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David Foster Wallace's "This Is Water"

Samuel Martin wrote 7 months ago: THIS IS WATER Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life … more →

Tags: David Foster Wallace, this is water

Writing Tips from Kurt Vonnegut

Samuel Martin wrote 7 months ago: _____ Kurt Vonnegut on “How to Write a Short Story” 1. Use the time of a total stranger in such as a … more →

Tags: Kurt Vonnegut, How to Write a Short Story

Question-less Book Interview at Open Book Toronto

Samuel Martin wrote 12 months ago: Here is my “Question-less Book Interview,” courtesy of George Murray over at Open Book T … more →

Tags: A Blessed Snarl, george r r martin, A Song of Ice and Fire, game of thrones, HBO, Open Book Toronto, George Murray, Ned Stark

Looking at a Work of Art

Samuel Martin wrote 1 year ago: “What we want is more that eyesight, it is insight.”  -Bruce Herman If you get a chance … more →

Tags: Bruce Herman, rembrandt, Martin Buber, I and Thou

Unity and Mystery in the art of Bruce Herman

Samuel Martin wrote 1 year ago: _____ In the video above Bruce Herman introduces himself and his unique approach to creating art. Tr … more →

Tags: John Terpstra, Bruce Herman, image, Comment, abstract art, Figurative Art, Religious, matthias grünewald, Isenheim Altarpiece

Fogo Island Writer Residency4 comments

Samuel Martin wrote 1 year ago: Dear Reader, It has been a while since you have heard from me but I’ve been pretty busy getting my f … more →

"Heart Like Feathers": Robert Deeble's New Album

Samuel Martin wrote 1 year ago: __________ Seattle-based musician Robert Deeble’s new album “Heart Like Feathers” … more →

What Short Stories Are You Reading?

Samuel Martin wrote 2 years ago: I first heard that Sarah Selecky and fellow short story writers Matthew J. Trafford and Jessica West … more →

Tags: Leslie Vryenhoek, this ramshackle tabernacle, Michael Winter, Michael Crummey, Yoss, Flannery O'Connor, Alistair Macleod, Short Stories

"Veni Emmanuel" by Robert Deeble1 comment

Samuel Martin wrote 2 years ago: Robert Deeble is the man behind indie folk rock albums such as This Bar Has No One Left, Thirteen St … more →

Tags: folk, Robert Deeble, Veni Emmanuel, Rock, O Come O Come Emmanuel

Makoto Fujimura's new illuminations

Samuel Martin wrote 2 years ago: Here is some exciting news near the onset of Advent, that dark season of waiting before the coming l … more →

Tags: Makoto Fujimura, International Arts Movement, Abstract Expressionism, Nihonga

Interview with Michael Winter about "The Death of Donna Whalen"

Samuel Martin wrote 2 years ago: Here’s another item of interest for those intrigued by Michael Winter’s new work of docu … more →

Michael Winter's "The Death of Donna Whalen"2 comments

Samuel Martin wrote 2 years ago:  Perhaps this short video is too funny to begin any sort of discussion on Michael Winter’s dar … more →

Tags: dark art cafe, Michael Winter, The Death Of Donna Whalen

Matthew Hornell and The Diamond Minds

Samuel Martin wrote 2 years ago: It’s not in just any city that you can go downtown to a harbour side park on your lunch break … more →

Tags: Matthew Hornell and the Diamond Minds, folk, acoustic-rock, St. John's

Michael Crummey4 comments

Samuel Martin wrote 2 years ago:           He has called himself a fossil in comparison to fellow Newfoundland writers Michael Winter … more →

Tags: Poetry, Michael Crummey, Flesh and Blood, Hard Light, river thieves, The Wreckage, Galore

"The Artificial Newfoundlander" by Larry Mathews

Samuel Martin wrote 2 years ago: Okay. In medias res. From this tongue-in-cheek first line onward, Larry Mathews had me hooked. Sure, … more →

Jonathan Castellino3 comments

Samuel Martin wrote 2 years ago: Jonathan Castellino is a photographer with a unique and powerful vision. He runs the website  www.sa … more →

"Come, Thou Tortoise" by Jessica Grant1 comment

Samuel Martin wrote 2 years ago: Come hither, reader! Come out of your shell a bit, just a peek. A few pages, that’s all it wil … more →

Bruno Capolongo

Samuel Martin wrote 2 years ago: Bruno Capolongo is an artist who looks at life from all angles, not just glancing impressions, but f … more →

"Skin Boat" by John Terpstra

Samuel Martin wrote 2 years ago: Think of it this way: an ancient curragh, a skin boat made from ox-hide tanned in oak bark and stret … more →


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