I was offered the sensational opportunity to go to Greenland, to speak to a group of sheep farming women at their annual get together. We flew from Halifax to Reykjavik, then took a smaller plane to Nuuk, Greenland's capital. We were taken to a small town via helicopter, plane, and bus. It was amazing to see the country, the ancient carvings in the stone, the coloured houses perched in the snow.
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January 7, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Greenland. An independent sort of place. Leave it alone!
A few years ago, I was offered the sensational opportunity to go to Greenland, to speak to a group of sheep farming women at their annual get together. We flew from Halifax to Reykjavik, then took a smaller plane to Nuuk, Greenland's…
A few years ago, I was offered the sensational opportunity to go to Greenland, to speak to a group of sheep farming women at their annual get together. We flew from Halifax to Reykjavik, then took a smaller plane to Nuuk, Greenland's…
Also kudos to Burwell's editor for most of his books (and several of our books from other authors too) - our founder, @dabble58.bsky.social.
New 5-star review for Possession Point, by Glenn Burwell. "Overall, this was a great read — smart, grounded, and distinctly Canadian." www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #booksky
Deb Hudon's review of Possession Point
5/5: I really enjoyed Possession Point. From the start, it pulled me in and kept me turning pages, but what really made it special for me was the setting. It was such a pleasure to read a crime novel ...
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January 5, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Also kudos to Burwell's editor for most of his books (and several of our books from other authors too) - our founder, @dabble58.bsky.social.
New 5-star review for Bib & Tucker, by @dabble58.bsky.social. "It was very interesting to learn what it was like to be a nurse in 1947, and the shocking (pun intended) conditions in hospitals." www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #booksky #bookreview
Joy's review of Bib and Tucker (White Stockings Book 2)
5/5: I just finished Bib & Tucker and I must say I really enjoyed it! I haven't read Spit & Polish, but now I really want to. The characters were very likable and charming and interesting. Amongst all...
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January 5, 2026 at 3:21 PM
New 5-star review for Bib & Tucker, by @dabble58.bsky.social. "It was very interesting to learn what it was like to be a nurse in 1947, and the shocking (pun intended) conditions in hospitals." www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #booksky #bookreview
New 5-star review for Possession Point, by Glenn Burwell. "Overall, this was a great read — smart, grounded, and distinctly Canadian." www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #booksky
Deb Hudon's review of Possession Point
5/5: I really enjoyed Possession Point. From the start, it pulled me in and kept me turning pages, but what really made it special for me was the setting. It was such a pleasure to read a crime novel ...
www.goodreads.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:46 PM
New 5-star review for Possession Point, by Glenn Burwell. "Overall, this was a great read — smart, grounded, and distinctly Canadian." www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #booksky
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The Mind’s Eye, or minding the eye…
I've been reading the excellent The Mind's Eye by Oliver Sacks, in my continuing search to learn all the things about medical history to provide interesting challenges for Ruth in my next novel. It's fascinating, as are most of Sacks' books, but this is probably…
I've been reading the excellent The Mind's Eye by Oliver Sacks, in my continuing search to learn all the things about medical history to provide interesting challenges for Ruth in my next novel. It's fascinating, as are most of Sacks' books, but this is probably…
The Mind’s Eye, or minding the eye…
I've been reading the excellent The Mind's Eye by Oliver Sacks, in my continuing search to learn all the things about medical history to provide interesting challenges for Ruth in my next novel. It's fascinating, as are most of Sacks' books, but this is probably not his best. He tells multiple stories of people who have various visual losses, of the ability to read, to see with binocular vision, to cope with blindness.
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January 4, 2026 at 4:49 PM
The Mind’s Eye, or minding the eye…
I've been reading the excellent The Mind's Eye by Oliver Sacks, in my continuing search to learn all the things about medical history to provide interesting challenges for Ruth in my next novel. It's fascinating, as are most of Sacks' books, but this is probably…
I've been reading the excellent The Mind's Eye by Oliver Sacks, in my continuing search to learn all the things about medical history to provide interesting challenges for Ruth in my next novel. It's fascinating, as are most of Sacks' books, but this is probably…
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"It is the height of hubris to suggest the events we now commemorate, which we measure maybe in hundreds of years, as recollections that will last more than a few generations, never mind forever." #holidays #memorials
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A Modest Proposal for Holidays
Many events around the world are credited with forever changing a town, a city, a country, or the course of history. But, as Prince told us, “forever … that’s a mighty long time.&…
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January 1, 2026 at 5:05 PM
"It is the height of hubris to suggest the events we now commemorate, which we measure maybe in hundreds of years, as recollections that will last more than a few generations, never mind forever." #holidays #memorials
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Happy new year and all that, or dragging myself through the holidays with clinical depression
At long last the holidays are over. They seem to get longer and darker every year. Way back, I was already finding them hard. As I get older, and the world gets grimmer, they accelerate in darkness. Photo…
At long last the holidays are over. They seem to get longer and darker every year. Way back, I was already finding them hard. As I get older, and the world gets grimmer, they accelerate in darkness. Photo…
Happy new year and all that, or dragging myself through the holidays with clinical depression
At long last the holidays are over. They seem to get longer and darker every year. Way back, I was already finding them hard. As I get older, and the world gets grimmer, they accelerate in darkness. Photo by Tim Mossholder on Pexels.com My marriage was weird, which didn't help, and my father had died after horrid suffering on Christmas Eve.
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January 1, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Happy new year and all that, or dragging myself through the holidays with clinical depression
At long last the holidays are over. They seem to get longer and darker every year. Way back, I was already finding them hard. As I get older, and the world gets grimmer, they accelerate in darkness. Photo…
At long last the holidays are over. They seem to get longer and darker every year. Way back, I was already finding them hard. As I get older, and the world gets grimmer, they accelerate in darkness. Photo…
A new blog post, in which @covell.ca from SGP interviews author Glenn Burwell, and learns many things, including whether Burwell is a plotter or pantser (and to take better interview notes). #booksky
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Glenn Burwell Interview
Tim from Somewhat Grumpy Press was recently in Vancouver, and had an opportunity to sit down for coffee* (of course)** with our most prolific author, Glenn Burwell.*** We recently published Glenn&#…
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December 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
A new blog post, in which @covell.ca from SGP interviews author Glenn Burwell, and learns many things, including whether Burwell is a plotter or pantser (and to take better interview notes). #booksky
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Thanks to @sfwa.org for being so responsive to concerns around the Nebula Awards and LLM use. The Nebula should honor human creativity, as the revised rules now state. However, we also don't want to see writers tripped up on eligibility or hit by witch hunts over minor LLM usage like spell check. 1/
Thoughts on the Nebula Awards, LLM usage, and where we draw the line | Jason Sanford's Genre Grapevine
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December 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Thanks to @sfwa.org for being so responsive to concerns around the Nebula Awards and LLM use. The Nebula should honor human creativity, as the revised rules now state. However, we also don't want to see writers tripped up on eligibility or hit by witch hunts over minor LLM usage like spell check. 1/
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I get that not all authors want to do blogs, but if you are going to the trouble of writing a blog, PLEASE give me a way to subscribe!
(And announcing your latest post on social media doesn't count - I might not see it, or might not use the same social media service).
(And announcing your latest post on social media doesn't count - I might not see it, or might not use the same social media service).
December 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I get that not all authors want to do blogs, but if you are going to the trouble of writing a blog, PLEASE give me a way to subscribe!
(And announcing your latest post on social media doesn't count - I might not see it, or might not use the same social media service).
(And announcing your latest post on social media doesn't count - I might not see it, or might not use the same social media service).
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My personal feeling is that if there is a part of my fiction that feels super boring to write, it is probably going to be boring for my reader and I need to step up my game.
It doesn't mean that it's going to be a breeze; often the opposite.
It doesn't mean that it's going to be a breeze; often the opposite.
December 21, 2025 at 12:41 AM
My personal feeling is that if there is a part of my fiction that feels super boring to write, it is probably going to be boring for my reader and I need to step up my game.
It doesn't mean that it's going to be a breeze; often the opposite.
It doesn't mean that it's going to be a breeze; often the opposite.
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God damn them all, I was told we’d cruise the seas for American gold (we’d fire no guns, shed no tears); now I’m a broken man on a Halifax pier…
U.S. lawmakers moved to revive privateering, a practice banished since the age of sail, which will allow government-backed ships to target enemies.
To stop drug boats, GOP lawmakers want to license pirates of the Caribbean
A bill introduced Thursday looks to revive a presidential power from the age of sail, by which Trump could issue letters of marque to modern-day privateers.
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December 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
God damn them all, I was told we’d cruise the seas for American gold (we’d fire no guns, shed no tears); now I’m a broken man on a Halifax pier…
When life gives you tree stumps...
‘I wouldn’t say they look good’: B.C. town combats complaints about tree stumps with festive decor
Creston, B.C., had to cut a bunch of trees down last year, leaving some residents miffed
#BritishColumbia
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Creston, B.C., had to cut a bunch of trees down last year, leaving some residents miffed
#BritishColumbia
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‘I wouldn’t say they look good’: B.C. town combats complaints about tree stumps with festive decor | CBC News
The initial decoration of a couple of 'eyesore' tree stumps in Creston, B.C. by an anonymous source, leads town staff on a holiday–season decorating mission to spruce up the remaining stumps. While re...
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December 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
When life gives you tree stumps...
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After today, the world gets a bit lighter again. Happy Winter Solstice!
December 21, 2025 at 12:31 PM
After today, the world gets a bit lighter again. Happy Winter Solstice!
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Canadian tv show Heated Rivalry is getting a 2nd season on Crave
Crave says the adaptation was its most-watched original series debut within the first seven days
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Crave says the adaptation was its most-watched original series debut within the first seven days
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Heated Rivalry is getting a 2nd season on Crave | CBC News
The drama series, based on books by Nova Scotian author Rachel Reid, has been picked up outside of Canada by broadcasters in the U.S., New Zealand and more, and been a hit with fans.
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December 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Canadian tv show Heated Rivalry is getting a 2nd season on Crave
Crave says the adaptation was its most-watched original series debut within the first seven days
www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
Crave says the adaptation was its most-watched original series debut within the first seven days
www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
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The older I get, the more faith I have in older faiths and observances such as solstice. This is St Lythans burial chamber, built 1,500 years before Stonehenge (and not yet excavated). When I visited, a recent previous visitor had left an offering. As I left, two visitors arrived and sang there.
December 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The older I get, the more faith I have in older faiths and observances such as solstice. This is St Lythans burial chamber, built 1,500 years before Stonehenge (and not yet excavated). When I visited, a recent previous visitor had left an offering. As I left, two visitors arrived and sang there.