This is the ideal book. You may not like it, but this is what peak publishing looks like.

Today's strike sign brought to you by the Misery t-shirt I threw on before I left the house.

Thank you to the wonderful folks of Halifax for your outspoken support of the library strike! We are all feeling very loved by our city this week. (And sore-throated and sun-addled, but mostly loved.) ❤

⁦Elliott Gish⁩ Grey Dog gets front cover shelving at Indigo in Vancouver!

If you are not a friend to unhoused members of the community, you are not a friend of downtown Halifax.

I was studying at the library once when someone brought an older unhoused community member into the library to get out of the heat. He was injured, bleeding, terrified. I paid attention because I was concerned for him and worried he might get kicked out or have cops called... 🧵

just vomit up your whole novel up in a month the old fashioned way: using your brain and raw unadulterated self-loathing

Please save, share, and repost if you are a writer who supports the HPL strike! ❤️

My pal Steve saying nice things about my book!

To me, the whole AI argument is so dumb - there’s JOY in writing, man. The act itself, while tough sometimes, is inherently joyful and good and fun. You are pulling a world from the air, from nothing. That’s amazing.

Still no word at all from management, so join us this week AND next week on the picket line!

Total death toll in Gaza is now estimated at 368.000. Not 18.000, not 40.000 (figures people still use), not 186.000 (Lancet), not 200.000 (Nader - to his credit: in March), but 368.000.

Some of you remember 25 years ago when the first widely reported bald eagle attack happened on US soil. On that day, two eagles in Colorado attacked and killed 12 children. It was unthinkable. We’d never seen eagles behave in such a way. We hoped we never would again. 🧵 1/

The “bargaining” has been almost entirely on the union’s side. They have barely moved on their offers. And their offer will still leave some 2/3 of unionised positions at a below liveable wage. Don’t believe it if you hear otherwise.

BREAKING: Cat Briefly Held By Owner, Suffers More Than Any Living Creature In The History Of The Universe Has Ever Suffered

Every now and then I tune into what the Young Gays consider to be lesbian culture and it is a tremendously puzzling experience. Apparently I am supposed to care deeply about Hozier?

Will usually honk for strikers: minivans, hatchbacks, anyone with a dog, muddy trucks Won't usually honk for strikers: clean trucks, BMWs Have never once honked for strikers: Teslas, any car driven by a man in wraparound sunglasses

Described as a wry, intense, and highly experimental reflection on navigating an abusive marriage, don't miss Leslie Palleson's 2024 Alberta Magazine Awards Essay finalist piece, found in filling Station. tinyurl.com/2s8ymnfy #AlbertaMagazineAwards2024 #AlbertaMagazine #Essay