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,…… Read more “Robins in the Night – First Chapter Thoughts”
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First Chapter Thoughts: Orope by Guenevere Lee
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…… Read more “First Chapter Thoughts: Orope by Guenevere Lee”
Review: Climbing Out of Other People’s Hands by Ian Martin
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…… Read more “Review: Climbing Out of Other People’s Hands by Ian Martin”
Review: Ottawa Arts Review Vol 2.2 (2008)
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…… Read more “Review: Ottawa Arts Review Vol 2.2 (2008)”
Ghosts in Quicksilver: Chapter Nineteen: Honour the Dead
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…… Read more “Ghosts in Quicksilver: Chapter Nineteen: Honour the Dead”
Review: Welcome to the Last Earth Show by Michael Sikkema
I don’t have many pet peeves when it comes to poetry, but one thing that I cannot stand is when word-salad and vaguely gross imagery is chopped…… Read more “Review: Welcome to the Last Earth Show by Michael Sikkema”
Review: sunfish by Shelby Eileen
Love is considered one of the great topics of poetry (along with sex, death and war), but most of the time, readers and writers alike tend to…… Read more “Review: sunfish by Shelby Eileen”
