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Ness 🎃🇨🇦 on semi-hiatus
@vriccithode.bsky.social
aka Vanessa Ricci-Thode. Nebula Award-winning trashbag & queer SFF writer. SFWA & TWUC. Chiefest and greatest of calamities. Dogs, gardening and Canadian rage. she/they 💙💜🩷

I'm only here for the food

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Hi! Intro to me in the quoted thread. FYI I’m hibernating until spring while I take care of my mental health and reassess this whole publishing thing. I’m blocking this site on my laptop and restricting access on my phone. If you know where to get in touch with me elsewhere, feel free to do that 1/3
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I’m having pizza for breakfast and she’s doesn’t care—doesn’t care AT ALL—if I don’t give her any, can’t you tell?
February 10, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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I hope you have an antler to chew, and all day to chew it
February 10, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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Planning a bundle of queer books next month. Sign up form will be open only till the 19th.

📚💙💕🌈📚🖤♿📚🌈📚🪐📚🌈♠️ 📚📦

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February 10, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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Nugget at the vet! This is the 4th visit because…she's weird. She is restless / anxious we haven't been able to fix it. She's getting some tests today to try to figure out what's up. Please vote on what you think it is. Haunted by Ghost Voods is my guess
February 9, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Another night of shit sleep. It would be great to not be exhausted all the time
February 10, 2026 at 3:39 PM
that stupid kissy heart holiday is coming up! whether you're a lover or hater, kobo's sale has something for you! and you can snag the dragon next door for only $2.99! #booksky
see all the books here! www.kobo.com/ca/en/p/love...
or grab the important one here 🤣 www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
February 10, 2026 at 3:30 PM
it's dog o'clock
February 10, 2026 at 2:17 PM
valentine's day is just around the corner! grab yourself 29 fabulous romance books for only $25! 👀 #booksky
itch.io/b/3515/valen...
February 10, 2026 at 2:02 PM
It'd be cool if fucking conservatives would stop gutting healthcare cuz it would have been rad to not have to wait seven fucking months for a fucking appointment
February 10, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Really tired of these peri-induced mood swings 🚮 but 4 weeks exactly till I see a specialist and hopefully start HRT. of course I have to be a special fucking snowflake on 2 different hormone-related drugs Rx'd by 2 different specialists already or my GP would've taken care of this in August 🫠
February 10, 2026 at 4:49 AM
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How do you explain gay?

Well, how did you explain straight?
always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay
February 10, 2026 at 3:12 AM
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I have two poems in this.
February 10, 2026 at 3:19 AM
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Fuck this lukewarm bullshit statement, make them walk the whole damn thing back
Discord is already starting to walk things back a little, so people should keep doing what they're doing (cancel Nitro, leave feedback/criticism, direct contact through support tickets/phone/email/etc)
February 10, 2026 at 4:12 AM
little miss snoozybutt says goodnight.
February 10, 2026 at 3:30 AM
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Happy Sunday from the squad!
February 8, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Want to support me without spending a dime? Request my books at your library! The library pays for their copy so I still get paid and you get to read it for free! Best part, others can enjoy it after you! 🌈📚 #booksky
February 10, 2026 at 2:35 AM
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Spaniel getting ready to launch
February 10, 2026 at 1:14 AM
California, you know what to do ✨️
And someone made it a tad easier
bsky.app/profile/theb...
It could be really bad for Discord if Californians contact the office of the Attorney General to report the potential violations of CCPA and CALOPPA citing the recent breach from a few months back where 1.5tb of user data and millions of IDs were leaked, but who can say for sure?
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
February 10, 2026 at 1:40 AM
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I think this move has more to do with persuading some civil servants to quit so that the government can downsize their workforce.
"Bruce Fanjoy, the Liberal MP for Carleton, has broken ranks with his party to criticize the federal government's latest return-to-office (RTO) mandate" ...

"There is little to no evidence that a one-size-fits-all RTO policy will improve productivity or service to Canadians," he wrote.
Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy criticizes government's latest return-to-office order | CBC News
Bruce Fanjoy, the Liberal MP for Carleton, has broken ranks with his party to criticize the federal government's latest return-to-office (RTO) mandate.
www.cbc.ca
February 10, 2026 at 12:09 AM
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Tragically, this dog has nowhere to sleep except the dirty old rug next to the hardware basket.
February 9, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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Region of Waterloo will debate Coun Gowing's motion to create a "Bluebelt" to better protect our aquifers & groundwater recharge areas, as proposed by @csgw_wr. See Appendix B pub-regionofwaterloo.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.a.... Meeting on Tues Feb 10 at 12:30pm. Your support is needed. #onpoli
February 9, 2026 at 6:32 PM
I'm not big into romance, but this looks like horror
February 9, 2026 at 11:37 PM
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Enjoying a sunny day
#DailyDoggo
February 9, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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Get ready to nominate!

Our latest newsletter went out a few days ago with the info that the Hugo Award nominations will open sometime soon (later this week).
February 9, 2026 at 10:29 PM