Straith🍉
@straith.ca
D.A. Straith (they/them) - Toronto-adjacent fiction person and friend of kaiju - nonbinary trans & queer settler - work in Augur, Fusion Fragment, On Spec - Clarion West Novel Workshop '25 - straith.carrd.co
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Straith🍉
@straith.ca
· Nov 15
It's Straith's awards eligibility post for 2025!!
I'm putting forward two of the three stories I had published this year for your consideration. I'd love especially if you'd consider "Fishwife" for the Aurora Award for Short Fiction, since it's my mémère story 💜
I'm putting forward two of the three stories I had published this year for your consideration. I'd love especially if you'd consider "Fishwife" for the Aurora Award for Short Fiction, since it's my mémère story 💜
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Where's the lie?
December 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Where's the lie?
just watched Rabbit Trap, absolutely loved it, but am Slightly Worried that my comps list for EVERY YEAR THE SUMMER will contain a squint-worthy amount of Dev Patel filmography
December 28, 2025 at 11:08 PM
just watched Rabbit Trap, absolutely loved it, but am Slightly Worried that my comps list for EVERY YEAR THE SUMMER will contain a squint-worthy amount of Dev Patel filmography
this got liked by a sports gambling bot which really validates the idea for me. the bots want gay sports romance too
can’t wait for the stock market to finally merge with sports betting so that we can see the ultimate evolution, apple’s hockey team going up against nvidia’s hockey team, except the team captains are in a secret romance that brings down all of capitalism
December 28, 2025 at 2:22 AM
this got liked by a sports gambling bot which really validates the idea for me. the bots want gay sports romance too
hi, are you in the Xmas-to-new-years emptiness and looking for something to read? Enjoy either:
🚀a voyage on foot across the surface of mars
Or
💀a grandmother who takes revenge against death itself
both available now!
🚀a voyage on foot across the surface of mars
Or
💀a grandmother who takes revenge against death itself
both available now!
It's Straith's awards eligibility post for 2025!!
I'm putting forward two of the three stories I had published this year for your consideration. I'd love especially if you'd consider "Fishwife" for the Aurora Award for Short Fiction, since it's my mémère story 💜
I'm putting forward two of the three stories I had published this year for your consideration. I'd love especially if you'd consider "Fishwife" for the Aurora Award for Short Fiction, since it's my mémère story 💜
December 27, 2025 at 11:38 PM
hi, are you in the Xmas-to-new-years emptiness and looking for something to read? Enjoy either:
🚀a voyage on foot across the surface of mars
Or
💀a grandmother who takes revenge against death itself
both available now!
🚀a voyage on foot across the surface of mars
Or
💀a grandmother who takes revenge against death itself
both available now!
welcome to the Decembuary Chronolacuna
December 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
welcome to the Decembuary Chronolacuna
also at least one of them is trans
can’t wait for the stock market to finally merge with sports betting so that we can see the ultimate evolution, apple’s hockey team going up against nvidia’s hockey team, except the team captains are in a secret romance that brings down all of capitalism
December 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
also at least one of them is trans
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That time of year again!
December 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
That time of year again!
can’t wait for the stock market to finally merge with sports betting so that we can see the ultimate evolution, apple’s hockey team going up against nvidia’s hockey team, except the team captains are in a secret romance that brings down all of capitalism
December 27, 2025 at 3:41 AM
can’t wait for the stock market to finally merge with sports betting so that we can see the ultimate evolution, apple’s hockey team going up against nvidia’s hockey team, except the team captains are in a secret romance that brings down all of capitalism
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Time to watch my fave Christmas movie
December 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Time to watch my fave Christmas movie
giving myself the gift of unsubscribing from marketing emails this morning
December 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
giving myself the gift of unsubscribing from marketing emails this morning
it's happening. orchid bark & worm castings. BTI dunks & sticky traps. a massive lidded bucket for potting mix. every spare yogurt container will be given drainage holes, every spare jar considered for a decorative pot, every existing plant propagated, in 2026 we shall be green!!!!
2026 is the year that I evolve into a plant gay. I have promised my mom that I'm going to propagate plants for the first time in 2026. I'm feeding my youtube algorithm with requests for plants. I've put in a request with the family for any extra potting soil they might have around. we're doing it
December 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
it's happening. orchid bark & worm castings. BTI dunks & sticky traps. a massive lidded bucket for potting mix. every spare yogurt container will be given drainage holes, every spare jar considered for a decorative pot, every existing plant propagated, in 2026 we shall be green!!!!
gotta watch FARGO, THE GREEN KNIGHT and A MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL to get the holiday vibes down
December 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
gotta watch FARGO, THE GREEN KNIGHT and A MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL to get the holiday vibes down
today in home cooking as a part of caregiving I’m prepping:
- pork bone broth with ginger and kelp (got 4.5lb of bones for $14, feeling victorious)
- marinated salmon
- braised tofu
- frozen berry / chia seed compote
- pork bone broth with ginger and kelp (got 4.5lb of bones for $14, feeling victorious)
- marinated salmon
- braised tofu
- frozen berry / chia seed compote
December 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
today in home cooking as a part of caregiving I’m prepping:
- pork bone broth with ginger and kelp (got 4.5lb of bones for $14, feeling victorious)
- marinated salmon
- braised tofu
- frozen berry / chia seed compote
- pork bone broth with ginger and kelp (got 4.5lb of bones for $14, feeling victorious)
- marinated salmon
- braised tofu
- frozen berry / chia seed compote
Instant pot chicken soup w/ ginger, carrot, nappa cabbage, goji berries, green onions, white pepper, salt. requested by the partner man for its healing properties. I received the request and knew what I must do 😎
December 22, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Instant pot chicken soup w/ ginger, carrot, nappa cabbage, goji berries, green onions, white pepper, salt. requested by the partner man for its healing properties. I received the request and knew what I must do 😎
this judgmental little fellow joined the family today. he will be a guardian of our home against fear and illness and the overly rapid passage of time and will just be oh-so-cutie-baby-omg-squishy-cutie-awwww
December 22, 2025 at 12:16 AM
this judgmental little fellow joined the family today. he will be a guardian of our home against fear and illness and the overly rapid passage of time and will just be oh-so-cutie-baby-omg-squishy-cutie-awwww
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Co-signed, both because it's important to uphold Charter rights for all people, and because if the provinces are going to start using the Notwithstanding Clause to abrogate rights then the Federal government needs to get some precedent for the power to dismiss that kind of legislation.
this is a Canadian petition to uphold charter rights for transgender and minority communities
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
December 21, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Co-signed, both because it's important to uphold Charter rights for all people, and because if the provinces are going to start using the Notwithstanding Clause to abrogate rights then the Federal government needs to get some precedent for the power to dismiss that kind of legislation.
very emotional and grateful hearing my partner banging at the veggie chopper in the kitchen today
December 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
very emotional and grateful hearing my partner banging at the veggie chopper in the kitchen today
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Also there are 11 more days to submit your queer speculative stories already published in 2025!
The editors love reading far and wide, so please especially consider submitting work from journals and anthologies they might not be aware of.
www.neonhemlock.com/were-here
The editors love reading far and wide, so please especially consider submitting work from journals and anthologies they might not be aware of.
www.neonhemlock.com/were-here
we're here — neon hemlock
www.neonhemlock.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Also there are 11 more days to submit your queer speculative stories already published in 2025!
The editors love reading far and wide, so please especially consider submitting work from journals and anthologies they might not be aware of.
www.neonhemlock.com/were-here
The editors love reading far and wide, so please especially consider submitting work from journals and anthologies they might not be aware of.
www.neonhemlock.com/were-here
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this is a Canadian petition to uphold charter rights for transgender and minority communities
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
December 20, 2025 at 3:20 AM
this is a Canadian petition to uphold charter rights for transgender and minority communities
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
look, sometimes you gotta carb load to seek the mysteries
thank you @fusionfragment.bsky.social for the spotlight, I love this story and am so glad to have had it published by FF!
please go read if you wanna make my day (and read about a trans ultrarunner on Mars, which, why wouldn't you?)
thank you @fusionfragment.bsky.social for the spotlight, I love this story and am so glad to have had it published by FF!
please go read if you wanna make my day (and read about a trans ultrarunner on Mars, which, why wouldn't you?)
Story #8 in FF#26: "Once Upon the Crossing of Mars" by @straith.ca
If you need a story with:
-"I hallucinated on Mars and all I got was this t-shirt!"
-carbo-loading
-ecstatic mysteries
Download it for free at www.fusionfragment.com/issue-26/
If you need a story with:
-"I hallucinated on Mars and all I got was this t-shirt!"
-carbo-loading
-ecstatic mysteries
Download it for free at www.fusionfragment.com/issue-26/
December 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
look, sometimes you gotta carb load to seek the mysteries
thank you @fusionfragment.bsky.social for the spotlight, I love this story and am so glad to have had it published by FF!
please go read if you wanna make my day (and read about a trans ultrarunner on Mars, which, why wouldn't you?)
thank you @fusionfragment.bsky.social for the spotlight, I love this story and am so glad to have had it published by FF!
please go read if you wanna make my day (and read about a trans ultrarunner on Mars, which, why wouldn't you?)
as an org we expect that you’ll set standards for sff writing in this market (see for example pro pay rates)
why would you sell us (and your authority) out to thieves and plagiarists?
why would you sell us (and your authority) out to thieves and plagiarists?
Another Nebula Awards nomination cycle is in full swing, and the addition of poetry and comics, along with the presence of LLMs in industry, required careful consideration.
Read on, and vote well!
We trust our voters & look forward to what they choose to celebrate.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/19/p...
Read on, and vote well!
We trust our voters & look forward to what they choose to celebrate.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/19/p...
December 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
as an org we expect that you’ll set standards for sff writing in this market (see for example pro pay rates)
why would you sell us (and your authority) out to thieves and plagiarists?
why would you sell us (and your authority) out to thieves and plagiarists?
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recent cooking “hack” - not really a hack but a practice I’ve been using recently to help manage the increased workload of frequent cooking (partner needs to avoid certain foods, making it harder to rely on premade stuff):
when I’m in the kitchen cooking, I also prep an ingredient for a future meal
when I’m in the kitchen cooking, I also prep an ingredient for a future meal
December 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
recent cooking “hack” - not really a hack but a practice I’ve been using recently to help manage the increased workload of frequent cooking (partner needs to avoid certain foods, making it harder to rely on premade stuff):
when I’m in the kitchen cooking, I also prep an ingredient for a future meal
when I’m in the kitchen cooking, I also prep an ingredient for a future meal
- query novel
- continue with the next
- hang in there
- continue with the next
- hang in there
My 2026 writing goal is to finally finish this novel in the first half and then write weird shit for the second half. What's your writing goal?
December 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
- query novel
- continue with the next
- hang in there
- continue with the next
- hang in there
need to revisit this to account for my new boyo Titanosaurus. TITANOSAURUS DID NOTHING WRONG
kaiju list (straith favouritism edition) as of Nov 19, 2025
1. Arguirus
2. Godzilla (wall-eyed showa era ver.)
3. Ebira
4. wiggly King Ghidorah
5. Godzilla (forward facing eyes 70s ver.)
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Last place. Gigan
1. Arguirus
2. Godzilla (wall-eyed showa era ver.)
3. Ebira
4. wiggly King Ghidorah
5. Godzilla (forward facing eyes 70s ver.)
.
.
.
.
Last place. Gigan
December 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
need to revisit this to account for my new boyo Titanosaurus. TITANOSAURUS DID NOTHING WRONG