Category Archive: Life

Oct 24

Launched

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Having my book launch and doing my first reading was a lot like losing my virginity. Except I was sober, did not ejaculate in my pants and no one cried.  But both experiences were discombobulating. So far, every authorial moment has been very different than advertised. I’ve received the acceptance letter and signed the contract, gone through the edits, …

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Oct 21

Open Book Toronto: Proust Questionnaire

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The people at Open Book Toronto recently subjected me to the Proust Questionnaire. The Proust Questionnaire was not invented by Marcel Proust, but it was a much loved game by the French author and many of his contemporaries. The idea behind the questionnaire is that the answers are supposed to reveal the respondent’s “true” nature. …

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Oct 19

Technicolor Ultra Mall Launch

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If you’re in Toronto this Saturday, I’m launching my novel, Technicolor Ultra Mall. Here’s the details: When: Saturday, Oct. 22, 3pm Where: Bakka Books. 84 Harbord St. What: You’ll get to meet and chat with me, buy a book, have it signed, hear me give a short talk, then after, we’ll all head down the …

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Oct 15

A Terrible Bore . . .

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. . . I know I’ve been one lately and you, dear reader, have my apologies. I’ve been quite busy. Doing publicity for my book requires a certain amount of effort and I’m rewriting another one. In the meantime, I’m trying to keep some activity on here by putting up pictures I have stored on …

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Oct 02

Away Mission to the Suburbs

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I never turn down an opportunity to travel to the suburbs. While quite a few of my urban cohorts view the regions outside Toronto with disdain, I see them as exotic foreign climes. Perhaps because, unlike a lot of people in Toronto, I’ve never been native to one. I grew up in a village and moved to …

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Aug 21

In the Fitting Room . . .

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Aug 01

In the Boudoir . . .

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Jul 26

In the Drawing Room . . .

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Jun 14

Rest in Peace, Nan

Nan on the far right. Her brother and my Great Uncle Harry in the military uniform with his wife Judy. On the far left is my Grandfather, Jack Taylor.

Long time readers of this blog will be familiar with the character of Nan. Part Joan Crawford, part Brothers Kray, she often acted as the mouthpiece for much of the family wisdom and inherited knowledge I’ve been subjected to. But most of the humor –to me– of this Nan character laid in how little she had in common …

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May 06

FAT: Done. What’s Next?

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It feels like I’ve been attending and complaining about FAT (Toronto’s Alternative Fashion Week) for years. Double checking that feeling against my blog archives, I’m surprised to learn that my memory is correct. My first mention of it is back in 2006 and now it’s, um, a different year. Also: Holy shit, I’ve kept this blog for …

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