Erika Thorkelson
@ethorkel.bsky.social
Writer of CNF/fiction, instructor at Emily Carr U and writing consultant. Recent bylines at The Walrus, University Affairs, etc. She/ her https://linktr.ee/ethorkel
Happy birthday my dearest @betarayben.bsky.social! It’s gross that we don’t live in the same city so we can share Ukrainian food and I can tell you drunken stories
November 8, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Happy birthday my dearest @betarayben.bsky.social! It’s gross that we don’t live in the same city so we can share Ukrainian food and I can tell you drunken stories
It’s Oct 23 and I was just in a restaurant with full Christmas decorations and a load of garland waiting to be added. What is happening???!
October 24, 2025 at 5:02 AM
It’s Oct 23 and I was just in a restaurant with full Christmas decorations and a load of garland waiting to be added. What is happening???!
I don’t know what this little guy did, but I forgive him anything
October 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I don’t know what this little guy did, but I forgive him anything
Last night I went to a VIFF screening of the doc Are We Good? About comedian and venerable podcaster Marc Maron followed by a Q&A with the director and subject.
The doc was touching and funny, mostly focussed on the sudden loss of his partner and how he processed grief on stage and on his podcast
The doc was touching and funny, mostly focussed on the sudden loss of his partner and how he processed grief on stage and on his podcast
October 7, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Last night I went to a VIFF screening of the doc Are We Good? About comedian and venerable podcaster Marc Maron followed by a Q&A with the director and subject.
The doc was touching and funny, mostly focussed on the sudden loss of his partner and how he processed grief on stage and on his podcast
The doc was touching and funny, mostly focussed on the sudden loss of his partner and how he processed grief on stage and on his podcast
Like Star Trek? Like lying? You might also like this even I’m doing next week! www.eventbrite.ca/e/liars-of-o...
September 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Like Star Trek? Like lying? You might also like this even I’m doing next week! www.eventbrite.ca/e/liars-of-o...
Even from the very back row, I could feel the heat of these two brilliant minds in conversation
September 18, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Even from the very back row, I could feel the heat of these two brilliant minds in conversation
No Canada Council grant this round, but I’ve got this sticky note on my laptop with a quote from a song by Austra to keep me going.
September 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
No Canada Council grant this round, but I’ve got this sticky note on my laptop with a quote from a song by Austra to keep me going.
I gasped with such force when this appeared in my inbox that it made my partner jump. Turned out it was just alerting me that the results will arrive within the next 10 days 🤣
September 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I gasped with such force when this appeared in my inbox that it made my partner jump. Turned out it was just alerting me that the results will arrive within the next 10 days 🤣
Visiting writing friends like @betarayben.bsky.social is the best because they will let you leave their home with a book by the very specific author you’ve been looking for even though they haven’t read it yet. This is true writerly love
August 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Visiting writing friends like @betarayben.bsky.social is the best because they will let you leave their home with a book by the very specific author you’ve been looking for even though they haven’t read it yet. This is true writerly love
*Wrong answers only* I need someone to explain to me why I would pay $400 for salmon DNA injections (?) in my face.
August 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
*Wrong answers only* I need someone to explain to me why I would pay $400 for salmon DNA injections (?) in my face.
Listen, Costco connector, you’re great and everything, but this is a crime against watermelon and maybe food in general
July 31, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Listen, Costco connector, you’re great and everything, but this is a crime against watermelon and maybe food in general
Also those submarine training scenes were surprisingly hot for some reason. I blame Katy O’Brian
July 2, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Also those submarine training scenes were surprisingly hot for some reason. I blame Katy O’Brian
This is not a one bedroom, sir. This is a bachelor suite doing bad cosplay
June 17, 2025 at 12:29 AM
This is not a one bedroom, sir. This is a bachelor suite doing bad cosplay
Catching one last swim before the journey home
May 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Catching one last swim before the journey home
I’m really enjoying this! Funny, quick paced, great characters. Bonus points for the punchy dedication
May 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I’m really enjoying this! Funny, quick paced, great characters. Bonus points for the punchy dedication
Guys, guess who’s back. It’s the building manager! I guess we’ve been walking around too much in the morning or something?
May 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Guys, guess who’s back. It’s the building manager! I guess we’ve been walking around too much in the morning or something?
Oh! I picked up this book recently and it’s gorgeous
May 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Oh! I picked up this book recently and it’s gorgeous
Took like 5 min to vote just now. Looks like they’ve brought on a bunch of new staff. Was very smooth!
April 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Took like 5 min to vote just now. Looks like they’ve brought on a bunch of new staff. Was very smooth!
Ran into this posted on Insta yesterday. It didn’t sound like Kafka, so I did (very little) sleuthing and found some folks saying it’s actually a quote from Ann Rice’s intro to a 1995 collection of his stories. I’m fascinated by this kind of internet misquoting! Can anyone confirm?
April 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Ran into this posted on Insta yesterday. It didn’t sound like Kafka, so I did (very little) sleuthing and found some folks saying it’s actually a quote from Ann Rice’s intro to a 1995 collection of his stories. I’m fascinated by this kind of internet misquoting! Can anyone confirm?
Pretty sure this is what Jesus actually came back for
April 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Pretty sure this is what Jesus actually came back for
Time to get my by-election on!
April 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Time to get my by-election on!
#AWP25 has been intense so far. What really stays with me is the idea that writing can help us imagine our way into a better world. Particularly, this panel on speculative memoir yesterday. Had to run out and buy Vanessa Angélica Villarreal’s book immediately!
March 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
#AWP25 has been intense so far. What really stays with me is the idea that writing can help us imagine our way into a better world. Particularly, this panel on speculative memoir yesterday. Had to run out and buy Vanessa Angélica Villarreal’s book immediately!
Check out these sick beets
March 24, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Check out these sick beets
I’ll be dropping some fat beets this evening … into a stew
March 23, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I’ll be dropping some fat beets this evening … into a stew
Every new piece of news makes me increasingly certain we’ve put these guys in charge of the world
March 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Every new piece of news makes me increasingly certain we’ve put these guys in charge of the world