Tuesday, March 17, 2015

A Dozen Years, A Lifetime of Memories

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Twelve years ago today I lost my father. For the longest time, losing my father had been my greatest fear. The first full length novel I w...
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Thursday, January 08, 2015

Memories of Uncle Peter

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Last night, I had a few beers at my favourite local watering hole and toasted the memory of Uncle Peter. Peter Dusick passed away a coupl...
Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Silly Christmas Lyric Meme: Twas The Night Before Christmas

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Years ago I started a silly Christmas lyric meme where I take a song we hear countless times during the holiday season and discuss somet...
Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Post NaNo Chat

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So I made it through another NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), hitting the 50,000 word mark but not quite finishing off the novel I...
Thursday, December 11, 2014

Playing The Lemons You're Dealt

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I was recently up at my Mom's house in Levack. I've been spending a lot of time there lately as I help her sort through some health ...
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Tuesday, December 02, 2014

Ode On A Traveler Mug

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So yesterday, in my rush to get my son to school and get onto my Hamilton to Toronto commute, I left my traveler coffee mug on the kitchen c...
Monday, December 01, 2014

The Eleventh Hour

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So I made it through another NaNoWriMo. As predicated, I fell behind mid month. I hit a slump that I couldn't seem to pull myself out ...
Saturday, November 08, 2014

NaNo OhOh!

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This morning, I'm about to continue working on the first draft of a novel that I've decided to write during NaNoWriMo (National Nov...
Friday, October 31, 2014

Ghostly Bookish Tales for Halloween

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This morning I was a guest on CHCH Morning Live , in studio with Annette Hamm, talking about my latest book, Tomes of Terror . We had ...
Wednesday, October 29, 2014

The Eerie Elevator at Waterdown Public Library

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It was a slightly rainy, windy and overcast night at Waterdown Public Library Last night I did a talk and reading from Tomes of Terror:...
Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Events Week of Halloween

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For a writer of dark fiction and true ghostly tales, the week leading up to Halloween is often a busy one. Not only do I have a new non-fict...
Friday, October 10, 2014

Writer's Block

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I often get emails from writers looking for assistance or information regarding either the business or craft of writing, and it's always...