Journalist, photographer and author of fourteen self-published novels, a collection of short stories, two plays as well as numerous short fiction and poems online. Visit his Amazon author page at https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B003DS6LEUhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodraglin.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodraglin.bsky.social/post/3mlus6wc4tk2vThe Flash of Fireflies: Writing the Short Story, Tues., May 19, 2026, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, VPL Central Library, 350 W. Georgia St @AlixOhlin, @AndreaRoutley, @JacquelynZongLiRoss, and @ShashiBhat with @JenCurrin discuss the art and craft of this genre. #Shortstorywriting #authortalk #VPL15 May 2026 07:19 +0000at://did:plc:cppo657h3moqzuwbqadwknf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlus6wc4tk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodraglin.bsky.social/post/3mlurqj5qqc2vVPL Indie Film Night: Call for Applications Six local emerging to mid-career filmmakers will get the opportunity to screen their short films at VPL's first Indie Film Night on June 9. Applications close May 20. https://vpl.bibliocommons.com/events/69ef9b44bd5c392c7646e39f?utm_source=enews&utm_campaign=13May26&cmp=1&utm_medium=HTMLEmail #indiefilmmakers ##indiefilmnight #VPL15 May 2026 07:11 +0000at://did:plc:cppo657h3moqzuwbqadwknf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlurqj5qqc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodraglin.bsky.social/post/3mlickzkk2s2zTwisted #Poets Literary Salon, Wed., May 13, 2026, 6:00 pm – 7:45 pm, VPL Britannia Branch, 1661 Napier St. Featuring #poetryreadings and an open mic. t In partnership with Pandora's Collective. This event is also offered on: Wed., July 8, 2026 (6:00 pm – 7:45 pm) @pandorascollective10 May 2026 08:08 +0000at://did:plc:cppo657h3moqzuwbqadwknf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlickzkk2s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodraglin.bsky.social/post/3mliatja42k2mCALLING ALL LANTERN AND LIGHT UP ARTISTS! Seeking lantern makers or light up artists to create a display for Trout Lake’s Lantern Procession on August 26, 2026. Selected artists will be paid the artist fee of $375 for their work. Submit a brief proposal to matt.sung@vancouver.ca by June 1, 2026.10 May 2026 07:37 +0000at://did:plc:cppo657h3moqzuwbqadwknf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mliatja42k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodraglin.bsky.social/post/3mlb2hakps22xGlobal Big Day Bird Walk, Sun., May 10, 8:30-10:30am, begin at Champlain Heights Community Centre, 3350 Maquinna Dr. Register at https://anc.ca.apm.activecommunities.com/vancouver/activity/search/detail/608863?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true #birding #birdwatchers #GlobalBirdDay07 May 2026 10:54 +0000at://did:plc:cppo657h3moqzuwbqadwknf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlb2hakps22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodraglin.bsky.social/post/3mkwczjq6422kNamed for the abundant spring flowers, the 2026 #FlowerMoon, May's #fullmoon, peaked on Friday, May 1. This particular moon was a "micromoon," appearing slightly smaller than usual because it was near its farthest point from Earth (apogee). Camera: EOS R6 Mark II. Lens: Canon RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1L03 May 2026 04:28 +0000at://did:plc:cppo657h3moqzuwbqadwknf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwczjq6422khttps://bsky.app/profile/rodraglin.bsky.social/post/3mkujvliqe22mMy photograph, Spring Bud, has been published in "Buds & Blooms: Volume 2", 14th Issue of the Cosmic Daffodil Journal. To download a copy of the Ebook visit https://cosmic-daffodil.squarespace.com/ebook-collections To support them visit https://ko-fi.com/cosmicdaffodiljournal Cosmic Daffodil @cosmicdaffodil.bsky.social02 May 2026 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:cppo657h3moqzuwbqadwknf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkujvliqe22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodraglin.bsky.social/post/3mkrjirqfq22jEmma is cat-static. As of May 1, 2026, all exotic cats will be banned as pets in B.C. Furthermore, they can no longer be bred or transported into the province. To get the details and send a letter of support visit https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=10001328767648601 May 2026 06:41 +0000at://did:plc:cppo657h3moqzuwbqadwknf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrjirqfq22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodraglin.bsky.social/post/3mkozq4hdb222Greater Vancouver Bird Celebration (GVBC) is a 2-week series of events from May 1-17, 2026. For more information visit stanleyparkecology.ca/event/ Love BC’s wilderness? Help protect it and support our provincial parks by buying a BC Parks licence plate. bcparks.ca/LicencePlates30 Apr 2026 06:53 +0000at://did:plc:cppo657h3moqzuwbqadwknf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkozq4hdb222https://bsky.app/profile/rodraglin.bsky.social/post/3mkmwwl7cfk2n...and they, they're gone #cherryblossoms #vancouverkensington #vancouver #spring29 Apr 2026 10:58 +0000at://did:plc:cppo657h3moqzuwbqadwknf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmwwl7cfk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodraglin.bsky.social/post/3mkerhb3xbk2iHeron colony update: the hatchlings have arrived! During last week's survey, 5 fuzzy, grey juveniles were spotted. 35 eggs were also counted, so there will be many more hatchlings to come! https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1392492529588935&set=pcb.139249334958885326 Apr 2026 04:58 +0000at://did:plc:cppo657h3moqzuwbqadwknf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkerhb3xbk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/rodraglin.bsky.social/post/3mkcle7icvs2yWhen the ordinary becomes extraordinary. Cherry blossom time 2026, 4700 block Argyle St., Vancouver, Canada Watch the short video at https://www.facebook.com/reel/1439435471315572 #cherryblossoms #spring #vancouver25 Apr 2026 08:04 +0000at://did:plc:cppo657h3moqzuwbqadwknf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkcle7icvs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodraglin.bsky.social/post/3mjw67ns3ms2yThe Vancouver Transit Shelter Installation transformed 10 transit shelters across Vancouver into spaces for reflection, inviting people to consider how sound, image, and place shape poetry interact, and to write their own responses. For more info visit https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=10001328767648620 Apr 2026 09:37 +0000at://did:plc:cppo657h3moqzuwbqadwknf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjw67ns3ms2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodraglin.bsky.social/post/3mjjema7lkc27It begins with a request from what appears to be a credible literary agent. https://open.substack.com/pub/rodraglin/p/bogus-literary-agent-scam-targeting?r=2085h6&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true15 Apr 2026 07:27 +0000at://did:plc:cppo657h3moqzuwbqadwknf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjema7lkc27https://bsky.app/profile/rodraglin.bsky.social/post/3mjb7nxd2bk2mHelp choose the cover for Finding Meaning, Making Sense Copy and paste this post into an email. - Fill in the blank and reply to with your response. I PREFER COVER ________ - In the subject line paste FMMS cover poll - address the email to rod_raglin@yahoo.com Thanks!12 Apr 2026 01:37 +0000at://did:plc:cppo657h3moqzuwbqadwknf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjb7nxd2bk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodraglin.bsky.social/post/3mj2kvziwns2vThe better payday for the academics I collaborated with would be to sacrifice the story in favour of the funding. https://open.substack.com/pub/rodraglin/p/does-applying-for-a-grant-to-write?r=2085h6&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #writinggrants #funding09 Apr 2026 10:09 +0000at://did:plc:cppo657h3moqzuwbqadwknf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2kvziwns2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodraglin.bsky.social/post/3mixuzuso722oThe Mother of My Reinvention by Lorraine Devon Wilke is an intimate glimpse at the life of an exceptional artist. Check out my five star review: https://www.bookbub.com/reviews/2788599438?source=twitter_share via @Bookbub @lorrainedevonwilke #memoir #shortstories #musiclinks08 Apr 2026 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:cppo657h3moqzuwbqadwknf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mixuzuso722ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rodraglin.bsky.social/post/3mit2cwpffc2uContests for young writers The Vancouver Writers Fest youth writing contest Grades 5-12 is now open. More info at https://writersfest.bc.ca/youth/youth-writing-contest The Jessamy Stursberg prize for young poets. More info at https://poets.ca/offerings/awards/#stursberg Thanks to Spencer van Vloten for providing this information06 Apr 2026 10:24 +0000at://did:plc:cppo657h3moqzuwbqadwknf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mit2cwpffc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodraglin.bsky.social/post/3miqik6rfrs2bApplications for the Vancouver Public Library’s 2026 Writer in Residence are OPEN. Deadline for applications is 5pm, April 27. For more information and an application visit https://www.vpl.ca/writer?utm_source=enews&utm_campaign=1Apr26&cmp=1&utm_medium=HTMLEmail05 Apr 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:cppo657h3moqzuwbqadwknf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3miqik6rfrs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodraglin.bsky.social/post/3minuog6bec2l“First signs: A gallery of 7 of my photographs is being featured on the Open Arts Forum front page. You can view the gallery here: openartsforum.com/first-signs/ View more of my photos including spring blossoms and landscapes at rodraglin.smugmug.com #spring #robins #snowdrops #buds #blossoms https://openartsforum.com/first-signs/04 Apr 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:cppo657h3moqzuwbqadwknf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3minuog6bec2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodraglin.bsky.social/post/3minsbqzlus23 Crow Portraits. The character and charisma of crows captured in candid closeups. rodraglin.smugmug.com/Crow-Portratis #crows #crowportraits #birds #birdphotography https://rodraglin.smugmug.com/Crow-Portratis04 Apr 2026 08:17 +0000at://did:plc:cppo657h3moqzuwbqadwknf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3minsbqzlus23https://bsky.app/profile/rodraglin.bsky.social/post/3mins77loa223Crow compilation Canvas Print CA$74.64 20.3 cm (8 inches) x 25.54 cm (10 inches) https://www.redbubble.com/i/canvas-print/Crow-compilation-by-RodRaglin/179783983/5mul?asc=u04 Apr 2026 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:cppo657h3moqzuwbqadwknf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mins77loa223https://bsky.app/profile/rodraglin.bsky.social/post/3mig4ntivik26What's better than sex? SEDUCTION is one of the 25 short stories in Finding Meaning, Making Sense, An Anthology of Short Stories and Poems, 2022 – 2025, that address contemporary issues – with depth and balance. bubli.sh/zgC8k9N https://bubli.sh/zgC8k9N01 Apr 2026 07:01 +0000at://did:plc:cppo657h3moqzuwbqadwknf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mig4ntivik26https://bsky.app/profile/rodraglin.bsky.social/post/3midui5gkhc2wNEW ALBUM. Crow Portraits. The character and charisma of crows captured in candid closeups. rodraglin.smugmug.com/Crow-Portratis #crows #crowportraits #birds #birdphotography https://rodraglin.smugmug.com/Crow-Portratis31 Mar 2026 09:29 +0000at://did:plc:cppo657h3moqzuwbqadwknf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3midui5gkhc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/rodraglin.bsky.social/post/3miagflhxas2hLove of #Lilacs, a gallery of 8 of my photos, was selected as one of “Last Week's Most Popular Works” on Open Arts Forum. You can view it at https://openartsforum.com/forum/threads/love-of-lilacs.35895/ More photos of spring including Cherry Blossoms can be viewed and purchased at rodraglin.smugmug.com #spring #flowers30 Mar 2026 00:39 +0000at://did:plc:cppo657h3moqzuwbqadwknf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3miagflhxas2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodraglin.bsky.social/post/3mi43ypgdjc22Applications are now open for the Citizen Poet mini residencies. Poets are paired with host sites to make poetry visible as public art. Hosts offer 2 hours/week of space for 2 months. Deadline is April 20 to be a Citizen Poet or to host one. For more info and applications visit bit.ly/4bARVwW28 Mar 2026 07:23 +0000at://did:plc:cppo657h3moqzuwbqadwknf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi43ypgdjc22https://bsky.app/profile/rodraglin.bsky.social/post/3mhzweb4tes2nTake action against discriminatory submission policies. This misdirected policies by those who need moral validation do more harm than good. https://open.substack.com/pub/rodraglin/p/take-action-against-discriminatory?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web27 Mar 2026 10:36 +0000at://did:plc:cppo657h3moqzuwbqadwknf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhzweb4tes2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodraglin.bsky.social/post/3mhwzvngp6c27Finding Meaning, Making Sense. With over five decades of reporting, journalist/author Rod Raglin, has turned to fiction and poetry to address those important things today’s truth dismisses. bubli.sh/2AGZmXQ #shortstories #poetry #anthology26 Mar 2026 07:02 +0000at://did:plc:cppo657h3moqzuwbqadwknf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhwzvngp6c27https://bsky.app/profile/rodraglin.bsky.social/post/3mhmlryprsk2uMy photograph, Stranger at the Bus Stop, has been included in the New Feathers Anthology 2025. The anthology includes an eclectic mix of work previously published in New Feathers literary journal. You can purchase a copy of New Feathers Anthology 2025 at https://www.amazon.com/New-Feathers-Anthology-2025-Wade/dp/B0GKWTS83C/ref=sr_1_1?channel_type=fb&content_source=fb&crid=3KQOMQF4YY2X5&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9._TpjRqjJx0SQv4zKHqXtNQp9PCygiUe7qd06-NHCFXln9em9rFPluHi1WndLGaFsmGUGjeE4StI6dZvuuPtmNXfklHJlEQImpjh_9Nn_Kc4.O9XZT72p64jv8j7FibYyO5LvrW6RJ_1DwvsG8zA9JRk&dib_tag=se&fb_content_id=Q9-wBQFsfmrIk0MYZu_CmKr1CXnzdQgZZBXZHWwG1_VCqCA06ChzSpmALg_lIGWnaw&fbclid=IwY2xjawQsPZtleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFKWWxoNmp3U2tta3F0U1Izc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHr7kr9LrT9V8aq85GpFNRhTesgPn0ButjFtWoaVwstuTLC6WEmxzM_hkeZa5_aem_pLjU9GsiMLCUKQznOgA58w&keywords=new+feathers+anthology+2025&qid=1774149195&sprefix=new+feathers+anthology+2025%2Caps%2C164&sr=8-122 Mar 2026 03:23 +0000at://did:plc:cppo657h3moqzuwbqadwknf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhmlryprsk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodraglin.bsky.social/post/3mhdeunaml22bWhere reporting ends, and fiction begins. bubli.sh/xg2ygFH Pre-order your copy of Finding Meaning, Making Sense, An Anthology of Short Stories and Poems, 2022 – 2025 Preorder your copy now at www.amazon.com/-/e/B003DS6LEU #shortstories #poetry #anthology https://bubli.sh/xg2ygFH18 Mar 2026 11:25 +0000at://did:plc:cppo657h3moqzuwbqadwknf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdeunaml22b