Michael Blouin
@michaelblouin.bsky.social
National award winning Canadian author. Books on the moon with NASA. michaelblouinwriter.com. HARD ELECTRIC available now.
Had the honor today of being interviewed by @hollay.bsky.social for New Books Network Highly suggest this podcast, particularly Hollay's segments. Wherever pods are! (this episode coming soon) @anvilpress.bsky.social @riverstreetwriting.bsky.social @newpoetry.bsky.social @canlit.bsky.social
April 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Had the honor today of being interviewed by @hollay.bsky.social for New Books Network Highly suggest this podcast, particularly Hollay's segments. Wherever pods are! (this episode coming soon) @anvilpress.bsky.social @riverstreetwriting.bsky.social @newpoetry.bsky.social @canlit.bsky.social
We are fortunate to live in a truly great country. And, as writers, to receive reimbursement for books held in public libraries. Much appreciation to The Writers Union of Canada, The Canada Council for the Arts, and the Public Lending Rights Program. #canadacouncilforthearts #writersunionofcanada
March 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
We are fortunate to live in a truly great country. And, as writers, to receive reimbursement for books held in public libraries. Much appreciation to The Writers Union of Canada, The Canada Council for the Arts, and the Public Lending Rights Program. #canadacouncilforthearts #writersunionofcanada
When your agent emails to congratulate you on having your novel land on the moon your inner 20 year old has to take a deep breath or two. (Yes, that's a baseball signed by astronaut John Glenn, and yes, it's in the novel I'm writing now, as is Mr. Glenn. ) #workharder
March 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
When your agent emails to congratulate you on having your novel land on the moon your inner 20 year old has to take a deep breath or two. (Yes, that's a baseball signed by astronaut John Glenn, and yes, it's in the novel I'm writing now, as is Mr. Glenn. ) #workharder
Mission Control as Carolyn R Parsons' and my own novels successfully land on the surface of the moon last night with NASA and Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1 .
March 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Mission Control as Carolyn R Parsons' and my own novels successfully land on the surface of the moon last night with NASA and Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1 .
Blue Ghost Mission One Status Report: this is the Blue Ghost lander in low orbit over the moon yesterday. It is scheduled to land, carrying my novel "I am Billy the Kid" on Sunday. 20 year old aspiring write me is pretty excited. So am I. #anvilpress #cbcbooks #canlit
February 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Blue Ghost Mission One Status Report: this is the Blue Ghost lander in low orbit over the moon yesterday. It is scheduled to land, carrying my novel "I am Billy the Kid" on Sunday. 20 year old aspiring write me is pretty excited. So am I. #anvilpress #cbcbooks #canlit
Custom design sweater sent to me by Montreal painter, youtuber and tattoo artist Jonathan Bourassa (details @cultivateyour_mind on IG), who is also a connoisseur of fine literature (i.e. mine...) Limited edition. Limited supply. You can catch his excellent videos here: @Betheother on YouTube.
February 27, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Custom design sweater sent to me by Montreal painter, youtuber and tattoo artist Jonathan Bourassa (details @cultivateyour_mind on IG), who is also a connoisseur of fine literature (i.e. mine...) Limited edition. Limited supply. You can catch his excellent videos here: @Betheother on YouTube.
In nine days my most recent novel "I am Billy the Kid" will attempt a lunar landing, joining "Skin House", already there, and "Hard Electric" due to launch in November. You can watch live on March 2 right here: youtu.be/3SSjzdj-ONw @anvilpress.bsky.social @canlit.bsky.social
February 20, 2025 at 8:21 PM
In nine days my most recent novel "I am Billy the Kid" will attempt a lunar landing, joining "Skin House", already there, and "Hard Electric" due to launch in November. You can watch live on March 2 right here: youtu.be/3SSjzdj-ONw @anvilpress.bsky.social @canlit.bsky.social
iPad edits showing up live on the desktop through the cloud. I can edit on the iPad anywhere and when I come back to the desktop the changes are already there, that's why this is a big help.) @anvilpress.bsky.social
February 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
iPad edits showing up live on the desktop through the cloud. I can edit on the iPad anywhere and when I come back to the desktop the changes are already there, that's why this is a big help.) @anvilpress.bsky.social
Is "making it" in Canadian publishing when some of your books are available from Walmart? We should all be shopping CANADIAN, but hey, Walmart... if I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere...
www.walmart.com/ip/I-Am-Bill...
@anvilpress.bsky.social
www.walmart.com/ip/I-Am-Bill...
@anvilpress.bsky.social
February 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Is "making it" in Canadian publishing when some of your books are available from Walmart? We should all be shopping CANADIAN, but hey, Walmart... if I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere...
www.walmart.com/ip/I-Am-Bill...
@anvilpress.bsky.social
www.walmart.com/ip/I-Am-Bill...
@anvilpress.bsky.social
I don't read reviews on Amazon, but a reader kindly sent me this from Amazon regarding my current "HARD ELECTRIC". Now my favourite online review of all time:
"Did not buy this. I was charged $25.55. It does not work at all!!!! I see it’s now selling for 6.00. Demanding refund. Do not buy this"
"Did not buy this. I was charged $25.55. It does not work at all!!!! I see it’s now selling for 6.00. Demanding refund. Do not buy this"
February 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I don't read reviews on Amazon, but a reader kindly sent me this from Amazon regarding my current "HARD ELECTRIC". Now my favourite online review of all time:
"Did not buy this. I was charged $25.55. It does not work at all!!!! I see it’s now selling for 6.00. Demanding refund. Do not buy this"
"Did not buy this. I was charged $25.55. It does not work at all!!!! I see it’s now selling for 6.00. Demanding refund. Do not buy this"
Earth as seen from the spacecraft currently carrying my novel "I am Billy the Kid" to the moon to land alongside (though far from) "Skin House", already there. Our precious little blue marble.
As authors we can never fully imagine where our books will go!
As authors we can never fully imagine where our books will go!
February 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Earth as seen from the spacecraft currently carrying my novel "I am Billy the Kid" to the moon to land alongside (though far from) "Skin House", already there. Our precious little blue marble.
As authors we can never fully imagine where our books will go!
As authors we can never fully imagine where our books will go!
Reposted by Michael Blouin
Reader Janet Richards has coordinated her nails to the cover of HARD ELECTRIC! A hard reader pic to top! #AnvilPress #CBCBooks #canlit #poetry I've lost track of the number or reader pics to date, but it's a lot. Readers are the most important part of this whole thing. @anvilpress.bsky.social
February 3, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Reader Janet Richards has coordinated her nails to the cover of HARD ELECTRIC! A hard reader pic to top! #AnvilPress #CBCBooks #canlit #poetry I've lost track of the number or reader pics to date, but it's a lot. Readers are the most important part of this whole thing. @anvilpress.bsky.social
Reader Hollay @hollayghadery post's today's reader pic! @anvilpress.bsky.social
February 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Reader Hollay @hollayghadery post's today's reader pic! @anvilpress.bsky.social
HARD ELECTRIC's first official revue. Read Local BC says (in part): "It’s cold outside! Warm up with Hard Electric, ...raw and gritty... Blouin’s vivid imagery and life-affirming edge explore heartbreak and resilience from late-night bars to sunburned motels." @anvilpress.bsky.social
January 28, 2025 at 12:12 PM
HARD ELECTRIC's first official revue. Read Local BC says (in part): "It’s cold outside! Warm up with Hard Electric, ...raw and gritty... Blouin’s vivid imagery and life-affirming edge explore heartbreak and resilience from late-night bars to sunburned motels." @anvilpress.bsky.social
They keep on coming! Designer deluxe Robert John Paterson posts this reader pic (where's yours?) @anvilpress.bsky.social
January 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
They keep on coming! Designer deluxe Robert John Paterson posts this reader pic (where's yours?) @anvilpress.bsky.social
More reader pics this afternoon. Reader Mo says HARD ELECTRIC stands alone on her bookcase! Oh the places it goes! @anvilpress.bsky.social
January 27, 2025 at 9:56 PM
More reader pics this afternoon. Reader Mo says HARD ELECTRIC stands alone on her bookcase! Oh the places it goes! @anvilpress.bsky.social
A poem from a couple of years ago I forgot for HARD ELECTRIC. I'll just have to put another book together for it! (I don't drink anymore fyi)
The Problem that I Have with Drinking
gin always comes to me
with four-point plans:
“Look,” gin says, “First,
we’ll do this, and then…”
But we never do.
The Problem that I Have with Drinking
gin always comes to me
with four-point plans:
“Look,” gin says, “First,
we’ll do this, and then…”
But we never do.
January 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
A poem from a couple of years ago I forgot for HARD ELECTRIC. I'll just have to put another book together for it! (I don't drink anymore fyi)
The Problem that I Have with Drinking
gin always comes to me
with four-point plans:
“Look,” gin says, “First,
we’ll do this, and then…”
But we never do.
The Problem that I Have with Drinking
gin always comes to me
with four-point plans:
“Look,” gin says, “First,
we’ll do this, and then…”
But we never do.
Reader Pic tonight from Signal Hill - downtown St John’s. Is there a better thrill for a writer than seeing the books out in the world in their own? @anvilpress.bsky.social
January 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Reader Pic tonight from Signal Hill - downtown St John’s. Is there a better thrill for a writer than seeing the books out in the world in their own? @anvilpress.bsky.social
Reposted by Michael Blouin
•sarcasm on•
I have no idea what this might look like. You?
•sarcasm off•
I have no idea what this might look like. You?
•sarcasm off•
January 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
•sarcasm on•
I have no idea what this might look like. You?
•sarcasm off•
I have no idea what this might look like. You?
•sarcasm off•
Reader Jennifer French bought something in Newfoundland! Keep the reader pics coming! #anvilpoetry #cbcbooks #westwoodcreativeartists #canlit
January 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Reader Jennifer French bought something in Newfoundland! Keep the reader pics coming! #anvilpoetry #cbcbooks #westwoodcreativeartists #canlit
Interview starts at the hour mark in this link
Take heart. We're in this together.
#facebooksucks
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Take heart. We're in this together.
#facebooksucks
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Hard Electric - Friday Special Blend - 2025-01-24
New music by Audrey Saparno, and Michael Blouin joins us in-studio to talk about his new book of poetry, Hard Electric. About Hard Electric: Hard Electric is Michael Blouin's third book of poetry, a ...
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January 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Interview starts at the hour mark in this link
Take heart. We're in this together.
#facebooksucks
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Take heart. We're in this together.
#facebooksucks
web.archive.org/web/20250125...
Tomorrow (Friday) morning around 8:00 I'll be in The Friday Special Blend on CKCU FM (93.1 in the Ottawa area) talking about HARD ELECTRIC from #anvilpoetry and who knows what else. Tune in! The coffee is free if you provide your own.
January 23, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Tomorrow (Friday) morning around 8:00 I'll be in The Friday Special Blend on CKCU FM (93.1 in the Ottawa area) talking about HARD ELECTRIC from #anvilpoetry and who knows what else. Tune in! The coffee is free if you provide your own.
A veritable plethora of reader pics! Third this morning is from reader Jason. #cbcbooks #westwoodcreativeartists #anvilpoetry #canlit #AnvilPress
January 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
A veritable plethora of reader pics! Third this morning is from reader Jason. #cbcbooks #westwoodcreativeartists #anvilpoetry #canlit #AnvilPress
More reader pics! This one from martial arts kingpin and poet John Drudge! #cbcbook #canlit #anvilpoetry
January 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
More reader pics! This one from martial arts kingpin and poet John Drudge! #cbcbook #canlit #anvilpoetry