“The same earth you are standing on has been stood on by generations of your ancestors. The air you breathe, even these trees you don’t notice, have been touched and climbed by those that came before… more →
Speculating Canada: Canadian Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasywrote 1 month ago: The long, sad history of Canadian residential schools and its long, sad aftermath have left scars on … more →
wrote 3 months ago: It is a double-dose of indigenous literature! I picked up Drew Hayden Taylor’s Motorcycles … more →
wrote 6 months ago: “The same earth you are standing on has been stood on by generations of your ancestors. The air you … more →
wrote 7 months ago: “To me, strange is just another way of saying unusual. And unusual is just another way of saying spe … more →
wrote 8 months ago: April 24th, 2009 by blackbird “I fell asleep to the sound of our Ojibway language, our laughter, our … more →
wrote 8 months ago: By Derek Newman-Stille These are a few of my favorite Canadian vampire stories (note that I say ‘a f … more →
wrote 9 months ago: “You must remember, all stories start somewhere.” -Drew Hayden Taylor – The Night Wanderer … more →
wrote 10 months ago: “It was one of those questions best left to philosophers and science fiction writers.” -Drew Hayden … more →
wrote 10 months ago: “Now I want you to listen… to the world around you. And I want you to smell it too. And feel i … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Click on the images to enlarge them: Editors Note: The following post is in response to a conversati … more →
wrote 11 months ago: Algonquin Reads is a literacy initiative that encourages everyone at the college to read and discuss … more →
wrote 1 year ago: It’s been too long since I last posted–I’ve been busy working on deadlines, but, f … more →
wrote 2 years ago: gritLIT, Hamilton’s very own literary festival, is just a few weeks away. Below is a summary … more →
wrote 2 years ago: gritLIT, Hamilton’s very own literary festival, is just a few weeks away. Below is a summary … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Robyn Asquini for Weekend Post Asking a writer for a single word is like asking the clouds to produc … more →
wrote 3 years ago: The Salutation of Beatrice by Dante Gabriel Rossetti Throughout Christian history, two ways of livin … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Ahhhh… just spoke at my second academic conference in as many weeks. This time I flew up to T … more →
wrote 3 years ago: My wife bought me a fedora as a wedding gift just before we married in 1985 from the Biltmore factor … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Royal City Rag on September 12 had everything, one of our best ever shows. Community issues, local p … more →