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Car heckling marital discord
My son and I have been appreciating the humour that is to be found in car forums. Yesterday we were reading reviews on a particular car and were both in stitches at some of the entries. Car reviews may...
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Malarky nominated for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize!
Book prizes and book prize culture are problematic, I have always acknowledged this and been critical of the truncated effect they can have on our reading rather than recognizing literature exists on a...
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Sudden weather and pan-free turkey
Yesterday there was a very sudden weather event. By sudden, I mean it had come to my notice all of a sudden. I was only just finished contemplating the last Pineapple Express, there had been some sunny...
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Paging Campbell River: Thank you
Thank you to all the wonderful people who live in Campbell River and who attended the Words on the Water Festival this past weekend. Thank you to the organizers of this superb festival. It was one of...
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Turkey with Gertie
My first turkey, my first frozen turkey, my first frozen turkey that I’ve ever taken out of a packet, my first frozen packetless turkey went nose first into a pan inside the sink because I failed to...
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De-ludy
In the realm of active delusion, very little beats the kind of language and artifice employed in Vancouver real estate condo names and on bilboards advertising the life that awaits, inside, between...
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Happy Days
Oh sweet spring, we’re so happy to see you. Sunshine with cherry blossoms. Easter supper of lamb and Grandma’s best scalloped potatoes. Time to start planning the community garden plot. Happy Days.
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Bingo language fixer
The evidence is in. It is much easier to repair a hoover than an italian expresso maker. Both items I have attempted to repair in the past 7 days, both items were recycled hand me downs from friends. I...
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3=7
The Great British Class Survey has determined or found 7 social class groupings The study was carried out by the BBC and several universities. When I read the above news stories I thought of Neil...
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“Margaret Thatcher was an absolute catastrophe for the social well being of...
Thank God for Polly Toynbee today amid the stench of hagiographic distortion of Thatcher and her legacy. Her legacy included Tony Blair and gives us the current Cameron war on the poor. Many of us who...
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The decline of clothes pegs
Today I found myself contemplating the declining quality of clothes pegs I was trying to recall their quality in the 1970′s and 1980′s and whether they were sturdier? I rather drew a blank. But I think...
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Band of rain
Last Monday pour la soiree we were promised bands of rain and they arrived. It was a major weather event. I was delighted to have this confirmed by email from a friend out in it, with a headache. One...
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Benjamin birthday
Walter Benjamin is an excellent person to spend your birthday with in a luxury hotel, even if it takes you 10 minutes to find the light switch amid such luxury. I’ve been reading his Russian diary...
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Malarky Wins Amazon.ca First Novel Award
I can report a boldly, cold wind today in Toronto and some sunny old news last night. Malarky won the 37th Amazon.ca First Novel Award to my astonishment. In my thank you speech I acknowledged the...
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Amazon.ca First Novel Award citation and Malarky on Canada AM
Here is the citation for the Amazon.ca First Novel Award which I won on Wednesday for Malarky. “Malarky is a bold first novel from an author whose prose hums with electric wit and linguistic daring,”...
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Little Star Love
Little Star editor Ann Kjellberg has written a touching blog on Malarky being award the Amazon.ca First Novel Award. It’s a mutual appreciation society as I admire the gesture and quality of Little...
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Rereading the Riot Act And On — Book Launch
Happy Workers Day to all ! I am delighted to be launching our artists book tonight 8pm at UNIT/PITT 15 E Pender from the Rereading the Riot Act project I curated with UNIT/PITT, an artist run centre...
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Little Star editor Ann Kjellberg has written a touching blog on Malarky being award the Amazon.ca First Novel Award. It’s a mutual appreciation society as I admire the gesture and quality of Little...
View ArticleRereading the Riot Act And On — Book Launch
Happy Workers Day to all ! I am delighted to be launching our artists book tonight 8pm at UNIT/PITT 15 E Pender from the Rereading the Riot Act project I curated with UNIT/PITT, an artist run centre...
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