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New fiction! Get your new fiction here!

Posted in Literature, literary, writing, tagged , , , , , , on May 25, 2008 | 5 Comments »

I’m embarrassed.
I completely forgot about “Among the Invisibles”.
This tale was written as an exercise, an example of the “automatic” writing celebrated by Andre Breton and the surrealist crowd. No pre-planning, just put pen to paper and see what happens. Interesting what surfaces from the subconscious. What’s revealed.
Wrote this story, put it away [...]

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Another review of SO DARK THE NIGHT

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on May 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »

A link to another review of So Dark the Night, from a chap whose views I hold in very high esteem. Check out some of his other critiques, this man is a wide-ranging and eclectic reader.
So Dark the Night on “Entropy Pump”
If this one doesn’t have you clicking on my “Novels” page (above) and downloading [...]

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CanLit = Crap

Posted in Books, Literature, Opinions and Rants, Reading, literary, publishing, writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on May 13, 2008 | 7 Comments »

I am scornful of this notion of “Can Lit”, a national literature that embodies Canada by reflecting its many cultures and locales, its history and unique character. I recall the comments of a visiting Irish film-maker who opined that Canada was the only country he could think of that puts a “points system” on [...]

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Queens of the Stone Age–Live in Saskatoon (May 5, 2008)

Posted in Essays and Non Fiction, Music, Spleen, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 6, 2008 | 4 Comments »

A rare night out for me. As regular readers of this blog know, it’s next to impossible to pull me away from my desk. A workaholic agoraphobic, that’s me. But when Laird called back in March and asked me if I was on for the Queens, I immediately said, “grab us some tickets, [...]

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SO DARK THE NIGHT review

Posted in Books, Literature, Reading, literary, publishing, writing, tagged , , on May 5, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Another abbreviated note to let you know that John Miedema has just posted a thoughtful review of my novel So Dark the Night on his site.
My thanks to John for summarizing the plot so brilliantly and giving away no spoilers. He’s an astute reader, a lover of the printed word and, obviously, I’m delighted [...]

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Indie Writer Wins Stephen Leacock Medal!

Posted in literary, publishing, writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on May 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Congratulations to Terry Fallis for being the first indie (i.e. self-published) author to win a major Canadian literary award. Terry’s novel, Best Laid Plans (published through iUniverse), was selected over some pretty stiff competition, including writers Douglas Coupland and Will Ferguson, for the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour.
Well done, Terry–and as I wrote to him [...]

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