Something I may have mentioned before is that I'm very, very bad at e-reading. I can do it for short works, and I edit on a computer, but Kindles, Kobos, ebooks - they're not something that I use often. However, from a practical standpoint, physical books are more expensive, they're often unwieldy, and they take … Continue reading Robins in the Night – First Chapter Thoughts
It's been a while since I've done one of these, so for folks who don't know, this is where I discuss the first chapter of a novel and make some predictions about what it's going to be like! I bought a copy of Orope: The White Snake from the author at Can*Con, and so far, I am … Continue reading First Chapter Thoughts: Orope by Guenevere Lee
You really can't go wrong with a poet who has a good sense of humour. Ian Martin is one of my favourite poets, and his 2016 chapbook Climbing Out of Other People's Hands just proves that I'm right. Martin's work always treads the careful line between pathos and dry humour, bringing the surreal just that little too … Continue reading Review: Climbing Out of Other People’s Hands by Ian Martin
One of the things I've always been bad at is reading arts journals - I love them, I adore them, but I can never seem to keep up with actually reading them. Part of my 2019 goal is to read all the ones I've accumulated, and my first breach into this experiment has been a … Continue reading Review: Ottawa Arts Review Vol 2.2 (2008)
Thank you to J. Deo (@JDeoWrites) for the wonderful sensitivity reading on this chapter! I am not Sikh and most of the description of the funeral is their work. TW: religion, death/grief, reality distortion, attack on/near a place of worship “Are you sure this is alright?” I asked, for the third time that night. Will … Continue reading Ghosts in Quicksilver: Chapter Nineteen: Honour the Dead
Elliott Dunstan 