Personal News
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… Read More »The Way My Mind Works…
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… Read More »So, my cat died last night.
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… Read More »A tour through my creative process
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… Read More »And How Was Your Day?
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… Read More »The Strawberry Still Tastes Sweet
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… Read More »Hey! Things Aren’t All Bad
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… Read More »Things Happen
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… Read More »Aaaaaaaaah
…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… Read More »…But It Beats the Alternative
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.