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V. S. Wells 🌈🫖
@vsmw.bsky.social
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Senior Editor at the Georgia Straight
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perpetually exhausted immigrant on unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and səlilwətaɬ lands
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Yutoku Inari Shrine in Kashima (northern Kyushu) is one of my favourite shrines I've been to in Japan. For one of the three most famous Inari shrines, it was incredibly quiet.
A red shrine on a huge stage on the side of a mountain with autumn leaves Stairs covered in traditional glass windows chimes with colourful wish papers An autumn tree in front of a beautifully lacquered red and white shrine A line of red tori gates leading up a mountain
November 18, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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I have forgotten to take photos of so many baked goods (including cupcakes and my own birthday cake!) but here is a Mexican hot chocolate cookie I made for a friend's birthday and realized I hadn't taken a photo after I'd had a bite
A chewy brownie cookie flavored with cinnamon and chili, topped with flaky sea salt and chocolate chunks
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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From my inbox today:
If you'd like me to get into the weeds of why people hate Harry Potter that will take me a bit more time!
An email titled: "news release: harry potter: a forbidden forest experience coming this fall to Stanley park"
September 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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The meme of Light Yagami eating a potato chip. Text: then I take out a chip and fill it with money.
August 21, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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My cat Sweep died this week. He was 20. I knew him from the time he was 24 hours old. How lucky, to have a cat that lived to be 20; how lucky, to be a cat, spending 20 years being spoiled.
A tuxedo cat looking alert sat on my dad's lap. He has a beauty spot next to his nose like Marilyn Monroe. Sweep in the garden licking his nose with a pink tongue Sweep investigating a blue car on the driveway
July 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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On the left: Poilievre's statement today on the Chemmani mass grave in Sri Lanka, where 80 bodies have been found.

On the right: the most recent CCP statement I could find about Palestine, from April.
“Canada has a moral responsibility to listen to survivors and to stand firm in the pursuit of justice wherever mass atrocities have taken place. That includes standing with Tamil families, here and around the world, who have carried this burden for far too long." Ottawa, ON – Today, Melissa Lantsman, Conservative Party Candidate for Thornhill, issued the following statement: “Mark Carney needs to answer if he believes that Israel has a right to defend itself from the sadistic death cult Hamas. Here are the facts: On April 8, Carney responded to a heckler who shouted “Mr. Carney, there’s a genocide in Palestine!” He responded, “I’m aware. That’s why we have an arms embargo.” On April 12, a video came to light of Liberal Candidate for Burlington North—Milton West Adam van Koeverden stating, “your voices, will be strong in Ottawa, strong to condemn the genocide and end the genocide in Gaza.” According to media reports, Carney has refused to answer for his candidate’s accusations: “Repeated requests to Carney’s campaign to clarify his comments and explain his position on Israel went unreturned.”
July 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Summer vibes
A shot of a condo building behind a tree at Golden hour, with a blue sky and the top of the tree glowing orange A shot of the walk to Granville Island, with the bridge above and downtown Vancouver and mountains just visible between the legs of the bridge.
July 14, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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Super proud of this month's print edition of @georgiastraight.bsky.social. Get it while it's 🔥🔥🔥
July 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Happy Canada Day to this political genius in our inbox, who simply cannot fathom the idea that an old hippie rag has an opinion like "the Prime Minister shouldn't have immediately gotten rid of the Digital Services Tax because the U.S. threatened us".
"Canada caving on the DST? It’s actually called negotiating. And very few have as much experience as the PM. Until the final deal is done - if there can ever be anything final with the US President - you’re just taking uneducated cheap shots. Look forward to the mea culpa. The Straight is not renowned for political analysis and commentary, and for good reason. Stick to the soft stuff. "
July 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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My review of the OK Go concert:
The dril Candles budget meme but candles is replaced by confetti
June 23, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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It turned out tasty 😋
A rectangular chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting in the middle and on top A slice of the cake on a green plate in front of a plant
June 22, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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It is my fiancée's 30th birthday tomorrow and to celebrate I have made her a rather maximalist salted peanut butter chocolate cake
A rectangular pan showing a chocolate cake, covered in peanut butter frosting, topped with swirls of peanut butter and chocolate and studded with mini Reese's cups, salted caramel pearls, and flaky sea salt
June 21, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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Happy Switch 2 launch day to all who celebrate, i can't wait to join a biker gang
A picture of the cow from the new Mario Kart doing a wheelie
June 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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If it ain't ✨️🌿 green 🌿✨️I ain't interested
A tall shoe rack that has painted a bright slightly blue-toned green The green shoe rack with various boots, sneakers, high heels, and sandals on it. Most shoes are pink or black.
June 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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not the subject line/sender combo i expected
A screenshot of an email. Subject line: Migrant quiz just dropped From: Vancouver Avian Research Centre
June 3, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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Happy World Otter Day, here is a video of my fiancee holding hands with a sea otter
May 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Going to the drag show in the daylight feels unhinged
A white person with short pink hair and shimmery green eye makeup wearing a white poet blouse
May 11, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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wow, even the Tire and Rubber Association of Canada has noticed that Canadians don't want to go to America... but that's second to the real story of underinflated tires.
A new survey from the Tire and Rubber Association of Canada (TRAC) finds British Columbians are planning to embrace the open road for summer travel with 83% of motorists planning a day or overnight trip. However, the vast majority of drivers are choosing to stay in Canada and avoiding travel to the U.S. 90% of British Columbians would rather take road trips within Canada than venture to the U.S., and only 5% plan to cross the border. Half (52%) of drivers cancelled road trips to the U.S. they had planned for this year. Within Canada, 75% plan to take a road trip within their province, while 24% will drive to another part of the country. An important and often overlooked road trip element, BC drivers understand the importance of proper tire inflation, but there is a large disconnect between drivers’ tire maintenance intentions and practice.
May 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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It's kinda like barbecue flavour but on a Hawkins Cheezie-style knobbly corn stick
May 1, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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Countrysideposting. Ruralmaxing. Naturepilled.
A trail with green hedge rows and wild plants on both sides A woodland filled with purple bluebells and narrow-trunked trees A dark brown horse leans over a wooden fence. The horse has white "bald face" markings over both eyes. A view between two hedges of rolling green fields, with a sky filled with different kinds of clouds over it
April 18, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Reunited with my beloved
A purple packet of crisps (chips) labeled Nik Naks: Rib n' Saucy
April 16, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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The most important person to see when I'm home
Sweep, an old tuxedo cat with a black beauty mark by his nose, sits in an overgrown patch of cyclamen leaves.
April 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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It is very satisfying to see Rollergirl with more votes than transphobic failed school board trustee Karin Litzcke in the Vancouver municipal by-election
A screenshot of votes for city councillor Sean Orr COPE 20015 Lucy Maloney OneCity 19353 [Other candidates] Rollergirl 275 Guy Dube 258 Karin Litzcke 257
April 6, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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🌸🌸🌸
A photo of cherry blossoms in front of a condo building Three cherry blossom trees in a park with a bench in the corner A close up of cherry blossoms in front of a powerline
April 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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even in hard times things are still growing
A white "flower" in a peace lily plant A single fenestrated leaf in a Monstera plant in front of a window
April 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM