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Cathrin Hagey (She/Her)
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Former editor and columnist (What's in a Fairy Tale?). Writing #Kidlit. 2025 Shortlistee for Guppy Books Open Sub Comp. 2024 Longlistee for Mslexia (children). #Saskatchewan #Canada https://linktr.ee/cathrinhagey
Huge congratulations to Victoria Richards who won the 2025 Guppy Books Open Sub Comp! guppybooks.co.uk/and-the-winn...
And the winner is...! - Guppy Books
Huge congratulations to VICTORIA RICHARDS, who has won the Guppy Open Submission Competition 2025 with her fantastically funny middle-grade story MAGGIE MAYHEM AND THE HAIRY HAMSTER PANTS! A brilliant...
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December 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This makes so much sense.
Technically a food bank set up like a store

Located at 1881 Broad St. in Regina, Sask

The Regina Food Bank believes that allowing people who rely on the food bank for food security to fill out a cart … …may actually help feed more people by reducing waste

www.goodnewsnetwork.org/canadas-1st-...
Canada’s First Grocery Store Where Food is FREE Opens in Saskatchewan
The Regina Food Bank doesn't just support the unhoused or others in dire need; 18% of its clients work full-time, and many schools rely on it
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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🔥 BREAKING: A spokesperson for Kids Can Press, the publisher of the Franklin the Turtle books, messaged me today about Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth using the likeness and image from the books to make light of killings in the Caribbean in his post yesterday on X.
December 2, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Handle with Care by Louisa Reid (Guppy Books UK). Gorgeous, evocative prose. Two teen girls experience the same gut wrenching events from their own POV. I feel Ruby's pain so much, it might as well be my own. A powerful book, written responsibly. #YA
December 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Absolutely. Not only is Franklin a Canadian treasure, he is a responsible, compassionate turtle.
The creator of the Franklin the Turtle children's books is Canadian author (and Carleton University Journalism graduate) Paulette Bourgeois. She may wish to rev up her copyright infringement lawyers just for starters.
December 1, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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A Very Canadian "Good News" Story

Here’s what to do when a deer gets a toboggan stuck on its face

www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
Here’s what to do when a deer gets a toboggan stuck on its face
Alberta Fish and Wildlife were called to assist a deer near a condo complex in Okotoks that had a toboggan stuck to its head.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 29, 2025 at 2:12 AM
These two arrived only one day apart. Wonderful reads ahead: The Grimmelings by @rachaelking70.bsky.social and Handle with Care by Louisa Reid.😍😄
November 26, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I don't look this cute at the end of a book.💚
November 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Never trust Rufus Sewell. Not in The Holiday, not in The Diplomat, not in anything. Enjoy him. Don't trust him.
a man in a suit with his arms crossed is asking what
Alt: Rufus Sewell in character, saying "What?"
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November 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Are any of the other Guppy Books Open Submission Competition 2025 shortlistees as nervous as I am? At the very least I've already won a chance to speak with publisher extraordinaire Bella Pearson. Yay!🎉
a woman in an orange fur coat is standing next to another woman in a red coat .
Alt: Two women jumping up and down with excitement.
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November 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I extend my condolences to those who have suffered loss of life, friends, family, and health because of the UPS plane crash. Folks were just going about their business, supporting their families, doing the foundational work we all depend on. 💔 #RIP
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Today is #WorldJellyfishDay! A great day to introduce young readers to Maude Delap, a pioneering scientist from rural Ireland who was the first person to raise them in captivity through their full life cycle. She did this back in 1899! #kidslovenonfiction #STEAM #JellyfishScientist
#SteamTeamBooks
November 3, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Since it's nearly upon us...here's my Severe Cold Weather Fun Fact 10: Some of us BBQ all year long. #Saskatchewan #Canada
two penguins are sitting at a table with a bottle of wine on it
Alt: Penguins cooking outdoors in the snow.
media.tenor.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Miracles do happen! (I won't say more, lest I besmirch the tough rep of the old terrier). #dogs #Saskatchewan
October 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
This man's insights are worth noting:
youtube.com/shorts/_9U2D...
The Last Stand on TikTok! #story #nightgod333
YouTube video by Nightgod333 Secrets Revealed
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October 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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October 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This sweet pup turned 3 yesterday.🎉🎉🎉 Thanks to Crazy Tails Doggy Daycare for the pic and the wonderful care of Holly while her Mom recovers from a torn knee ligament.
October 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
October 8, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Not a new blog post, but it's a good time of the year for crones.
www.cathrinhagey.com/crone/
Crone - Cathrin Hagey
Her time is not yet past, nor will it ever be, for she is the architect of civilizations, the creator of worlds.
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October 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Greta Thunberg has just been released and she is back on the warpath, exactly like our leaders should be.

Israel will never silence her or the billions who oppose them.
October 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
An earlier version of this post appeared at Luna Station Quarterly February 2017. I republished it on my site. Enjoy!
www.cathrinhagey.com/beast/
Beast - Cathrin Hagey
Why do we persist in viewing bears as cute and cuddly? Inquiring beasts want to know. The answer lies in the darkest recesses of our nature.
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September 28, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Tagging my sister @janicehagey.bsky.social. Love is believing that folks like these two walk among us.

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This Artist Couple Lives on the Last Ellis Island Ferry Boat
YouTube video by Joshua Charow
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September 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I cancelled Disney + yesterday. I wanted to keep watching stuff but...you know...free speech in the country next door and all that.
“Wholly unsurprising to anyone paying attention, the backlash over the abrupt cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel Live! is only continuing to grow and spread, and Disney is now scrambling to fix a situation quickly spiraling out of its control.” screenrant.com/disney-scram...
Disney Didn't Expect What Happened After Jimmy Kimmel's Cancellation - & Is Scrambling To Fix It
Now it's scrambling.
screenrant.com
September 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM