Optimism should be defined as buying books that you want to read while knowing your TBR pile is so big that it shows up on satellite images from space. Not having enough time to read all the books I want never stops my enthusiasm for buying more books. Writing conventions…
Category: The Writing Life
What to Do If You Accidentally Break the Space-Time Continuum
I wrote this flash piece originally based on a prompt. It was a joy to write in the sense that I heard the character’s voice immediately in my head and the story just flowed from there. Even the title came to me easily (compared to how it normally does –…
CanCon2023 Round Up (Part 1)
Can*Con continues to be a shining beacon for genre writers of all stripes in Canada (and North America) and this year was no exception. In its second year back “post-pandemic” they increased the maximum number of attendees from 250 to 350 and it felt noticeably busier IMHO. Then again maybe…
Poetry
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At the lake’s edge
In 2017 Sudbury’s Poet Laureate, Kim Fahner put out a call for people to submit tweet-length poems for a Rain Poetry project modelled after ones done in places like Boston – See Example. The concept was that the winning entries would be painted on sidewalks around town with “invisible ink”…
Publications
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Frozen
A flash fiction piece that was originally published in Formation – A Collection of New Canadian Short Stories by Polar Express Publication in 2010 this was story was reprinted in 2016 as part of the Sudbury Ink – A Sudbury Writers’ Guild Anthology. A rather short and dark piece that…
Publications
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Mother’s Day
A short story published in 2016 as part of the anthology Sudbury Ink – Mother’s Day tells the story of Angela who’s given a Memory Wand by her adult son Leo. A technological gadget that allows it’s users revisit their memories. Angela is resistant to the idea of exploring her…
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Second Harvest
Published in Fictionvale in May 2014 as part of Episode 3: A Different Outcome, my story Second Harvest was the first story I sold. Fictionvale was a new online market that has since folded, but it published a lot of good fiction in the short time it was around. You…
The Writing Life
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2021 Running Down…
Only a couple weeks left in 2021 and I know in a lot of ways it feels like a full on repeat of 2020 with non-stop pandemic shenanigans. As for me, I had some highlights in 2021 including getting a story published – See “Rec and Dec” post that was…
Short Stories
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Rec and Dec
My latest short story is out in the world! “Rec and Dec” is in the most recent issue of On Spec Magazine (#117 vol 31 no 3). It’s a story about redemption, forgiveness, and about found family set in space. Without giving too much away, it features Maria, a veteran…
Book Reviews
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Return from Ottawa and CanCon SF 2018
Last week (October 12th to 14th, 2018) I attended my second CanCon SF in Ottawa. It was every bit as good (if not better!) than last year’s convention with great programming, wonderful conversations, and BOOKS. Oh, my goodness the books. Despite having a huge TBR (To-Be-Read) Pile lurking at home, I…