It may not look changed but I’ve updated my blog. I’ve switched to the newest Blogger toolkit and updated the Feedburner link. Unfortunately, I lost my nice visitor counter. My stats are nothing compared to many blogs but I still find it amazing that this site has been viewed 2,860 times!
I’m almost afraid to read it today but this is it. I’ve finished the first draft of my novel. It’s actually my third novel-length manuscript but does my first, desk drawer effort, count? How about the one I wrote in my sleep for the “Three day novel contest?” This, of course, is the big one.
This little blog is anonymous and the photos posted are usually of me or of people at public panels or events where they should not expect anonymity. FaceBook is another matter. I used FaceBook to post pictures of people taken at parties. It was nice to allow my local and overseas friends to ‘see’ each
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Here’s more literary fun for your MP3 player: New Yorker Stories podcast Current New Yorker writers chose stories from the archives. These are recordings of classic New Yorker stories, introduced and discussed. Happy listening.
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I admit it. As soon as I got back to Toronto, from vacation, I read the last Harry Potter in two days. I would have read it in one day if I weren’t such an adequate parent. Enough of that. Back to the law books and notebook. I should be writing. With my sabbatical drawing
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Now reading: law books From Crime to Punishment: Third Edition.Joel E. Pink & David C. Perrier. eds. Criminal Law: Second Edition (Essentials of Canadian Law series)Kent Roach I’m researching courtroom procedure for that big climax to my YA novel. I’m a little torn between using Canadian law and procedures or something more generic. It is
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I’m a fan of the The Naked Scientists podcast with Chris Smith. This is a fun, English podcast with features such as ‘kitchen science’ experiments for kids to try at home and quizzes for listeners. For weekly podcasts on Science with a more serious tone, my new favorite is Chris Smith’s Nature podcast. Many of
My friend Kristine has a new Toronto-based review blog. She intends to review many free events this summer. Kristine’s much more political than I am so you may find the perspective refreshing. greenpearreview Happy reading.
Today’s Globe reports that Chinese citizens are dying due to toxic contaminants in their food and medicines and that Chinese authorities are unwilling to make companies pay for their infractions. Guo Ping, whose young daughter Liu Sichen was killed by contaminated antibiotics, complained that the authorities “don’t think that ordinary people are important.” No investigation
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The good news is I finished reading Frida. The bad news is my computer is kaput. Once again I’m posting from the library in timed sessions. The quick review, then, is this is a very good book. It seems even-handed and fills in a lot of the gaps left by the movie. More than before
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