Lori Knutson
@loriknutson.bsky.social
A writer living in rural Alberta, Canada
Website: loriknutson.com
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Website: loriknutson.com
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Here's my haiku about the shades of ochre around here this time of year before the snow falls for good.
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Warm Shades of Ochre (Haiku Poetry)
I’ve always admired fall-themed paintings of the Canadian Prairies. This scene from along the highway reminded me of the colours used by skilled artists. I used this photo as the background f…
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November 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Here's my haiku about the shades of ochre around here this time of year before the snow falls for good.
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"Getting Out" (2025) 11" X 14" acrylic on canvas painting by Reilly Fitzgerald.
A very deeply symbolic and emotional depiction of a tragic part of Newfoundland and St. John's history, inspired by a scene of newly built Elizabeth Avenue of the 1950s.
Original available
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A very deeply symbolic and emotional depiction of a tragic part of Newfoundland and St. John's history, inspired by a scene of newly built Elizabeth Avenue of the 1950s.
Original available
#canadianart #newfoundlandart
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"Getting Out" (2025) 11" X 14" acrylic on canvas painting by Reilly Fitzgerald.
A very deeply symbolic and emotional depiction of a tragic part of Newfoundland and St. John's history, inspired by a scene of newly built Elizabeth Avenue of the 1950s.
Original available
#canadianart #newfoundlandart
A very deeply symbolic and emotional depiction of a tragic part of Newfoundland and St. John's history, inspired by a scene of newly built Elizabeth Avenue of the 1950s.
Original available
#canadianart #newfoundlandart
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Today's Newfoundland and Labrador art share:
"We Built this City" (2024) 15" X 10" acrylic on paper by Reilly Fitzgerald.
One of my more surreal pieces with inshore fishing boats floating above St. John's, NL.
Original painting available
#reillyfitzgerald #newfoundlandart #canadianart #newfoundland
"We Built this City" (2024) 15" X 10" acrylic on paper by Reilly Fitzgerald.
One of my more surreal pieces with inshore fishing boats floating above St. John's, NL.
Original painting available
#reillyfitzgerald #newfoundlandart #canadianart #newfoundland
November 9, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Today's Newfoundland and Labrador art share:
"We Built this City" (2024) 15" X 10" acrylic on paper by Reilly Fitzgerald.
One of my more surreal pieces with inshore fishing boats floating above St. John's, NL.
Original painting available
#reillyfitzgerald #newfoundlandart #canadianart #newfoundland
"We Built this City" (2024) 15" X 10" acrylic on paper by Reilly Fitzgerald.
One of my more surreal pieces with inshore fishing boats floating above St. John's, NL.
Original painting available
#reillyfitzgerald #newfoundlandart #canadianart #newfoundland
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CALLING ALL CANADIAN WRITERS: Now is the time to stand up with pride!
Show us your love for Canada and our authors!
#books #reading #bookshops #writing #writers #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #writerslift #booksky
#TeamCanada #canada #canadian
Show us your love for Canada and our authors!
#books #reading #bookshops #writing #writers #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #writerslift #booksky
#TeamCanada #canada #canadian
March 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
CALLING ALL CANADIAN WRITERS: Now is the time to stand up with pride!
Show us your love for Canada and our authors!
#books #reading #bookshops #writing #writers #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #writerslift #booksky
#TeamCanada #canada #canadian
Show us your love for Canada and our authors!
#books #reading #bookshops #writing #writers #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #writerslift #booksky
#TeamCanada #canada #canadian
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What's your favourite genre?
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What's your favourite genre?
And why?
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October 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
What's your favourite genre?
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I spent two summers working here. (It was Fairview College then.) This institution provides multiple opportunities for students and employees alike. This closure is disappointing and a real blow to this beautiful northern Alberta community. 💔
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Shock ripples through students after Northwestern Polytechnic announces satellite campus closure | CBC News
Students and others in Fairview, Alta., are reeling from the announcement that the town's Northwestern Polytechnic campus is set to close at the end of the academic year.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I spent two summers working here. (It was Fairview College then.) This institution provides multiple opportunities for students and employees alike. This closure is disappointing and a real blow to this beautiful northern Alberta community. 💔
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#northwesternpolytechnic
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Denby Jullsen's body is found in the backseat of an abandoned car. Follow the winding path of his and the Jullsen family's lives to find out how he died. Physical books sold from my website are shipped only in Canada.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Denby Jullsen's body is found in the backseat of an abandoned car. Follow the winding path of his and the Jullsen family's lives to find out how he died. Physical books sold from my website are shipped only in Canada.
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#canadianauthor
#canadianfiction
#alberta
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My middle-grade fiction books set in Canada's Prince Edward Island engage your students in coming-of-age ghost stories. Each has a ready-to-print novel study with engaging activities teachers can use to assess writing skills and reading comprehension. 🍁
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November 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
My middle-grade fiction books set in Canada's Prince Edward Island engage your students in coming-of-age ghost stories. Each has a ready-to-print novel study with engaging activities teachers can use to assess writing skills and reading comprehension. 🍁
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#pei
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Grief (Haiku Poetry)
Hello! I took this photo of the old dairy barn north of the village at 4:30 one warm June morning, echoes of the past barely visible in the half-light of dawn. This haiku is about how grief suddenly fills the unexpecting heart. The pain, after a time, is bitter sweet. And as…
Hello! I took this photo of the old dairy barn north of the village at 4:30 one warm June morning, echoes of the past barely visible in the half-light of dawn. This haiku is about how grief suddenly fills the unexpecting heart. The pain, after a time, is bitter sweet. And as…
Grief (Haiku Poetry)
Hello! I took this photo of the old dairy barn north of the village at 4:30 one warm June morning, echoes of the past barely visible in the half-light of dawn. This haiku is about how grief suddenly fills the unexpecting heart. The pain, after a time, is bitter sweet. And as long as the feeling doesn't stay too long, I guess I don't mind a short visit.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Grief (Haiku Poetry)
Hello! I took this photo of the old dairy barn north of the village at 4:30 one warm June morning, echoes of the past barely visible in the half-light of dawn. This haiku is about how grief suddenly fills the unexpecting heart. The pain, after a time, is bitter sweet. And as…
Hello! I took this photo of the old dairy barn north of the village at 4:30 one warm June morning, echoes of the past barely visible in the half-light of dawn. This haiku is about how grief suddenly fills the unexpecting heart. The pain, after a time, is bitter sweet. And as…
Teach crucial literacy skills using my middle-grade fiction books set on Canada's Prince Edward Island. Engage your students in coming-of-age ghost stories while assessing the progress of their reading comprehension and responsive writing. 😊
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#princeedwardisland
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November 5, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Teach crucial literacy skills using my middle-grade fiction books set on Canada's Prince Edward Island. Engage your students in coming-of-age ghost stories while assessing the progress of their reading comprehension and responsive writing. 😊
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#princeedwardisland
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What’s going on? #shift #politics #standup
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November 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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BRAVO ALBERTANS!!!
“UCP faces mounting challenges from its own Recall Act.”
“The model for this Alberta-pure eruption is Thomas Lukaszuk’s stunning success in collecting 456,000 signatures for his #ForeverCanadian campaign.”
#AbLeg #CdnPoli #abpoli
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“UCP faces mounting challenges from its own Recall Act.”
“The model for this Alberta-pure eruption is Thomas Lukaszuk’s stunning success in collecting 456,000 signatures for his #ForeverCanadian campaign.”
#AbLeg #CdnPoli #abpoli
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Braid: UCP faces mounting challenges from its own Recall Act
Danielle Smith and her Alberta UCP face a wave of recall challenges that could threaten her majority. She could repeal the law.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
BRAVO ALBERTANS!!!
“UCP faces mounting challenges from its own Recall Act.”
“The model for this Alberta-pure eruption is Thomas Lukaszuk’s stunning success in collecting 456,000 signatures for his #ForeverCanadian campaign.”
#AbLeg #CdnPoli #abpoli
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
“UCP faces mounting challenges from its own Recall Act.”
“The model for this Alberta-pure eruption is Thomas Lukaszuk’s stunning success in collecting 456,000 signatures for his #ForeverCanadian campaign.”
#AbLeg #CdnPoli #abpoli
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I can almost feel the sun, and the peace, from this pic that I took, earlier this month, of the waves of the Northumberland Strait.
September 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I can almost feel the sun, and the peace, from this pic that I took, earlier this month, of the waves of the Northumberland Strait.
November 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
My middle-grade fiction books set in Canada's Prince Edward Island engage your students in coming-of-age ghost stories. The mystery begins in The Ghost of Northumberland Strait and continues into Where There's a Will. 🍁
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November 1, 2025 at 10:35 PM
My middle-grade fiction books set in Canada's Prince Edward Island engage your students in coming-of-age ghost stories. The mystery begins in The Ghost of Northumberland Strait and continues into Where There's a Will. 🍁
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#princeedwardisland
#canadianfiction
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#canadianfiction
Check out my Canadian chapter books, novel studies, and my Frank Slide News Project. Support literacy in your classroom with engaging student activities that have assessment built right in. Make learning fun and assessment effective.
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November 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Check out my Canadian chapter books, novel studies, and my Frank Slide News Project. Support literacy in your classroom with engaging student activities that have assessment built right in. Make learning fun and assessment effective.
www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/lori-k...
#tptstore
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#tptstore
Teach crucial literacy skills using my middle-grade fiction books set on Canada's Prince Edward Island. Engage your students in coming-of-age ghost stories while assessing the progress of their reading comprehension and responsive writing.
loriknutson.com/products-page/
#princeedwardisland
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#princeedwardisland
November 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Teach crucial literacy skills using my middle-grade fiction books set on Canada's Prince Edward Island. Engage your students in coming-of-age ghost stories while assessing the progress of their reading comprehension and responsive writing.
loriknutson.com/products-page/
#princeedwardisland
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#princeedwardisland
This is my haiku about the spooky noises coming from the woods as I walk by... 😦
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October 31, 2025 at 11:01 PM
This is my haiku about the spooky noises coming from the woods as I walk by... 😦
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Teach crucial literacy skills using my middle-grade fiction books set in Canada's Prince Edward Island. 🍁
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#canadianfiction
#canadianauthor
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October 31, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Teach crucial literacy skills using my middle-grade fiction books set in Canada's Prince Edward Island. 🍁
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#canadianfiction
#canadianauthor
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Here's my poem about being divided and conquered, and also about the awesome Shania Twain. 😊
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Paper Thin Illusion – Poetry
The poem speaks for itself. Not much else to say about what’s going on here. Shania Twain Netflix Documentary Trailer: Not Just a Girl If you haven’t seen this music documentary, look i…
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October 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Here's my poem about being divided and conquered, and also about the awesome Shania Twain. 😊
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#shaniatwain
#poetry
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#shaniatwain
#poetry
Fiction inspired by Prince Edward Island. Novels and literacy-learning resources suitable for Grades 5-7. 🍁
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#princeedwardisland
#canadianfiction
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#princeedwardisland
#canadianfiction
October 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Fiction inspired by Prince Edward Island. Novels and literacy-learning resources suitable for Grades 5-7. 🍁
loriknutson.com/products-page/
#princeedwardisland
#canadianfiction
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#princeedwardisland
#canadianfiction
October 29, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I thought the same thing, too! A one-winged dove forever flying in a tight circle... 😅 Poor bird.
I've always thought she was singing about a one-winged dove. I had a completely different image in my head.
October 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I thought the same thing, too! A one-winged dove forever flying in a tight circle... 😅 Poor bird.