politics

16
Jan
Most of the photo is taken up with the white-blue ice, which is smooth towards the top and breaks into chunks towards the bottom, strewn with dry pine needles.

Letter of News: January 2026

Dear Friends, Happy New Year! Bistraynti 3aleikoum! I hope that, regardless of what these first two weeks of 2026 have
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11
Mar
A white swan floats on a park pond, while in the background Canada geese paddle and mallards sleep on the shore.

Of Roads and Rivers and Roots

Friends, readers, fellow travellers, I'm writing from a dear friend's dining room table in St Louis,
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23
Sep
Twisty, almost vine-like trees dynamically winding across a dappled woodland in early autumn.

Letter of News: Roots, Thorns, Sorrow

Dear Friends, There are days where I'm disoriented by the strength in my hands. I've been
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06
Jan
A Bohemian Waxwing stands regal on branches laden with small red fruit

2024 New Year's Bird

If you're in Canada, this informational google doc is updated almost daily with information, scripts, and direct actions
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02
Dec
A colourful sunset over the Outaouais River framed by bare tree branches, with two empty picnic tables in foreground.

Letter of News: Star Crossed, Signed Copies of Time War, Readercon, MusicalSplaining, and Project Pizza

Dear Friends, It's been almost two months since I've written to you. Partly this was due
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03
Sep
a grassy meadow turning from green to gold, studded with tall trees; 2 of them frame the image like a gate into autumn

Friday Open Thread (with September)

Dear Friends, Here we are in a new month, one variously fraught and hopeful. The school term, with all that
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23
Mar

To Write My Way Out

If there’s one thing I’ve found difficult to explain, these last six years, it’s how much the
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09
Mar

THE DJINN FALLS IN LOVE Available Today!

[http://www.solarisbooks.com/post/1836]Today sees the release ofThe Djinn Falls in Love & Other Stories [http://www.
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08
Mar

"Anabasis" Live on Tor.com

[http://www.tor.com/series/nevertheless-she-persisted/] My contribution to Tor.com’sNevertheless, She Persisted collection is called “Anabasis,” and it’
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07
Mar

Reading Cassandra Khaw for UNCANNY

[http://uncannymagazine.com/issues/uncanny-magazine-issue-fifteen/]It’s no secret that I read poems and stories forUncanny magazine [http://uncannymagazine.com/
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