I think it was Caitlin R. Kiernan’s blog that introduced me to The National. I was immediately drawn to their mellow style and the sometimes strange lyrics. We were slated to go to … Read More
Monday Metrics – 1st September 2014
Can you spot when I took Mary Robinette Kowal‘s short story writing workshop? The workshop was an incredibly valuable experience and I came away with a whole new understanding of various aspects of the … Read More
Five Things I Learned Last Week
Having just spent the weekend in a writing workshop with the wonderful Mary Robinette Kowal, I could have filled the next couple of months of Five Things posts with things I learned … Read More
Jack White at Deer Lake Park
Last night’s Jack White gig was, predictably, excellent but it was a very different gig to the last time we saw him. And not just because it was an outdoor … Read More
High Ball Stepper – Jack White
As I’m going to be seeing Jack White live tomorrow, it seemed like an appropriate time for this. Jack White’s latest album is called Lazaretto and there are still tickets … Read More
Twitter is Great
I don’t use Twitter that much but I do enjoy the bizarre nature of some of the interactions. Yesterday morning, one of Vancouver’s seagulls was sitting right outside my window and making a … Read More
Metrics Monday – 25th August 2014
A very productive week, and a reminder why I don’t set myself specific word count goals any more. If I’m not very careful, I end up focusing on the numbers rather … Read More
Five Things I Learned Last Week
Five more things to delight and entertain. Kids like reading to cats and let’s face it, who wouldn’t? You can buy fonts based on homeless people’s handwriting and help raise money … Read More
Ahoy There, New Website!
Well, after several hours of installing, tweaking, tuning, throwing away and restarting (and a few minor flashes of inspiration) the website is back with its shiny new look. Like all the … Read More
Guardians of the Galaxy
We really are living in a golden age of science fiction and fantasy movies and TV. The (relatively) low cost of computer generated imagery coupled with the suitability of genre … Read More