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Oh, hey. It’s bi visibility day. Free Indeed features opposites attract, a bi man, a woman discovering her inner strength, a second chance at love, found family, nineties vibes, and Canadianisms 🇨🇦. This novelette is a prequel to the forthcoming Queering Edmonton series: cosy(ish), spicy(ish) tales of queer people finding love after deconstructing from evangelicalism and purity culture. Guaranteed 100% alpha-male free. https://whitehartfiction.co.uk/products/free-ebook #bookstodon

🫁 London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) has been linked to fewer hospital admissions. Cutting air pollution can directly improve public health. Source: https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/londons-ulez-may-be-easing-pressure-on-hospitals-90442/ #GoodNews #PositiveNews

🛡️ The Spanish government is banning the use of Palantir in critical state systems over privacy concerns. #GoodNews #PositiveNews

⛺ In the UK, a law that made rough sleeping a criminal offence has been repealed after 200 years. #GoodNews #PositiveNews

💪 Automotive giant Ford has rehired human engineers after AI failed to deliver as promised. #GoodNews #PositiveNews

🏳️‍⚧️ In the US, New Jersey passed new legislation to strengthen protections around gender-affirming healthcareand reproductive care. #GoodNews #PositiveNews

🧬 A single vaccine that protects against flu, COVID-19, and RSV is being developed and early reports look promising. #GoodNews #PositiveNews

🏳️‍🌈 Japan is instituting a nationwide LGBTQ+ education programme, designed to address a lack of public knowledge on gender and sexual diversity in the country. Source: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/06/japan-to-institute-nationwide-lgbtq-education-program/ #GoodNews #PositiveNews

☀️ Solar energy in Pakistan is being deployed faster than in any other country. And it’s happening despite the government rather than because of it. Source: https://janrosenow.substack.com/p/pakistan-the-solar-revolution-nobody #GoodNews #PositiveNews

🥬🥕🥒🍅 One city is using a novel method to help address food insecurity. Saskatoon has established food forests in two local parks. Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/saskatoon-food-forest-park-insecurity-bank-hunger-poverty-city-hall-9.7266491 #GoodNews#PositiveNews

🇺🇸 In the US, the Supreme Court upheld the concept of birthright citizenship, rejecting the President’s executive order denouncing it. #GoodNews #PositiveNews

🔌 More than 50 million people across 40 African countries have been connected to electricity in the last two years. #GoodNews #PositiveNews

🛡️ Young people now have 'close to zero' risk of cervical cancer death after the HPV jab. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c621z28z138o #GoodNews#PositiveNews

Hi. Have we met? I’m sci-fi author Si Clarke. I’m also crime fiction author Elliott Hay. I’m a Canadian living in the UK. #intro #author

🔬 Two new non-invasive testing options for endometriosis mean people will soon be able to access quicker diagnoses. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gyy8jdn3eo #GoodNews #PositiveNews

🏳️‍🌈 In the USA, Delaware passed new parentage laws, enhancing protections for queer families. Source: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/06/dem-governor-signs-parentage-bill-in-big-win-for-lgbtq-families-delaware-has-set-an-example/ #GoodNews#PositiveNews

🚂 In Switzerland, the world’s first removable solar power plant installed along a railway is now in operation. Source: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/emissions-reduction/solar-energy-from-railways-shows-first-positive-results-in-switzerland/91628036 #GoodNews#PositiveNews

🚭 Fewer people in India are smoking. Over the past two decades, rates of tobacco use have halved. Source: https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/tobacco-use-in-india-has-halved-this-century #GoodNews#PositiveNews

In Serbia, a bird-watching group has purchased a woodland habitat in order to preserve it following a successful crowdfunding effort. Source: https://apnews.com/article/serbia-bird-watching-woodland-forest-environment-crowdfunding-b70168d93809f7e66eebf7773eb09f3c #GoodNews #PositiveNews #GoodNewsFeed

Book 29 was The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power by Shoshana Zuboff (narrated by Nicol Zanzarella). This was a tough read. I knew it would make me angry at big tech. And it did. But there are also things I didn’t love about the book itself. Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/5f6dcccd-1388-4956-ae2f-68b8d6d3c50c #bookstodon

The first global conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels was held in Colombia last week. 57 countries sent representatives to discuss and debate practical strategies. Source: https://www.carbonbrief.org/santa-marta-key-outcomes-from-first-summit-on-transitioning-away-from-fossil-fuels/ #GoodNews#PositiveNews#GoodNewsFeed

🌿 Europe comes top in the latest Environmental Performance Index – with Estonia claiming the crown. Source: https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/10/sweeping-victory-for-europe-as-15-nations-top-climate-scoreboard-see-the-full-list #GoodNews #PositiveNews

In the USA, a group of quick-thinking adolescents saved themselves and their driver after she passed out on the highway. Source: https://apnews.com/article/students-stop-runaway-school-bus-mississippi-e53c77b55e3b5d0dbf1542921abc408e #GoodNews #PositiveNews #GoodNewsFeed

In Canada, one man is acting as pothole vigilante; he’s on a mission to patch up his adopted city. Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-pothole-vigilante-9.7180547 #GoodNews #PositiveNews #GoodNewsFeed

Monthly reading roundup… I read 30 books. Some favourites included: Jesusland: Stories from the Upside Down World of Christian Pop Culture by Joelle Kidd (narrated by Courtney Kurysh). Writing for Impact, written and read by Bill Birchard. Time to Shine by Rachel Reid (narrated by Cooper North). #bookstodon #queerbooks

Book 25 was Jesusland: Stories from the Upside Down World of Christian Pop Culture by Joelle Kidd (narrated by Courtney Kurysh). Part memoir of the author’s formative years in evangelical culture and part overview of Christian pop culture. From a Canadian perspective. On sale at Libro-fm: https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781778524486-jesusland #bookstodon #queerbooks

Book 24 was Pumpkin Spice and Poltergeist by Ali K. Mulford & K. Elle Morrison (narrated by B Bordeaux, N Grey & Jake Bordeaux). A witch, her dead ex-girlfriend, and the new woman in town. What could possibly go wrong? Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/b7cd2401-2f60-49c7-8000-14b5de2e10eb #bookstodon #queerbooks

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@bobthomson70@mastodon.social I’ve been so worried that I was going to ‘fail’. So I’m pet relieved to be proved right.

Book 30 and my final for the month was Betting on the House, written and read by Cassandra Medcalf. This is an adorable sapphic romance. But the friend-mance with Shawn is what sets this book apart and makes it worthy of a full five stars. Available in #KoboPlus: https://www.kobo.com/en/audiobook/betting-on-the-house #bookstodon #queerbooks

Book 27 was A F*ckery of Fae & Fate by A.J. Braun (narrated by Nico Vincenty). Crash a wedding, rescue the coerced bride, return her to her desperate family, collect big reward. How hard can it be? I adored the dynamic between Rhema and Benny. And the truth about the CJMs was perfect! Available in #KoboPlus: https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/audiobook/a-f-ckery-of-fae-fate #bookstodon #queerbooks

@Kellyshenanigans@yeg.bike We went for pizza. Now we’re at the bar we got married.

Book 28 was Writing for Impact, written and read by Bill Birchard. The author uses scientific research to walk through strategies for writing with impact. A great read no matter what you’re writing. #LibroFM has it on sale: https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781400241507-writing-for-impact #bookstodon

Book 26 was In the Case of Heartbreak by Courtney Kae (narrated by Kyle Burrow). Ben, who hates being on camera, has (for some reason) signed his bakery up to some sort of reality TV competition the same week as his grandmother’s birthday bash. Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/0a9ac30c-adf5-45d5-b850-c1a97de590ce #bookstodon #queerbooks

@book@beige.party I’m not surprised that narrators don’t know. But I’m appalled that so many publishers don’t bother to proofread their audiobooks.

@book@beige.party Rhymes with duke.

Book 23 was Time to Shine by Rachel Reid (narrated by Cooper North). Casey is a precious golden retriever puppy. And Landon is an anxious little shelter dog. They both need to be protected at all costs. Once again, though, I am begging publishers of Canadian books to hire Canadian narrators. Or at the very least, hire people who can pronounce the word touque (hint: it doesn’t rhyme with soak). Libro-fm has it on sale: https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781488229145-time-to-shine #bookstodon #queerbooks

Book 22 was Peaches & Pucks by M.A. Wardell (narrated by Nick J. Russo & Kevin Earlywine). English teacher Harry gets roped into filling in as backup hockey coach – even though It means sharing a room with the insufferable Darius. Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/6adaba3a-8f9c-4982-a872-19805db26b00?redirect=true #bookstodon #queerbooks

Inspirational email this morning at work. “The world is transitioning from digital and other technologies that support humans to humans providing support for largely autonomous, generative Al.”

Book 21 was Inner Space by Jakub Szamalek (translated by Kasia Beresford, narrated by Sophie Amoss). Yume Kitasei’s The Deep Sky meets Orbital by Samantha Harvey, Whiter and straighter than the former; plottier than the latter. Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/84ab61a1-38ce-4bab-8891-b091b0ca618a #bookstodon