Overload - Iva Cheung [Self-promotional non sequitur: Check out After the Feast, my little cookbook for Thanksgiving (and other turkey dinner) leftovers! The PDF is free to download, and print copies raise money for the Qa...

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Sending love and support to you. ❤

I'm so sorry, Ellen. Sending you all love for the days ahead.

Congratulations, Nora!

Confirmation - Iva Cheung Click through to enlarge!

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Yes, please. Thank you!

FUCK YES MCDAVID 🇨🇦

Hi, my name is [NAME], I'm a constituent in [ZIP CODE]. I'm calling because I saw that [TERRIBLE THING] is happening. I think this is appalling. [PERSONAL STORY, if you have one.] I want you to do everything you can to stop this. I will remember your actions when I cast my next vote. Thank you.

Here is a script you can use for any issue. Find your reps' # at reps.fyi or 5calls.org. Every time you see a news story that horrifies you: call, or something else about it. It matters to say what you believe. You are setting a norm.

Censor CDC scientists and ask them to withdraw papers from medical journals?

This is not how it works, Mr President.

Our response @bmj.com on the Trump Executive Order and his "forbidden words"

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The 2nd edition of Elements of Indigenous Style is here! Originally authored by IEA founder Dr. Gregory Younging, now lead edited by Warren Cariou. A must-read for anyone writing aiming to learn more about respectful representation.

Buy it via Amazon, Brush Education, GoodMinds, or UTP.

Hey with all of this “buy Canadian” as a response to the tariffs, can we also remember to READ CANADIAN.

Canadian publishers will struggle to distribute books to the US, and Canadian authors struggle to get published there. American authors have a much easier time to be published here. Soooo….

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Friends, this GoFundMe is, unfortunately, legit. Can’t talk about it now, but I’m sure posts about the absurdity of life are to come. Please share if you can. #EatonFire

Authors receive a payment every time you borrow a book, audiobook or ebook from libraries in 35 countries. Those countries include the UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Germany to name but a few. Borrowing a book helps the author’s pocket as well as yours.

Applications are open for Indigenous applicants for the 2025 Indigenous Editors Circle! 📚 Join us May 4–9, 2025, at En’owkin Centre, Penticton, BC.

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Let’s strengthen connections to Indigenous storytelling.

Please share! #IEC2025 #IndigenousEditors

Library Guides: Prices and Wages by Decade: Intro Links to government documents and primary sources listing retail prices for products and services, as well as wages for common occupations. This guide points to wages and consumer prices reported in p...

PSA for writers!

If you're writing a period story set in the US between the 1700s and 1900s, this website has a list of typical wages, house prices, and cost of food, clothing etc. across four centuries, with links to historic documents as sources!

libraryguides.missouri.edu/pricesandwag...

Giving away I'M WORRIED & I'M SAD for #IReadCanadianDay to someone in Canada or the U.S. who is feeling this way right now. To enter, reply with the title of a 🇨🇦 Canadian #KidLit book (pls tag author/illus if they're on Bluesky) that isn't mine. I'll use random number picker to select winner on Sat.

Image description: Image by Inclusive Therapists featuring a list of hotlines. More resources at InclusiveTherapists.com/Crisis Warm lines that DON'T call the police: Call Blackline 800-604-5841 Centers BI&POC, LGBTQ+ Black Femme Lens *Note: they also have an app. Trans Lifeline US - 877-565-8860 Canada - 877-330-6366 Run by and for trans people *Note: there are hours restrictions. They are generally open Monday thru Friday, 1 PM – 9 PM Eastern. Also, they have Spanish language options. Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line 888-407-4515 Run by trained peer supporters *Note: they are open specific hours, too — 7pm to 9pm ET Monday through Thursday & 7pm-10pm ET Friday through Sunday. StrongHearts Native Helpline 844-762-8483 Centering Native Americans & Alaska Natives *Note: focused on domestic / intimate partner & sexual violence. You can also chat with them online or via text. Thrive Lifeline 313-662-8209 Trans-led and operated *Note: this is primarily a text line, but it is open 24/7 and focused on people from marginalized & forcibly oppressed communities (including disability & neurodivergence). LGBT National Help Center 888-843-4564 *Note: there are hours restrictions. They are generally open Mon-Fri 4 PM - Midnight/eastern time & Sat Noon - 5 PM/eastern time. They have specific lines for coming out (888-688-5428), youth (800-246-7743), and seniors (888-234-7243). Also, they have an online peer chat, which is open Mon-Fri 4 PM - Midnight/eastern time & Sat Noon - 5 PM/eastern time.

Reminder that some of the hotlines people are sharing for crisis conversations 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬, regardless of what your wishes are.

These ones won't.

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