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Stacey Kondla
@staceykondla.bsky.social
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Books are life. Biophilic. Soup lover. Concerts feed my soul. Stroke survivor. Opinions are my own. Smash the patriarchy. she/her
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New stuff up at @butterfliesandaliens.com - check out the whole thread if you love alphabet books or music biography books 📚 #amreading #books #reading #picturebooks #biography
butterfliesandaliens.com The Butterflies & Aliens Library @butterfliesandaliens.com · 4d
Still ramping to post more regularly but figured we'd hop in to share some of our most recent additions to the stacks...
February 9, 2026 at 1:32 AM
staceykondla.bsky.social
For music lovers and book lovers #booksky #metalsky
blackriders.com Winston Pei (he/they/il/iel) @blackriders.com · 21d
So our Butterfly-in-Chief over at the Butterflies & Aliens Library is starting up something new for 2026! Libraries are about more than just books!

#libraries #music #heavymetal

www.butterfliesandaliens.com/stacks/and-n...
January 22, 2026 at 8:28 PM
staceykondla.bsky.social
Dealing with a bit of insomnia tonight, so I decided to keep working on purging my photos in iCloud. Found this gem that is lovely 🖤 #books #reading 📚❤️
"Schmökern" is a German verb that means to leisurely browse through books, often with a sense of enjoyment or without a specific goal. It reflects the casual and pleasurable act of reading, exploring books without a strict focus, and immersing oneself in the content for the joy of it.
January 15, 2026 at 7:10 AM
staceykondla.bsky.social
It’s cold in Calgary but it’s also beautiful #yyc #yycweather #snow #hoarfrost
Picture of frost covered leafless trees and shrubs. The sky is blue
January 5, 2026 at 12:34 AM
staceykondla.bsky.social
So, how’s your new year going so far?
Picture of a crochet potato holding a sign that says Life was all out of lemons so here’s a potato instead
January 3, 2026 at 5:30 PM
staceykondla.bsky.social
Processing grief and my main reason for stepping away from agenting, and looking into the new year with hope

www.butterfliesandaliens.com/stacks/new-y...
New year, new me? — The Butterflies and Aliens Library of Literary Eccentricities and Rarities
Not really, but a me with renewed clarity…
www.butterfliesandaliens.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:18 PM
staceykondla.bsky.social
My goals for the new year are to continue being a lifelong learner, to read and enjoy books that are interesting to me, to find my new place in the book world, and to keep going to live music to feed my soul. Happy New Year and see you all in 2026 🎉
December 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
staceykondla.bsky.social
Merry Christmas to all my friends who celebrate! I stopped celebrating Christmas years ago because it simply wasn’t worth the stress for me so I went to bed at 7 last night, enjoyed a solid 11 hours in bed, and look forward to a day of sloth. Hope you all find joy in whatever you are doing ❤️
December 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
staceykondla.bsky.social
It is my 9th Strokeversary today and my annual reminder to you all to know the signs of stroke and get help FAST.
Selfie just after having a stroke - face is drooping and eye is swollen beside selfie of myself recently looking pretty good with no drooping face
December 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
staceykondla.bsky.social
I am sad to announce that I am stepping away from agenting for personal reasons. It was an intensely difficult decision involving a lot of crying but in my heart I know it is the right decision for myself and my clients. 1/4
Post by brightwanderer I think a lot about how we as a culture have turned "forever" into the only acceptable definition of success. Like... if you open a coffee shop and run it for a while and it makes you happy but then stuff gets too expensive and stressful and you want to do something else so you close it, it's a "failed" business. If you write a book or two, then decide that you don't actually want to keep doing that, you're a "failed" writer. If you marry someone, and that marriage is good for a while, and then stops working and you get divorced, it's a "failed" marriage. The only acceptable "win condition" is "you keep doing that thing forever". A friendship that lasts for a few years but then its time is done and you move on is considered less valuable or not a "real" friendship. A hobby that you do for a while and then are done with is a "phase" - or, alternatively, a "pity" that you don't do that thing any more. A fandom is "dying" because people have had a lot of fun with it but are now moving on to other things. I just think that something can be good, and also end, and that thing was still good. And it's okay to be sad that it ended, too. But the idea that anything that ends is automatically less than this hypothetical eternal state of success... I don't think that's doing us any good at all.
November 12, 2025 at 11:52 AM
staceykondla.bsky.social
I have just been notified that my name is being used to potentially scam authors and I am raging. 1/3
Red background with alarm lights emojis and text that reads SCAM ALERT in all caps
September 17, 2025 at 10:14 PM
staceykondla.bsky.social
Excited to work with Keyanna!! 🎉🎉🎉
September 17, 2025 at 8:54 PM
staceykondla.bsky.social
#vote #never51 #CarneyForCanada #notpoilievre
Yellow elections Canada vote sign Liberal candidate Corey Hogan Calgary Confederation sign with small Canadian flag
April 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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dannastaaf.bsky.social
I loved sharing "behind the scenes" research from my book THE LADY AND THE OCTOPUS in this interview for From the Mixed Up Files of Middle Grade Authors:
fromthemixedupfiles.com/stem-tuesday...
@carolhinz.bsky.social @therightsfactory.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social @staceykondla.bsky.social
STEM Tuesday- Naturalists- Author Interview: Danna Staaf - From The Mixed Up Files
Welcome to STEM Tuesday: Author Interview, a repeating feature for the last Tuesday of every month. Go Science-Tech-Engineering-Math! Today we’re featuring Danna Staaf, a marine biologist and author o...
fromthemixedupfiles.com
April 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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tkingfisher.com
Incidentally, since almost all the physical books from major publishers in the US are printed in China, that probably just increased the price by 50%, which massively lowers sales and means publishers will do much smaller print runs.
April 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
staceykondla.bsky.social
Very sad to hear Nancy Kilpatrick has passed away. She was a lovely person and Canada has lost a great talent 🖤
robertjsawyer.com Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · Apr 1
Nancy Kilpatrick, one of Canada's best horror writers, lost her battle with cancer today. Here's Nancy's bio at the website of The Writers' Union of Canada:

nancykilpatrick.com#about
April 1, 2025 at 11:08 AM
staceykondla.bsky.social
A very worthwhile read for those worried about publishing like I am. Thank you @joshthelibromancer.bsky.social for being optimistic and constructive ❤️ 📚
March 31, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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banalplay.bsky.social
Gen X, finally roused from its ideological torpor, gathers outside the White House. the police are called, the fire hoses are turned on them but they start drinking it and only get stronger
March 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
staceykondla.bsky.social
"If it continues like this, democracy [there] will not last another six months."
I worry for my American friends and clients. This is real life horror

www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7486317
U.S. could lose democracy status, says global watchdog
www.cbc.ca
March 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM
staceykondla.bsky.social
You are fabulous @dannastaaf.bsky.social and I am so thrilled to be a part of your publishing journey ❤️😭❤️
dannastaaf.bsky.social Danna Staaf @dannastaaf.bsky.social · Mar 18
In defiance of the US president's horrible anti-Canada stance, I want to say I'm honored and delighted to be working on my next book with fantastic Canadian agent @staceykondla.bsky.social (at Canadian agency @therightsfactory.bsky.social) and wonderful Canadian publisher Greystone Kids. 🇨🇦🐙❤️
A screenshot of the Publishers Marketplace deal announcement for Tentacle Mysteries by Danna Staaf, with digital art added. Three shiny red tentacles reach around from behind the announcement. One places a heart next to the Imprint: Greystone Kids; another places a heart under the agent's name, Stacey Kondla, and a third is using a marker to draw a Canadian flag above the words "International rights: Canada Children's." The word Canada is also underlined in red.
March 18, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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nancyeaton.bsky.social
Looking for Cdn Owned Pet Stores & Products?
🇨🇦Pet Valu
🇨🇦Bosley's
🇨🇦Petland 🇨🇦
🇨🇦Ren's Pets
🇨🇦Local independent owned pet supply stores
🇨🇦Retail chains also sell pet supplies
🇨🇦Real Canadian/Atlantic Superstore
🇨🇦Loblaws
US chain Petsmart is majority owned by UK equity firm
#BuyCanadian
#BoycottUSProducts
March 6, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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themosh.net
Ghost Debut New Look in “Satanized” Video, Announce April Release for Next Album “Skeletá”

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Ghost Debut New Look in “Satanized” Video, Announce April Release for Next Album “Skeletá”
Ghost has delivered on their promise of a ‘phantasmagoric spectacle’ with the unveiling of their new single, “Satanized”, alongside a striking visual presentation. The reveal also introduced fans to t...
themosh.net
March 5, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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metalinjection.bsky.social
GHOST Announces Dark New Record Skeletá, Streams "Satanized" metalinjection.net/video/ghost-...
GHOST Announces Dark New Record Skeletá, Streams "Satanized" & First Look At PAPA V PERPETUA - Metal Injection
Certainly more evil than they've been.
metalinjection.net
March 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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jeope.bsky.social
Snowborb: a Procreate creation from the weekend, of a dark-eyed junco standing in spring slush. #birds #art #ProcreateArtist
Illustration of a very round dark-eyed junco, standing in snow that matches the white belly. Soft snowflakes are falling, accumulating on its head. The bird is looking up. The background is a teal blue.
March 3, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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effinbirds.com
A painting of a bird next to the words "fuck this garbage"
March 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM