'All oppression creates a state of war; this is no exception.' - Simone de Beauvoir

Our air keeps getting worse by the minute. We are now classed as hazardous because we are 57.3 times worse than the WHO guidelines.

So you can set up a “f@ck trudeau” rally and camp out for months in Ottawa, the border or on the side of the hwy , but two days of “Free Palestine” and they send in the Billy clubs?

Since when does our freedom to protest depend on which side of the political spectrum you’re on?

In the short time since I posted about our bad air quality, we are now 36.5 times what WHO deems as safe. 😷

Good morning bike swappers! I was first in line to drop off one of my lovely bikes for the sale today. Sale is on at the downtown Grant MacEwan campus. Thanks to the volunteers! Go down to check it out! #yegbike

VERY happy to see @jennylundmadsen's chilling, darkly funny #debut thriller #ThirtyDaysOfDarkness t Megan Turney in Sainsbury's South London today … and in exceptional company 👀 Alice Slater 🐌 Phoebe Morgan

To those CrimeFest attendees who were wondering where to buy copies of my new #HistoricalMystery since it sold out yesterday in the bookshop, *whispers* this is actually the most efficient retail link. I promise to sign it for you next time! ❤️🇨🇭🏹
➡️ mybook.to/TSOMeb ⬅️

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I meant to do this Thurs, Rachael King's UK pub day, but was waylaid. So post-parkrun UK, I visited London bookshops (WS White City, Foyles Bookshop, WS Covent Garden) to celebrate #TheGrimmelings ! Rach is a fab storyteller who led @wordchch for 8yrs; is now back in her writers' chair

It is wildfire season in Alberta. This means some people need to evacuate from their homes. It also means that some of us need to breathe in the fire residue in the air. Our air today is 29.1 times the amount the WHO has deemed safe. I'll be masking up when I am outside today.

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Murder Under the Sun edited by Cecily Gayford crimefictionlover.com/2024/05/murder…
A new short anthology of Golden Age mysteries, and Golden Age-style mysteries

On the Radar: The search for Venus crimefictionlover.com/2024/05/on-the…
A fresh batch of crime novels for you to mull over with your morning coffee!

Wow! Such vivid colors.

I have Northern Lights Envy. The most that I have ever seen is a touch of green in the sky.

Gorgeous Northern Light pics are coming from the UK tonight.

Join us online May 29th at 12-1pm for a FREE panel.

Controversy @ Noon: 'Frame' or Reframe is a panel about rejections in the writing industry. Should you embrace it? When is enough enough?

Join Ali Bryan, Nisha Patel, Sandra SG Wong, and Lauren Seal as they discuss!

I'll be signing Saturday, May 11 (tomorrow Books On Beechwood from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. Come visit if you're out and about! #Ottawa #CrimeFiction