When my son was four, I was fortunate enough to visit Calgary Alberta during the Calgary Stampede. This experience was wonderful for me, especially because it helped me put to rest some of my Easterner’s prejudices/ fears about Westerners (i.e. that they hated everyone from Toronto). I found people in Calgary to be very friendly […]
Dig Magazine — okay so I’m not really sex-obsessed Read More »
It’s official now. My latest writing obsession is sex. It started with a creepy story I wrote, inspired by a car breakdown and an unpleasant incident. That, I thought, was the end of it, until I realized how carefully I avoid sex in my writing. I want to be couth and literary in my adult
It’s coming… ooooooh. Read More »
I was in the pub after at my writer’s circle this week and one of the members made an observation. I never reveal myself in my fiction. She does, automatically. Her novel in-in-progress grows organically out of her life and it is very funny and touching for it. Out of the ten of us, we
I will be attending the Writers Circle of Durham Region Ontario Writers Conference May 2 – 3. Order of Canada recipient Wayson Choy is the honorary patron. As a member of the Writers’ Circle of Durham Region, it will be interesting to see its first Ontario Writers’ Conference. I will miss the Friday master classes
Ontario Writers Conference May 2 – 3 Read More »
I stole this fabulous idea from Ebony’s reading blog. Read ‘Em and Eat Party Invite several friends over for a potluck party. Each person brings 3-5 books to give away. Inside each book, guests write their name, number and a brief review of the book. Each person picks several books to take home. After the
Great idea for a post-holiday party Read More »
I found a good essay on flash fiction at smokelong.com. This is a site which features lots of stories that can be read in the ‘time it takes to smoke a cigarette.’ I wonder if they’re addictive and dangerous as well. In other news: The first meeting of the new writing group was pleasant, although
I just discovered the Canadian Book Challenge. It looks like fun and best of all, the prizes include Kraft dinner or a hockey puck! I like the idea of reading one book from each province or territory over the next year. The Can Lit I most often read is from Ontario or Quebec and oh
Crazy Canucks love their writers Read More »
Happy Thanksgiving! Monday is Thanksgiving (in Canada) and I will be spending it with family at my parent’s cottage in the Kawarthas. I do have a pile of marking to do this weekend but I plan to goof off and enjoy my family as much as possible. My only other ambition is to convince my
Happy Thanksgiving, IFA & Richard Scrimger Read More »
Blogger is so much easier to use now. It took exactly three minutes for me to get my counter HTML back from Shiny Stat and paste it back in to my Blogger layout. Enough stopping to smell the roses. I should be editing.
The Joys of Procrastination Read More »
