Donate those books you've read to make room for all the ones you're going to buy. Donate your books to the community library in the KCC, 6260 Killarney St. Friends of the VPL: Used Book Sale Aug. 28 to Sept. 1: 10am–5pm, Alice MacKay Room at the Vancouver Public Library, 350 W. Georgia St.,

Registration is now open for 2026 Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival events from Sept. 7 to 26. Experience enchanting live music, giant lanterns and illuminated art set among the towering trees and flowing waters of Renfrew Ravine. View schedule and register at stillmoonarts.ca/moon-festival/

The second installment of Cold-Blooded, book two in the Mattie Saunders is now available as a free read on Wattpad at www.wattpad.com/1652136807-c...

Local artists have the opportunity to develop their creative work using space at the CNH Annex, 3690 Vanness Ave. tinyurl.com/cnh-artist-i... Make Your Move! Fridays starting on Sept. 11 from 1-3pm at the Annex's Multipurpose Room, 3690 Vanness Ave., tinyurl.com/cnhmakeyourm...

Summer Bird Survey, Sat., Aug. 22, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM, Renfrew Ravine Park, meet at German Canadian Heritage Plaza on the northeast corner of E. 29th & Atlin St. The 1.3 km route is along well-maintained paths and will take a couple of hours. Questions? Email connelly@stillmoonarts.ca.

Cold-Blooded - Book 2 in the Mattie Saunders Series. The first instalment, “What to do with a van full of reptiles?” is a free read on Wattpad at www.wattpad.com/myworks/4149... #freeread #suspense #romance #animalrescue

My poem, No One Wants to Know, is being featured on La Rotonde Review. “This piece is so well done. It’s such a beautiful gut punch”. “This is bleak, but I love it. It feels real.” Read it and the work of other fine poets, at larotondereview.substack.com/p/no-one-wan...

No One Wants to Know

by Rod Raglin

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Friends of the Vancouver Public Libarary (VPL) Used Book Drive Aug. 17 to 27: Bring your gently used books, DVDs and CDs to the Friends of the VPL's Used Book Drive and support the library! Details at www.friendsofthevpl.ca/book-donatio... #VPLusedbookdrive

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Donate your books to the VPL! Your donation through Friends of the VPL helps fund VPL programs, special collections, and initiatives that help better the Vancouver community. We regularly accept gentl...

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Emma is urging her many followers to stop what you’re doing right now, click this link and donate what you can the BC SPCA to help alleviate the burden and suffering these animals and their families are enduring. spca.bc.ca/donations-em... #petsandwildfires

Long-term relationships need commitment – with birds as well as people. Installment 11 of The Rocker and the Bird Girl is now a free read on Wattpad at www.wattpad.com/myworks/4130... #amreading #readingcommunity #blueskyreaders #birdlovers #romancereaders

Full Buck Moon, rising through the clouds above Vancouver, Canada, July 29, 2026 More images of my obsession with the moon at rodraglin.smugmug.com #BuckMoon #FullMoon

New Beginnings and a Benefit The sanctuary has been sold, and the new owner has some surprising plans. Part 10 of The Rocker and the Bird Girl is a free read now on Wattpad. www.wattpad.com/myworks/4130... #romance #readingcommunity #readers #romancereaders #birdloverreaders

More with my obsession. 11:26 pm, July 28, 2026, Vancouver, Canada More images of the moon and its phases at rodraglin.smugmug.com #fullmoon #moonphotography #buckmoon

Rain…drop Garden. Blooms briefly bejewelled by raindrops. More photos of summer gardens at rodraglin.smugmug.com/Flowerswith-... #summergardens #summerflowers #raingarden #raindrops

The End…or a Chance for a New Beginning. Installment 9 of The Rocker and the Bird Girl is a free read on Wattpad at www.wattpad.com/1645380170-t... #amreading #readingcommunity #romancereaders #rockstarromance #birdloverfiction

A mother's love. More images of crows and other wings of wonder at rodraglin.smugmug.com #birdphotography #crows #birds #photography

How could something so good, go so bad, so fast? Installment 8 of The Rocker and the Bird Girl is now a free read on Wattpad. www.wattpad.com/myworks/4130...

Thanks to Open Arts Forum for another gallery feature. Sunset Drama: A Gallery of Ten Vancouver Sunset Photographs by Rod Raglin openartsforum.com/sunset-drama... More sunsets and other stuff at rodraglin.smugmug.com #sunsets #openartsforum #photography

Mattie and Bodine just made love. It was wild, impetuous and fantastic. Matti worries it was also a mistake. She’s lost her objectivity, her leverage, maybe even her heart. Another free installment of The Rocker and the Bird Girl on Wattpad at www.wattpad.com/myworks/4130... #freeread

"Stories designed to test our limits, confront the unknown, and our deepest psychological fears." Finding Meaning, Making Sense, An Anthology of Short Stories and Poems, 2022 – 2025. Available now at www.amazon.com/-/e/B003DS6LEU #PoetryCommunity #ReadingCommunity #amreading

When Tyee contributor, J.B. MacKinnon, embarked on a tour of Vancouver’s best trees, the publication invited readers to share their favourites with them via email. Here’s the link to the subsequent article and the images I sent –the Maples of Kensington. thetyee.ca/Culture/2026... @thetyee

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Tyee readers share their favourite stately trees. What are yours? Sound off in the comments!

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Photographic Process, Fri., July 10, 4 to 7pm, Main & 21st Ave. Outdoor Plaza. Now you can help shape their future. The BC Arts Council, next Strategy and Action Plan, Complete the survey by July 31 at engage.gov.bc.ca/BC-Arts-Coun... #artsandculturesurvey #photographyexhibit #ralphgibson

“Love isn’t what saves us. It’s what teaches us how to survive.” Finding Meaning, Making Sense, An Anthology of Short Stories and Poems, 2022 – 2025 Contemporary issues presented with different perspectives. Available now at amazon.com/-/e/B003DS6LEU #Readers #amreading #readingcommunity

Being raised in foster care, Mattie’s always had an issue with trust. Now Bodine is asking her to trust him, give him another chance, let him explain. Another installment of The Rocker and the Bird Girl is now free to read on Wattpad at www.wattpad.com/myworks/4130...

Two of my photographs have been selected winners in Lumen Art Gallery’s, WILDFLOWERS International Art Competition. To view the entire exhibit, visit www.lumenart.gallery/winners-of-w.... To view more of my photographs check out my portfolio at rodraglin.smugmug.com

“Every story is a reminder that we belong to something larger—an invisible thread that binds us all.” Finding Meaning, Making Sense, An Anthology of Short Stories and Poems, 2022 – 2025. Contemporary issues presented from different perspectives. Available now at www.amazon.com/-/e/B003DS6LEU

Northern Flicker poses on utility pole. More images of Wings and Wonder at rodraglin.smugmug.com/Wings-and-Wo... #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #Photography #WildlifePhotography #Nature

You can now read the first 4 installments of The Rocker and the Bird Girl, Book 1 of the Mattie Saunders Series free on Wattpad at www.wattpad.com/myworks/4130...

We are all wanderers, mapping our way through the questions that never end.” The Chronicles of Arni – an Old Man in Modern Times. Finding Meaning, Making Sense, An Anthology of Short Stories and Poems, 2022 – 2025. Available now at www.amazon.com/-/e/B003DS6LEU #PoetryCommunity #ReadingCommunity

When her beloved exotic bird sanctuary faces financial collapse, Mattie turns to Bodine, a world-famous rock guitarist with a reputation for chaos. Part 3 of The Rocker and the BIrd Girl now a free read on Wattpad.