Brent van Staalduinen | Writer, Resister, Human.
@brentvans.com
Canadian. Award-winning, bestselling novelist (brentvans.com), Husband. Dad. Son. Resister of fascism. Deconstructed/Reconstructing Christian. Forge FC supporter. Human. He/Him.
TFW your 12yo decides she would like to do something to mark the day. #lestweforget
November 11, 2025 at 11:04 AM
TFW your 12yo decides she would like to do something to mark the day. #lestweforget
October 31, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I'm pumped to share the perfectly unsettling cover (designed by @michelvrana.com) for my novel THE PEACE THIEVES, out June 16, 2026 from @thistledownpress.bsky.social! Details and preorder info here: www.brentvans.com/books/the-pe... #canlit #fiction #novel
October 31, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I'm pumped to share the perfectly unsettling cover (designed by @michelvrana.com) for my novel THE PEACE THIEVES, out June 16, 2026 from @thistledownpress.bsky.social! Details and preorder info here: www.brentvans.com/books/the-pe... #canlit #fiction #novel
I was today years old when I learned the phrase "desire path" and my life is instantly and irretrievably better. #desirepath #wordsmatter #desire #humaning
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October 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I was today years old when I learned the phrase "desire path" and my life is instantly and irretrievably better. #desirepath #wordsmatter #desire #humaning
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In an age of hatred and division, this feels more important than ever, and might be prophetic. I am Team Chunk! explore.org/fat-bear-wee... #teamchunk #fatbearweek
September 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
In an age of hatred and division, this feels more important than ever, and might be prophetic. I am Team Chunk! explore.org/fat-bear-wee... #teamchunk #fatbearweek
Accurate.
September 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Accurate.
This.
September 16, 2025 at 9:07 PM
This.
Yup.
September 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Yup.
By themselves?!?!
September 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
By themselves?!?!
Last chance to make a donation to help COAST continue its lifesaving work for mental health AND get a chance to win the very last Rejected Central mug! Details: www.rejectedcentral.com #mentalhealth @daveparkie.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Last chance to make a donation to help COAST continue its lifesaving work for mental health AND get a chance to win the very last Rejected Central mug! Details: www.rejectedcentral.com #mentalhealth @daveparkie.bsky.social
Also this:
June 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Also this:
See also: the rainbow isn't a logo or registered trademark owned by certain versions of faith, but a created natural phenomenon that has been given freely to everyone.
June 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
See also: the rainbow isn't a logo or registered trademark owned by certain versions of faith, but a created natural phenomenon that has been given freely to everyone.
One final @rejectedcentral.com ask: we're raffling off the VERY LAST limited edition RC mug in support of the #mentalhealth pros at COAST (Crisis Outreach and Support Team), who saved Dave's life last summer and make our communities better. Would you consider a donation? Full deets: bit.ly/3FyFeoZ
May 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
One final @rejectedcentral.com ask: we're raffling off the VERY LAST limited edition RC mug in support of the #mentalhealth pros at COAST (Crisis Outreach and Support Team), who saved Dave's life last summer and make our communities better. Would you consider a donation? Full deets: bit.ly/3FyFeoZ
Hey, #HamOnt & #GTHA! Come out for the final LitLive of 24/25 (our 30th year!!) and celebrate the theme of Sensations. We have fabulous readings, beverages, and even a door prize, so come spend your Sunday evening with the best Canadian writing around. Details: www.litlivereadings.com
May 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Hey, #HamOnt & #GTHA! Come out for the final LitLive of 24/25 (our 30th year!!) and celebrate the theme of Sensations. We have fabulous readings, beverages, and even a door prize, so come spend your Sunday evening with the best Canadian writing around. Details: www.litlivereadings.com
Fiction and baseball scribe Andrew Forbes (@utilityofboredom.bsky.social) joins @daveparkie.bsky.social and I on the VERY LAST Rejected Central (@rejectedcentral.com) to talk baseball and life and all the good things. Available wherever you pod: rejectedcentral.com #rejection #baseball #canlit
May 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Fiction and baseball scribe Andrew Forbes (@utilityofboredom.bsky.social) joins @daveparkie.bsky.social and I on the VERY LAST Rejected Central (@rejectedcentral.com) to talk baseball and life and all the good things. Available wherever you pod: rejectedcentral.com #rejection #baseball #canlit
As our final @rejectedcentral.com hurrah, in thanks to the amazing folks at COAST (Crisis Outreach & Support Team), who treat and encourage mental health here in Hamilton, we're raffling off this (the VERY LAST) RC Mug! Click here for deets: www.facebook.com/share/p/19Cu... #mentalhealth #rejection
May 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
As our final @rejectedcentral.com hurrah, in thanks to the amazing folks at COAST (Crisis Outreach & Support Team), who treat and encourage mental health here in Hamilton, we're raffling off this (the VERY LAST) RC Mug! Click here for deets: www.facebook.com/share/p/19Cu... #mentalhealth #rejection
@daveparkie.bsky.social and I are shelving our podcast @rejectedcentral.com. We've had so much fun and have spoken to the best people, but life balance demands we reassess what's most important. Thanks for your support, everyone! #rejection #reject But there's more, so check out rejectedcentral.com!
May 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
@daveparkie.bsky.social and I are shelving our podcast @rejectedcentral.com. We've had so much fun and have spoken to the best people, but life balance demands we reassess what's most important. Thanks for your support, everyone! #rejection #reject But there's more, so check out rejectedcentral.com!
REJECTS! Yes, episode 65 will be the last @rejectedcentral.com BUT THERE'S STILL THE BEST THING: as our last act of thanks to mental health pros, we're raffling off the very last RC mug in support of a crisis mental health org here in #hamont. Click here for links & deets: www.rejectedcentral.com
May 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
REJECTS! Yes, episode 65 will be the last @rejectedcentral.com BUT THERE'S STILL THE BEST THING: as our last act of thanks to mental health pros, we're raffling off the very last RC mug in support of a crisis mental health org here in #hamont. Click here for links & deets: www.rejectedcentral.com
Another fantastic conversation on @rejectedcentral.com, this time with entrepreneur and author Ron Monteiro! Available wherever you pod: rejectedcentral.com #rejection #reject @daveparkie.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Another fantastic conversation on @rejectedcentral.com, this time with entrepreneur and author Ron Monteiro! Available wherever you pod: rejectedcentral.com #rejection #reject @daveparkie.bsky.social
Chinese-Canadian writer Su Chang joins us to talk about writing the book she thinks her father should have written. (And also, FTR, her new novel THE IMMORTAL WOMAN might just have the year's best cover.) @rejectedcentral.com Details: www.rejectedcentral.com #rejection @houseofanansi.bsky.social
May 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Chinese-Canadian writer Su Chang joins us to talk about writing the book she thinks her father should have written. (And also, FTR, her new novel THE IMMORTAL WOMAN might just have the year's best cover.) @rejectedcentral.com Details: www.rejectedcentral.com #rejection @houseofanansi.bsky.social
I just cracked open the book SEARCHING FOR SUNDAY by the late Rachel Held Evans (appropriately in church during the worst sermon ever) to re-read it for the nth time, and it broke me wide open all over again. God, what a grace-filled masterpiece it is, and she was. #faith #deconstruction #love
May 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I just cracked open the book SEARCHING FOR SUNDAY by the late Rachel Held Evans (appropriately in church during the worst sermon ever) to re-read it for the nth time, and it broke me wide open all over again. God, what a grace-filled masterpiece it is, and she was. #faith #deconstruction #love
Coming Monday: @daveparkie.bsky.social and I chat on @rejectedcentral.com with author Su Chang and are reminded that amidst all the talk of tariffs and security, there are still very real human considerations for Chinese emigrants who maintain close ties with loved ones still in #China. #rejection
May 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Coming Monday: @daveparkie.bsky.social and I chat on @rejectedcentral.com with author Su Chang and are reminded that amidst all the talk of tariffs and security, there are still very real human considerations for Chinese emigrants who maintain close ties with loved ones still in #China. #rejection
This week on @rejectedcentral.com: Failing Upwards with poet, dancer, and neuropsychological therapist Elizabeth Mateer! Available wherever you get your podcasts: rejectedcentral.com #rejection #reject #therapy #mentalhealth #neuropsychology #poetry @daveparkie.bsky.social
April 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This week on @rejectedcentral.com: Failing Upwards with poet, dancer, and neuropsychological therapist Elizabeth Mateer! Available wherever you get your podcasts: rejectedcentral.com #rejection #reject #therapy #mentalhealth #neuropsychology #poetry @daveparkie.bsky.social
Hey, #hamont book lovers! Did you know that the LitLive Reading Series happens the first Sunday of every month, and is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year? Come this sunday to hear readings from Amanda Leduc, Adnan Khan, Robert J. Sawyer, and Farah Ghafoor! Details here: litlivereadings.com
April 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Hey, #hamont book lovers! Did you know that the LitLive Reading Series happens the first Sunday of every month, and is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year? Come this sunday to hear readings from Amanda Leduc, Adnan Khan, Robert J. Sawyer, and Farah Ghafoor! Details here: litlivereadings.com