Monique AC
@moniqueac.bsky.social
queer SF/horror writer - first reader (Diabolical Plots & Small Wonders) - con stuff (Rainbow Space Magic & Can*Con) - settler - she/they - notwhereilive.ca
'You'll choke too' - an aerial embroidery landscape inspired by all the wildfires happening right now... I'm upset every time I smell smoke outside and somehow we have people starting them maliciously too! But we all breathe the same air so they'll choke too (1/2 - see thread for close-ups)
"Today is August 4, 2026". Happy "There Will Come Soft Rains" Day!
In the last term of Council, we lost the citizens' seat on the Transit Commission. When I'm Mayor, I'll bring it back. Learn more about my transit plan here: www.leiper2026.ca/priorities?a...
It's so annoying. I won't read (or subscribe to) a newsletter that's on substack. There's stuff I'm missing that looks great, but who are you really writing for if that's where you're putting it?
Paris Marx@parismarx.com · 2d agogetting tired of people on the left still launching substack newsletters after all the reporting on that company in recent years
I hope it stays dark forever I hope the worst isn't over And I hope you blink before I do And I hope I never get sober Anyway, my most listened to song last year ❤️
the Mountain Goats@themountaingoats.bsky.social · 2d agoI don't even know what to say. This is real, this is true, so, like, thank you all, from the bottom of my heart. This took over 25 years to happen so if there's any lesson here it's either "keep at it, who knows" or "many people are divorced"
Another bardcore banger by Hildegard von Blingin'with Friar Funk. Settle around the fireplace in our castle, let the bards come in, let the show begin: youtu.be/skfZBqH1NgM?...
Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus - A Bardcore | Medieval Cover by Hildegard von Blingin' ft. Friar Funk
YouTube video by Hildegard von Blingin'
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Always love a new (especially knitting-related) story from @acsaville.bsky.social
Small Wonders@smallwondersmag.com · 2d agoMaking something, anything, is an act of defiance. Today we offer you "Ragescarf: A Knitting Pattern for a World Unraveling" by Amanda Saville Try it out. When things are coming apart, knitting things together can feel so satisfying...
We've gotta make the Monorail Simpsons episode required viewing for every city councilor in the country. Every single thing he says here is a lie. A Potemkin Village Imaginarium.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d agoHassett: "Data centers are very good for towns bc they create so many jobs & bring people in with high incomes that can buy houses & stuff like that. So if you take a sleepy town that hasn't seen much in the last 30 years & put a data center there, there are gonna be a bunch of happy residents."
No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...
Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...
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Hey! If you were published at Daily Science Fiction, be aware that a site called Science Fiction Weekly has stolen the entire story database & posted it on their site. All of my DSF stories are there without my permission. sciencefictionweekly.com
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Just absolutely beautiful. I can't wait for the full album. (And the tour! I bought tickets for Paris)
Shearwater@shearwaterband.bsky.social · last wk.The beguiling voice of Laurie Anderson takes center stage in “You and Your Dog,” the final single from The New World (which will be released in full this Friday). It’s one of our favorite songs we’ve ever made. Full video here: youtu.be/fbyEuLBeKRg?...
Memories...
Immigration minister hangs up during CBC Radio interview about Syrian refugees | CBC News
Canada’s Immigration Minister Chris Alexander, facing a series of tough questions about how many Syrian refugees have made it into the country, hung up on Carol Off, the host of CBC Radio’s As It Happ...
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National Newswatch@nationalnewswatch.com · last wk.Former Harper cabinet minister Chris Alexander to run for mayor of Toronto nationalnewswatch.com/2026/07/29/f...
Not looking good for my "talking myself out of hoarding books" now that I have to add "protecting them" to my reasons not to stop
Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele@drdragases.bsky.social · last wk.No longer content with pillaging intellectual work and dismembering our environment (already critically weakened), AI companies are now hellbent on destroying books galore including rare editions. Shut down these nefarious enterprises already.
Ottawa can be a city that works. A city where the bus comes on time. A city where we fix and take care of what we own. A city that is affordable for you and your family. Learn more and join us here: www.leiper2026.ca
Are you interested in Ann Radcliffe? Women in Gothic and Horror? Trans horror? Writing workshops with amazing people? You can get it all for one online event. Come to as much or as little as you like! 22nd and 23rd August www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1993974113...
'More Terrors Than Her Reason Could Justify': An Online Gothic Conference
On 22nd and 23rd August we celebrate 200 years of Ann Radcliffe's posthumous publications and marginalised genders in the Gothic!
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*whispers* you know we can do this cultural debate about art thing all the time, right? Websites and news organizations used to have culture critics on staff whose entire job was writing about books, movies, and TV. People read them and then discussed them. We have the technology to do this again.
WELP I WAS ANNOYED AND HAD THE TIME: “When men say she should be grateful for the attention, they’re saying a woman’s scholarship only gains true meaning when a famous man shines a light on it.” news.chanda.science/archive/an-o...
An Odyssey Through Testimonial Injustice
On reading Dr. Emily Wilson, properly
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌@chanda.blacksky.app · last wk.Don’t make me write a newsletter about how Emily Wilson is allowed to be an expert, you guys
We are super excited to hear that Ottawa has a fantasy bookstore coming! Fables and Pages has an active Kickstarter (link is in the news story) and this will be a huge win for local readers and writers! ca.news.yahoo.com/fantasy-book...
New fantasy bookstore in the works for Ottawa this fall
Fables & Pages is searching for a central storefront while asking local readers what should reach the shelves.
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I wrote about the Nolan Odyssey for the LRB. I'll summarize some of my main points below, in case you don't feel like reading all that. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man
As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...
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Rainbow Space Magic 2026 will be on October 3-4, 2026! RSM is free, virtual convention for queer #speculativefiction. Register now to receive updates & Zoom links when the time comes at www.rainbowspacemagic.org #sciencefiction #fantasy #horror
Always a good time to remind people again how awful Shopify’s CEO is
Rachel Gilmore@rachelgilmore.bsky.social · last wk.Very cool that Shopify’s CEO thinks the poor should have far less of a vote than the rich. Still worth that ad read money, folks?
The Madrid Deep Space Communication Complex at Robledo de Chavela municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain on fire. Burgohondo wildfire. 📷 via Infues Avila
It's the least surprising thing that the bollards at Main & Hawthorne haven't stopped drivers from going over the corner sidewalk #autowa
What's your concert history? First concert: Donny & Marie Osmond Last concert: Lord Huron (at a festival); last headliner, Noah Kahan Next concert: Iron Maiden/Megadeth/Anthrax Seen most: Tom Cochrane/Red Rider (but not since the 90s) Haven't seen but want to: The Mountain Goats Pass it on! 🎶
Fiona Glass@fionaglass.bsky.social · 2w agoWhat's your concert history? First concert: Lindisfarne Last concert: Coldplace (Coldplay tribute) Next concert: Rush Seen most: Aussie Pink Floyd Haven't seen but want to: Muse Pass it on! 🎶
Canadian arts and culture folks: the federal government has launched a (methodologically flawed) survey on "the Cultural Sector's readiness for Artificial Intelligence". If you're ready to resist or refuse genAI, here's your chance to let them know. pch.research-recherche.ca/f/s.aspx?lan...
National Survey on the Cultural Sector’s Readiness for Artificial Intelligence
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This is absolutely disgusting
Ben Rothenberg@benrothenberg.bsky.social · 2w agoBreaking news story at Bounces: Following cultural momentum around anti-trans pushes in sports, the WTA has enacted a new policy that will require *all* players to undergo genetic sex testing in order to continue playing on WTA Tour. Read at Bounces: www.benrothenberg.com/p/wta-requir...
Probably more helpful to think of them not so much as “Canadian wildfires” but rather “climate change wildfires currently consuming Canada”
Well, glad I already cancelled my account lol
Jonathan Jarry@jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 3w ago"Roughly 300 Netflix programs across the streamer’s library have used generative AI across their production process so far this year, the company revealed in its second-quarter earnings report on Thursday." variety.com/2026/biz/new...
