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boneblackstories.bsky.social
Lareina Abbott writer
@boneblackstories.bsky.social
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Métis spec fiction + creative non-fiction writer - WGA 2023 Howard O’Hagan Short Story Award - Audible Indigenous Writers Circle - Editor On Spec mag. 2x Kemosa Scholarship 1st place. Loves dad jokes.

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April 15, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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This week on The SFWA Blog: How to Navigate the Publishing Industry with Social Anxiety by Marie Croke. A practical, step-by-step guide to tackling social anxiety for authors: www.sfwa.org/2025/04/01/h...
April 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
boneblackstories.bsky.social
My lil chapbook from Radical Press has two stories up for nomination this year for the #auroraawards please consider Emerse and Pchit - Little One if you are voting this year. www.csffa.ca/awards-infor...
April 2, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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laurenbajek.bsky.social
When I was a buyer at a large indie, my rule of thumb was:

1 preorder: huh, let me take a closer look at this one
2 preorders: we need to stock this book
3 preorders: we should order enough to face this out
4+ preorders: this should be on front-of-store display
caseyplett.com Casey Plett @caseyplett.com · Nov 14
More detail: When booksellers get pre-orders, it's a quantitative and qualitative signal that there is like *something here* about a book. The avalanche of new books out there is hard to communicate if you're not in the industry, and pre-orders are one of vanishingly few signals. It is a real thing!
caseyplett.com Casey Plett @caseyplett.com · Nov 14
The thing about pre-orders: If you pre-order thru an indie bookstore (which generally doesn't cost you up-front!) it is HUGE for the lifeblood of the book, it is a boost to authors, the publisher, and the booksellers who steward this life. It's a little thing but it's meaningful should this inspire!
November 19, 2024 at 5:27 PM
boneblackstories.bsky.social
So honoured to be a finalist for an Alberta Literary Award this year. Thank you @writersguildab.bsky.social and to all the story readers who make awards happen. Congrats to all the finalists!
April 2, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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mythicroads.bsky.social
Only three weeks left until release day! ⏰🙌🤩✨

We're thrilled to highlight some advance praise for B.J. Wagner's debut from @boneblackstories.bsky.social and @jesscreaden.bsky.social!

Have you reserved your copy yet? bit.ly/4hqvoTx

#scifibooks #canadianbooks #canadianauthor #canadianpublisher
February 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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timothyquinn.bsky.social
Brush up on your exoeconomics by reading "The Liberties" in this month's issue of @onspecmag.bsky.social. onspec.ca (with thanks to Diane L. Walton and @boneblackstories.bsky.social) #ScienceFiction #MadeInCanada
March 31, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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rachellense.bsky.social
I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️‍🌈💖
A pride flag with every color band represented by a NASA image. White is Earth clouds, pink is aurora, blue is the Sun in a specific wavelength, brown is Jupiter clouds, black is the Hubble deep field, red is the top of sprites, orange is a Mars crater, yellow is the surface of Io, green is a lake with algae, blue is Neptune, and purple is the Crab Nebula in a specific wavelength.
June 14, 2024 at 2:19 AM
boneblackstories.bsky.social
Maarsii to the Writers Guild of Alberta, to the judges, and to Nhung Tran-Davies for the incredible gift of this first place award. The story I sent is called ‘Maxim and the Devil - a Northern Fairy Tale,’ and it is one of my favourites. #metiswriter #albertawriters #fairytale #prairiedevil
January 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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jvipondmd.bsky.social
Another 18.5 MW of #ABsolar coming online soon near High River, AB.
www.cochraneeagle.ca/beyond-local...
Beyond Local: Solar project near High River moving ahead after AUC approval
Read the full story and comment on CochraneToday.ca
www.cochraneeagle.ca
January 27, 2025 at 6:17 AM
boneblackstories.bsky.social
I wrote a book review! Go to the @onspecmag.bsky.social website to check out my review of B.J. Wagner’s Europa sci-fi novel ‘The Moon The Sun Forgot.’ Published by @mythicroads.bsky.social

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Book Reviews Page- Lareina Abbott
All reviews are the opinion of the individual reviewer, and do not imply any endorsement from On Spec. January 26, 2025 The Moon the Sun Forgot B.J. Wagner Mythic Roads Press Available March 2025 B…
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January 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
boneblackstories.bsky.social
My sixteen year old daughter was reffing a girls basketball game today with another sixteen year old guy. A coach argued her call but would only talk to the guy ref. She walked up to him and said, “It was my call, you look me in the eyes, you talk to me.” because she’s a BOSS.
January 26, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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siwc.bsky.social
Help us lift up underrepresented voices. If you are/know a pub'd writer from an underrepresented group who is a great, experienced teacher & would be a good fit for our welcoming, check-your-ego-at-the-door professional development conference for writers, please email us! www.siwc.ca/conference/g...
Present at SiWC | Surrey International Writers' Conference
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January 26, 2025 at 12:48 AM
boneblackstories.bsky.social
Okay, Red Rising seems like a good book but… it’s not actually about Mars, so I’m disappointed. Could have been based on any terraformed planet. Thoughts?
January 25, 2025 at 4:45 AM
boneblackstories.bsky.social
Get those #shortstories in! @onspecmag.bsky.social
January 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
boneblackstories.bsky.social
Now is the time for research, and my first BlueSky post. This #novel came to me five years ago in a dream and won’t let go. Every year I try to write it I realize I’m not good enough yet. Maybe this year? #specfic #metisonmars #therefugium ##indigenouswriters
January 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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mythicroads.bsky.social
Can you believe we're only 40 days out from the release of B.J. Wagner's debut The Moon the Sun Forgot?

Check out the photos for a sneak peek at The Hyperion, and stay tuned for more thrilling updates as we get closer to March 4! 🤩

Have you reserved your signed copy yet? bit.ly/4hqvoTx

#booksky
Graphic with text saying "The Moon the Sun Forgot Release Countdown". A timer showing 40 days is placed beside the cover for The Moon the Sun Forgot, overlaid on a black background with white stars. Text on the bottom says "swipe for a sneak peek at The Hyperion" External views of the Hydro-Vessel Hyperion, with text detailing its specifications. At the top is an overhead view, showing angular features with a dark, mottled surface, side-mounted propulsion units, and rudders and hydroplanes at the rear. Below is a side view emphasizing the vessel's hydrodynamic shape, circular airlock door, and engine intake. Vessel specifications and technical data are as follows: Launched: 2159, Length: 43 metres, Height: 6 metres, Width: 12 metres, Cruising Speed: 85 kph, Supercavitation Speed: 370 kph, Power: Dual Class 7 Fusion Reactors, Propulsion: Magnetohydrodynamic Drive, Fusion Rockets, Directional Water Jets, Defences: 6 Micro Torpedoes, 2.5 Megawatt Laser, 4 Acoustic Countermeasures. Text on the top says "Discover Europa on the Hydro-Vessel Hyperion", and on the bottom: "Pre-order your signed copy of The Moon the Sun Forgot today!" Interior overhead and side views of the Hydro-Vessel Hyperion with a labelled deck plan. At the bow is the cockpit, and behind it are equipment lockers. A passageway running the entire vessel length passes between two airlocks, two tetrasuit lockers, a large cargo hold, and an engine room with service crawlways on either side. Next is the lounge, galley, mess hall, reading nook, the head, crew cabin, and at the stern, the captain's cabin. Text on the top says "Discover Europa on the Hydro-Vessel Hyperion", and on the bottom: "Pre-order your signed copy of The Moon the Sun Forgot today!"
January 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM