Category Archives: Writing

What, me Murray? or how Mad made me

Posted on April 19, 2018 by

There is very little that remains from my youth, least of all my youth. I still have the vinyl records that I purchased until succumbing to the folly of cassette tapes more suited to my transient lifestyle. (Cassettes are gonna … Continue reading →

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Literary giant

Posted on September 14, 2017 by

On the way back from Prince Edward Island this summer, we passed Shediac, NB, home of the world’s largest lobster. Children climb on it. Don’t worry, it’s made of concrete. Watching children climb on a real giant lobster, now for … Continue reading →

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My appropriation apology

Posted on June 15, 2017 by

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 →

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In which I enter a literary contest and don’t expect to win, but still

Posted on April 27, 2017 by

November There is no way – no way in hell – that a self-published novel, no matter how passable, will win a literary contest. Especially if that novel has a cover that looks like someone left it in a damp … Continue reading →

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Mary, Thunder Road, responds

Posted on February 28, 2017 by

So I’m listening to the radio, some oldies crap that my stupid mother can’t seem to get enough of. Yeah, fine, I’m still living at home. You think it’s easy getting a job with a lousy high school degree? Anyway, … Continue reading →

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How to author

Posted on January 3, 2017 by

Now that I’m a renowned author in my own imagination, I feel I am in a good position (dangling lotus) to dish out advice to writers, along with anyone else who happens to be around me after three whiskeys. Here, … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Self-Publishing: Zen and the Art of Bookkeeping

Posted on November 28, 2016 by

An occasional and mostly self-serving record of self-publishing my debut novel, A Hole in the Ground, with possible tips (or warnings) for others thinking of doing the same.  My dad spent the bulk of his career as a bookkeeper for … Continue reading →

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