Being done classes has meant that I have a little more time again, and though I’m looking forward to returning to work on a MFA in the fall, it’s been nice to have the morning free before slogging it out on the computer then teaching. (Always on one keyboard or the other) A number of [...]
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A Few Books
I recently read “The Flame Alphabet” by Ben Marcus. The book looks great, the title is good, and the premise (the language of children has become toxic) got me on a bus in search of it. Additionally, it has Big Names (Chabon, Sfran Foer) on the back pumping the book’s Awesomeness. And there is some [...]
Interview and Novella
A couple days ago Will Johnson emailed and asked if he/PRISM could interview me about my Malahat win and a few of my stories. Will is a UBA Writing MFA student, and went through UVic the same time as me, though we never shared a class. You can find the interview at his site here: [...]
Forthcoming Publication–Malahat Review
Excited to announce that my short story “Apiculture” won the fiction category of the Malahat Review’s 2012 Open Season Awards, and will be published in the Spring 2012 issue of the magazine. I wrote this piece in a UVic writing workshop with Steven Price last winter, though the story has gone through multiple overhauls since [...]
Eve Egoyan Concert and Masterclass
Pianist Eve Egoyan will be in Victoria giving an Open Space concert at the Alix Goolden Performance hall January 29th 8:00. Eve specializes in new works, and will be playing Ann Southam’s Simple lines of Enquiry. (Check the music out here) Tickets 20/15 Eve will Also be giving a masterclass to students of the Victoria [...]
Year 2012 Begins
A great way to start the new year: Cuba (thanks prism international for the funds!) and a publication in Granta, and finishing off a BFA at UVic! Studio Recitals 3:30 on Sunday January 15th and 29th in Wood Hall, VCM.
Trip to Pliocene Epoch
Students often ask how and when I got my mammoth photo. Answer: 4.8 million years ago, and: check to the right of my shoulder in this pic. photo credit Bradford Werner
New Publication: “Suite in Dark Matter”
You can read my latest publication online in Granta: Suite in Dark Matter
Forthcoming Publication: Granta
Story “Suite in Dark Matter” to be published by Granta online, possibly even this week. Their latest issue is the Horror issue, and from what one of the editors said I wonder if that’s what gave my story an edge… Granta says: “I’m so glad we’ll be publishing this story. I’ve been a fan of [...]
Reading–Micheal Ondaatje
Attended Micheal Ondaatje’s reading of “The Cat’s Table” last night at the AGPH. Mr Ondaatje read for 40 minutes then answered questions. It turns out that the Cat’s Table is a German phrase for the least important table with the least important people–interesting term! The book is on my to-read list.
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