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Reading, writing, screw arithmetic

This is the price of a poem:

You can read $10 worth of writing in an upcoming issue of The Antigonish Review.

Also, I’m nominated for “fiction – short story” at this year’s Hamilton Literary Awards. Super sadly, I’m not going to be able to attend the awards evening (I already bought a dress [...]

Of Wrists and Rushdie

Really, what I want to do is show off the stuff I made in my silversmithing class. Last night I hit a point where I felt like – BAM. I can everlovin’ DO. THIS. BIZ.

Not that I’m a pro yet, but there’s just so much you can make with no more than a jeweller’s [...]

Visualize This

My visual arts profiles of Hamilton artists are in the paper today – painter Christina Sealey, sculptor Laura Marotta and photographer Masoud Eskandari.

Next week? Rock music!

Summer Job

Over the course of this summer, Spec writer Rhiannon Russell and I put together an arts series aimed at introducing readers to some of amazing artists in Hamilton.

It took lot of our time these last two months (not to mention photographers’ time – every one of the more than 100 artists featured had a [...]

Extra, extra!

All I have to talk about today is paper. Starting with this month’s Explore. I’ve got a piece in there. If you want to start surfing, read all about it.

Next up – when I was home over the weekend my Grandma gave me a bunch of magazines from the 60s. All about the [...]

Neenerneet!

I spent Saturday at the Niagara Falls Comic Con with Dane. I was officially covering it for the Spec (you can read about that here) and unofficially nerding out hard.

It was quite awesome. Tonnes of crazy costumes, everyone was super-friendly and more than willing to talk shop, art art art galore and just general [...]

Hoop fer yer health

Of course I forgot to take a picture of the earrings I worked on earlier this week and by now they’re in the mail.

Instead, here’s an article I had in the Spec yesterday about hula hooping. I’ll attest to everything the instructors and student say about how fun hooping is. I took a workshop [...]

The Daily Planet News

Better late than never, no? This and this are probably two of my favourite of my own articles. And that is because I am a nerd of mid-to-highest order.

Mmmmmmm

Looking for back-the-the-land inspiration? Check out my piece in today’s Spec.

 

Love is in the Air

I’ve got a piece in the Spec today – about a Mac couple who fell in loooooooooove and are getting married Hammer City-style.

You can read about it here.

Then you can enjoy your weekend! You have my permission. Tell your boss. Friday night starts this morning.