Sci-fi author 👽 | Performer 🎭 | Science teacher 👩🏼‍🔬 | Canadian 🇨🇦 | Owned by cats 🐈🐈‍⬛ | https://linktr.ee/dcgreschner Debut Novel: Out of Tunehttps://bsky.app/profile/dcgreschner.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dcgreschner.bsky.social/post/3mqwmiaphbs2eI’m doing a talk at an observatory next month on unique alien characters in sci-fi and compare humanoid aliens and non-humanoid aliens. The audience will be the general public who are touring the observatory. Let me know in the comments if you have any ideas you think would be interesting 👽. #scifi18 Jul 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:yxtkeoopdaicwfvmhc64pxtp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwmiaphbs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/dcgreschner.bsky.social/post/3mp4wuvebos2bI just discovered this review of my book that was posted on the Indigo website back in April. Thank you to ADHDistractedReviewer (epic handle, btw) for your kind words and I’m so glad you enjoyed Out of Tune! #bookreview #scifibook #indieauthor #sciencefiction #canadianauthor25 Jun 2026 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:yxtkeoopdaicwfvmhc64pxtp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4wuvebos2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dcgreschner.bsky.social/post/3motfcxj3wk2jMy mouth sings “I’m not too athletic,” but my calves say otherwise 😂 Good thing my actual costume for this scene includes long pants, so as not to ruin the illusion 🤫 #soccergirlproblems My cast performs Friday evening and Sunday afternoon! #musicaltheatre langhamcourttheatresociety.thundertix.com21 Jun 2026 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:yxtkeoopdaicwfvmhc64pxtp/app.bsky.feed.post/3motfcxj3wk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/dcgreschner.bsky.social/post/3mmh6p7ozdc2tTomorrow, Out of Tune, as well as over 100 over books by local authors, are being inducted into the Greater Victoria Public Library’s collection. Everyone is invited to witness the magic! Come to the Central Branch Courtyard at 725 Broughton St at 11:00! #canadianauthor #scifiauthor22 May 2026 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:yxtkeoopdaicwfvmhc64pxtp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmh6p7ozdc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/dcgreschner.bsky.social/post/3mm3ttaap522vLounging on my new patio furniture, reading a sci-fi book about dinosaurs, while my cats make weird faces at me. What could be better? (Seriously, zoom in on Jones’s face peaking around the corner like 😳 lol) #scifibook #cowcat #orangecat #lounging #maylong202618 May 2026 02:37 +0000at://did:plc:yxtkeoopdaicwfvmhc64pxtp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm3ttaap522vhttps://bsky.app/profile/dcgreschner.bsky.social/post/3mkydcbwn4k2eAfter a quiet winter, this here author is defrosting faster than Mariah Carey at Christmas time, and getting ready to thrust more books into the hands of unsuspecting readers. Here’s my May schedule of bookly events: #indieauthor #bookevents #scifi #canadianauthor #scifiwriter03 May 2026 23:38 +0000at://did:plc:yxtkeoopdaicwfvmhc64pxtp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkydcbwn4k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/dcgreschner.bsky.social/post/3miczhknkbk2zOh look, it’s me! I did a thing! Fun times chatting with Ryan about my book 😁👽 #indieauthor #scifibook [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Mar 2026 01:26 +0000at://did:plc:yxtkeoopdaicwfvmhc64pxtp/app.bsky.feed.post/3miczhknkbk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dcgreschner.bsky.social/post/3mgsepydgik25I’m excited to finally share that @yourpaperquest.bsky.social has selected Out of Tune for their March book box! Your Paper Quest is a monthly subscription book box that features independently published books and PAYS the authors! Check out my feature: www.yourpaperquest.com/our-authors11 Mar 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:yxtkeoopdaicwfvmhc64pxtp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgsepydgik25https://bsky.app/profile/dcgreschner.bsky.social/post/3mgic37dvis2oFor anyone who’s read my book (or just the blurb) and thought, how can the universe go out of tune if there’s “no sound in space?” Well…I told ya so! I’ll be over here waiting for my Nobel Prize. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1AgJTh7Rsm/?mibextid=wwXIfr07 Mar 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:yxtkeoopdaicwfvmhc64pxtp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgic37dvis2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dcgreschner.bsky.social/post/3mfchur6o7k22#Writers: I’m heading out to talk to some high school classes about my book, writing, and publishing/ self publishing today! Then, I’m going to help them get started on their entries for the CBC First Page writing challenge. Do you have any nuggets of wisdom to impart on the youths?20 Feb 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:yxtkeoopdaicwfvmhc64pxtp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfchur6o7k22https://bsky.app/profile/dcgreschner.bsky.social/post/3meylntwcd22gWent to The Raptors in Duncan and met some adorable birdies! If you ever get the chance to go, do it! Some of these are working birds who scare other birds off airport runways and landfills! #birdsofprey #wildlife #conservation16 Feb 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:yxtkeoopdaicwfvmhc64pxtp/app.bsky.feed.post/3meylntwcd22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/dcgreschner.bsky.social/post/3mdml2v4hg22eSome action shots from I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change! Audiences have been LOSING THEIR MINDS over this hilarious, nearly sold out show…so we’ve added an extra performance on Saturday, Feb 7th at 2:00! Get your tickets here: langhamcourttheatresociety.thundertix.com/events/24693030 Jan 2026 05:29 +0000at://did:plc:yxtkeoopdaicwfvmhc64pxtp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdml2v4hg22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/dcgreschner.bsky.social/post/3mcsfnbzykk2iI Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change opens in three days at Langham Court Theatre! #musicaltheater #actor #victoriabc #victoriaevents #supportlocalartists https://langhamcourttheatresociety.thundertix.com/events/246930?fbclid=IwdGRleAPbZ95leHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeAHx5GhxJ6U4kidRH1GRpueeeXP-FNmHjS6I8088hi14CRIxBbQ3Zga3GrZ0_aem_M19kfIKakDQmNQIszP7S8Q&utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio19 Jan 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:yxtkeoopdaicwfvmhc64pxtp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcsfnbzykk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/dcgreschner.bsky.social/post/3mbzvwsohqk2yA sneak peak from rehearsal of I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change. Why am I making these weird faces? Get your tickets to find out! langhamcourttheatresociety.thundertix.com/events/24693010 Jan 2026 01:58 +0000at://did:plc:yxtkeoopdaicwfvmhc64pxtp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbzvwsohqk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/dcgreschner.bsky.social/post/3malrk2rybk2uMeowy Christmas from my handsome boys 😸❤️🎄 #catsky22 Dec 2025 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:yxtkeoopdaicwfvmhc64pxtp/app.bsky.feed.post/3malrk2rybk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/dcgreschner.bsky.social/post/3m7gctlz6zs2hAll set up and ready to go at Indigo Mayfair! Come get your signed book before the line up gets too long 😉 @indigomayfair @friesenpress #localauthor #booksigning #scifibook07 Dec 2025 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:yxtkeoopdaicwfvmhc64pxtp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7gctlz6zs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/dcgreschner.bsky.social/post/3m7g2ly3v422wChristmas shoppers, I’m coming at you with my sci-fi book, today only, at Indigo Mayfair from 12:00-3:00! 👽🎅🏼📚 Get the perfect gift for the sci-fi fan in the family, signed by yours truly. See you there! #scifibook #localauthor #victoriabcevents #booksigning #shoplocal #giftideas07 Dec 2025 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:yxtkeoopdaicwfvmhc64pxtp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7g2ly3v422whttps://bsky.app/profile/dcgreschner.bsky.social/post/3m7brhke6g22oThank you to @thezone.fm for playing my shoutout on the radio today! Hope to see lots of you at Indigo Mayfair this Sunday ✍️📖👽 #booksigning #indieauthor #scifibook06 Dec 2025 00:43 +0000at://did:plc:yxtkeoopdaicwfvmhc64pxtp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7brhke6g22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dcgreschner.bsky.social/post/3m74y5ckpfk2lI’ll be at Indigo in Mayfair Mall, Victoria this Sunday for a #booksigning. Come by, say hi, and do some Christmas shopping. Because nothing says “Christmas” like the existential dread of a universe in peril 🫠 #indieauthor #scifibook #canadianauthor04 Dec 2025 03:00 +0000at://did:plc:yxtkeoopdaicwfvmhc64pxtp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m74y5ckpfk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dcgreschner.bsky.social/post/3m6ami4zwm22aWondering what childless women in their 30s do in their free time? Today, I’m celebrating the 1 year publish-aversary of my book baby (with my fur babies, of course). Wish it a happy birthday in the comments. 🎂🥳🎈 Check out my linktree for purchasing options: linktr.ee/dcgreschner #booksky22 Nov 2025 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:yxtkeoopdaicwfvmhc64pxtp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ami4zwm22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/dcgreschner.bsky.social/post/3m5pcg2ln3s2cOut of Tune is now in stock at Indigo in Mayfair Mall! Stop by on Dec 7th and I’ll sign your copy, plus all the copies you get for your loved ones this Christmas 😉 #indieauthor #booksigning #victoriabc #scifibook #giftidea #christmasshopping #canadianauthor15 Nov 2025 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:yxtkeoopdaicwfvmhc64pxtp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5pcg2ln3s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/dcgreschner.bsky.social/post/3m52mpxdxus2lMaking my iconic Halloween costume in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Jaws. 🦈 The kitties were very…helpful. #jaws #jawsmovie #quint #shark #diycostume #sharkcostume #halloween #halloween2025 #jaws50thanniversary #robertshaw #scifinerd #cosplay #cats07 Nov 2025 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:yxtkeoopdaicwfvmhc64pxtp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m52mpxdxus2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dcgreschner.bsky.social/post/3m4p3emqifs2cFelt like a bag of 🍆 after getting my flu and covid shots, but the kitties took good care of me 🤒🥰03 Nov 2025 03:30 +0000at://did:plc:yxtkeoopdaicwfvmhc64pxtp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4p3emqifs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/dcgreschner.bsky.social/post/3m4jrtyeics2zHappy Halloween! How do you like my pumpkins?01 Nov 2025 00:56 +0000at://did:plc:yxtkeoopdaicwfvmhc64pxtp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4jrtyeics2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dcgreschner.bsky.social/post/3m3uqb3oues2sT-minus two days until the @halloweenmarketyyj.bsky.social 🎃👻 Admission is only $5! Buy yours in advance to use the lightning lineup. www.halloweenmarketyyj.com?brid=W0S3oUp... #halloweenmarket #scifibooks #indieauthor #shoplocal23 Oct 2025 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:yxtkeoopdaicwfvmhc64pxtp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3uqb3oues2shttps://bsky.app/profile/dcgreschner.bsky.social/post/3m3n6tunrh22xThis weekend, I got to try on my “interviewer” hat for the first time. I must say, I quite liked the fit. We even managed to come up with some witty banter on the spot. Congrats to @jayecwatts.bsky.social on a hugely successful book launch! 🚀 #booklaunch #scifiauthors #indieauthors #canadian20 Oct 2025 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:yxtkeoopdaicwfvmhc64pxtp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3n6tunrh22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/dcgreschner.bsky.social/post/3m3fzgcqtrc2xTIL that my book is a quarter finalist for the BookLife Prize by Publishers Weekly! The pics show a critique from a professional book reviewer. They gave me a score of 9.5/10! Now we wait and see if it makes it to the semifinals 🤞🏻 #indieauthor #scifibook #booksky #booklifeprize #publishersweekly17 Oct 2025 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:yxtkeoopdaicwfvmhc64pxtp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3fzgcqtrc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/dcgreschner.bsky.social/post/3m35z24ybnc2eI’m mentioned in this news article! Does that mean I’m famous??? Jokes aside, I’m so excited to interview Jaye at his book launch this Saturday! #booksky #booklaunch #scifi #transauthor #indieauthor #canadianauthor https://www.vicnews.com/entertainment/trans-author-to-launch-debut-sci-fi-novel-in-victoria-8288087?fbclid=PARlRTSANbRglleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp8La5_B1mph6t8m6S3w3lAC9wUmN_zWp8C_vcLCw3_SjORkvIvgHvivcDVHt_aem_xLxq5P0XTEuvQVhtp40WBw14 Oct 2025 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:yxtkeoopdaicwfvmhc64pxtp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m35z24ybnc2e