Sonia Nicholson
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Archivist/Author/Poet in #yyj. Own views. Using my words for good. Rep’d by @rachkmc.bsky.social. Web: sonianicholson.com
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An archivist without a past of her own doesn’t expect her profession to get personal. Thirty-year old single mom Michele Norman has finally found her dream job at the city archives. But while she d…
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Happy release day, part two! The paperback edition of Provenance Unknown is available as of today. Grab your copy on Amazon, or request that your favourite local bookstore or library bring it in. Thank you for helping this story reach bestseller status!
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Happy birthday to Claude Monet, whom I’m spending a lot of time with as I work on my next book! 👨🎨
#BOTD 1840. French painter and founder of Impressionism painting, Oscar-Claude Monet. (d.1926)
November 14, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Happy birthday to Claude Monet, whom I’m spending a lot of time with as I work on my next book! 👨🎨
Things on my mind this month: Gratitude. The paths we take and the ones we left behind that still make us wonder, What if? Choices. Colours. How we see the world, and others, and ourselves. The parts of our lives we show people. The parts we hide.
Oct updates:
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Oct updates:
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Hidden Colours
WARNING: Brief, disjointed thoughts ahead. Things (well, just a few of the many, many things) on my mind this month: Thanksgiving — in Canada, we celebrate in October. Gratitude. The paths we take …
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October 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Things on my mind this month: Gratitude. The paths we take and the ones we left behind that still make us wonder, What if? Choices. Colours. How we see the world, and others, and ourselves. The parts of our lives we show people. The parts we hide.
Oct updates:
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Oct updates:
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New poetry coming in November with Stripes Literary Magazine!
October 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
New poetry coming in November with Stripes Literary Magazine!
As part of research for my archives+storytelling workshop for @victoriags.org in Jan, I’m looking for examples of strong but simple storytelling by GLAM institutions & family historians. Blog? Podcast? Website? Something different? Send them my way!
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From Research to Story: Writing and Sharing Your Family History - Sonia Nicholson - Events - Victoria Genealogical Society
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October 23, 2025 at 7:19 PM
As part of research for my archives+storytelling workshop for @victoriags.org in Jan, I’m looking for examples of strong but simple storytelling by GLAM institutions & family historians. Blog? Podcast? Website? Something different? Send them my way!
www.victoriags.org/content.aspx...
www.victoriags.org/content.aspx...
Checking out locations for the Victoria portion of my current novel. I’m thinking this would also make a great writing spot!
October 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Checking out locations for the Victoria portion of my current novel. I’m thinking this would also make a great writing spot!
As part of research for my Jan archives+storytelling workshop, I’m looking for examples of strong but simple storytelling in GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, museums) institutions. Blog? Podcast? Website? Something different? Send them my way! I’d love to share them with workshop participants.
October 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
As part of research for my Jan archives+storytelling workshop, I’m looking for examples of strong but simple storytelling in GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, museums) institutions. Blog? Podcast? Website? Something different? Send them my way! I’d love to share them with workshop participants.
This poem was inspired by the film Bonnard: Pierre and Marthe, which explores the relationship between Post-Impressionist French painter Pierre Bonnard and his model/muse/partner/wife Marthe. Thank you to @pinholepoetry.bsky.social for including it in the current issue!
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· P I N H O L E • P O E T R Y
SONIA NICHOLSON Pierre and Marthebury me (enterre-moi)run fingers down lids to shutter my eyesfor the last time windows of the country housepick up the roman dropped mid-read from my hand, place it on...
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October 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This poem was inspired by the film Bonnard: Pierre and Marthe, which explores the relationship between Post-Impressionist French painter Pierre Bonnard and his model/muse/partner/wife Marthe. Thank you to @pinholepoetry.bsky.social for including it in the current issue!
pinholepoetry.ca/13935-2/
pinholepoetry.ca/13935-2/
📣 📣 Archives resource alert!
Archive Basics from The National Archives, UK includes “resources for those new to the sector, or those who may not be archive professionals – such as members of community archives and owners of private collections.”
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
Archive Basics from The National Archives, UK includes “resources for those new to the sector, or those who may not be archive professionals – such as members of community archives and owners of private collections.”
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
Archive basics - Archives sector
This page includes resources for those new to the sector, or those who may not be archive professionals – such as members of community archives and owners of private collections.
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
October 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
📣 📣 Archives resource alert!
Archive Basics from The National Archives, UK includes “resources for those new to the sector, or those who may not be archive professionals – such as members of community archives and owners of private collections.”
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
Archive Basics from The National Archives, UK includes “resources for those new to the sector, or those who may not be archive professionals – such as members of community archives and owners of private collections.”
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
Reposted by Sonia Nicholson
A Vancouver Historian’s Family Letters Offer Insights Into the First World War montecristomagazine.com/community/va...
A Vancouver Historian’s Family Letters Offer Insights Into the First World War
Learning of a family connection to the First World War, Brandon Marriott dug into an archive of letters to explore the personal side of war.
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October 2, 2025 at 2:11 AM
A Vancouver Historian’s Family Letters Offer Insights Into the First World War montecristomagazine.com/community/va...
Received a rejection for a writing-related something I wanted so badly and which seemed to be the perfect fit. Really, really hurts and makes me question everything about myself as a writer, (at least, for the duration of this pity party). Send emotional support memes.
October 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Received a rejection for a writing-related something I wanted so badly and which seemed to be the perfect fit. Really, really hurts and makes me question everything about myself as a writer, (at least, for the duration of this pity party). Send emotional support memes.
Wrote the first few pages of my next novel and that feeling of starting something fresh and new is like some kind of drug, I swear.
September 28, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Wrote the first few pages of my next novel and that feeling of starting something fresh and new is like some kind of drug, I swear.
Didn’t work on my book during today’s writing timeslot, but I did get about 2/3 of my archives + storytelling workshop presentation drafted. 😅 Does that count?
September 26, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Didn’t work on my book during today’s writing timeslot, but I did get about 2/3 of my archives + storytelling workshop presentation drafted. 😅 Does that count?
It’s true what they say: time flies. Or more accurately, it speeds by like a rocket. Anyone else wondering where September went? I’m still here, even when I’ve gone quiet. And there will be more exciting voyages to come. Hope you’ll stick around for the ride.
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To the Moon and Back
“Rocket ship,” BC Aviation Museum, 23 August 2025. (Author photo) It’s true what they say: time flies. Or more accurately, it speeds by like a rocket. Anyone else wondering where September went? Or…
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September 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
It’s true what they say: time flies. Or more accurately, it speeds by like a rocket. Anyone else wondering where September went? I’m still here, even when I’ve gone quiet. And there will be more exciting voyages to come. Hope you’ll stick around for the ride.
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Want to support a Canadian author today? (👋 🇨🇦 🙋♀️)
Share a photo of a Canadian book you love with the hashtags #canadianbook and #OLDay. It would mean a lot!
Share a photo of a Canadian book you love with the hashtags #canadianbook and #OLDay. It would mean a lot!
September 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Want to support a Canadian author today? (👋 🇨🇦 🙋♀️)
Share a photo of a Canadian book you love with the hashtags #canadianbook and #OLDay. It would mean a lot!
Share a photo of a Canadian book you love with the hashtags #canadianbook and #OLDay. It would mean a lot!
📣 📣 Attention fellow history/archives/genealogy nerds!
Here’s the full listing to date of @victoriags.org’s new season. Check out all the workshops, seminars, heritage history hours, and other events on offer (including one by yours truly on January 31)
victoriags.org/content.aspx...
Here’s the full listing to date of @victoriags.org’s new season. Check out all the workshops, seminars, heritage history hours, and other events on offer (including one by yours truly on January 31)
victoriags.org/content.aspx...
Emailing - Victoria Genealogical Society
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September 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
📣 📣 Attention fellow history/archives/genealogy nerds!
Here’s the full listing to date of @victoriags.org’s new season. Check out all the workshops, seminars, heritage history hours, and other events on offer (including one by yours truly on January 31)
victoriags.org/content.aspx...
Here’s the full listing to date of @victoriags.org’s new season. Check out all the workshops, seminars, heritage history hours, and other events on offer (including one by yours truly on January 31)
victoriags.org/content.aspx...
Reposted by Sonia Nicholson
We're so excited for upcoming workshop from Sonia so we can also talk about her latest fictional novel for all #genealogy lovers, Provenance Unknown.
So … this is happening! Join my archives + storytelling workshop January 31 for the @victoriags.org — in person or online, registration open: victoriags.org/content.aspx...
From Research to Story: Writing and Sharing Your Family History - Sonia Nicholson - Events - Victoria Genealogical Society
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September 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
We're so excited for upcoming workshop from Sonia so we can also talk about her latest fictional novel for all #genealogy lovers, Provenance Unknown.
A friend sent this article to me with the note “when you turn 86 I expect to read about you opening a book store for emerging writers 🙂” and I can’t tell you how much I needed that today.
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At 86 she started an art gallery. Now almost 98, she's not stopping any time soon | CBC News
A Londoner about to celebrate her 98th birthday, Audrey Cooper continues to run the Art With Panache Gallery in downtown London.
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September 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A friend sent this article to me with the note “when you turn 86 I expect to read about you opening a book store for emerging writers 🙂” and I can’t tell you how much I needed that today.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
So … this is happening! Join my archives + storytelling workshop January 31 for the @victoriags.org — in person or online, registration open: victoriags.org/content.aspx...
From Research to Story: Writing and Sharing Your Family History - Sonia Nicholson - Events - Victoria Genealogical Society
victoriags.org
September 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
So … this is happening! Join my archives + storytelling workshop January 31 for the @victoriags.org — in person or online, registration open: victoriags.org/content.aspx...
Turns out when you visit the university library on an August evening — well in advance of classes starting — to do book research, you not only get an amazing pick of resources, but you also have the place to yourself.
August 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Turns out when you visit the university library on an August evening — well in advance of classes starting — to do book research, you not only get an amazing pick of resources, but you also have the place to yourself.
Yesterday, I received the Stripes Literary Magazine e-newsletter and it reminded me it's been 5 months since my chapbook Asleep/Awake hit the world 💕
Their suggested activity for the week is to read and review it, so if you're so inclined, here's the link: tinyurl.com/5cayjv3c
Their suggested activity for the week is to read and review it, so if you're so inclined, here's the link: tinyurl.com/5cayjv3c
ASLEEP/AWAKE (Stripes Chapbook Series 3)
Amazon.com: ASLEEP/AWAKE (Stripes Chapbook Series 3) eBook : Literary Magazine, The Stripes, Nicholson, Sonia: Kindle Store
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August 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Yesterday, I received the Stripes Literary Magazine e-newsletter and it reminded me it's been 5 months since my chapbook Asleep/Awake hit the world 💕
Their suggested activity for the week is to read and review it, so if you're so inclined, here's the link: tinyurl.com/5cayjv3c
Their suggested activity for the week is to read and review it, so if you're so inclined, here's the link: tinyurl.com/5cayjv3c
August, slow? Not so much! Embarrassment at an amusement park, a winning 6-word story, steam train ride, book mail, connecting with a France friend and some travel memories from my teens, plus a 5-star review for good measure. Read all about it:
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Fun and Games
Rattlesnake Canyon amusement park, Osoyoos, British Columbia (Author photo) Amusement parks are all fun and games until you decide to try the tilt-a-whirl in your 40s. (Ask me how I know, haha.) Me…
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August 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
August, slow? Not so much! Embarrassment at an amusement park, a winning 6-word story, steam train ride, book mail, connecting with a France friend and some travel memories from my teens, plus a 5-star review for good measure. Read all about it:
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So … I found a diary (which I completely forgot existed) from my first trip to France when I was a wide-eyed, small-town, France-obsessed, almost 16-year-old. It’s … what you’d expect 😆.
Comment with a number from 1 to 35 and I’ll give you a line from that page while trying not to cringe! 🙈
Comment with a number from 1 to 35 and I’ll give you a line from that page while trying not to cringe! 🙈
August 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
So … I found a diary (which I completely forgot existed) from my first trip to France when I was a wide-eyed, small-town, France-obsessed, almost 16-year-old. It’s … what you’d expect 😆.
Comment with a number from 1 to 35 and I’ll give you a line from that page while trying not to cringe! 🙈
Comment with a number from 1 to 35 and I’ll give you a line from that page while trying not to cringe! 🙈
A new ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ review for Provenance Unknown! Thank you ☺️
(It’s never too late to add yours! Every review helps authors with visibility.)
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(It’s never too late to add yours! Every review helps authors with visibility.)
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August 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A new ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ review for Provenance Unknown! Thank you ☺️
(It’s never too late to add yours! Every review helps authors with visibility.)
www.goodreads.com/book/show/61...
(It’s never too late to add yours! Every review helps authors with visibility.)
www.goodreads.com/book/show/61...