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Monique AC
@moniqueac.bsky.social
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Queer SF writer. Space, cats, writing, running, & politics. SFWA. Codex. First Reader (Diabolical Plots & Small Wonders). Con stuff, Rainbow Space Magic & Can*Con. Settler. On unceded Anishinabe Algonquin territory (Ottawa, Canada).
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No problem finding a picture for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme. Here are 3 ring-billed #GroundedGulls along the #RideauCanal #Ottawa
Three ring-billed gulls each standing on a cement post along a canal, with trees with fall-coloured leaves (and some bare) in the background.
November 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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I'm going to go with the Alternative #GullsInFlight for #BirdOfTheDay because I took this one yesterday (Rideau Canal, Ottawa)
A ring-billed gull in filght above the partially empty Rideau Canal (water is visible). There is a partially cloudy sky with a bit of sun breaking through. And there are fall-bare trees and buildings in the background.
November 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Glad Atlético Ottawa won in the end, because that was some game 🥶
Soccer players on a snowy pitch, with more snow falling
November 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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Sigh #atleticoottawa #cpl #ottawa
A soccer pitch being cleared by a snow plow
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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My #BirdOfTheDay contribution, a ring-billed gull #StandingOnThings, Rideau Canal, Ottawa (taken today, November 9 2025)

#birds
A ring-billed gull standing on a post along the Rideau Canal, with bare fall trees and a grey sky in the background
November 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Janeway and crow-friend are ready for Halloween 🎃🐈‍⬛🐦‍⬛
A black cat and a stuffed crow (wearing a purple hat) are beside each other on a black and white blanket in front of a cat-sized crocheted purple sofa
October 31, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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There are so many #gulls near by (along the #RideauCanal).

I like how they just stare you down (I always say hi to them). #BirdOfTheDay
A ring-billed gull stands on a cement post along the near-empty Rideau Canal. In the background there are trees in fall colours, grey and white clouds (with bits of blue peaking through), and some water in the canal.
October 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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It's Hallow-week & Janeway thinks you should check out *Ghost to Ghost to Ghost: an anthology of haunted tales from Canada* & read my story "The Fish of Cart Lake"

books2read.com/u/3GkdOL
A black cat laying on a pale green duvet cover. In front of her, between her paws, is a stuffed hatchet with red on the blade.
October 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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My #CanCon2025 book haul. I think I showed admirable restraint!!

Daughters of Britain by @smcarriere.bsky.social (this is a Christmas present for my daughter, who isn't on Bluesky lol)
@sarahgailey.bsky.social's Spread Me
Bury Your Gays, an anthology edited by @sofiaajram.bsky.social

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A piles of books on a a green duvet cover
October 20, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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Such a great conversation this morning with @smcarriere.bsky.social, JF Garrard, & Terri Favro on creating historical protagonists this morning at #CanCon2025
Four people sitting in a row at a table covered in a white tablecloth. There are coffee mugs, name tags, and books on the table. Behind them, there are two windows.
October 20, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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I really enjoyed talking about submitting short fiction with @ympang.bsky.social and @andregeleynse.com this afternoon at #CanCon2025 -- I think we could have kept going for quite a while! What a pleasure to meet you both!
Three people standing in front of a wall with a white table in front of them.
October 19, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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#CanCon2025 starts tomorrow!

I'll be moderating two panels on Sunday.

Full details & schedule are at www.can-con.org/live-cancon (and you can buy tickets at the door).
On a white background with black outline flowers in the top corners and the bottom middle, it says: Monique @ Can*Con. October 19, Sunday, 10:00am Constructing a Historical Protagonist (with a picture of a medieval tapestry from the Lady and the Unicorn series October 19, Sunday, 1:00pm No Story Left Behind: The Ups and Downs of Submitting Short Fiction (with a picture of a bookshelf)
October 17, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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Absolutely beautiful morning for the #FallColours half-marathon
Bluesky above fall coloured leaves in yellow, green, and red along a small paved road
October 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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My story ❤️ 🐟

And... the lake in question
A northern Ontario lake. There is a blue sky with white clouds above a pale blue-grey lake with grass in foreground and dense trees in back.
October 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Looking forward to moderating this panel at #RainbowSpaceMagic on October 5th!

(Registration, which is free!, & the full schedule can be found at www.rainbowspacemagic.org)
How Do You Write When the World Is Falling Apart? Monique Cuillerier, Genevieve Clovis, SJ Groenewegen, Ash Kreider, Rachel A. Rosen. Rainbow Space Magic. October 4–5. RainbowSpaceMagic.org. Logo: A fountain pen draws a circle around the rainbow-colored letters RSM, ending in a little flying dragon and a ringed planet. Background: A starry sky with a rainbow.
September 4, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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Janeway is also ready for another day of virtual #worldcon
A black cat is looking out of a round hole in the side of a white cardboard rocket labeled ‘Space Cat Association’ and ‘Purr’ (formatted to look like the NASA logo)
August 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Challenge: post your last photo in DC to show what a hell-hole it is (March 2022)
A white woman wearing a black face mask is in front of a stuffed brown bear in a glass display
August 11, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Fair. I loved it & can't bring myself to re-watch it now because really, wtf
A picture of two white men, the one on the left has a cap of white feathers, the one on the right has brown hair
August 8, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Here’s a stretched out Janeway
A black catcstreatches out her front legs while lying down
July 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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@tommorelloofficial.bsky.social at #Bluesfest tonight ❤️
People in a crowd in front of a stage. On a screen, the back of a guitar says ‘land back’ A crowd in front of a stage. On a screen a white man wearing g a cap is singing. On another screen are a variety of buttons that all say ‘fuck trump’.
July 17, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Hozier was so good! (Maybe not fair he was right at the beginning of Bluesfest lol)
A stage with blue light and a screen showing a man singing. People are in front of the stage. A stage surrounded by darkness. There are three screens, the ones on the right and left show a man holding a guitar. The one in the middle has numbers showing global military spending.
July 12, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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It is definitely still hot & humid, but not so bad when you sit down (& LRT fare included with a pass) #ottawabluesfest
A guitarist on a stage with people standing in front of it
July 11, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Bonus: I had a play set like this, too. The best part was the transporter (the bit on the left with the buttons on top, which let you make the doll ‘disappear’).
A Star Trek play set of the Enterprise bridge, with 4 dolls
July 7, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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Janeway is concerned about the world, but willing to be distracted by treats
A black cat sits in profile on grey bedding. In the background there is a closer with flannel shirts hanging, a short purple curtain, a striped laundry basket, and an open door.
June 24, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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There was a round of "What's a poster you had up in your room growing up?". My room was covered in posters and pages from magazines, but this was my favourite, 1984 Bowie (I had it on the ceiling over my bed, it was a fold-out from a magazine).
A white man with short blond hair wearing a blue button up shirt, reddish suspenders, a black belt, and beige pants. He's standing at a microphone and his left hand is raised.
June 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM