In the Writing Burrow

The Pelee Island Bird Observatory Bird Centre

It's been a long time coming (just like this post), but at last!

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May 2026

Poetry in Hard Times

The Joan Margarit International Poetry Prize

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April 2026

DOLLHOUSE

A teeny peek behind a teeny scene of the TV series The Testaments, launching April 8 .... This gets meta.

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March 2026

The Woman Thing, Part 3: Is it Better in Gilead?

Well, at least you'd be "protected."

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Claude, you are a cutie-pie!

And an outrageous flirt. How I ended up showing off to a seductive and possibly psychopathic AI.

Mar 14 • Margaret Atwood

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The Woman Thing, Part 2

Generation of Vipers

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January 2026

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Dashing through the snow...

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I'm baaaack...

after a very immersive book tour for Book of Lives and a demented "holiday" season.

Jan 26 • Margaret Atwood

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November 2025

Publication Day for Book of Lives

Is almost upon us. And I'm not exactly packed. But at least I have the fuchsia satin gloves.

Nov 3, 2025 • Margaret Atwood

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September 2025

Handmaid's Tale Banned in Edmonton (Alberta, Canada) Schools

And everyone and their pet canary wants me to "comment."

Sep 2, 2025 • Margaret Atwood

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July 2025

The Woman Thing, Part 1

A Tale of Two Cities, and a tale of two strong women

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Happy Bastille Day...

A little late, but here's a playlist!

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