#toronto

Beef and smoked pork rib chili cheese fries at The Wren last night.
Huge. So full.

#food #foodporn #foodsky #toronto

Not yet, when I eventually get around to it I'll do the first pass with the notes I've been building.

It's a good exercise even if I don't end up changing anything.

Had a novel sitting in draft waiting for an edit for two years.
Now considering a kinda big change.
Character A did something bad.
Character B is directly affected by that thing and it influences how they see Character A.
What if B wasn't personally affected? What does that change?
#writing #writers

New 🌶️🌽 short!
Only for Patreon and Substack subs.
Hiding overnight from the dragon they're hunting, a prince and knight have trouble negotiating on how to sleep.
Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/dragon...
Substack: open.substack.com/pub/thesquid...

#writing #smut #erotica #fantasy #shortstories

I've actually found it harder to motivate myself to write over the winter with unlimited free time than in summer where I can write in downtime at work.
Prob because of the structure of being physically at Writing Location compared to just at home.

#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writersky

Diefenbaker

#dog #dogs #dogsky #jackrussell

My view while I sit at my desk writing

#dog #dogs #dogsky #jackrussell

Cooper's hawk got caught in the rain

#birds #birding #birdsky #wildlifephotography #toronto

Nachos and Tournament of Champions last night

#food #foodporn #foodie #nachos

It's not perfect and there are things I would change, but DAMN does it get me hyped up every time.

🧵 3/3

Gurren Lagann is about doing better than you did yesterday and believing in yourself to overcome impossible odds no matter what. And that's why it works - it was ALWAYS the point, from episode 1 straight through to the end.

🧵 2/3

"Impossible. How do you know it'll work?"

"Because it has to."

I've seen this dialogue word for word loads of times. Heroes win against all reason because they believe - but really because if they don't win the story doesn't get its happy ending.

🧵 1/3

#anime #scifi

Invincible, Daredevil, and The Boys are all currently airing new seasons and it's real interesting to be watching all three at the same time and noting how wildly different their takes on "R rated adult superhero show" are.

#tv

New chapter! Almost late.
Ravenshore is about to change and it's time for Kat to decide whether she changes with it.
Early access via Patreon and Substack.
Chapter 23 now free!

Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/ravens...

Substack: open.substack.com/pub/thesquid...

#fantasy #fantasybooks #writing

Nature with Jurassic module!
After 3 plays of the base game alone I felt like hunters were a little bit too weak, too easy to block and ignore.
Jurassic fixes that without going too far and also lets me be a big stompy dinosaur.

#boardgames

We finally watched Close Encounters of the Third Kind for the first time and our verdict is a resounding "meh, not much happened really".
Maybe we waited too long and got the "Seinfeld is unfunny" effect.

#scifi #sciencefiction

Muskrat in the pond

#wildlifephotography #toronto

Wingspan but the eggs are chocolate so when we spend them to play birds, we eat them.

#boardgames

Male belted kingfisher on our daily Taylor Creek walk
...and me getting that photo

#bird #birdphotography #birds #birding #birdsky

Mansions of Madness collection nearly complete! Been waiting 5 years for this one to restock in Canada. Not sure why it's on sale after such a long time unavailable but I'm not complaining.

#boardgames

It's just then one swan actually.
It's easy to get close up photos of trumpeter swans at Tommy Thompson park, but this shot still required some timing!

#bird #birds #birdphotography #birdsky #tommythompsonpark

This week's episode of Invincible was gut-wrenching

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New short!
An alchemist discovers a way to transmute metals and has a business plan, but he needs to clear debt from previous schemes. The Necromancer offers a way...

Necromancer Inc. is early access, free May 1st.
Last month's Fire Fight is free!

🧵for links!

#writing #fantasy #shortstories

Hey
Rude

#birds #birding #birdsky #wildlifephotography #nature #bird

Muskrat in the pond behind my house. Taylor Creek Park.

#toronto #ontario #wildlifephotography #nature

Dominic Matte on Instagram: "Diefenbaker never misses. This video does not loop, it really is 42 seconds long. #dogs #dogsofinstagram #dog" 0 likes, 0 comments - the.squids_ink on March 29, 2026: "Diefenbaker never misses. This video does not loop, it really is 42 seconds long. #dogs #dogsofinstagram #dog".

#dog #dogs #dogsky #jackrussell

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Hey so could Monarch: Legacy of Monsters be more about Monarch and Monsters, and less about three generations of people cheating on their partners? Thanks

#monarchlegacyofmonsters #monarch #tv #scifi #godzilla