I’m really pleased to be team-teaching this nine-week workshop with Renee Hartlieb and Darryl Whetter (March 2 – May 4). Please follow the link for information on registration.
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First Words: Short Fiction Workshop
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The Miramichi Reader Award
I’m pleased and honoured that Like Any Other Monday has been recognized by The Miramichi Reader among the best books by Atlantic writers in 2015.
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Books & Reviews
Dear Readers:
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Courage
(It’s my habit to mark Remembrance Day by posting this fine piece of writing by my father, who was a soldier with the Royal Navy during World War II. An encounter with two small boys in the rubble in bombed-out Bristol changed his life.)
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Remembrance: Mustard Gas
My grandfather, Arthur “Geoff” Christie, fought in the First World War, in France, as a member of the cycle-mounted infantry. He was a victim of early chemical warfare, blinded during a mustard gas attack in 1918. He was sent to England where he convalesced at
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International Buster Keaton Convention 2015
I’m off to the 2015 International Buster Keaton Convention in Muskegon, Michigan
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Like Any Other Monday: The Fiddlehead review
I’m pleased an honoured that Like Any Other Monday is reviewed by Ian Colford in the current (Summer 2015) issue of The Fiddlehead Literary Journal:
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Drafty
“Not writing is a good deal worse than writing.” ~ Flannery O’Connor
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Like Any Other Monday: Review/Interview
I was happy to join The Miramichi Reader for an interview about aspects of writing Like Any Other Monday. Please follow the link for the review/interview.
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The Way a Story Grows
Not from start to finish…
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