Category Archives: Never Happened

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Classic Canadian Television of the 1970s

Posted on July 1, 2020 by

Fly-In Postman Set in the remote woods of Northern Ontario known as “Windchill Country,” this half-hour drama centred on the adventures Sam MacPherson, former RCAF pilot turned remote Canada Post mail carrier. Each episode saw Sam land his seaplane on … Continue reading →

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Deus ex Donald

Posted on June 11, 2020 by

“I’ve had many conversations with God, many wonderful conversations. ‘Droopy Jehovah,’ they call him, because he’s not what he used to be. Been at it a long time, the creating and the being worshipped. Created a lot of good things. … Continue reading →

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10 Days, 10 Albums

Posted on May 14, 2020 by

I’ve been nominated by absolutely no one to choose 10 albums that have greatly influenced my taste in music (or just served as a TV-dinner trays). 10 consecutive days – 1 each day. Just post the album cover – no … Continue reading →

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By Hook or By Schnook

Posted on April 28, 2020 by

My recent Macbeth piece at McSweeney’s brought to mind an earlier work I wrote for CBC Radio’s “Breakaway” a number of years ago. The occasion was a production of Peter Pan at the Stratford Festival, famously a Shakespeare festival, and … Continue reading →

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Three Minutes of Gardening and 30 Seconds of Heavy Drinking: Covid Edition

Posted on April 23, 2020 by

Hello, and welcome to “Three Minutes of Gardening and 30 Seconds of Heavy Drinking.” I’m your host Garland Faunt-Lubberly. You find me, as most of you find yourselves, in isolation; in my case, not merely from the outside world and … Continue reading →

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