Nina Munteanu

Get Out the Syrup! Pancake Ice on the River… Pancake ice crowds the shore of the Otonabee River, held there by a sheet of clear patterned ice extending out (photo by Nina Munteanu) Lately, I’ve been spending part of each day along the Otonabe…

Get out the syrup! Pancake ice on the river! #pancakes #river #ice #NaturePhotography #spring themeaningofwater.com/2023/03/19/g...

When Ice Is Art… Jackson Creek icing up in December, ON (photo and dry brush rendition by Nina Munteanu) January ice in Jackson Creek, ON (photo and dry brush rendition by Nina Munteanu) Ice islands amid rushing wa…

When ice is art ... #ice #art #nature #beauty #NaturePhotography themeaningofwater.com/2021/04/04/w...

The Icaria Trilogy: The Story Behind the Prequel to the Prequel… Today my eco-fiction novel Gaia’s Revolution (Book 1 of The Icaria Trilogy) releases through Dragon Moon Press in ebook form on Amazon. Gaia’s Revolution explores a collapsing capitalist socie…

The Icaria Trilogy ... the story behind the prequel to the prequel... :) #books #prequels #bookrelease ninamunteanu.me/2026/03/10/t...

Gaia's Revolution Gaia's Revolution : Munteanu, Nina: Amazon.ca: Books

I’m happy to announce that my latest eco-fiction novel is out today! “Gaia’s Revolution” (Dragon Moon Press) is now out on Amazon and in other bookstores in print and ebook format. #ecofiction #books #bookrelease #NewBook www.amazon.ca/Gaias-Revolu...

Science Fiction Asks: Are We Worth Saving? Science fiction, which Ted Gioia of The San Francisco Chronicle calls “conceptual fiction” explores the interaction of humanity with some larger phenomenon that involves science. SF writer Robert J…

#Sciencefiction asks the ultimate quesion: are we worth saving? ninamunteanu.me/2018/05/14/s...

Slime Molds: When Micro Becomes Macro YouTube video by Journey to the Microcosmos

I haven't written any articles on this comparison specifically and you've given me the idea to do so. But in the meantime, this wonderful video explores the main differences and similarities of fungi and slime molds. Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=elqw...

Gaia's Revolution by Nina Munteanu — two brothers, one dying planet, no innocent choices... hashtag#ecofiction hashtag#books hashtag#revolution hashtag#capitalism ... Coming out with Dragon Moon Press in two days in both print and ebook formats! Tuesday, March 10...

"Trapped by our preordained notion of change, we no longer see what we're not prepared to see. And that's the change that kills us."--Lynna Dresden, "A Diary in the Age of Water" #ecofiction #water

Slime Molds, Part 1: Cool Weirdos of the Forest Various slime molds, from top left to bottom right: blue slime (photo by New Hampshire Garden Solutions); pink Lycogala edidenrum; Ceratiomyxa porioides; orange Lycogala epidendrum; Hemitrichia dec…

Slime molds ... the weirdos of the forest... #fungi #slimemolds #ecology #forest themeaningofwater.com/2026/03/08/s...

“Gaia’s Revolution”, Life After Capitalism: The Promise & Spectre of Deep Ecology—Part 1 Twin brothers—a brilliant scientist and a gifted engineer—escape the growing racial violence of Berlin, to ‘peaceful’ Canada in a rivalry to control the evolution of the human race. . My novel Gaia…

Gaia's Revolution ... life after capitalism: the promise and spectre of deep ecology ... #books #ecology #capitalism ninamunteanu.me/2026/03/08/g...

Walking the Old-Growth Parks in Vancouver Area Rice Lake old growth forest, Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve, BC (photo and rendition by Nina Munteanu) Whenever I’m visiting Vancouver (which is most summers), I like to explore several new des…

Walking the old-growth forests in Vancouver area #Vancouver #parks #oldgrowth #forests #BritishColumbia #Nature #beauty ... themeaningofwater.com/2024/10/20/w...

The hyperobject of sustainability ... #sustainability #hyperobject #fractal #stakeholdercapitalism #capitalism #ESG www.realityskimming.com/post/the-hyp...

“Water wants to flow. It doesn’t like to be restricted. If confined in a ravine, it speeds up and cuts a channel, eroding the hardest material and polishing a path that uniquely suits it. Water is selfish. It is always moving, even when it isn’t.”--Lynna Dresden "A Diary in the Age of Water"

#ecofiction #clifi #sciencefiction #Canadian #books

My Three Favourite Reads in 2025 As with previous years, Shepherd invited me to post my three favourite reads of 2025. These aren’t necessarily books published in 2025; just books I read in that year. Each time I do this, I find t…

My three favourite reads in 2025: books that touch on humanity’s understanding—or lack of understanding—of our fragile environment and the importance of humility and collaboration to our survival on a changing planet. #books #favouritebooks #BooksWorthReading ninamunteanu.me/2026/01/25/m...

#Nature #decay #decomposition #naturecycles #ecology #life #death #NaturePhotography

“Nothing in nature stays the same. Or if it does, it’s because change has brought it back to what it once was.”--Lynna Dresden "A Diary in the Age of Water #ecofiction #books #water #dystopia

‘The Way of Water’ Translated into German and Published in Nova Magazin für spekulative Literatur . My short story “The Way of Water” was recently translated into German (“Der Weg des Wassers”) and published in Nova 37. The issue has illustrations for each story and a beautiful cover. When I go…

My short story "The Way of Water" now in the German magazine Nova ... #shortstories #ecofiction #water ninamunteanu.me/2026/03/01/t...

A Diatom Spring… Spring periphyton settling on the stream bottom of Thompson Creek, looking downstream to where the creek empties into the Otonabee River, ON (photo by Nina Munteanu) It was a warmish day in early s…

Diatom spring ... #diatoms #spring #ecology #aquaticecology #nature #streams themeaningofwater.com/2023/04/16/a...

When the Meridional Overturning Circulation Shuts Down Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) (drawing by Nina Munteanu, from “A Diary in the Age of Water” Inanna Publications, 2020) March 6, 2055 Before leaving for the universi…

When the Meridional Overturning Circulation shuts down ... #AMOC #oceancirculation ninamunteanu.me/2022/08/07/w...

#Nature #science #decomposition #lifecycle #ecology #life #NaturePhotography

“A Diary in the Age of Water” Required Reading at Memorial University “A Diary in the Age of Water” at the Memorial University Bookstore Instructor Keif Godbout-Kinney has made my eco-fiction novel A Diary in the Age of Water required reading in their cou…

My #Femlit #ecofiction novel "A Diary in the Age of Water" is required reading at the Memorial University ... #bookstoread #books #university ninamunteanu.me/2025/05/25/a...

The Hyperobject of Sustainability Ecologist and SF author Nina Munteanu looks at theories and definitions of sustainability from hyperobject to ESG.

The hyperobject of sustainability ... #sustainability #hyperobject #fractal #stakeholdercapitalism #capitalism #ESG www.realityskimming.com/post/the-hyp...

Moss—A Study of ‘Nina’s Boulder’ in Jackson Creek Old-Growth Forest “[Mosses] are the most overlooked plants on the planet. But they’re gifts, too. They provide us with another model of how we might live.”Robin Wall Kimmerer Upper slope of creek watershed dominated…

“[Mosses] are the most overlooked plants on the planet. But they’re gifts, too. They provide us with another model of how we might live.”--Robin Wall Kimmerer #mosses #environment #ecology #survival themeaningofwater.com/2024/06/16/m...

Two brothers. One planet. No innocent choices. "Gaia's Revolution" coming March 10 in ebook and print...

‘The Way of Water’ Translated into German and Published in Nova Magazin für spekulative Literatur . My short story “The Way of Water” was recently translated into German (“Der Weg des Wassers”) and published in Nova 37. The issue has illustrations for each story and a beautiful cover. When I go…

My short story "The Way of Water" appears in Nova, translated into German ... #shortstories #sciencefiction #ecofiction #Nova #water ninamunteanu.me/2026/03/01/t...

Jelly Rot / Trembling Crust Fungus (Phlebia tremellosa / Merulius tremellosus) Jelly Rot Fungus on a maple log, Campbell Valley Park, BC (photo by Nina Munteanu) . On a recent walk through the Campbell Valley Park forest, I encountered a strange fungus growing on a mossy Big …

A fungus called Jelly Rot just has to have personality! #fungi #jellyrot themeaningofwater.com/2026/03/01/j...

Science Fiction Asks: Are We Worth Saving? Science fiction, which Ted Gioia of The San Francisco Chronicle calls “conceptual fiction” explores the interaction of humanity with some larger phenomenon that involves science. SF writer Robert J…

Science Fiction asks: Are we worth saving? #sciencefiction #scifi #stories #humanity ninamunteanu.me/2018/05/14/s...

Eight Ways to Move From Prosaic to Spectacular What makes some writing stunning and other writing lackluster? Mostly, it’s the language—the words—you use. And, it isn’t just what words you use; it’s how you use them. Here are a few things you n…

8 ways to move from prosaic to spectacular #onwriting #writingtips #WritingCommunity ninamunteanu.me/2016/07/27/m...

Revising: Improve Your Story Using Paragraphs Enhance Reader Ease by Addressing Paragraphs in Your Revision. Ever so often I get a story from a student that reads like one long run-on sentence… A James Joyce special of stream-of-conscious… In …

Using paragraphs to improve your writing ... #onwriting ninamunteanu.me/2015/12/08/r...