YYC🍁Native | Author | VO/actor | host/producer of Dripping Creativity, & founder of @creativecatalystcafe.com | I dunno, I do a lot of thingshttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisofthevoid.thehouseofvoid.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisofthevoid.thehouseofvoid.com/post/3mvnfxo6hoy2nA little feature on me is up now at @boldjourneymag. We got into creativity, House of Void, the long route through making things, and why I keep choosing the weird path. Read it here: https://boldjourney.com/meet-chris-corvan/ #BoldJourney #IndependentCreator #IndiePublishing #CalgaryCreatives16 Sep 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:7uepfwwryzja5uxhmf4vt2ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnfxo6hoy2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisofthevoid.thehouseofvoid.com/post/3mvicyagxys2cGood morning all, hope it's a fantastic week.  Let's bring back the old school vibes, huh?14 Sep 2026 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:7uepfwwryzja5uxhmf4vt2ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvicyagxys2chttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisofthevoid.thehouseofvoid.com/post/3mu5hfc7arn26Legit, every time. If they ever sell these two, it will be devastating. I may have to go buy them just to make sure.  Anyways - happy Friday, my friends.28 Aug 2026 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:7uepfwwryzja5uxhmf4vt2ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5hfc7arn26https://bsky.app/profile/chrisofthevoid.thehouseofvoid.com/post/3mttkeclipm26Still thinking about how damn good When Words Collide was. So many incredible literary people, conversations, and ideas. I came home planning to share my seminar notes and accidentally wrote a booklet instead. The Scar Principle is free. No signup. https://hfvd.link/wwc2026-blog24 Aug 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:7uepfwwryzja5uxhmf4vt2ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttkeclipm26https://bsky.app/profile/chrisofthevoid.thehouseofvoid.com/post/3mtpjtegmlh2uEvil Dead. A musical. A live chainsaw. What could possibly go wrong? I’m ridiculously excited to be covering this one when it hits Calgary from October 13 to November 14, 2026 at the Martha Cohen Theatre. @abtheatreprjcts.bsky.social  has invited me as media for opening week, and I and vibrating23 Aug 2026 00:28 +0000at://did:plc:7uepfwwryzja5uxhmf4vt2ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtpjtegmlh2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisofthevoid.thehouseofvoid.com/post/3mtjycopqgb2lCalgary is about to get busy in the best way. Aug 27: CIFF Trailer Party Aug 28: Chandelier Club Sept 18: Hokus Pokus Live! Sept 24 to Oct 4: CIFF 2026 I’ll be there covering, interviewing, reviewing, and generally lurking around the arts scene. #CIFF2026 #YYCArts20 Aug 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:7uepfwwryzja5uxhmf4vt2ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjycopqgb2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisofthevoid.thehouseofvoid.com/post/3msyk3kyygk2lLimited Edition Human is a dystopian sci-fi story about memory, identity, emotion, and choosing to remain human, even when the world tries to decide who you should be. Come see me at When Words Collide 2026 on Aug. 16 at 1:30 PM for How to Make Readers Fall in Love (or Hate) Your Characters.13 Aug 2026 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:7uepfwwryzja5uxhmf4vt2ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3msyk3kyygk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisofthevoid.thehouseofvoid.com/post/3msxzha4was24I'm trying my best to live by this. Sometimes I fuck it up. Sometimes the fuck up hurts not only me, but others. Sometimes I still talk myself out of things. But I'm trying to do that less. Have a good Thursday, my friends.13 Aug 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:7uepfwwryzja5uxhmf4vt2ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxzha4was24https://bsky.app/profile/chrisofthevoid.thehouseofvoid.com/post/3msqoolzell2gy'all know my old ass has done it all. Drop your final score in the comments. 0–4: The cloud has always loved you 5–9: Seasoned gamer 10–14: You remember the old ways 15–18: Veteran of the Console Wars 19–20: ANCIENT GAMING ENTITY10 Aug 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:7uepfwwryzja5uxhmf4vt2ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqoolzell2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisofthevoid.thehouseofvoid.com/post/3msoyk4g7vg2cBBQ Chicken pizza time? Yes, yes it is.10 Aug 2026 01:53 +0000at://did:plc:7uepfwwryzja5uxhmf4vt2ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3msoyk4g7vg2chttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisofthevoid.thehouseofvoid.com/post/3msjqiiroe62uAugust is apparently the month where I decided sleep was optional. I’ll be at #WhenWordsCollide 2026 for four sessions across the weekend, then online a few days later for @thesaag.bsky.social Bletcher Hour: 2026 Writing Prize Winners Readings and Q&A. Come say hi!! #IndieAuthor07 Aug 2026 23:46 +0000at://did:plc:7uepfwwryzja5uxhmf4vt2ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjqiiroe62uhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisofthevoid.thehouseofvoid.com/post/3msgmdeg7vf2uOnly 10 days until #WWC2026! My seminar, How to Make Readers Fall in Love (or Hate) Your Characters, already has 90 attendees. I'd love to see you there! 📚💛06 Aug 2026 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:7uepfwwryzja5uxhmf4vt2ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgmdeg7vf2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisofthevoid.thehouseofvoid.com/post/3ms4ec2ykln2zReally, I just love this scene. I’m bringing Making Readers Fall in Love with Your Characters to When Words Collide 2026. Come build characters readers will miss when the story ends. https://www.whenwordscollide.org/ #WWC2026 #WritingCommunity #CharacterDevelopment02 Aug 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:7uepfwwryzja5uxhmf4vt2ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4ec2ykln2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisofthevoid.thehouseofvoid.com/post/3mrpydjuysb2nThe best nap-buddy anyone could ask for.28 Jul 2026 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:7uepfwwryzja5uxhmf4vt2ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpydjuysb2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisofthevoid.thehouseofvoid.com/post/3mrilqzbgvt2cWatched it last night, and hot damn did I enjoy it. The perfect amount of cringe, awkwardness, camp and action. I want a sequel for sure. 8/10 🤘25 Jul 2026 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:7uepfwwryzja5uxhmf4vt2ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrilqzbgvt2chttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisofthevoid.thehouseofvoid.com/post/3mrdlwdlf3x2cMy piece “When the Grid Breaks” has been named runner-up for the 2026 Aruna D’Souza Award for BIPOC Writers through the SAAG Arts Writing Prize. Deeply grateful to The SAAG and the jury, and honoured to be included alongside this year’s writers. ❤️23 Jul 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:7uepfwwryzja5uxhmf4vt2ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdlwdlf3x2chttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisofthevoid.thehouseofvoid.com/post/3mqk2yh3wtb2wReaders do not fall in love with a tragic backstory. They fall in love because they were there when the character changed. I’m presenting at @wwc_festival_yyc, When Words Collide 2026. Aug. 16, 1:30 PM Tickets: https://www.whenwordscollide.org/registration.html #WWC202613 Jul 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:7uepfwwryzja5uxhmf4vt2ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqk2yh3wtb2whttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisofthevoid.thehouseofvoid.com/post/3mqhr5a4xev23Can prose borrow from cinema without becoming a screenplay in a trench coat? I’m moderating Cinematic Storytelling at When Words Collide 2026 on Aug. 15, 4:30 to 5:45 PM. Tickets: https://www.whenwordscollide.org/ #SpeculativeFiction #WWC202612 Jul 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:7uepfwwryzja5uxhmf4vt2ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhr5a4xev23https://bsky.app/profile/chrisofthevoid.thehouseofvoid.com/post/3mqezyqq27u2zWriting a TTRPG is one thing. Publishing it without summoning a logistics demon is another. I’m moderating Writing for Tabletop Roleplaying Games at When Words Collide 2026, Aug. 15 at 3 PM. Tickets: https://www.whenwordscollide.org/ #TTRPG #WWC202611 Jul 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:7uepfwwryzja5uxhmf4vt2ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqezyqq27u2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisofthevoid.thehouseofvoid.com/post/3mqcnwlx2h42hCalgary writers, bring your sharpest book pitch. I’m judging Pitch Games at When Words Collide 2026 on Aug. 15, 9:00 to 10:15 AM. Strong hook, clean delivery, no mercy from the stopwatch. (All in good fun!) Tickets: https://www.whenwordscollide.org/registration.html #WWC2026 #AmWriting10 Jul 2026 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:7uepfwwryzja5uxhmf4vt2ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcnwlx2h42hhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisofthevoid.thehouseofvoid.com/post/3mk6rdabwi22uWhat if feeling… was the glitch? Grief reduced. Joy contained. Everything… controlled. Until something breaks. Limited Edition Human is a quiet dystopia about the dangerous act of choosing to feel. 🟢 Coming May 15 from House of Void Press. 🔗 https://hfvd.link/cc-leh #dystopianfiction #indieauthor23 Apr 2026 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:7uepfwwryzja5uxhmf4vt2ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6rdabwi22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisofthevoid.thehouseofvoid.com/post/3meln5zens52oLife is heavy right now, both personally and across the country. This is a tragedy. Not just a headline, not a chance to debate.  My heart breaks for the community of Tumbler Ridge.11 Feb 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:7uepfwwryzja5uxhmf4vt2ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3meln5zens52ohttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisofthevoid.thehouseofvoid.com/post/3mbwsez5soq2dYour best work doesn’t come from peace. it comes from pressure, chaos, and maybe a little delusion. keep going. As for me? Currently running on caffeine, cortisol, and compliments. Happy Thursday, my creatives.08 Jan 2026 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:7uepfwwryzja5uxhmf4vt2ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbwsez5soq2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisofthevoid.thehouseofvoid.com/post/3mbkoaiscfk2uNew year. New chaos. Here’s the plan. Mental health, music, muscles, and making cool shit with even cooler people. (And really, I should learn how to sing on key. And what a key is. Where to find it...)04 Jan 2026 00:30 +0000at://did:plc:7uepfwwryzja5uxhmf4vt2ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbkoaiscfk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisofthevoid.thehouseofvoid.com/post/3mbkbyu57mr2xLast night at The Palomino: Blue Odeur brought riffs, chaos & a Nerf gun. Tawnibias melted minds with vibes & velvet. Wish Whip hexed us all in the best way. The New Cinematics? Horror Goddeses at their best. 5🤘 out of 5🤘 My ears are still buzzing. My heart’s still full.03 Jan 2026 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:7uepfwwryzja5uxhmf4vt2ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbkbyu57mr2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisofthevoid.thehouseofvoid.com/post/3mberi2qy6n2u2025 was wild and beautiful. The people I met, the places I went, the things we built together. I’m deeply thankful for everyone in my life. As a few of you know, the last little while has been a lot. Things I never expected to face. But we’re still standing. Here’s to 2026.01 Jan 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:7uepfwwryzja5uxhmf4vt2ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mberi2qy6n2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisofthevoid.thehouseofvoid.com/post/3m6kpf7zlqe2jYeah, I tried my best, but the fates were stacked against me, and dropped too many things for me to handle. So, instead of rushing and putting out the project quickly and probably poorly, I'm going to take my time.  That's it for now. You all rock.26 Nov 2025 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:7uepfwwryzja5uxhmf4vt2ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6kpf7zlqe2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisofthevoid.thehouseofvoid.com/post/3m63jphdkxv2yThey rise from shadow. They scream from silence. Echoes of the Ancestors is a new Indigenous-led horror anthology where ancient creatures step out of myth and into the modern world.  Premieres November 28th20 Nov 2025 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:7uepfwwryzja5uxhmf4vt2ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3m63jphdkxv2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisofthevoid.thehouseofvoid.com/post/3lvjhsdzp7t2gFor the ones who touched the edge but never crossed. Who burned for meaning in places that never gave it. Who still sing in the silence. #SpilledInk #ModernLiturgy #PoetryOfPain #AscendCollapse #DarkPoetry #EmotionalAlchemy #WritersOfInstagram #PoetryCommunity #ShadowWork03 Aug 2025 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:7uepfwwryzja5uxhmf4vt2ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvjhsdzp7t2g