Terri Potratz • Writer & Artist
@tpotratz.bsky.social
Founder of Paper Covers Rock festival, and the Rochambeau Artist Collective. I dig conceptual quilting and textile art, cold ocean dips, & empowering creative voices.
📍Salt Spring Island 🇨🇦
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📍Salt Spring Island 🇨🇦
🌐 terripotratz.com | https://open.substack.com/pub/papercoversrock
When I was diagnosed with rectal cancer in my 30s, I turned to the ocean. I think cold swimming helped keep my cancer from spreading.
Here's an excerpt: open.substack.com/pub/papertow...
#CancerSurvivor #YoungOnsetCancer #IntegrativeHealing #Memoir #IndieBooks #ColdPlunge
Here's an excerpt: open.substack.com/pub/papertow...
#CancerSurvivor #YoungOnsetCancer #IntegrativeHealing #Memoir #IndieBooks #ColdPlunge
September 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
When I was diagnosed with rectal cancer in my 30s, I turned to the ocean. I think cold swimming helped keep my cancer from spreading.
Here's an excerpt: open.substack.com/pub/papertow...
#CancerSurvivor #YoungOnsetCancer #IntegrativeHealing #Memoir #IndieBooks #ColdPlunge
Here's an excerpt: open.substack.com/pub/papertow...
#CancerSurvivor #YoungOnsetCancer #IntegrativeHealing #Memoir #IndieBooks #ColdPlunge
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Unreal that we felt the need for a fire in June, but here we are. Cat is on board.
June 21, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Unreal that we felt the need for a fire in June, but here we are. Cat is on board.
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June 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Submissions are open. Send us your best short fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.
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A few high school teens stopped to present me with this teeny tiny bouquet while I sat on a bench waiting for pizza. They were on a random acts of kindness mission.
The kids are alright.
#islandlife #canada #pnw #tinythings
The kids are alright.
#islandlife #canada #pnw #tinythings
May 21, 2025 at 4:25 AM
A few high school teens stopped to present me with this teeny tiny bouquet while I sat on a bench waiting for pizza. They were on a random acts of kindness mission.
The kids are alright.
#islandlife #canada #pnw #tinythings
The kids are alright.
#islandlife #canada #pnw #tinythings
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Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.
May 1, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.
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happy april 25th aka the perfect date ✨
April 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
happy april 25th aka the perfect date ✨
April 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Working the final stitches of this conceptual quilt under the evening sunlight scattered through trees on this windy day. #naturaldye #ecoprint #textile #design
April 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Working the final stitches of this conceptual quilt under the evening sunlight scattered through trees on this windy day. #naturaldye #ecoprint #textile #design
Visited a sugar bush this past weekend. Turns out Canadian patriotism tastes a lot like maple syrup.
open.substack.com/pub/papertow...
(btw @charlieangus104.bsky.social I think we should drop the "maple MAGA" term - maple is too good for that lot)
open.substack.com/pub/papertow...
(btw @charlieangus104.bsky.social I think we should drop the "maple MAGA" term - maple is too good for that lot)
This is so Canadian
Maple syrup is the fuel of patriotism
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April 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Visited a sugar bush this past weekend. Turns out Canadian patriotism tastes a lot like maple syrup.
open.substack.com/pub/papertow...
(btw @charlieangus104.bsky.social I think we should drop the "maple MAGA" term - maple is too good for that lot)
open.substack.com/pub/papertow...
(btw @charlieangus104.bsky.social I think we should drop the "maple MAGA" term - maple is too good for that lot)
Hard to tell if @macleans.bsky.social is being ironic here since the list of #CPC beneficiaries includes Right-Wing Media, The Military, Oil Magnates & The Tech Industry, but tellingly, no actual people. If this is wry cynicism, it's not obvious enough 👎
Real Canadian people deserve better #cdnpoli
Real Canadian people deserve better #cdnpoli
For the first time in years, there’s a fighting chance that the federal Conservatives will take power—and CPC leader Pierre Poilievre has promised to fix what he calls a “broken” Canada. Who will benefit if he wins? macleans.ca/longforms/wh...
Who Stands to Win in Poilievre’s Canada - Macleans.ca
The people, industries and institutions that will benefit from a Poilievre victory
macleans.ca
April 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Hard to tell if @macleans.bsky.social is being ironic here since the list of #CPC beneficiaries includes Right-Wing Media, The Military, Oil Magnates & The Tech Industry, but tellingly, no actual people. If this is wry cynicism, it's not obvious enough 👎
Real Canadian people deserve better #cdnpoli
Real Canadian people deserve better #cdnpoli
Listening to @mark-carney.bsky.social and quotes from school kids who are worried about #tariffs got me. Had the same discussion with my 6 and 8 year old kids this AM. It's heartbreaking, but encouraging that our kids still have equality, kindness & care for all citizens in their hearts #cdnpoli
April 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Listening to @mark-carney.bsky.social and quotes from school kids who are worried about #tariffs got me. Had the same discussion with my 6 and 8 year old kids this AM. It's heartbreaking, but encouraging that our kids still have equality, kindness & care for all citizens in their hearts #cdnpoli
Passive aggressive clues that my children would like a tree house this year please and thanks.
March 31, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Passive aggressive clues that my children would like a tree house this year please and thanks.
I just purchased a swimsuit, a towel that folds into a beach bag, and a sweater from Hudson's Bay Company, during their foreclosing sale.
The lady at the register said "you could go for a swim right now!"
So I did. I drove straight to the lake, where the water is 4C. It was glorious.
The lady at the register said "you could go for a swim right now!"
So I did. I drove straight to the lake, where the water is 4C. It was glorious.
March 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I just purchased a swimsuit, a towel that folds into a beach bag, and a sweater from Hudson's Bay Company, during their foreclosing sale.
The lady at the register said "you could go for a swim right now!"
So I did. I drove straight to the lake, where the water is 4C. It was glorious.
The lady at the register said "you could go for a swim right now!"
So I did. I drove straight to the lake, where the water is 4C. It was glorious.
I don't know if this is a lost in translation thing, but this cream spoke to me. My pain definitely feels angry.
March 25, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I don't know if this is a lost in translation thing, but this cream spoke to me. My pain definitely feels angry.
Skipping rocks over a storm swell, Sunshine Coast spring break style
March 21, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Skipping rocks over a storm swell, Sunshine Coast spring break style
Loved participating in chaharshanbeh suri on the Sunshine Coast today, a Persian fire jumping celebration to ring in the spring new year. The first quarter of my Gregorian calendar year was pretty much a bust anyway.
March 19, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Loved participating in chaharshanbeh suri on the Sunshine Coast today, a Persian fire jumping celebration to ring in the spring new year. The first quarter of my Gregorian calendar year was pretty much a bust anyway.
@markhamillofficial.bsky.social leading the rebellion with wit 👏
February 26, 2025 at 4:20 AM
@markhamillofficial.bsky.social leading the rebellion with wit 👏
My reply to the letter sent out today from @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social @brodiefenlon.bsky.social @ianhanomansing.bsky.social in response to the #CrossCountryCheckup debacle.
Spoiler alert: you still aren't getting it. #cdnpoli #never51🧵1
Spoiler alert: you still aren't getting it. #cdnpoli #never51🧵1
February 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
My reply to the letter sent out today from @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social @brodiefenlon.bsky.social @ianhanomansing.bsky.social in response to the #CrossCountryCheckup debacle.
Spoiler alert: you still aren't getting it. #cdnpoli #never51🧵1
Spoiler alert: you still aren't getting it. #cdnpoli #never51🧵1
As @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social prepares for this catastrophic CCC show helmed by @ianhanomansing.bsky.social + @brodiefenlon.bsky.social, I hope you find a way to turn it around. I see lifelong #CBC supporters turning their backs on you & I may be one of them. You cannot defend this. Shut it down.
February 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
As @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social prepares for this catastrophic CCC show helmed by @ianhanomansing.bsky.social + @brodiefenlon.bsky.social, I hope you find a way to turn it around. I see lifelong #CBC supporters turning their backs on you & I may be one of them. You cannot defend this. Shut it down.
I agree @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social should not be normalizing the situation with a headline like "what Canada as the 51st state means to you?" Canada is not the 51st state & the threat to our sovereignty should be taken seriously, not used as clickbaity fodder. Shame @ianhanomansing.bsky.social
Donald Trump says Canada has no right to exist.
I take the threat seriously. With our sovereignty on the table I support a national discussion on next steps.
But CBC thinks it would be fun to have an American DJ co-host whether we should exist as a nation.
Fuck that @ianhanomansing.bsky.social
I take the threat seriously. With our sovereignty on the table I support a national discussion on next steps.
But CBC thinks it would be fun to have an American DJ co-host whether we should exist as a nation.
Fuck that @ianhanomansing.bsky.social
February 22, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I agree @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social should not be normalizing the situation with a headline like "what Canada as the 51st state means to you?" Canada is not the 51st state & the threat to our sovereignty should be taken seriously, not used as clickbaity fodder. Shame @ianhanomansing.bsky.social
The USA - Canada #4nations game tonight, epitomized by my pets: Pissed off Cat and Nervous Nia.
(Now we know the outcome - go Canada! Fuck yeah! 🤙)
Also, great job to the US players. Good game, good game.
(Now we know the outcome - go Canada! Fuck yeah! 🤙)
Also, great job to the US players. Good game, good game.
February 21, 2025 at 7:17 AM
The USA - Canada #4nations game tonight, epitomized by my pets: Pissed off Cat and Nervous Nia.
(Now we know the outcome - go Canada! Fuck yeah! 🤙)
Also, great job to the US players. Good game, good game.
(Now we know the outcome - go Canada! Fuck yeah! 🤙)
Also, great job to the US players. Good game, good game.
We just cancelled a Vancouver-Alaska cruise that'd been planned for over a year. No more US travel, period.
Excited to explore more of Canada! Would be great if air and rail lines ran promos to encourage cross-country exploration. @viarailcanada.bsky.social @aircananda.bsky.social
#truenorth
Excited to explore more of Canada! Would be great if air and rail lines ran promos to encourage cross-country exploration. @viarailcanada.bsky.social @aircananda.bsky.social
#truenorth
Donald Trump is threatening our democratic right and values.
The boycott grows and goes international.
Everyone can play their part.
The boycott grows and goes international.
Everyone can play their part.
February 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
We just cancelled a Vancouver-Alaska cruise that'd been planned for over a year. No more US travel, period.
Excited to explore more of Canada! Would be great if air and rail lines ran promos to encourage cross-country exploration. @viarailcanada.bsky.social @aircananda.bsky.social
#truenorth
Excited to explore more of Canada! Would be great if air and rail lines ran promos to encourage cross-country exploration. @viarailcanada.bsky.social @aircananda.bsky.social
#truenorth