Fran Kimmel
@frankimmel.bsky.social
Writer, dog lover, book club fan. Author of the novels The Shore Girl and No Good Asking, with Cattail Lane hitting bookshelves in April 2025.
Serve with saskatoon syrup on pancakes:
“Gratitude and reciprocity are the currency of a gift economy, and they have the remarkable property of multiplying with every exchange.”
from The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer
#SundaySentence
“Gratitude and reciprocity are the currency of a gift economy, and they have the remarkable property of multiplying with every exchange.”
from The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer
#SundaySentence
September 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Serve with saskatoon syrup on pancakes:
“Gratitude and reciprocity are the currency of a gift economy, and they have the remarkable property of multiplying with every exchange.”
from The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer
#SundaySentence
“Gratitude and reciprocity are the currency of a gift economy, and they have the remarkable property of multiplying with every exchange.”
from The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer
#SundaySentence
On this snowy Sunday morning, curled up with a book and admiring great sentences.
"She would be brave because her father had once told her that the world lived within her."
-from Nadia Hashimi in Sparks Like Stars
#SundaySentence
"She would be brave because her father had once told her that the world lived within her."
-from Nadia Hashimi in Sparks Like Stars
#SundaySentence
April 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
On this snowy Sunday morning, curled up with a book and admiring great sentences.
"She would be brave because her father had once told her that the world lived within her."
-from Nadia Hashimi in Sparks Like Stars
#SundaySentence
"She would be brave because her father had once told her that the world lived within her."
-from Nadia Hashimi in Sparks Like Stars
#SundaySentence
Reposted by Fran Kimmel
Happy Independent Bookstore Day! Read Maris's piece, then go show your local indie bookstore some love. They're so much more than places to get books--they are places to engage with ideas and others in your community. Staffed by actual humans to help you find the books you didn't know you needed!
I needed to write about something that’s giving me hope, so I wrote about Independent Bookstore Day which is this Saturday. lithub.com/something-go...
Something Good in the World: Let’s Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day This Weekend
I was going to write something else for today’s column, something complain-y but righteous that would allow me to get some stuff off my chest and maybe even get some rage clicks. Shit is bad. But I…
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April 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Happy Independent Bookstore Day! Read Maris's piece, then go show your local indie bookstore some love. They're so much more than places to get books--they are places to engage with ideas and others in your community. Staffed by actual humans to help you find the books you didn't know you needed!
Last night, I had my first book launch for Cattail Lane, a burst of brilliance after the long and solitary months hunched over my keyboard. These celebrations are what help keep writers like me going—a reminder that all those quiet hours can lead to somewhere bright. Thank you, thank you.
April 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Last night, I had my first book launch for Cattail Lane, a burst of brilliance after the long and solitary months hunched over my keyboard. These celebrations are what help keep writers like me going—a reminder that all those quiet hours can lead to somewhere bright. Thank you, thank you.
A joyful sentence this Easter Sunday!
"She sits and eats them slowly, one at a time, letting the red juice spill over her lips and when there is no fruit left on a pit, she puts her head back and spits it out as far as she can into the trees."
From "Still Life" by Anna C. Rumin #SundaySentence
"She sits and eats them slowly, one at a time, letting the red juice spill over her lips and when there is no fruit left on a pit, she puts her head back and spits it out as far as she can into the trees."
From "Still Life" by Anna C. Rumin #SundaySentence
April 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
A joyful sentence this Easter Sunday!
"She sits and eats them slowly, one at a time, letting the red juice spill over her lips and when there is no fruit left on a pit, she puts her head back and spits it out as far as she can into the trees."
From "Still Life" by Anna C. Rumin #SundaySentence
"She sits and eats them slowly, one at a time, letting the red juice spill over her lips and when there is no fruit left on a pit, she puts her head back and spits it out as far as she can into the trees."
From "Still Life" by Anna C. Rumin #SundaySentence
My new novel, Cattail Lane, was just released: Rudderless Nick Ackerman’s life changes when he discovers he has a 14-year-old son—who also comes with a grandma with dementia. An exploration of forgiveness, second chances, and the everyday moments where we might find our way to one another. #booksky
April 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
My new novel, Cattail Lane, was just released: Rudderless Nick Ackerman’s life changes when he discovers he has a 14-year-old son—who also comes with a grandma with dementia. An exploration of forgiveness, second chances, and the everyday moments where we might find our way to one another. #booksky
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This list makes us realize how lucky we are to be part of the publishing community in Canada, bringing out stories and lifting up voices from coast to coast to coast.
April 8, 2025 at 12:10 AM
This list makes us realize how lucky we are to be part of the publishing community in Canada, bringing out stories and lifting up voices from coast to coast to coast.
Ignoring the news today. Buried in a book, sunshine streaming through the window.
"All those years. Caught in a brutal dance, with steps she never knew how to follow."
- Weyward by Emilia Hart
#SundaySentence
"All those years. Caught in a brutal dance, with steps she never knew how to follow."
- Weyward by Emilia Hart
#SundaySentence
April 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Ignoring the news today. Buried in a book, sunshine streaming through the window.
"All those years. Caught in a brutal dance, with steps she never knew how to follow."
- Weyward by Emilia Hart
#SundaySentence
"All those years. Caught in a brutal dance, with steps she never knew how to follow."
- Weyward by Emilia Hart
#SundaySentence
Beautiful prairie sky here on this Canadian morning. My Sunday sentence for today:
"Truth is like ugliness: you need to be close to see it."
from Weyward by Emilia Hart
#SundaySentence
"Truth is like ugliness: you need to be close to see it."
from Weyward by Emilia Hart
#SundaySentence
March 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Beautiful prairie sky here on this Canadian morning. My Sunday sentence for today:
"Truth is like ugliness: you need to be close to see it."
from Weyward by Emilia Hart
#SundaySentence
"Truth is like ugliness: you need to be close to see it."
from Weyward by Emilia Hart
#SundaySentence
“They only knew that the world was not what it had once been.”
from Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout
#SundaySentence
from Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout
#SundaySentence
March 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
“They only knew that the world was not what it had once been.”
from Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout
#SundaySentence
from Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout
#SundaySentence
Reposted by Fran Kimmel
Reposted by Fran Kimmel
As promised, here are the slides I shared with students to convince them to NOT use chatGPT and other artificial stupidity.
TL;DR? AI is evil, unsustainable and stupid, and I'd much rather they use their own brains, make their own mistakes, and actually learn something. 🪄
TL;DR? AI is evil, unsustainable and stupid, and I'd much rather they use their own brains, make their own mistakes, and actually learn something. 🪄
February 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
As promised, here are the slides I shared with students to convince them to NOT use chatGPT and other artificial stupidity.
TL;DR? AI is evil, unsustainable and stupid, and I'd much rather they use their own brains, make their own mistakes, and actually learn something. 🪄
TL;DR? AI is evil, unsustainable and stupid, and I'd much rather they use their own brains, make their own mistakes, and actually learn something. 🪄
"But here they were, and Olive pictured two slices of Swiss cheese pressed together, such holes they brought to this union--what pieces life took out of you."
-from OLIVE KITTERIDGE by Elizabeth Strout (rereading for bookclub)
#SundaySentence
-from OLIVE KITTERIDGE by Elizabeth Strout (rereading for bookclub)
#SundaySentence
February 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"But here they were, and Olive pictured two slices of Swiss cheese pressed together, such holes they brought to this union--what pieces life took out of you."
-from OLIVE KITTERIDGE by Elizabeth Strout (rereading for bookclub)
#SundaySentence
-from OLIVE KITTERIDGE by Elizabeth Strout (rereading for bookclub)
#SundaySentence
"Conversation cannot always be controlled—much like cats or the rain or old-age pensioners."
- from Kira Jane Buxton's joyous new book TARTUFO.
#SundaySentence
- from Kira Jane Buxton's joyous new book TARTUFO.
#SundaySentence
January 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"Conversation cannot always be controlled—much like cats or the rain or old-age pensioners."
- from Kira Jane Buxton's joyous new book TARTUFO.
#SundaySentence
- from Kira Jane Buxton's joyous new book TARTUFO.
#SundaySentence
From Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
"It’s not that I’m unaware of the suffering and the soon-to-be-more suffering in the world, it’s that I know the suffering exists beside wet grass and a bright blue sky recently scrubbed by rain."
#SundaySentence
"It’s not that I’m unaware of the suffering and the soon-to-be-more suffering in the world, it’s that I know the suffering exists beside wet grass and a bright blue sky recently scrubbed by rain."
#SundaySentence
December 29, 2024 at 5:36 PM
From Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
"It’s not that I’m unaware of the suffering and the soon-to-be-more suffering in the world, it’s that I know the suffering exists beside wet grass and a bright blue sky recently scrubbed by rain."
#SundaySentence
"It’s not that I’m unaware of the suffering and the soon-to-be-more suffering in the world, it’s that I know the suffering exists beside wet grass and a bright blue sky recently scrubbed by rain."
#SundaySentence
What electrical currents fizz and crackle in the brain to shape the decision to quit a place?
Annie Proulx from her short story "The Half-Skinned Steer"
#SundaySentence
Annie Proulx from her short story "The Half-Skinned Steer"
#SundaySentence
December 1, 2024 at 4:21 PM
What electrical currents fizz and crackle in the brain to shape the decision to quit a place?
Annie Proulx from her short story "The Half-Skinned Steer"
#SundaySentence
Annie Proulx from her short story "The Half-Skinned Steer"
#SundaySentence
I'm thrilled to learn that No Good Asking is trending on hoopla Digital. The story is about a family nearing its breaking point that takes in a troubled child over Christmas. Many thanks to all the libraries and patrons choosing my book this season.
November 30, 2024 at 10:40 PM
I'm thrilled to learn that No Good Asking is trending on hoopla Digital. The story is about a family nearing its breaking point that takes in a troubled child over Christmas. Many thanks to all the libraries and patrons choosing my book this season.
Reposted by Fran Kimmel
Look, if cranberries can be weird and bitter and still liked by roughly half the people at Thanksgiving dinner, then so can you!
November 28, 2024 at 1:39 PM
Look, if cranberries can be weird and bitter and still liked by roughly half the people at Thanksgiving dinner, then so can you!
Reposted by Fran Kimmel
Public library energy is the best energy. Like here is all the knowledge we could find, it's been meticulously organized and vetted and it will cost you nothing today, welcome to the absolute pinnacle of human civic evolution, feel free to pull up any bean bag chair you like
November 26, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Public library energy is the best energy. Like here is all the knowledge we could find, it's been meticulously organized and vetted and it will cost you nothing today, welcome to the absolute pinnacle of human civic evolution, feel free to pull up any bean bag chair you like
Reposted by Fran Kimmel
ChatGPT won’t break a story, craft a deft turn of phrase, or tell a compelling narrative.
In the Editor’s Note for our November issue, @cstarnino.bsky.social examines the threat that AI poses to journalism and why it’s crucial that The Walrus defends what we do: thewalrus.ca/were-doing-w...
In the Editor’s Note for our November issue, @cstarnino.bsky.social examines the threat that AI poses to journalism and why it’s crucial that The Walrus defends what we do: thewalrus.ca/were-doing-w...
November 26, 2024 at 5:19 PM
ChatGPT won’t break a story, craft a deft turn of phrase, or tell a compelling narrative.
In the Editor’s Note for our November issue, @cstarnino.bsky.social examines the threat that AI poses to journalism and why it’s crucial that The Walrus defends what we do: thewalrus.ca/were-doing-w...
In the Editor’s Note for our November issue, @cstarnino.bsky.social examines the threat that AI poses to journalism and why it’s crucial that The Walrus defends what we do: thewalrus.ca/were-doing-w...
Home security system installed. Nothing gets by this guy.
November 26, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Home security system installed. Nothing gets by this guy.
Love my library!
November 26, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Love my library!
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MILF = Manuscript I’d Like to Finish
November 25, 2024 at 9:55 AM
MILF = Manuscript I’d Like to Finish
Yes!
November 24, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Yes!
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I like term novelist - it’s sexy and dangerous. Like being a duelist.
Obviously, it’s mostly crying and sitting down, but still.
Obviously, it’s mostly crying and sitting down, but still.
November 24, 2024 at 10:12 AM
I like term novelist - it’s sexy and dangerous. Like being a duelist.
Obviously, it’s mostly crying and sitting down, but still.
Obviously, it’s mostly crying and sitting down, but still.