The Way My Mind Works…
So, my brain has decided to write a biography. It gave me a title, This Dysfunctional Life, and an opening sentence, "This is not a happy story." The first chapter…
So, my cat died last night.
His name was Pretty Boy. He was tiny - half the size of the other cats in the house. He was old: we figure he was about 18, which is…
A tour through my creative process
I found myself at the Canadian National Exhibition this past weekend. It happens. Although it hasn't happened in over five years, so it was a nice reminder of something that…
And How Was Your Day?
This was my Thursday: 1. Woke up to news that the pro-Palestinian encampment at York had been closed by the university, with the complicity of dozens of police officers after…
The Strawberry Still Tastes Sweet
I saw my heart specialist for the first time in a couple of years. (PRO TIP: I'm not going to stop wearing a mask in enclosed spaces until doctors stop…
Hey! Things Aren’t All Bad
When 2022 slouched into 2023, a switch went off in my head and the depression I had been cultivating over the last couple of years seemed to lift. This allowed…
Things Happen
One of the things I discovered while I was editing Amazing Stories magazine was that I enjoy working with other people's words almost as much as I do my own.…
Aaaaaaaaah
After three rejections this year, I finally have an acceptance! (To be fair, the rejections didn't sting too badly: two were of the "please send us something else" kind, and…
…But It Beats the Alternative
Four months ago, I made an appointment to get my teeth cleaned. Two and a half months ago, I made an appointment to see a specialist about a hernia. What…
The Self on the Shelf
A tour through my writer's shelf of works reveals how productive I have been over the past 20 years. It also gives me the opportunity to muse on my - uggh! - feelings of being a writer.
Well, Well, Well, What Do We Have Here?
An introductory observation on the nature of the web pages of authors to introduce the Les Pages aux Folles blog.