Dec 31
2011. You might have heard. I was published. Yeah, congrats, I know. Since then, it seems like every conversation I’ve had is about the book. People tell me that they plan on buying it, have bought it, inform me of where they are in it, tell me their thoughts about it, sometimes ask questions and …
Sep 06
Like any community of malcontents and weirdos, writers have certain quirks in common. One of these is the trunk. While it might look like someone just sits down and writes a novel, the process is much sloppier than that. Stories are started and abandoned. Some are finished but remain awful. There are pages of notes, …
Sep 04
Purging induces nostalgia. Stalin must have occasionally sat back, sipped his vodka and thought fondly back on the days when he was Koba. Perhaps, as he starved millions of Ukrainians, he’d gaze at some laughing picture of Lenin and him, everyone else erased as the current policy demanded, and wonder how he’d gone from a …
Aug 21
I’ve been feeling strangely restless of late and last night, at about 2 am, I asked the wife if she intended to be awake until dawn. Like me, she’s a night owl and usually goes to bed shortly before the sun comes out. ”What time is dawn?” she asked. I checked the weather network …
Sep 09
pic nicked from here Give me a shovel and a piece of earth and I’ll happily dig a rut until you bury me in it. Adventure is for bored people just as fucking is for horny ones. I find the careful maintenance of my routines to be adventure enough. Yet change does occur because change …
Sep 18
My vacation is over. Have you enjoyed our time together? I sure have. We’ve had some special moments; golf, painting, TIFF party and even some robots. But all good things must come to an end. In the span of two short weeks, the world has certainly changed. The American economy has finally collapsed. This was …
Sep 05
In ninety degree weather, with a lovely brown smudge of smog on the horizon, I left Toronto. Six hours and a visit to Nan’s later, I arrived in Huntsville. I breathed deep of that fresh country air, took a six hour nap and was suddenly felled by a migraine. Mother was awoken by my …
Sep 02
It’s once again time for my annual two week vacation. Not from blogging but from work. Frankly, I’m terrified. I can’t afford this crap. A bunch of bills came in yesterday, rent is due and, looking at things — if they go well– I’ll have about a hundred dollars left. This is supposed to last …
Aug 24
I awoke at ten today. Typically, this would be very early. Today it was very late. Shalome had a plane to catch and I had a wedding to attend. The good news is that awaking two hours late made any sort of sentimental goodbye impossible. We just ran about the house swearing and grabbing things …
Jul 30
Has summer already happened? I’ve managed to try some golf, fly some kites, play a bit of badminton, and finish yet another first draft. I’ve even been ass-fisted by the patio at work. But I still feel like the season has slipped past. Perhaps it’s because I’ve been reclusive. Even for me. But, at the …
