Happy birthday, Tanya!

a group of cartoon characters are standing on a red carpet with the words ah my old enemy stairs below them Alt: The Kung Fu Panda characters stride forward determinedly, and Po at the lead looks way up from the red carpet to a towering staircase. "Ah my old enemy... stairs."

Me tonight, after spending all day moving furniture around.

2026 INDIEVERSE AWARDS NOMINEE LOGO. SPECULATIVE SHORTS BY CAIT GORDON HAS BEEN NOMINATED IN THE INDIEVERSE AWARDS IN THESE CATEGORIES: • BEST COLLECTION • THE BOUNDARY PUSHER • OUR STORYTELLING: DISABILITY REPRESENTATION www.indieverseawards.com

WHAT'S IN SPECULATIVE SHORTS: STORIES THAT FELL OUT OF MY BRAIN? FIFTEEN TALES OF QUEER LIFE, DISABILITY, ROMANCE, POWER, DEFIANCE, AND RESILIENCE!

It turns out Speculative Shorts wasn’t nominated for a 2026 Indieverse Award.

IT’S BEEN NOMINATED FOR THREE OF THEM!!!

Holy moly with cheese!

Anyway, if you’re interested, the link to buy the book is: books2read.com/spec-shorts

I’m still in shock! Need cake! #BookSky #SFF #Disability

how am I supposed to get literally anything done with this dude just existing in my house

Health Canada approves 1st needle-free epinephrine treatment for severe allergic reactions | CBC News Health Canada has approved the first needle-free epinephrine treatment for severe allergic reactions: a nasal spray called Neffy.

"Neffy" www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

a man applauds in front of a sign that says schitts sook proud Alt: David from Schitt's Creek clapping and then emotionally holding up his squeezed fists because he is so proud

Today's good news: My friend won first place in a major writing contest!

Ad poster for the 'Normal People Scare Me: Abnormality in Horror' panel at Can*Con Virtual, April 18th from 11 am to 11:50 am EST. Featuring Suzan Palumbo, David Demchuk, Ai Jiang, and Kelly Robson.

SATURDAY SATURDAY SATURDAY: Can*Con Virtual

Join @daviddemchuk.com, @aijiang.bsky.social, Suzan Palumbo, and @kellyrobson.com for a discussion of why normal people scare them and abnormality in horror!

Register at the website! If you're not at least a little scared by David you win a prize*!

Where is my beloved diplodocus?

One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was to pay attention to when people are actually asking for advice versus when they just want to express frustration about something.

The person who made this point said I would probably notice that it's not very often.

He was right.

Some thoughts on @draft2digital.bsky.social 's absolutely horrendous fees, beyond "wow they fucking suck, huh?"

1) This is a gift to Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. KU authors who already don't think they can move out won't want to eat that $20 fee only to make peanuts and get hit with another $12

When I took coaching training there was a lot of discussion on how to restrain yourself from being an advice monster. One exercise was to wait for several seconds when the person pauses their words to give them the space to continue. It's surprisingly difficult, but what people need from you.

I've backed this! Poetry is now unlocked 😀 On to getting more illustrations! 💃

www.kickstarter.com/projects/kot...

lol i am never around to boost this at a good time, but canadian author pals, have you signed up for this yet? it's FREE to participate! let's make this huge!

A bunny is in a small room next to a standing mirror. They are trying on a flowery summer hat, and all around them other hats are strewn about. There is also a fez, a top hat and some hats that don't make sense

Daily bunny no.3287 wears many hats

several covers from the sale. Banner for the Narratess Indie Book Sale. A chonky dragon reads a book at the bottom, a pile of skulls with a candle and ghost sit on the left of the text, and a space ship flies by a planet on the right of the text. Text: Indie Book Sale indiebook.sale Fantasy, Sci FI & Horror 11 - 13 April Banner designed by Arden Powell.

hundreds of SFFH books are on sale or free this weekend only! don't miss out! The Dragon Next Door is only $1.99! #booksky #IndieApril #NarratessIndieSale
indiebook.sale

Yay, I have evolved to become someone's imaginary friend!

Up-close shot of a cherry tree's tight pink buds, with blue sky in the background.

Pink promises. #Bloomscrolling

A promotional image from my U.S. publishing house, The Experiment, shows a tablet screen with the cover image of my book, Nerve: Adventures in the Science of Fear, and the words "EBOOK SALE THIS MONTH," "only $2.99."

My debut book, Nerve, is six years old this week, and *touches earpiece* I've just been informed that the ebook is on sale across platforms (in North America) for $2.99 U.S. throughout April! That's, what, the price of half a latte?

This is a fantastic series that has all the things I love rolled into one (or three, in this case!)

There was a faint puff of smoke from the bottle, and a small genie appeared.

"You have freed me," it said, "so I'm obliged to grant you a wish."

It hesitated. "But I am not very powerful."

I nodded. "Of all things I need, give me the greatest you can."

Suddenly, I held a large mug of hot cocoa.

Year's Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume 4 Award winners. Award nominees. Hidden gems. All Canadian. All in one anthology.

It's live! IT'S LIVE! The Kickstarter for Year’s Best Canadian F&SF: Volume Four is now LIVE! Award-winning series, best of 2025, and (with your help) the biggest volume yet. Can you back early enough to land The Canucklehead tier and get to choose the dedication for the book??

Pls SHARE WIDELY!

PSA to Canadian writers that the annual claim period for Access Copyright is open, for books/articles from 2005 to 2024. This is:
- a different thing than PLR, which is libraries
- typically not big $ (for me anyway - I get ~$150 a year) but every bit helps
- open until May 31
www.accesscopyright.ca

Open purple crocuses in garden

Crocuses

Book on a book stand entitled THE MIDNIGHT PROJECT with pinkish red tentacles alongside a Can*Con coffee mug, Lamy Safari fountain pen and brook street hotel napkin from Can*Con 2025.

Hey proud Canadian science fiction and fantasy community!

Tomorrow is the last day to nominate Canadian SFF works you loved this year so hop on over and share your favourite discoveries.

If you enjoyed my debut novel THE MIDNIGHT PROJECT, it’s eligible.

That's home. That's us.

This image of home just came down from the Artemis II crew.

Taken after their translunar injection burn, there are aurorae at top right and lower left, and zodiacal light at lower right.

Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman

The cover for C. J. Lavigne's novella THE DROWNED MAN'S DAUGHTER, featuring a pair of green eyes superimposed over a painted ocean.

Aurora nominations close tomorrow! Canadians, please vote for what you loved. And if you are still filling out that ballot, just a small reminder that I would love for you to consider my novella, THE DROWNED MAN'S DAUGHTER.

Oh no! Sending you all the healing vibes!

Yay! Thank you, I feel better!

My current capacity is best summed up by me coming home from work v late today and going wait there was a space launch when did this happen

No time for spacenews 😢

This is not right, I demand a space-time reset

At least I saw Project Hail Mary last weekend? I have done one (1) space

Kinda

Sigh

An image of a caribou laying down, against a dusty rose polka dot background. A cartoon-style talk bubble has the caribou saying: "We KNOW there are authors in Newfoundland & Labrador... where are they hiding??"

We still have no writers from Newfoundland & Labrador... but we know you're out there somewhere! Check out our Author FAQ to find out how to add your book to our upcoming summer showcase!

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#writers #BookSky #WritingCommunity #Canada #NL