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One of Us (Canada)
@oneofuscanada.bsky.social
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Canadian author, editor, photographer, traveller, beachcomber, social justice warrior, survivor, spoonie, neurospicy (she/her).

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Memoir and more: https://open.substack.com/pub/onecanada
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onecanada.substack.com/p/dont-forget

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#canadianauthor #writesky #writingcommunity #oneofus #redflagscanada #grief #loss #memoir #livedexperience #mentalhealth #multitudes
Don’t Forget
Reflections on containing multitudes
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September 11, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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This is delightful, love the narration with it! :)
logicaphotography.bsky.social Stephanie Graham @logicaphotography.bsky.social · 11d
When your bathtime is disturbed by a voyeur
1. Look surprised
2. Try to hide
3. Pretend nothing happened
4. We shall not speak of this again
#birds
September 5, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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doolitzphotos.bsky.social
Enjoying the monarch butterflies before they head south for Mexico!

#bloomscrolling #flowers #zinnia #photography #nature #butterfly #pollinators
A monarch butterfly drinking from an orange zinnia flower with greenery in soft focus in the background.
September 5, 2026 at 4:54 PM
oneofuscanada.bsky.social
So many beautiful thoughts and feelings woven together here!

zandragallopo.substack.com/p/the-weird-...
The Weird Feeling of Outgrowing the Person You Used to Be
I became better at protecting myself. The cost still weighs on me.
zandragallopo.substack.com
September 5, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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maireadd100.bsky.social
#Photography
#ECK
#ForestFriday
#Macro
#Raindrops
#JapaneseMaple
A close-up view of raindrops on the red leaves of a Japanese Maple tree.
June 26, 2026 at 9:43 AM
oneofuscanada.bsky.social
Very excited to collaborate with Tara and the awesome team at Pacing with Purpose. 🇨🇦🤗⚖️
pacing.ca

Pacing integrates #play #action #care #intake #navigation and #grounding to move forward in life and work with rhythm and #purpose.

#pacingwithpurpose #intention #balance #leadership #inspiration
Pacing with Purpose
pacing.ca
April 26, 2026 at 3:40 PM
oneofuscanada.bsky.social
folks with energy
baffle and frustrate me with
their health priv'leges

❤️‍🩹 ⚕️😵‍💫

#chronicillness #haiku #grief #loss #memoir #canadianauthor #oneofuscanada
March 22, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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various hues of a singular pink poppy dancing in the brief sunlight between the clouds
March 21, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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#bloomscrolling
robinmk.bsky.social Robin Kirby @robinmk.bsky.social · Mar 21
Poppy bloom
Organ mountains ⛰️ New Mexico
March 22, 2026 at 1:19 AM
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#onlybeautifulthings
March 22, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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#onlybeautifulthings
futurumopteryx.bsky.social anna 🪶 @futurumopteryx.bsky.social · Mar 10
4/4 💛 goudhaantje 🧡
#nature today #Natuur #birds 🪶
#thedailyrobin #photography
#vogels #garden mooie dag nog!
k zag het kleinste vogeltje in de tuin van de buurman. beter iets verder weg, want dichterbij is alleen maar moeilijker met dit over-beweeglijke stuiterballetje
March 11, 2026 at 12:01 AM
oneofuscanada.bsky.social
Patiently in pond
Unblinking: neutral? smiling?
Contemplating bugs

#dailyhaikuprompt #frog
#canadianauthor
#summerincanada
Green frog in shallow water.
March 10, 2026 at 11:55 PM
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#bloomscrolling
March 9, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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#bloomscrolling
March 9, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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denterrick.bsky.social
An unusual find...

I noticed a path leading into the trees and went to investigate. I ended up in a clearing that looks to have been used for a rave with these painted boards propped up against the trees.

#Hiking #Photography #Rave #EastCoastKin #AlphabetChallenge #WeekJForJuxtaposition #Ireland
Two wooden boards propped up against trees. One has a depiction of a dragon with indistinct writing and the numbers 085 (a mobile phone area code). The other has the words "Peace, Respect, Unity".
March 9, 2026 at 6:26 PM
oneofuscanada.bsky.social
#dailyhaikuprompt #moon

Face on full moon here
Rabbit seen in Mexico
Same view diff'rently

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(Grateful to the person who pointed this out to me many years ago!)
March 9, 2026 at 8:23 PM
oneofuscanada.bsky.social
Reflecting on the many flavours of friendship throughout my life. 💞📖🍁♀️

onecanada.substack.com/p/chapter-72...
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#memoir #redflagscanada #trauma #interdependence #mentalhealth #recovery #canadianauthor #canadianwriter #authorlife #indieauthor #queer #feminist #friendship #neurodiversity
Chapter 72. The evolution of friendship
Hope
onecanada.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:08 PM
oneofuscanada.bsky.social
On freeing myself from limiting self-beliefs and corrupt standards for women-identifying folks.❤️‍🩹📖🍁♀️

onecanada.substack.com/p/chapter-68...
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#memoir #redflagscanada #trauma #codependence #mentalhealth #recovery #canadianauthor #canadianwriter #authorlife #indieauthor #queer #feminist
Chapter 68. Effs given and not
Hope
onecanada.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:13 PM
oneofuscanada.bsky.social
Bespoke retribution for perpetrators of #narcissisticabuse based on their specific forms of discomfort.😉❤️‍🩹📖🍁

onecanada.substack.com/p/chapter-57...
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#memoir #redflagscanada #trauma #narcissism #mentalhealth #recovery #complexPTSD #canadianauthor #canadianwriter #authorlife #indieauthor
Chapter 57. Your living hell
Strength
onecanada.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:55 AM
oneofuscanada.bsky.social
Collateral damage from #narcissisticabuse includes losing other beloved members of one's #familyofchoice. ❤️‍🩹📖🍁

onecanada.substack.com/p/chapter-53...
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#memoir #redflagscanada #trauma #grief #loss #narcissism #mentalhealth #complexPTSD #canadianauthor #canadianwriter #authorlife #indieauthor
Chapter 53: Eligible to vote
Strength
onecanada.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:18 AM
oneofuscanada.bsky.social
Reflections on the messy, tumultuous and non-linear #recovery from #narcissisticabuse

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#narcissism #mentalhealth #complexPTSD #memoir #canadianauthor #canadianwriter #authorlife #indieauthor
Chapter 49. I Wish / Old Habits
Strength
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:14 PM
oneofuscanada.bsky.social
passionfruit nectar
common in NZ not here
sweet tangy delight

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#haikuchallenge nectar brought back delicious memories today! 🥰
November 15, 2025 at 1:56 AM
oneofuscanada.bsky.social
Reflections on #grief #loss and #spirtuality.

onecanada.substack.com/p/bookends-9...

#MedicalAssistanceinDying #dyingwithdignity #MAID #disability #humanism
Bookends 92-29
Reflecting on two deaths in two days
onecanada.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
oneofuscanada.bsky.social
This isn't just a great novel. It's a decadent eight course meal.

#booksky
#fredrikbackman
#fiction
Cover of "My Friends" novel by Fredrik Backman. Blue background with three friends holding hands underwater.
June 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Portuguese installation artist Joana Vasconcelos wrapped a Fender Stratocaster electric guitar in a cotton crochet pattern #WomensArt
Photo of the main body of a white electric guitar wrapped in colourful crochet yarn patterns
June 7, 2025 at 10:11 AM