Over the next few weeks @literaryhub.bsky.social will be publishing letters from Minnesotans about ICE’s authoritarian occupation of their home. First up today is poet Dobby Gibson. lithub.com/letter-from-...
A good lunch read.
A color photograph of a snowy outdoor scene featuring a large decorated Christmas tree with twinkling lights and a glowing star on top, enclosed by a small wooden picket fence. The tree stands in a snow-covered open area under a clear blue sky. In the background, snow-capped mountains rise against the horizon, and a cluster of low buildings and houses is visible, suggesting a remote northern town or settlement. The ground is blanketed in deep snow with soft evening or morning light casting a serene atmosphere.
Happy Sinck Tuck!
It is often celebrated around the time of the Winter Solstice. Sinck Tuck marks the halfway point of the long Canadian winter in the Arctic.
This is its history!
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Congratulations, Ani!
The Supreme Court has stated that Canadians have a Charter right to strike, and the Premier of Alberta just nullified that in order to end a teacher's strike that is entirely her fault.
She's such a coward that she walked out of #ableg as soon as she tabled the bill. #abpoli #cdnpoli
And so follows Smith in Alberta.
Let’s talk about ‘whoa.’
First of all, ‘woah’ is not yet considered an established spelling variant of ‘whoa.’
While ‘woah’ has grown in prevalence since the late 20th century, ‘whoa’ is still about 5 times as common as ‘woah.’
As teachers are trying to negotiate with a government that's literally responsible for banning books in schools and shutting down kindergarten classroom libraries...
Can we talk about the state of education funding in Alberta for a sec?
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #abed
One reason 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘕𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘑𝘦𝘧𝘧 𝘉𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘦𝘺 is so overwhelming: He didn’t live that cliché life of a drug-addled rock star, and seemed pure in the pursuit of art, yet still died so young
Can't let the first anniversary of Edna O'Brien's death pass without this classic quote for The Paris Review Art of Fiction interview.
We're sponsoring The SmokeLong Quarterly Trans Writer Fellowship and Residency in cooperation with @sundresspub.bsky.social and you can find out more here... www.sundresspublications.com/safta/reside...
“We’re taught that our bodies have certain limitations and that separates right away our mind from our body. Whereas suddenly when you hold the body and the mind together, you’re boundless in some ways. Poetry is also that for me — it’s a beyond.” Natalie Diaz #writer #poetry
“We’re taught that our bodies have certain limitations and that separates right away our mind from our body. Whereas suddenly when you hold the body and the mind together, you’re boundless in some ways. Poetry is also that for me — it’s a beyond.”
Natalie Diaz
#writer #poetry
What are you doing this summer? Why not write with the liveliest flash workshoppers on the planet? May 24-July 25th. 11 live events, peer-review workshop in small groups, competitions, and more. We're flash mixologists this summer. What's your cocktail? www.smokelong.com/a-smokelong-...
The US was the sole UN member state to vote NO on a resolution declaring an International Day of Hope
Just like the launch of Sputnik led to massive investments in what we now call STEM education in the States, Canada should use the tariffs crisis as an opportunity to invest in building Canadian excellence in STEM, but also in arts, humanities and social sciences, like it has never done before.
French Senator Claude Malhuret:
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
Russia can stop the war any time by leaving Ukrainian land.
Sign of the day…
The upcoming election in Canada could not be more consequential for our country. One thing for sure. Poilievre would sell us out to his right wing buddies in the US. We need a Prime Minister that will fight for Canada and Canadians.
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
NEW: A couple days ago, Breakdown host Nate Pike announced that he was being court ordered to wipe the Alberta politics show from the web as part of a libel lawsuit from a well-connected Alberta businessman.
This development should concern all journalists.
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
“Writing is thinking… and feeling… The fact that we ask students to complete so many assignments that a machine could do is a sign that something has gone very wrong with writing instruction.”
I’d like to read this book! I see potential in this shift: make writing prompts metacognitive!
#edusky
The Corrupt Care must stop.
Sign our petition today:
www.albertasfuture.ca/take-action/...
No wonder they’re looking to Canada for water.
This week, approximately 200,000 federal workers have been let go.
I've long admired Alan Alda's podcast and SciComm activities—what an honor to appear on his Clear + Vivid podcast! clear-vivid-with-alan-alda.simplecast.com/episodes/jul...
Julie, this is amazing! Can’t wait to listen. :)
Comgratulations!
