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The Sweet Edge review, and Q&A with Alison Pick

BOOKS | The Sweet Edge, by Alison Pick, is a book that would probably appeal to almost anybody – if only they knew it existed. It’s the first prose offering from celebrated Canadian poet Alison ...

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Try it out, it’s like nothing you’ve ever seen

So it’s been ages since I’ve posted published stuff, I know. Sometimes I cheat by adding a new cheap blog entry, but it’s been awhile since I’ve added any new articles. It’s going to happen this ...

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A day in Gibsons, BC

TRAVEL | British Columbia is beautiful, but a day in Gibsons, BC isn’t something I’d particularly recommend. City: Gibsons, BC Population: 4,205 Location: A 40 minute ferry ride from ...

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Team writing: novel contest winners spill secrets

WRITING | Three days. Two authors. One book deal. Team writing for the win! The 3-Day Novel Contest is one crazy-ass Canadian initiative, but every year, another winner is born. And last year, ...

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Stephens Gerard Malone Q&A

BOOKS | Dude writes like a lady? Stephens Gerard Malone thinks he has every right to lie about his identity to get published. Men can’t write convincingly about women. At least, that’s what a ...

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Lights will guide you home

Haven’t blogged in awhile cause I’ve been in Toronto. The one and a half people who read this silly site were devastated in my absence, I’m sure. All in all, a very interesting trip. Mostly ...

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Borrow a bias? Rent a gay?

CULTURE | Library launches “borrow a bias” rent-a-person program in Sweden. Got “a gay” in your life? You know, one of those handy sentient stereotypes to cart around? Not to worry. ...

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Famous high school dropouts (Dose continues to suck)

2018 | Believe it or not, this ridiculous list of “famous high school dropouts” piece was assigned to me as a NEWS story. It published in the news section. While I was at Dose, each ...

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Vancouver’s for sloths (and Dose sucked)

2018 | In the summer of 2005, the fact that Dose sucked felt so normal, I barely thought about it. Now, I think back to my time at Dose as the biggest mistake of my young life, and certainly the ...

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Memoirs worth reading?

BOOKS | Everybody thinks they’re interesting. Few people actually are. So are memoirs worth reading? Sometimes? Basically, memoirs are a bit of a crap shoot. That said, some people do have good ...

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Leslie Feist is coming up

MUSIC | Canadian everywoman Leslie Feist is straight up blowing up. Leslie Feist is hard to figure out. In many ways, she’s exactly what you’d expect from a folky singer/songwriter: she’s smart, ...

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3-Day Novel Contest under new management

WRITING | The 3-Day Novel Contest isn’t yet a money-maker, but new independent owners say, hey, you never know. Some writers spend years working on their novels. Decades, even. And sometimes that ...

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F2020 ORC – The yellow bathroom (I go back to black)

F2020 ORC – Something to look forward to?

The Sweet Edge review, and Q&A with Alison Pick

Try it out, it’s like nothing you’ve ever seen

A day in Gibsons, BC

Team writing: novel contest winners spill secrets

Stephens Gerard Malone Q&A

Lights will guide you home

Borrow a bias? Rent a gay?

Famous high school dropouts (Dose continues to suck)

Vancouver’s for sloths (and Dose sucked)

Memoirs worth reading?

Leslie Feist is coming up

3-Day Novel Contest under new management