I'm an eco-fiction author, limnologist/aquatic ecologist, photographer, instructor at UofT. I explore and celebrate the fractal Natural World from microscopic diatoms and miniature lichens and fungi to the giant cedars and pines of old-growth forestshttps://bsky.app/profile/aliennextdoor.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/aliennextdoor.bsky.social/post/3mvl3g4l2yk2dThe story of water ... The Trickster ... #water #story #trickster #archetype #science #sustainability #AgeOfWater https://themeaningofwater.com/2022/02/13/the-story-of-water-part-3-the-trickster/15 Sep 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:edz727gtwgcupum7eoscd4ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvl3g4l2yk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/aliennextdoor.bsky.social/post/3mvl3c3532c2dRestoring the soul of the world... #books #inspiration #intelligentnature #Nature https://themeaningofwater.com/2016/02/18/restoring-the-soul-of-the-world/15 Sep 2026 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:edz727gtwgcupum7eoscd4ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvl3c3532c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/aliennextdoor.bsky.social/post/3mvl35d4yns2dThe yin / yang of quantum water ... #quantum #water #fractal #limnology https://themeaningofwater.com/2016/03/23/the-yin-yang-of-quantum-water/15 Sep 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:edz727gtwgcupum7eoscd4ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvl35d4yns2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/aliennextdoor.bsky.social/post/3mvjarffuo22aToday, I returned to Campbell Valley Park after not visiting for a while and checked out my favourite red alder trees, where I'd documented all sorts of life ... Go see! #redalder #alder #trees #eology #CampbellValley #park #lichen #moss https://themeaningofwater.com/2025/11/09/red-alder-misunderstood-weed-tree-haven-for-lichen-moss/14 Sep 2026 23:20 +0000at://did:plc:edz727gtwgcupum7eoscd4ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjarffuo22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/aliennextdoor.bsky.social/post/3mvjaalrfp22iA walk in Watershed Park, British Columbia #nature #walks #walking #environment #forests #BritishColumbia https://themeaningofwater.com/2025/11/16/a-walk-in-watershed-park-british-columbia/14 Sep 2026 23:11 +0000at://did:plc:edz727gtwgcupum7eoscd4ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjaalrfp22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/aliennextdoor.bsky.social/post/3mvimfuvbu22iThe hyperobject of sustainability--a fractal phenomenon #hyperobject #sustainability #fractal #phenomena https://themeaningofwater.com/2026/09/13/the-hyperobject-of-sustainability-a-fractal-phenomenon/14 Sep 2026 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:edz727gtwgcupum7eoscd4ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvimfuvbu22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/aliennextdoor.bsky.social/post/3mvim6kxprc2aAs little as six minutes of birdsong can significantly reduce stress, lower cortisol levels, and alleviate symptoms of anxiety, depression, and paranoia... #birdsong #birds #birding #cognition #meditation #wellness https://themeaningofwater.com/2026/08/30/the-power-of-birds-bird-song/14 Sep 2026 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:edz727gtwgcupum7eoscd4ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvim6kxprc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/aliennextdoor.bsky.social/post/3mvgfnch5522gThe verge ... when the water sprites dance... https://ninamunteanu.me/2022/10/02/when-the-water-sprites-dance/?preview_id=8973&preview_nonce=bd9bd772f8&preview=true&_thumbnail_id=897913 Sep 2026 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:edz727gtwgcupum7eoscd4ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvgfnch5522ghttps://bsky.app/profile/aliennextdoor.bsky.social/post/3mvgf4bcmjk22Why your decision to plant a tree just might save the world... I'm not kidding ... #savingtheworld #trees #ecology #climatechange #water https://themeaningofwater.com/2020/12/06/why-your-decision-to-plant-a-tree-just-might-save-the-planet/13 Sep 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:edz727gtwgcupum7eoscd4ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvgf4bcmjk22https://bsky.app/profile/aliennextdoor.bsky.social/post/3mvg52zskvs2aCANREADS reviews my #climatethriller "Gaia's Revolution" ... #books #bookreview #ecofiction13 Sep 2026 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:edz727gtwgcupum7eoscd4ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvg52zskvs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/aliennextdoor.bsky.social/post/3mvg4j4v5xk2tRead the first chapter of my #Canadian #climatethriller "Gaia's Revolution" here... https://themeaningofwater.com/gaias-revolution/13 Sep 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:edz727gtwgcupum7eoscd4ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvg4j4v5xk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/aliennextdoor.bsky.social/post/3mvg45mgsx22tOn Gaia's Revolution: “Through a sprawling cast and a world reshaped by survival, Nina Munteanu examines power, ideology, and environmental extremism in a story that asks what humanity is willing to sacrifice for the future.” CANREADS #BookReview #climatethriller https://ninamunteanu.me/2026/09/13/more-reviews-for-gaias-revolution/13 Sep 2026 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:edz727gtwgcupum7eoscd4ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvg45mgsx22thttps://bsky.app/profile/aliennextdoor.bsky.social/post/3mvdkrkh2tk2yFive reasons why bogs are so cool! #bogs #environment #ecology #nature https://themeaningofwater.com/2024/10/13/five-reasons-why-bogs-are-so-cool/12 Sep 2026 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:edz727gtwgcupum7eoscd4ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdkrkh2tk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/aliennextdoor.bsky.social/post/3mvdkjrodoc2yThe wonders of Camosun Bog, Vancouver ... #urbanpark #bogs #CamosunBog #nature #walking https://themeaningofwater.com/2023/09/10/the-wonders-of-camosun-bog-vancouver/12 Sep 2026 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:edz727gtwgcupum7eoscd4ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdkjrodoc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/aliennextdoor.bsky.social/post/3mvdkg2nvkk2yForaging the Staghorn sumac ... #ediblewild #wildedibles #wildcrafting #sumac https://themeaningofwater.com/2021/09/11/finding-magic-in-the-staghorn-sumac-foraging/12 Sep 2026 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:edz727gtwgcupum7eoscd4ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdkg2nvkk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/aliennextdoor.bsky.social/post/3mvdk6dynl22ybird song not only lowers anxiety and depressions—increasing general wellbeing—but also helps people concentrate and focus #birdsong #wellbeing #birds #nature #environment #wellness https://themeaningofwater.com/2026/08/30/the-power-of-birds-bird-song/12 Sep 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:edz727gtwgcupum7eoscd4ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdk6dynl22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/aliennextdoor.bsky.social/post/3muwyhpb25k2uMy #shortstory follows Robin, a blind elder who uses sight-enhancing technology, as she navigates the aftermath of a sudden global extinction of birds that her digital app failed to predict. #soundscape #ecology https://ninamunteanu.me/2026/09/06/robins-last-song-soundscape-ecology-structures-of-feeling/07 Sep 2026 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:edz727gtwgcupum7eoscd4ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwyhpb25k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/aliennextdoor.bsky.social/post/3mv2sr7ryis2wProminent Canadian eco-fiction authors... #Canadian #ecofiction #authors09 Sep 2026 05:32 +0000at://did:plc:edz727gtwgcupum7eoscd4ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2sr7ryis2whttps://bsky.app/profile/aliennextdoor.bsky.social/post/3mvb4ejcxhc2iSo excited! My #shortstory "The Polywater Equation", first published in German as "Die Polywasser-Gleichung" in the anthology "Tales of Science II", is now coming out in English in Metastellar Magazine, September 25! Here's the background to polywater and the story... https://ninamunteanu.me/2025/07/13/my-short-story-the-polywater-equation-die-polywasser-gleichung-in-tales-of-science-ii-anthology/11 Sep 2026 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:edz727gtwgcupum7eoscd4ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvb4ejcxhc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/aliennextdoor.bsky.social/post/3mvbrz4wgmc2uWhen a leaf turns into art ... #skeleetonization #leaves #decomposition https://themeaningofwater.com/2026/02/22/when-a-leaf-turns-into-a-skeleton/12 Sep 2026 00:07 +0000at://did:plc:edz727gtwgcupum7eoscd4ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbrz4wgmc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/aliennextdoor.bsky.social/post/3mvbrvsojqc2aMisunderstood shapeshifting fungi ... #Fungi #mushrooms #lifecyclees #ecology https://themeaningofwater.com/2025/08/24/misunderstood-shapeshifting-fungi-kretzschmaria-deusta/12 Sep 2026 00:06 +0000at://did:plc:edz727gtwgcupum7eoscd4ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbrvsojqc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/aliennextdoor.bsky.social/post/3mvbraypimc2iWhen art helps story #onwriting #storytelling #art #coverart #interiorart #fiction #shortstories #novels https://ninamunteanu.me/2024/06/02/when-art-helps-story/11 Sep 2026 23:54 +0000at://did:plc:edz727gtwgcupum7eoscd4ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbraypimc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/aliennextdoor.bsky.social/post/3mvbr5qeb5c2i"Virtually Yours" explores cyber-spying, virtual workspace, anonymity, and identity. Like its own characters, who wandered through their impermanent virtual offices, the story has wandered far and wide since…#shortstories https://ninamunteanu.me/2024/02/11/virtually-yours-is-doing-virtually-well/11 Sep 2026 23:52 +0000at://did:plc:edz727gtwgcupum7eoscd4ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbr5qeb5c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/aliennextdoor.bsky.social/post/3mvbqul4wk22iWhat happens when the birds all disappear? ... "Robin's Last Song" ... #bird #population #ecology #soundscape #ecology #shortstories https://ninamunteanu.me/2026/09/06/robins-last-song-soundscape-ecology-structures-of-feeling/11 Sep 2026 23:47 +0000at://did:plc:edz727gtwgcupum7eoscd4ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbqul4wk22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/aliennextdoor.bsky.social/post/3mvb4ejcxhc2iSo excited! My #shortstory "The Polywater Equation", first published in German as "Die Polywasser-Gleichung" in the anthology "Tales of Science II", is now coming out in English in Metastellar Magazine, September 25! Here's the background to polywater and the story... https://ninamunteanu.me/2025/07/13/my-short-story-the-polywater-equation-die-polywasser-gleichung-in-tales-of-science-ii-anthology/11 Sep 2026 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:edz727gtwgcupum7eoscd4ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvb4ejcxhc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/aliennextdoor.bsky.social/post/3mv7vjl2lpc2eBefore there was George Orwell's #1984 and Aldous Huxley's #BraveNewWorld, there was Yevgeny Zamyatin's "We" ... #dystopian #books #novels #ecofiction #dystopia https://ninamunteanu.me/2023/07/02/book-review-when-we-is-not-us-we-by-yevgeny-zamyatin/11 Sep 2026 06:05 +0000at://did:plc:edz727gtwgcupum7eoscd4ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv7vjl2lpc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/aliennextdoor.bsky.social/post/3mv7oqwkjuk26Incorporated ... #climatefiction #TVseries #ecofiction #thefuture #environment https://ninamunteanu.me/2025/07/27/ten-significant-science-fiction-tv-series-part-2-five-shows-that-touch-on-climate-change-resource-allocation-and-environmental-justice-6-incorporated/11 Sep 2026 04:04 +0000at://did:plc:edz727gtwgcupum7eoscd4ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv7oqwkjuk26https://bsky.app/profile/aliennextdoor.bsky.social/post/3mv7nf33fmk2jSoylent Green ... a prescient film made in the 1970s terribly relevant today ... #movie #film #ecofiction #environment https://ninamunteanu.me/2025/02/02/movie-review-soylent-green-is/11 Sep 2026 03:39 +0000at://did:plc:edz727gtwgcupum7eoscd4ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv7nf33fmk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/aliennextdoor.bsky.social/post/3mv44png7qc2z10 ways our wetlands help the planet ... #ecology #wetlands https://themeaningofwater.com/2017/11/06/ten-ways-wetlands-maintain-the-planets-integrity/09 Sep 2026 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:edz727gtwgcupum7eoscd4ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv44png7qc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/aliennextdoor.bsky.social/post/3mv44lzq6vc2zWhen our wetlands exhale... #marshes #wetlands #ecology #environment https://themeaningofwater.com/2018/01/12/when-our-wetlands-exhale/09 Sep 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:edz727gtwgcupum7eoscd4ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv44lzq6vc2z