Esa Keltamäki
@keltamakiesa.bsky.social
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Granta asked the guy in the hotdog suit to find the guy in the hotdog suit who did this
Granta asked the guy in the hotdog suit to find the guy in the hotdog suit who did this
May 20, 2026 at 1:49 PM

Granta asked the guy in the hotdog suit to find the guy in the hotdog suit who did this
Granta asked the guy in the hotdog suit to find the guy in the hotdog suit who did this
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HELD, the literary magazine run by @uguelphcwmfa.bsky.social students, has extended their submission deadline to March 23! Send us your flash (750 words), CNF and fiction (1,500 word cap) that speaks to the theme "transit." We pay! heldmagazine.ca #WritingCommunity #FlashFiction #CNF
HELD Magazine
HELD is a journal that features both visual art and literature. Our goal is to explore how systems evolve.
heldmagazine.ca
March 16, 2026 at 4:38 PM
HELD, the literary magazine run by @uguelphcwmfa.bsky.social students, has extended their submission deadline to March 23! Send us your flash (750 words), CNF and fiction (1,500 word cap) that speaks to the theme "transit." We pay! heldmagazine.ca #WritingCommunity #FlashFiction #CNF
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Ace poem.
“There are things that trying solves but this / is not one of them.” —Robert Wood Lynn
“There are things that trying solves but this / is not one of them.” —Robert Wood Lynn
March 12, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Ace poem.
“There are things that trying solves but this / is not one of them.” —Robert Wood Lynn
“There are things that trying solves but this / is not one of them.” —Robert Wood Lynn
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can’t wait for the people who think there’s someone ‘truly there’ when they talk to an AI to hear about novels, fiction’s going to blow their minds
March 8, 2026 at 8:15 AM
can’t wait for the people who think there’s someone ‘truly there’ when they talk to an AI to hear about novels, fiction’s going to blow their minds
Every literary mag should, in some way, make clear a connection with place.
I know many are run digitally, with folks from different places, but everything starts somewhere; everything is connected to a place.
If a lit mag doesn't make any reference to place, I doubt its connection to community.
I know many are run digitally, with folks from different places, but everything starts somewhere; everything is connected to a place.
If a lit mag doesn't make any reference to place, I doubt its connection to community.
February 11, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Every literary mag should, in some way, make clear a connection with place.
I know many are run digitally, with folks from different places, but everything starts somewhere; everything is connected to a place.
If a lit mag doesn't make any reference to place, I doubt its connection to community.
I know many are run digitally, with folks from different places, but everything starts somewhere; everything is connected to a place.
If a lit mag doesn't make any reference to place, I doubt its connection to community.
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In celebration of Black History Month, André Alexis will be in conversation with Jamaal Amir Akbari in Ottawa on Feb. 5!
A Q&A and light refreshments will follow the chat about André's writing and relationship to Ottawa.
More info & RSVP: booking.biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/celebrati...
A Q&A and light refreshments will follow the chat about André's writing and relationship to Ottawa.
More info & RSVP: booking.biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/celebrati...
January 28, 2026 at 4:25 PM
In celebration of Black History Month, André Alexis will be in conversation with Jamaal Amir Akbari in Ottawa on Feb. 5!
A Q&A and light refreshments will follow the chat about André's writing and relationship to Ottawa.
More info & RSVP: booking.biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/celebrati...
A Q&A and light refreshments will follow the chat about André's writing and relationship to Ottawa.
More info & RSVP: booking.biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/celebrati...
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“Every single thing that is Canadian begins with Indigenous contributions” - Niigaan Sinclair in Elbows Up! Canadian Voices of Resilience and Resistance
December 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
“Every single thing that is Canadian begins with Indigenous contributions” - Niigaan Sinclair in Elbows Up! Canadian Voices of Resilience and Resistance
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Hang in there, y’all.
January 8, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Hang in there, y’all.
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blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/b...
Firefox is amazing, but "Investing in more AI-powered features" is the opposite of what I want from a web browser. It doesn't need to reason, or figure things out, or predict what I want to do. I tell it what to do, it just needs to do that.
Maybe I'm just old now
Firefox is amazing, but "Investing in more AI-powered features" is the opposite of what I want from a web browser. It doesn't need to reason, or figure things out, or predict what I want to do. I tell it what to do, it just needs to do that.
Maybe I'm just old now
Investing in what moves the internet forward | The Mozilla Blog
Firefox is the only major browser not backed by a billionaire and our independence shapes everything we build. This independence allows us to prioritize bu
blog.mozilla.org
May 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/b...
Firefox is amazing, but "Investing in more AI-powered features" is the opposite of what I want from a web browser. It doesn't need to reason, or figure things out, or predict what I want to do. I tell it what to do, it just needs to do that.
Maybe I'm just old now
Firefox is amazing, but "Investing in more AI-powered features" is the opposite of what I want from a web browser. It doesn't need to reason, or figure things out, or predict what I want to do. I tell it what to do, it just needs to do that.
Maybe I'm just old now
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Don't train AI when you could simply influence and corrupt young people to become writers. You don't have to feed them lifetimes of stolen labor and algorithmic manipulation. You just have to instill a little hope.
April 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Don't train AI when you could simply influence and corrupt young people to become writers. You don't have to feed them lifetimes of stolen labor and algorithmic manipulation. You just have to instill a little hope.
Great opportunity for unpublished Canadian poets #CanLit
as part of our 50th anniversary celebrations this year, we're offering a special submissions form, open exclusively to those whose poetry has never before been published in print, and whose poetry (at the time of submission) has not been accepted for publication in any other print formats! ✨
April 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Great opportunity for unpublished Canadian poets #CanLit
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happy to be here instead of there :)🦋
hi blue sky!
hi blue sky!
April 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
happy to be here instead of there :)🦋
hi blue sky!
hi blue sky!
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Canadian booksellers: Most Canadian books are printed and distributed in the US!
Canadian publishers: Actually, most of us print and distribute here!
Penguin Random House:
Canadian publishers: Actually, most of us print and distribute here!
Penguin Random House:
April 5, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Canadian booksellers: Most Canadian books are printed and distributed in the US!
Canadian publishers: Actually, most of us print and distribute here!
Penguin Random House:
Canadian publishers: Actually, most of us print and distribute here!
Penguin Random House:
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Please, if you love anything about this life, stop using ChatGPT and other GenAI. Just stop. Don't use it to dunk on it, don't use it for a laugh, just stop and let that shit wither.
April 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Please, if you love anything about this life, stop using ChatGPT and other GenAI. Just stop. Don't use it to dunk on it, don't use it for a laugh, just stop and let that shit wither.
Hey @roblucastaylor.bsky.social, in case you missed it, the CBC Poetry Prize is currently open.
April 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Hey @roblucastaylor.bsky.social, in case you missed it, the CBC Poetry Prize is currently open.
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Canada needs: strict regulations on housing, food supply, energy, environment. We need a national housing and alternate energy plan. We need massive capital transportation projects. We need broad national dental, pharma, and child-care, no opts-outs allowed. We need a strong social safety net.
March 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Canada needs: strict regulations on housing, food supply, energy, environment. We need a national housing and alternate energy plan. We need massive capital transportation projects. We need broad national dental, pharma, and child-care, no opts-outs allowed. We need a strong social safety net.
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Um, yeah, so this happened! Thanks @megpokrass.bsky.social for choosing my weird flash about grief as one of the winners of the CRAFT 2024 Flash Prose Prize. "Pareidolia" will be published April 11 with my craft essay about how this story came to be (hint: it was in @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness)!
March 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Um, yeah, so this happened! Thanks @megpokrass.bsky.social for choosing my weird flash about grief as one of the winners of the CRAFT 2024 Flash Prose Prize. "Pareidolia" will be published April 11 with my craft essay about how this story came to be (hint: it was in @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness)!
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The Ontario government under Doug Ford’s Conservatives is eager to develop an area in northern Ontario known as the Ring of Fire but Neskantaga Chief Chris Moonias tells Nation to Nation they need to consult with area First Nations first.
Full interview tonight.
Full interview tonight.
January 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The Ontario government under Doug Ford’s Conservatives is eager to develop an area in northern Ontario known as the Ring of Fire but Neskantaga Chief Chris Moonias tells Nation to Nation they need to consult with area First Nations first.
Full interview tonight.
Full interview tonight.
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