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Author Archives: rossmurray1
Lions and tigers and ticks, oh my!
If a tree falls in a forest, and no one is around to hear it, is it because everyone’s afraid they’re going to get lyme disease? Probably. This summer, the tiniest of insects are public enemy number one and people … Continue reading
Posted in Reading? Ugh!
Tagged deer ticks, fear, H1N1, humour, hype, Into the woods, lyme disease, panic, social panic, ticks, west nile virus
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My appropriation apology
In 2016, I published a novel entitled A Hole in the Ground. In this novel, I referred to a First Nations people, the Muskawatipaq, as well as their ancestral territory, Petawodimocto. These references were entirely fictional, created for the purposes … Continue reading
Searching for the parental sweet spot
I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “I liked it better when he used to write about his kids.” It’s true. I wrote about my children all the time. But then something happened: They grew up. Our four children are … Continue reading
Posted in It Really Did Happen!
Tagged futures, grown children, parenting, Raising children, worry
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Fear and loathing in auto repair
Dear Mr. Murray, As requested, we have given your automobile a thorough inspection and are pleased to report to you our findings. In a nutshell – or as we mechanics like to say, “in a DIN 6923 swivel flange nut” … Continue reading
Posted in It Could Happen...
Tagged Andrew Dice Clay, automotive problems, Bewitched, car repair, cars, garages, humor, I hate cars, mechanics, satire, Talking Heads, W.B. Yeats
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Let us now praise little sandwiches
Originally posted on Drinking Tips for Teens:
Is there a more perfect food, in circumstances that require as many fingers free as possible, than the little sandwich? Finger sandwiches, they call them, and not without reason. The mad gesturing small-talker…
Posted in Reading? Ugh!
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Who are the pickles in your neighbourhood
Ever since the snow melted, I had been eyeballing this jar of pickles at the bottom of our street. It was a litre jar of bread-and-butters lying on its side next to a cedar hedge right there by the stop … Continue reading
Posted in It Really Did Happen!
Tagged cats, hodgepodge, life, mystery, pets, pickles, quite possilby the worst thing I've written, trained squirrels
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Our celebrity commencement speaker is unavailable
Madam Chancellor, distinguished guests, parents, Class of 2017: I know you are expecting me at this point to introduce our celebrity commencement speaker. After all, the least we can do after your three to five years of academic struggle and … Continue reading
Posted in Never Happened
Tagged celebrity, Commencement, David Letterman, graduation, humor, irony, Katy Perry, platitudes, satire, university commencement, Will Ferrell
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