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Tag Archives: literature
ALONE (short story)
I’m pleased to release a new short story for your reading pleasure on these brief Fall afternoons. What is this story, ALONE, all about? Two marooned astronauts cope with isolation, existentialism and artificial intelligence in this romantic tragedy. I’ve been … Continue reading
Photo Intermission and Tonight: Literary Death Match!
Without coming off as vain or anything, I offer you this link to a recent photo Murray took of me. I’m so pregnant right now it’s crazy. I have one month to go. Wish us luck and happiness, etc, etc. … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Writing
Tagged literary death match, literary events, literature, poetry readings
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Literary Death Match: Less Slam and More Smack-Down
I shall be guest judging at Montreal’s upcoming Literary Death Match, where poets try to, uh, out-read each other. I like the competitive angle — there’s a lot of tongue-in-cheek here, too — poetry readings should be fun, less “slam” … Continue reading
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Tagged entertainment, literary death match, literature, montreal, poetry readings, poetry slam, pop montreal, smack-down, Writing
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Coming Soon: Morrissey Fan Fiction
Inspired partly by the faux-nnouncement that Morrissey would be retiring from show biz in two years (a statement he later said was “wishful thinking” on the media’s part), I decided to write a piece of fan fiction. I’ve never written … Continue reading
Posted in Feelings, Life, Writing
Tagged creative writing, fan fiction, hype, literature, memoir, Morrissey, morrissey fan fiction, mozzer, retirement, Writing
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Thursday 19 April: A Reading!
They spelled my name wrong and everything! I haven’t done a reading in over a decade, so this should be interesting. See you there.
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Tagged literary events, literature, matrix magazine, montreal
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Doris Lessing and the Nobel Prize
Usually after I post a particularly “down” blog entry, I get concerned emails from friends and family. It’s nice, knowing there are 1) people out there that care about me; and 2) people out there that actually read this blog. … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Books, Cynicism, doris lessing, hope, literature, music, nobel prize
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