Margo McCall 🇨🇦
@wordly1.bsky.social
Writer. Coffee addict. Animal lover. Aspiring vegan. Canadian. Words at margomccall.com
Three years after leaving the US and moving back to Canada, I'm doing fine. And despite the tariff threats, Canada seems to be doing fine too.
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Doing Fine, At Least for Now
Hiding out in Canada, three years after leaving the US
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December 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Three years after leaving the US and moving back to Canada, I'm doing fine. And despite the tariff threats, Canada seems to be doing fine too.
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Relocating back to my hometown has thrown me into the liminal present, a transitory phase where past, present, and future have become one.
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Living in the Liminal Present
How moving back to my hometown caused a cosmic convergence
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November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Relocating back to my hometown has thrown me into the liminal present, a transitory phase where past, present, and future have become one.
margo705549.substack.com/p/living-in-...
deer lodge jr high2.jpg
margo705549.substack.com/p/living-in-...
deer lodge jr high2.jpg
Remembrance Day is a solemn occasion in Canada. As a country with a small military and few major conflicts since WWII, the day seems to have morphed into an occasion to ponder the concept of war itself. margo705549.substack.com/p/why-its-mo...
November 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Remembrance Day is a solemn occasion in Canada. As a country with a small military and few major conflicts since WWII, the day seems to have morphed into an occasion to ponder the concept of war itself. margo705549.substack.com/p/why-its-mo...
DIY gardening! It’s pretty easy to grow a substantial amount of your food if you have a backyard with a patch of dirt…
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Harvest Time Once Again
Keeping myself fed, one vegetable at a time
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September 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
DIY gardening! It’s pretty easy to grow a substantial amount of your food if you have a backyard with a patch of dirt…
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Volunteers can be paid in appreciation, respect, and occasionally thanks. Being compensated with frustration and disrespect, however, is just not going to cut it.
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Volunteering Comes with Many Kinds of Payment
Appreciation and conviviality, yes! Frustration and disrespect, a hard no!
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July 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Volunteers can be paid in appreciation, respect, and occasionally thanks. Being compensated with frustration and disrespect, however, is just not going to cut it.
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Businesses that enabled the summer reading list AI debacle distance themselves, while the content generator takes the blame.
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May 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Businesses that enabled the summer reading list AI debacle distance themselves, while the content generator takes the blame.
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The May Long Weekend is usually the kickoff to summer up here in Canada. Not this year, thanks to the early start of fire season.
May 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The May Long Weekend is usually the kickoff to summer up here in Canada. Not this year, thanks to the early start of fire season.
Returning to Canada after living in the U.S. for four decades, I had a lot of catching up to do. Much had changed. My first action to get acclimated was burying my head in books. Two years later, I have a strong appreciation of CanLit!
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May 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Returning to Canada after living in the U.S. for four decades, I had a lot of catching up to do. Much had changed. My first action to get acclimated was burying my head in books. Two years later, I have a strong appreciation of CanLit!
open.substack.com/pub/margo705...
open.substack.com/pub/margo705...
New in the L.A. Progressive: This week's federal election made Canada a progressive inspiration around the world. But the Liberals' victory has come at a cost to the country's multi-party system.
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Canada Holds Back Conservatives—at Least for Now
Centrist Liberal win comes at the cost of progressive New Democratic Party’s future.
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May 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
New in the L.A. Progressive: This week's federal election made Canada a progressive inspiration around the world. But the Liberals' victory has come at a cost to the country's multi-party system.
www.laprogressive.com/election-and...
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My first Canadian federal election was a total bore. No personal attacks. No challenging election results. And no storming the capitol.
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April 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
My first Canadian federal election was a total bore. No personal attacks. No challenging election results. And no storming the capitol.
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First it was suspected undocumented immigrants being arrested and held in detention centers. Now it's tourists. I was planning to attend AWP in Los Angeles next week. But now doesn't seem like the best time to visit America.
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March 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
First it was suspected undocumented immigrants being arrested and held in detention centers. Now it's tourists. I was planning to attend AWP in Los Angeles next week. But now doesn't seem like the best time to visit America.
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How easy is it to annex another country?
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Word of the Year: Annexation or Resistance?
Can the US really seize the second-largest country in the world?
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March 16, 2025 at 10:32 PM
How easy is it to annex another country?
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Some interesting points!
Invasion of Canada would spark guerrilla warfare that destroys U.S. power, expert says. Never imagined this would be something to write about, ever. Column.
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Braid: Invading Canada would spark guerrilla fight lasting decades, expert says
Expert says President Donald Trump would make a huge mistake if he invades Canada. U.S. world dominance would be destroyed
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March 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Some interesting points!
Canadian mystery author Louise Penny is canceling her US book launch and tour due to the tariff dispute! www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
Mystery novelist Louise Penny boycotts U.S., cancels U.S. book launch amid trade war
Canadian mystery author Louise Penny says she is boycotting the United States.
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March 8, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Canadian mystery author Louise Penny is canceling her US book launch and tour due to the tariff dispute! www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
As Justin Trudeau wraps up his last days as prime minister, remembering how his soothing (and sane) Covid-19 updates (in comparison to Trump’s unhinged rants) gave me the idea to leave Southern California and move back to Canada… #Trudeau #WildSocks
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March 7, 2025 at 11:22 PM
As Justin Trudeau wraps up his last days as prime minister, remembering how his soothing (and sane) Covid-19 updates (in comparison to Trump’s unhinged rants) gave me the idea to leave Southern California and move back to Canada… #Trudeau #WildSocks
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From Trump’s Department of Didn’t Think This Through: Turns out, the tariffs on China could be a problem for religious organizations, since China is the world’s major printer of Bibles…⛪️🙏🏾⛪️ publishersweekly.com #Tariffs #China
Book Reviews, Bestselling Books & Publishing Business News | Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly is the international news website of book publishing and bookselling including business news, reviews, bestseller lists, commentaries and more.
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March 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
From Trump’s Department of Didn’t Think This Through: Turns out, the tariffs on China could be a problem for religious organizations, since China is the world’s major printer of Bibles…⛪️🙏🏾⛪️ publishersweekly.com #Tariffs #China
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“Elon’s Monkey Business” Charged with Cruelty
https://www.laprogressive.com/progressive-issues/elons-monkey-business
The abuse of primates for the development of Neuralink’s BCI was the subject of a complaint in 2022 by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. @ppasquini #musk
https://www.laprogressive.com/progressive-issues/elons-monkey-business
The abuse of primates for the development of Neuralink’s BCI was the subject of a complaint in 2022 by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. @ppasquini #musk
February 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
“Elon’s Monkey Business” Charged with Cruelty
https://www.laprogressive.com/progressive-issues/elons-monkey-business
The abuse of primates for the development of Neuralink’s BCI was the subject of a complaint in 2022 by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. @ppasquini #musk
https://www.laprogressive.com/progressive-issues/elons-monkey-business
The abuse of primates for the development of Neuralink’s BCI was the subject of a complaint in 2022 by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. @ppasquini #musk
Hmm, didn’t realize food preferences were important enough to mention in a headline. Suppose these guys are different from carnivore computer savants…
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Vegan computer savants with Bay Area ties linked to deaths across U.S., authorities say
Several members of a Bay Area group of computer savants and vegan activists have been investigated, criminally charged or deemed persons of interest in violent incidents that have resulted in six deat...
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February 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Hmm, didn’t realize food preferences were important enough to mention in a headline. Suppose these guys are different from carnivore computer savants…
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In the end, all the jabs and booing of national anthems didn’t matter. It was about skating, passing, and getting the puck into the net. And in a much-needed victory, Team Canada beat Team USA 4-3 in overtime in the riveting 4 Nations Face-off final.
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4 Nations Face-off” Is It ‘Just a Game’?
You can’t let them psyche you out. Just play the game as best you can, and go for the win.
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February 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
In the end, all the jabs and booing of national anthems didn’t matter. It was about skating, passing, and getting the puck into the net. And in a much-needed victory, Team Canada beat Team USA 4-3 in overtime in the riveting 4 Nations Face-off final.
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OK, so feeling a little riled about this 51st state thing. Could it really just be a nefarious plan to help China's production of baseball caps?
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February 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
OK, so feeling a little riled about this 51st state thing. Could it really just be a nefarious plan to help China's production of baseball caps?
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After 200 years of democratic friendship and economic marriage, are Canada and the US really breaking up?
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February 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
After 200 years of democratic friendship and economic marriage, are Canada and the US really breaking up?
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Why put a living ground hog through the stress of looking for its shadow? At Oak Hammock marsh, they just pull a plush one out of the desk drawer every year. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Manitoba Merv predicts early spring on Groundhog Day | CBC News
While Sunday morning’s blustery weather may have been a downer for people itching to get outdoors on Groundhog Day, the cloudy skies resulted in Manitoba Merv predicting an early spring after he didn’...
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February 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Why put a living ground hog through the stress of looking for its shadow? At Oak Hammock marsh, they just pull a plush one out of the desk drawer every year. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Wrapping up my 1st yr not having to write for money. Doing the kind of writing I want! Wishing everyone a Happy New Writing Year! Thanks to those who held workshops and published my work.
December 31, 2023 at 6:31 PM
Wrapping up my 1st yr not having to write for money. Doing the kind of writing I want! Wishing everyone a Happy New Writing Year! Thanks to those who held workshops and published my work.