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A sad little cheque

Every year I get a sad little cheque for being a writer. The cheque would be much larger if I had more books in circulation, but for now it’s just a sad little cheque. For some writers, I’m sure the program is a significant source of income. The Public Lending [...]

By |2021-06-08T16:25:28-08:00March 20th, 2016|Media Whore Blog|2 Comments

John Aitken didn’t say a word till he was 17

John Aitken is a physical actor, carver, filmmaker, photographer and educator. John’s mixed ancestry includes Coast Salish and Scottish. He self identifies as First Nations. OM: On February 20, 2016, I saw your latest performance, The Gift, at the Presentation House Theatre in North Vancouver. It was a smaller matinee [...]

By |2021-06-08T16:26:59-08:00March 6th, 2016|Media Whore Blog|0 Comments

Wayne Jones wants you to know Samuel Johnson

Wayne Jones is the University Librarian at Carleton University, but it’s his writing life we’ll discuss today. He’s written novels, short stories, and non-fiction books that are available on his website, Kindle, Amazon, and Smashwords. Currently, he’s working on a book about Samuel Johnson and another about comedian Greg Giraldo. [...]

By |2021-06-08T16:31:41-08:00February 14th, 2016|Media Whore Blog|4 Comments

Media Whore

This blog may contain more questions than answers. Can an introverted writer effectively promote his own work in the digital universe? Will “likes” become the new measure of artistic success? Does self-promotion interfere with creation? Must I become a media whore in order to survive when the competition for attention [...]

By |2019-09-19T13:27:50-08:00January 29th, 2016|Media Whore Blog|0 Comments

NO CALL TOO SMALL

We sit in our  cruiser at the far end of the lot in Belcarra Park, where all is really calm except for the two squirrels I’ve been tracking. Observed but unreported, one has scored a cheese doodle from under the picnic bench, and the other seems determined to take it [...]

By |2019-09-17T16:23:21-08:00February 12th, 2015|Work|2 Comments
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