Monique AC

@moniqueac

queer SF/horror writer - first reader (Diabolical Plots & Small Wonders) - con stuff (Rainbow Space Magic & Can*Con) - settler - she/they - notwhereilive.ca

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Monique AC@moniqueac· Jul 14

So, "Vandals" -- like this?

Vandal cavalryman, c. AD 500, from a mosaic pavement at Bordj Djedid near Carthage
There is an image of a man on a horse on the right side of the picture, moving away from a castle or fort.

Monique AC@moniqueac· Jul 13

These rocks live in a glass on my desk I'm not sure where I picked up all of them, some are definitely from New Mexico, others here in Ontario

A collection of small rocks of different colours and shapes (grey, shades of brown/beige, etc) are beside a green-ish coloured glass

Monique AC@moniqueac· Jun 29

Saw Noah Kahan in Toronto last night & that was one of the very best concerts I’ve ever seen. 2 & 1/4 hours and it was all over so quickly.

A view of a concert stage, there are people in the foreground. A large stage structure frames a screen. To the left, on the screen is a white bearded man playing a guitar. There is a house with a green roof on the stage.

A view of a concert stage, there are people in the foreground. A large stage structure frames a screen. On the screen are a circle of musicians, facing each other.

Monique AC@moniqueac· Jun 24

Pre-orders for Stellar Parallax: Human Hope in Grimdark Worlds (by @inkedingraypress.bsky.social & edited by @ajvanbelle.bsky.social) are available now (to be published September 29th!). I'm really excited for people to read my story "The Orchard-Bay" :-) www.wordsmakeart.com/collections/...

A picture of a book cover. It says: Stellar Parallax: Human Hope in Grimdark Worlds", edited by A.J. Van Belle. There is a picture of a large space ship with a planet above and a settlement below.

Monique AC@moniqueac· Jun 23

I spent last week at sheep & wool camp in Manitoba (see www.longwayhomestead.com/sheep-camp) and I miss the sheep so much ❤️ 🐑

An off-white sheep with black ears and markings on their face stands in very green grass

A number of sheep in various shades of white and brown are in a grassy field under a sky of clouds, a small shed is in the middle distance

Monique AC@moniqueac· Jun 21

@ottrapidfc.bsky.social A beautiful day for a soccer game (even if we didn’t quite make the first 500 for a free jersey ;-) )

A soccer field with players warming up under a blue sky with a sprinkling of clouds

Monique AC@moniqueac· Jun 20

Post one (1) photo of a painting that you took with your very own hands. The photo, that is, not the painting. Go.

Van Gogh’s Self-portrait with grey felt hat has a brown, wood frame and hangs on a plain white wall with a small information card to the lett ft. The shadows of three people are right below the painting. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam.

Monique AC@moniqueac· May 19

We live in hell

A screenshot of an email that says: Interac e-Transfer: You've received $49.11 from Canadian Bread Settlement and it has automatically been deposited.

Monique AC@moniqueac· May 8

Not counting the Disney stuff (eg Robin Hood, the Aristocats), it was Shaun Cassidy's self-titled album

A picture of Shaun Cassidy's self-titled album. There is a picture of a young man with a white hat and shirt and feathered hair. Across the top, it says "Shaun Cassidy" in in orange, with green stripes behind.

Monique AC@moniqueac· May 5

Hey! I'm going to be on a panel at @tricon-hfx.bsky.social on May 17th. (I'll also be doing some volunteering in a couple of places, because, of course I am.)

A blue background, with vertical yellow text that says schedule. There is a photo of a middle aged white woman with greying brown hair and glasses beside a statue of Joan of Arc.

The text below the photo reads: Sunday, May 17th, 9:30-10:20am, Many Moving Parts: Hard Science Fiction Beyond the Technobabble, Room 204, NSCAD Marginal Road Campus, Joanna Kriese (mod), Gregor Hartmann, Jeffrey Reynolds, Anna Otto, Monique Cuillerier

Monique AC@moniqueac· Apr 22

lmao proud to be part of the many, love this place

A screen shot of @why.bsky.team’s account, showing I am blocked by them

Monique AC@moniqueac· Apr 17

Same heron as seen from the other side of the canal? (during my run :-) )

A great blue heron in an almost empty canal

Monique AC@moniqueac· Apr 17

A great blue heron preening in the still mostly empty #RideauCanal this morning (I love them so much, forgot to pause my watch, kind of ruined the pace of my run)

Monique AC@moniqueac· Apr 2

I still have mine!

2 round pink buttons stuck to a cork board. One says bike riding pinko and the other says left-wing pinko.

Monique AC@moniqueac· Mar 5

Okay, @pwhlcharge.bsky.social let’s go :-)

A group of hockey players in red on a rink, in the fore and background are fans

Monique AC@moniqueac· Feb 1

It's the same on the Colonel By side. It feels like they've given up.

A blue sky above a snow covered path beside the Rideau Canal

Monique AC@moniqueac· Jan 23

Yes!

A picture of a black cat on a pale green duvet cover

Monique AC@moniqueac· Jan 13

This is what 14 councillors & the mayor voted for: dismantling public art* to build a too-small hockey arena #Ottawa *with the caveat that the money spent on this piece by a non-local artist would have been better used to fund multiple projects by local artists, but water under the fucking bridge

Snow covered foreground and a grey sky. Between parts of a football stadium can be seen along with a crane dismantling a large public art installation.

Monique AC@moniqueac· Dec 27

Always great to be at an @pwhlcharge.bsky.social game 🏒

a hockey arena, Ottawa Charge and Boston Fleet players in front of the Boston goal

Monique AC@moniqueac· Dec 8

Some chonky downtown #Ottawa pigeons in today's snow

six grey and white rock pigeons on a lightly snow covered sidewalk

Monique AC@moniqueac· Dec 4

Well, I guess it was some sort of year ("This Year" was number 4 on my list) Thank you @themountaingoats.bsky.social

An image from Spotify wrapped says: My Top Song, No Children, The Mountain Goats, Total Streams:234.

Above the text is an image of the cover of the Mountain Goats album Tallahassee.

Monique AC@moniqueac· Nov 21

No problem finding a picture for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme. Here are 3 ring-billed #GroundedGulls along the #RideauCanal #Ottawa

Three ring-billed gulls each standing on a cement post along a canal, with trees with fall-coloured leaves (and some bare) in the background.

Monique AC@moniqueac· Nov 17

I'm going to go with the Alternative #GullsInFlight for #BirdOfTheDay because I took this one yesterday (Rideau Canal, Ottawa)

A ring-billed gull in filght above the partially empty Rideau Canal (water is visible). There is a partially cloudy sky with a bit of sun breaking through. And there are fall-bare trees and buildings in the background.

Monique AC@moniqueac· Nov 10

Glad Atlético Ottawa won in the end, because that was some game 🥶

Soccer players on a snowy pitch, with more snow falling

Monique AC@moniqueac· Nov 10

Sigh #atleticoottawa #cpl #ottawa

A soccer pitch being cleared by a snow plow

Monique AC@moniqueac· Nov 9

My #BirdOfTheDay contribution, a ring-billed gull #StandingOnThings, Rideau Canal, Ottawa (taken today, November 9 2025) #birds

A ring-billed gull standing on a post along the Rideau Canal, with bare fall trees and a grey sky in the background

Monique AC@moniqueac· Oct 31

Janeway and crow-friend are ready for Halloween 🎃🐈‍⬛🐦‍⬛

A black cat and a stuffed crow (wearing a purple hat) are beside each other on a black and white blanket in front of a cat-sized crocheted purple sofa

Monique AC@moniqueac· Oct 29

There are so many #gulls near by (along the #RideauCanal). I like how they just stare you down (I always say hi to them). #BirdOfTheDay

A ring-billed gull stands on a cement post along the near-empty Rideau Canal. In the background there are trees in fall colours, grey and white clouds (with bits of blue peaking through), and some water in the canal.

Monique AC@moniqueac· Oct 29

It's Hallow-week & Janeway thinks you should check out *Ghost to Ghost to Ghost: an anthology of haunted tales from Canada* & read my story "The Fish of Cart Lake" books2read.com/u/3GkdOL

A black cat laying on a pale green duvet cover. In front of her, between her paws, is a stuffed hatchet with red on the blade.

Monique AC@moniqueac· Oct 20

My #CanCon2025 book haul. I think I showed admirable restraint!! Daughters of Britain by @smcarriere.bsky.social (this is a Christmas present for my daughter, who isn't on Bluesky lol) @sarahgailey.bsky.social's Spread Me Bury Your Gays, an anthology edited by @sofiaajram.bsky.social 1/ cont