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These Final Hours
Sadly, I missed the Toronto International Film Festival this past September because I wasn't capable of standing in line for more than ten minutes (the damn plantar fasciitis and patellofemoral...
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November Ebook Sale
COME SEE ABOUT ME $2.99 at Barnes & Noble | iTunes | Kobo | Amazon.com | Amazon.ca | * equivalent prices at other Amazons: £ 1.95 at Amazon.co.uk | Euro Amazons € 2.77 until end of...
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The Confines of New Adult
At one point, for several months after finishing Come See About Me, I considered writing another book focused on a main character in his or her early adult years. I had a couple of ideas floating...
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Top 10 Favourite Alien Movies
If you know much about my writing you're probably aware that most of my published work has been contemporary YA, very realistic stuff similar to things that might well have happened to you or someone...
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Please Release Raif Badawi Unconditionally
If you haven't already, please sign the Amnesty International petition and Change.org petition asking for blogger Raif Badawi’s unconditional release. Raif Badawi was imprisoned for 10 years "in May...
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Harper vs. Bonhomme
Now this was a shame. On Friday February 13th Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper assaulted Quebec icon Bonhomme outside Hôtel de Glace near Quebec City. The visit started out promisingly enough But...
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Staying up Late with David Letterman
This is me at seventeen in the summer of 1986. If the photo extended as far as my feet you'd see that not only am I in a Late Night with David Letterman sweatshirt, I'm also wearing the same brand of...
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May Blossoms
“...almost before Anne realized it, spring had come again to Green Gables and all the world was abloom once more.”— Anne of Green Gables, by Lucy Maud Montgomery There was a time when I didn't notice...
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Niagara-on-the-Lake
Yesterday I was at Niagara-on-the-Lake for the first time in about a year. If the dictionary sported photos along with definitions under ‘picturesque’ you’d find an image of this quaint theatre town of...
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The Body Institute...coming soon!
Recently I had the chance to read Carol Riggs's cool new YA sci-fi book, The Body Institute, due out September 1st. I'm a big fan of sci-fi whether we're talking about the Across the Universe series by...
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At last, an explanation for the Conservative Party of Canada's success
Have you ever wondered how Conservative Party of Canada politicians and their supporters (perhaps to your horror this even includes some of your unfortunate loved ones and friends!) have continued to...
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The Big Bad Outside World
Yesterday Paddy and I were driving along Hurontario (near Steeles Avenue) through Brampton and noticed a cavalcade of cars sporting red flags and stickers. They seemed to be protesting something and I...
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In Stephen Harper's mind...
In Stephen Harper's mind the refugee crisis is just another episode of his reality show, The Grinch who Stole Canada. The program's cancellation is long overdue and I know many Canadians wish that the...
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The Pain of Standing Still
I stumbled across a couple of articles about a month ago that I want to share with people who are experiencing problems with severe heel pain that won’t resolve, like I’ve been. Okay, I didn’t stumble...
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Terence Young and His Tory Brethren: I'm Just Going to Change the Subject
I had to groan inwardly when I read this section of an article on my local candidates' debate: When asked about his party’s plans to help youth joblessness, Terrence Young told the moderator, “I’m just...
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Wave Goodbye to Stephen
CANADIAN ELECTIONAccording to Elections Canada there were 3.6 million advance federal election votes cast in four days. It's clear Canadians want CHANGE. I can't be sure precisely what time the final...
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New 2015 election Stephen Harper figure
It's the weekend before Canada's federal election and the Canadian Federal Collectibles series has issued a new Stephen Harper action figure to represent this year's election campaign. But first, let's...
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Fall Hope and Beauty & Faded Stone Messages
Last Monday, Election Day, was gorgeous in my neck of Southern Ontario. And what a glorious night it was too, with Stephen Harper's government at last being swept into memory and our next Prime...
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DELICATE CONTEST & More Stone Messages
The Canadian Goodreads giveaway for DELICATE opens November 24th, so if you'd like to know about Ivy and Lucan, and their respective and combined togetherness, you should head over there to enter. In...
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