Jenny Q
@jennyquist.bsky.social
Novelist, creative non-fic, doctor of lit. HOH and stomach ache.
When diploma exams are on, Alberta students have 6 hours to write their essays. 6 hours for struggling writers is fine. 6 hours for stronger writers is a flabby, repetitive mess that leaves them unprepared for uni and for workplaces where they might have to write.
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
When diploma exams are on, Alberta students have 6 hours to write their essays. 6 hours for struggling writers is fine. 6 hours for stronger writers is a flabby, repetitive mess that leaves them unprepared for uni and for workplaces where they might have to write.
My new wording for inviting classes of uni students to inform me of their preferred pronouns: "If people tend to get your pronouns wrong, feel free to tell me the right ones in advance." Hope it's ok.
September 18, 2025 at 4:33 AM
My new wording for inviting classes of uni students to inform me of their preferred pronouns: "If people tend to get your pronouns wrong, feel free to tell me the right ones in advance." Hope it's ok.
Is Gowan Canada's Freddy Mercury?
June 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Is Gowan Canada's Freddy Mercury?
Heads up if you have a dissertation hosted at UAlberta's ERA service. Mine is currently listed as "not found." Might want to check yours.
June 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Heads up if you have a dissertation hosted at UAlberta's ERA service. Mine is currently listed as "not found." Might want to check yours.
Maroon is a neutral colour. Who's with me?
May 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Maroon is a neutral colour. Who's with me?
Lumber store tips: don't bring your purse. Stick your bank card inside your phone case and keep your hands free.
May 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Lumber store tips: don't bring your purse. Stick your bank card inside your phone case and keep your hands free.
Husb observes that "Money for Nothin" is the UK version of the Canadian "Takin Care of Business."
April 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Husb observes that "Money for Nothin" is the UK version of the Canadian "Takin Care of Business."
Since not everyone knows, never tell someone they look a. Pregnant b. Tired c. "Like I feel." Thank you.
February 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Since not everyone knows, never tell someone they look a. Pregnant b. Tired c. "Like I feel." Thank you.
I beat the tiktok algorithm. It thinks I'm an Irish national.
February 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I beat the tiktok algorithm. It thinks I'm an Irish national.
Not a NIN fan but "Head Like a Hole" sure resonates these days.
February 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Not a NIN fan but "Head Like a Hole" sure resonates these days.
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OpenAI says it has proof that Deepseek used its work without permission to create something meant to undermine and destroy its product.
On behalf of all the authors whose novels and stories were taken as training data, oh no that must be so hard for you.
On behalf of all the authors whose novels and stories were taken as training data, oh no that must be so hard for you.
January 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
OpenAI says it has proof that Deepseek used its work without permission to create something meant to undermine and destroy its product.
On behalf of all the authors whose novels and stories were taken as training data, oh no that must be so hard for you.
On behalf of all the authors whose novels and stories were taken as training data, oh no that must be so hard for you.
I've written more than my fair share of rejection letters to fiction writers and it never occurred to me to tell them I appreciated all the hard work that must have gone into their piece. Why? Because it is patronizing and weird to say that to any professional doing their job. No thanks.
January 17, 2025 at 4:20 AM
I've written more than my fair share of rejection letters to fiction writers and it never occurred to me to tell them I appreciated all the hard work that must have gone into their piece. Why? Because it is patronizing and weird to say that to any professional doing their job. No thanks.
Out walking after dark alone, man on the sidewalk coming my way so I head through the snowbank to cross to the other side. He calls out something I don't hear and I sing back, "Just in case, just in case!"
December 26, 2024 at 12:52 AM
Out walking after dark alone, man on the sidewalk coming my way so I head through the snowbank to cross to the other side. He calls out something I don't hear and I sing back, "Just in case, just in case!"
Leaving comments on student essays: "This reads like you dictated it on your commute using speech-to-text, but it's better than chatgpt, so rock on."
December 14, 2024 at 5:16 AM
Leaving comments on student essays: "This reads like you dictated it on your commute using speech-to-text, but it's better than chatgpt, so rock on."
What I'm probably wrong about: the gender of that French noun; how much spaghetti we're gonna need; whether these shoes will make my sock creep down. What I'm not wrong about: who used ChatGPT for their essay.
December 13, 2024 at 4:42 PM
What I'm probably wrong about: the gender of that French noun; how much spaghetti we're gonna need; whether these shoes will make my sock creep down. What I'm not wrong about: who used ChatGPT for their essay.
I say we take Handel's Messiah (with the Hallelujah Chorus plus the movements where it sounds like the sopranos are holding live wires) and put it in a time capsule for 10 years. It will still be there for us, but our small market symphony orchestras will have to perform something else at Christmas.
December 12, 2024 at 6:23 PM
I say we take Handel's Messiah (with the Hallelujah Chorus plus the movements where it sounds like the sopranos are holding live wires) and put it in a time capsule for 10 years. It will still be there for us, but our small market symphony orchestras will have to perform something else at Christmas.
Teaching university creative writing, the more-talented who don't work hard write better than the less-talented who do work hard, but they are nowhere near the more-talented who do work hard. Not even close.
December 10, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Teaching university creative writing, the more-talented who don't work hard write better than the less-talented who do work hard, but they are nowhere near the more-talented who do work hard. Not even close.
Don't want to mess up the nice time we had this semester with a bunch of marking.
December 10, 2024 at 4:26 AM
Don't want to mess up the nice time we had this semester with a bunch of marking.
Fast fashion is pink. The best place to find natural fibres in a department store is in the men's section.
November 30, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Fast fashion is pink. The best place to find natural fibres in a department store is in the men's section.
My ear when it’s time to put my hearing aid in: "Not the bore worms..."
November 21, 2024 at 12:58 AM
My ear when it’s time to put my hearing aid in: "Not the bore worms..."
When it’s your sister, liking 7 months of posts in one sitting is a GOOD thing.
November 20, 2024 at 4:17 AM
When it’s your sister, liking 7 months of posts in one sitting is a GOOD thing.
Find a man who would rather choose the household olive oil himself.
November 20, 2024 at 4:08 AM
Find a man who would rather choose the household olive oil himself.
Debating whether to start class today with Kate Bush's "Wuthering Heights" MV. I'm thinking, yes. But now I can't pick between red dress or white dress versions.
February 14, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Debating whether to start class today with Kate Bush's "Wuthering Heights" MV. I'm thinking, yes. But now I can't pick between red dress or white dress versions.
Department mixer and I'm so happy there are nametags for the colleagues I've had for years after I spent the day trying to learn the names of 167 new students.
September 7, 2023 at 9:50 PM
Department mixer and I'm so happy there are nametags for the colleagues I've had for years after I spent the day trying to learn the names of 167 new students.