Michelle Spencer
@writingranchette.bsky.social
Southern Alberta transplant. Never say no to tea and a walk. Long-listed CBC NonFiction Prize and TNQ Peter Hinchcliffe Short Fiction Prize. Recent ✍️ @The Guardian, words coming soon @The Fiddlehead
Just finished #cbcpodcast Allison After NXVIM. Enthralling story but there was a telling phrase which demonstrated to me how deeply we internalize the abuse of women and children. The podcast refers to “underage women.” There’s no such thing: these are children. No one says “underage men.”
February 13, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Just finished #cbcpodcast Allison After NXVIM. Enthralling story but there was a telling phrase which demonstrated to me how deeply we internalize the abuse of women and children. The podcast refers to “underage women.” There’s no such thing: these are children. No one says “underage men.”
Did you know that the only communist government in Canada’s history was elected in the Crowsnest Pass, Alberta? Me neither, and I live next door. This fiction from Carissa Halton is a page turner through a period of extremism. Would be an excellent gift for history buffs. @newestpress.bsky.social
December 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Did you know that the only communist government in Canada’s history was elected in the Crowsnest Pass, Alberta? Me neither, and I live next door. This fiction from Carissa Halton is a page turner through a period of extremism. Would be an excellent gift for history buffs. @newestpress.bsky.social
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Stop!Look!Listen! to Issue 305 Contributor Michelle Spencer's Reading Recommendation
"There should be a word for books that show up in your life when you need them. Books which obliterate fears or seemingly by magic connect some of the disparate dots of a lifetime"
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"There should be a word for books that show up in your life when you need them. Books which obliterate fears or seemingly by magic connect some of the disparate dots of a lifetime"
thefiddlehead.ca/content/stop...
December 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Stop!Look!Listen! to Issue 305 Contributor Michelle Spencer's Reading Recommendation
"There should be a word for books that show up in your life when you need them. Books which obliterate fears or seemingly by magic connect some of the disparate dots of a lifetime"
thefiddlehead.ca/content/stop...
"There should be a word for books that show up in your life when you need them. Books which obliterate fears or seemingly by magic connect some of the disparate dots of a lifetime"
thefiddlehead.ca/content/stop...
Tnrilled to be included in issue no.305 @fiddlehd.bsky.social Many thanks to @saleema.bsky.social for all her kind and thoughtful edits. There are so many great contributions in this issue, including 2025 Creative Nonfiction Prize winner Shelley Pacholok.
November 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Tnrilled to be included in issue no.305 @fiddlehd.bsky.social Many thanks to @saleema.bsky.social for all her kind and thoughtful edits. There are so many great contributions in this issue, including 2025 Creative Nonfiction Prize winner Shelley Pacholok.
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Backlist Mondays: Dear Ghost, by Catherine Owen. Shortlisted for the Pat Lowther Memorial Award. In this dreamlike and ethereal collection Owen pulls from facets of everyday life, work, sex, acquaintances and art, and imbues them with extraordinary quirks and uncertainties to dizzying effect.
October 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Backlist Mondays: Dear Ghost, by Catherine Owen. Shortlisted for the Pat Lowther Memorial Award. In this dreamlike and ethereal collection Owen pulls from facets of everyday life, work, sex, acquaintances and art, and imbues them with extraordinary quirks and uncertainties to dizzying effect.
Writing Distractions 101
July 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Writing Distractions 101
How many small businesses in rural Canada can say they’ve been in continuous operation for 89 years? If you are near Pincher Creek this summer, come and check out Blackburn Jewellers. It’s amazing and the owner, Doris Blackburn, is a delight. #southernAlberta
July 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
How many small businesses in rural Canada can say they’ve been in continuous operation for 89 years? If you are near Pincher Creek this summer, come and check out Blackburn Jewellers. It’s amazing and the owner, Doris Blackburn, is a delight. #southernAlberta
June 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Met some new friends and had a whole lotta great writing time in the forest.Thank you Federation of BC Writers for tolerating this interloper from Alberta at your annual retreat. And @franceslpeck.bsky.social for the new book !
@bryanmortensen.bsky.social @genevievewynand.bsky.social
@bryanmortensen.bsky.social @genevievewynand.bsky.social
April 8, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Met some new friends and had a whole lotta great writing time in the forest.Thank you Federation of BC Writers for tolerating this interloper from Alberta at your annual retreat. And @franceslpeck.bsky.social for the new book !
@bryanmortensen.bsky.social @genevievewynand.bsky.social
@bryanmortensen.bsky.social @genevievewynand.bsky.social
It was an absolute pleasure to speak with @ianhanomansing.bsky.social about two of my favourite topics: politics and home. #candianpolitics
youtu.be/crG0Cl71FLI
youtu.be/crG0Cl71FLI
Rural voter urges parties to represent all Canadians this election | Hanomansing Tonight
YouTube video by CBC News
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March 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
It was an absolute pleasure to speak with @ianhanomansing.bsky.social about two of my favourite topics: politics and home. #candianpolitics
youtu.be/crG0Cl71FLI
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“Second hand books are wild books, homeless books; they have come together in vast flocks of variegated feather, and have a charm which the domesticated volumes of the library lack.”
― Virginia Woolf
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
― Virginia Woolf
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
March 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
“Second hand books are wild books, homeless books; they have come together in vast flocks of variegated feather, and have a charm which the domesticated volumes of the library lack.”
― Virginia Woolf
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
― Virginia Woolf
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
If you are looking for a nonfiction read that’ll leave you inspired, wiser and sobbing like a baby, look no further than @juliesedivy.bsky.social latest masterpiece. #writingcommunity #canlit
March 13, 2025 at 9:11 PM
If you are looking for a nonfiction read that’ll leave you inspired, wiser and sobbing like a baby, look no further than @juliesedivy.bsky.social latest masterpiece. #writingcommunity #canlit
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I no longer believe art can save the world, but I believe still that it can save me. So in the face of chaos, misinformation, hatred & ignorance, I'm going to make more art, experience more, share more, pay for more & publish more. I started this in darkness & it'll continue to be my light. 🖤🤍
January 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I no longer believe art can save the world, but I believe still that it can save me. So in the face of chaos, misinformation, hatred & ignorance, I'm going to make more art, experience more, share more, pay for more & publish more. I started this in darkness & it'll continue to be my light. 🖤🤍
January afternoon writing vibes in the Canadian north.
January 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
January afternoon writing vibes in the Canadian north.
Today was a stunner.
January 6, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Today was a stunner.
We golf together once a year—- through gullies, snowdrifts and beauty. It’s cold as fuck and good preparation for the year ahead. #2025
January 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
We golf together once a year—- through gullies, snowdrifts and beauty. It’s cold as fuck and good preparation for the year ahead. #2025
There are two kinds of people: those who make fun of fruitcake and those who realize it’s the food that will save us at the end of the world. Declare yourselves. #Christmas
December 7, 2024 at 7:19 PM
There are two kinds of people: those who make fun of fruitcake and those who realize it’s the food that will save us at the end of the world. Declare yourselves. #Christmas
I don’t know about you, but I’m liking the rose coloured lens of the world these days. #betterdaysahead
December 4, 2024 at 2:50 PM
I don’t know about you, but I’m liking the rose coloured lens of the world these days. #betterdaysahead
Some big blue Alberta sky—and my two guys— for this new Blue Sky-y app thing. Looking forward to being part of a positive space with you. #writingcommunity
November 15, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Some big blue Alberta sky—and my two guys— for this new Blue Sky-y app thing. Looking forward to being part of a positive space with you. #writingcommunity