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Shantell Powell

@shanmonster.bsky.social

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Author, artist, poet, & Indigiqueer swamp hag. Grew up on the land & off the grid. Writing in The Deadlands, Augur, Nightmare, Malahat Review, Fiddlehead, etc. Aurora finalist, optimistic nihilist & possible witch. No GenAI
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@shanmonster.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 1:51 PM

Up all night with IBS flareup and sleep apnea. Worst sleep of 2026. And today is the first time I get to see my sister and niece this year. And I'm cooking a feast while in zombie mode. NIGHTMARE LEVEL. Let's gōōōō!

@shanmonster.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 1:48 PM

I'd love to have meatspace friends. Mine all vanished because I am still wearing a mask and they don't want to.

@shanmonster.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 1:47 PM

Cutie!

@meidotwav.bsky.socialSep 2, 2026, 12:26 PMReposted by @shanmonster.bsky.social

treat your body like a data center. consume as much water, art and literature as possible. upset local municipalities with your existence.

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@shanmonster.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 2:16 AM

Unfortunately, my husband is not at all careful, so I basically live in my room with HEPA filters going 24/7.

@shanmonster.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 1:29 AM

Just finished watching Below. It was such a visit to my old stomping grounds. I used to live along iceberg alley. Not a perfect show, but very entertaining. I want to watch more Newfie horror shows, please.

@shanmonster.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 12:20 AM

I'm used to cooking for all sorts of diets. I'm happy to accommodate them. I still wish people would mask so I'd feel safe having them over. I miss having meatspace friends.

@riveroceansea.bsky.socialSep 16, 2026, 2:33 PMReposted by @shanmonster.bsky.social

Pleas lets my life matter I will die with no helps ko-fi.com/lilith99680/...

@shanmonster.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 11:22 PM

Yeah. Noticed that. As if my gut issues are intentional.

@shanmonster.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 10:41 PM

I also made rhubarb pie. It's rhubarbalooza here.

@shanmonster.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 10:37 PM

Time for rhubarb crisp. My rhubarb plants have been prolific this year. cooked.wiki/new/recent/e...

@shanmonster.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 10:06 PM

It also doesn't talk about what it's like to be an immune-compromised person in a world where COVID is still rampant. I rarely invite people over anymore because people can't be arsed to wear masks to protect themselves, let alone folks like me.

@shanmonster.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 7:32 PM

Can you help this family?

@shanmonster.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 6:29 PM

Please help this boy get his meds.

@shanmonster.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 6:09 PM

Please help this mom.

@evanjpeterson.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 3:15 PMReposted by @shanmonster.bsky.social

This AMA is going to be equal parts cozy and filthy.

@shanmonster.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 3:14 PM

Maybe there was a whole series of "The Doctor Talks to You About" and someone else wrote in the topic.

@shanmonster.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 3:13 PM

I'm guessing it's from the 70s or 80s.

@shanmonster.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 3:07 PM

I found this in a stack of papers and am mystified. York Regional Library is in Fredericton, where I haven't lived in over twenty years. I've also never had syphilis. Thank fuck! Any theories as to why I'm finding it now?

A handwritten library label for something (possibly a videotape or a cassette tape) called "The Doctor Talks to You About Syphilis."
@shanmonster.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 3:01 PM

It's my first true fairy tale (as in fae) in ages. Here's the first one I ever wrote. I wrote it in 1995 and revised it for publication. www.metastellar.com/fiction/shor...

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