A society that vilifies scientists and healthcare workers for trying to save lives is a society determined to destroy itself.
Kim Fahner
@kimfahner.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, editor. Chair, The Writers' Union of Canada The Donoghue Girl (Latitude 46, 2024) The Pollination Field (Turnstone, 2025) www.kimfahner.com
What the US government is doing to Dr. Fauci is the embodiment of what they are doing to scientific infrastructure overall.
If they try that cheating bullshit in the midterms, they're going to find out real fast.
Avocados—always playing hard to get with me, even though I love them dearly. First, unripe and resistant, then absolute mush within 24 hrs. 😳🙄🤷♀️
old fruit pictures@pomological.xor.blue · 5d agotaft avocados, painted by royal charles steadman, 1919
myself and dear spouse hosted that nice Gregory Betts and his brother this fine evening; what a good lad, // @christinemcnair.bsky.social @whatisapoem.bsky.social
So why isn't Fox news televising interviews of all the happy people who live near data centers so we can hear what a treat it is to live with the constant noise, lights, increased utility costs and non-existent new jobs?
Breathtaking courage and determination. Well deserved honor! Michael J. Fox will receive one of the Television Academy’s biggest honors, the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award, at this year’s Emmys “in recognition of his transformative contributions to Parkinson’s disease research and advocacy.”
Michael J Fox To Get Bob Hope Humanitarian Award
Michael J. Fox has been tapped to receive one of the Television Academy's biggest honors, the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award, at this year's Emmy Awards.
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If you are 38 years old or older, I want you to start working on your foot strength and ankle mobility. Unless I hate you. Then I want you to rest for ten years and then suddenly try to hop off a step one day, cold.
7 mo into Covid-19 after grueling 24hr caring for child with the disease, who survived. Showered at hosp, returned to office & informed staff, wasn't retiring the next mo, as had planned. Photo of that moment. This is my "diary". Nobody can change the reality of pandemic for those who lived it...
brooke blushed apples, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1908
newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Kim Fahner @kimfahner.bsky.social : The Character Actor Convention, by Guy Elston periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/08/kim-...
Kim Fahner : The Character Actor Convention, by Guy Elston
The Character Actor Convention , Guy Elston The Porcupine’s Quill, 2025 As a fellow poet, I first encountered Guy Elston’s work when...
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I’ve had a lot of time to read & think this year, based on dealing w/ physical health challenges I didn’t expect, & this book—The Starving Artist Myth: Bust the Stereotype & Find Success in Creative Careers, by Mark J. Jones, has just made me think more deeply. Thx to my friend Dinah Laprairie.
They saw multiple species of coral moving through the current and a plethora of fish surrounding the reef structures, Zinzindohoue said, "A really undisturbed environment. Everything was alive. And it was a really big moment for us because some things we have never seen."
Scientists find active coral communities in reef system presumed dead decades ago
Scientists have found an active coral community that may belong to deep-sea coral reef system presumed to dead decades ago, according to new research.
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Terrific news about no octopus farms, no destruction of Toronto Island via the airport expansion. People power rules. Now let's stop all the artificial thieves and take back our minds and imaginations and our bond with the natural world. [magpies at pre-roost in my street elm]
In this NBN episode, I speak with David Ly about his fascinating novel, Not All Dragons (Wolsak & Wynn, 2026). Listen in: newbooksnetwork.com/not-all-drag... @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social @davidlywrites.bsky.social @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social . . . #fantasybooks #dragons #speculativefiction #books
Clear-eyed and Complex: A Review of Perfect Weather by Jamella Hagen (Gaspereau Press, 2026) / @the-wood-lot.bsky.social @gaspereaupress.bsky.social @jamellahagen.bsky.social ; the-wood-lot.ca/2026/07/25/c...
Clear-eyed and Complex: A Review of Perfect Weather by Jamella Hagen (Gaspereau Press, 2026)
reviewed by rob mclennan Further to the first season of the relaunched Gaspereau Press comes Whitehorse, Yukon poet and editor Jamella Hagen’s full-length second poetry collection, Perfect Weather …
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'Cornflowers' by Susan Entwistle, contemporary UK painter who employs a modern pointillist style #WomensArt
I’m a fan of Lisa Fishman’s work, so when I heard she’d written a novel, Write Back Now!, I ordered it online from the @guernicaeditions imprint, 1366 Books. Stuart Ross is doing some great work with 1366 Books, as its editorial force of nature. This is a gorgeous story. Don’t miss reading it.
Wept through the end of Season 3, Episode 16 when Noel tells Felicity “I love you too much to be friends right now.” Kills me.
A federal judge has approved a US$1.5 billion copyright settlement in which artificial intelligence company Anthropic will pay thousands of authors about US$3,000 per book after using pirated copies of their works to train its Claude chatbot.
Judge approves a US$1.5B Anthropic settlement over pirated books used to train the Claude chatbot
A federal judge approved a US$1.5 billion copyright settlement in which artificial intelligence company Anthropic will pay authors about US$3,000 per book.
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