Before Christmas I began working on a short story - which turned out to be not so short - built around a number of different horror/creepy/crime prompts and gestated perhaps a bit too long. I was experimenting with the idea of writing in something of a stream-of-consciousness style, although I ended up adding a fair … Continue reading Cut lines
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Dick Powell Backs Up into my Neighbour’s Red Car in the Snow, While I Help to Move the Queen.
I presume that I dream as often as the next person, but it’s not particularly common for me to remember that I’ve dreamt or what I’ve dreamt. Having woken up from this particularly lucid dream not too long ago, I sat down shortly after to try and write it down. It’s always difficult to capture … Continue reading Dick Powell Backs Up into my Neighbour’s Red Car in the Snow, While I Help to Move the Queen.
2022 Reads
Between November 15 2021 and November 15, 2022 I read… 83 Books (although some I didn’t read all the way through, and some were audiobook listens rather than reading) Of which: 14 were non-fiction 14 were Advance Reader’s Copies 18 were westerns And 2 were in French Here were my favourite books… The Storm in … Continue reading 2022 Reads
Harvest Thanksgiving
As Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving, I give thanks for... Clear skies, free from wild fire smoke and other pollutions, and rivers that though bound, still run with salmon The space, time and energy to grow fresh food just steps from my back door the hard work and persistence of the farmer, rancher, truck driver, logisticians, and … Continue reading Harvest Thanksgiving
Hot and a bit tired – August Update
Hello whoever out there is reading this today! I missed my offline day this past weekend and I am missing it. I am also fighting some glitchy wi-fi. In my head and through my keyboard I am making progress on the first draft of a short noir-ish crime story set on the Pacific coast - … Continue reading Hot and a bit tired – August Update