From the desk.
A mix of fiction, non-fiction, features, interviews, reviews and screenplays.
T-Bay Notes
Short (and true) stories about Thunder Bay (living there, leaving there and visiting there)
Published in Geist Magazine, issue 108
Review of Betty Lambert’s Crossings. Keep Reading.
Published in Geist Magazine, no. 88
Review of Walls by Marcello Di Cinto
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Published in Geist Magazine, no. 87
Review of A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James.
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Published in Geist Magazine, no. 100
Review of Bill MacKenzie’s Happy Go Lucky.
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Published in Geist Magazine, no. xx
Review of Life of Pi
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Published in Geist Magazine, no. xx
Review of writing by Carole Itter and Al Neil. Keep Reading.
Published in Geist Magazine, no. tktk
The Terrible Map of Canada
Mistake Mountain, Tragedy Point, Hell Hole Shoal and other terrible & true Canadian place names.
Published in Geist Magazine, issue 97
The Alderson Murder
Short / Dark Comedy / 2020
Elsie Alderson’s inept crime falls apart due to her lover’s incompetence and her husband’s will to live.
Next Stop
Short / Comedy / 2023
Young Will must make a precious delivery after finding himself crammed into the backseat of a carpool with strangers.
Happily Ever After
Short / Romantic Comedy / 2023
After settling into a quiet Airbnb in the woods, a tired couple and their British Bulldog are surprised by a pair of unexpected guests.
Livia & Lysander
Short / Science Fiction / 2024
In 2074 AI has erased knowledge of every inconvenient truth, and young lovers, Livia and Lysander, must find a way to keep history from repeating.
The Angel of Darkness
Short / Fantasy / 2023
A grieving child goes in search of her mother in the afterlife.
Words That Rhyme With Murder
Short / Murder Mystery / 2024
A loyal bellhop unfolds the secrets surrounding the death of a prestigious postcard dealer and an peculiar group of hotel guests.
Scout’s Honor
Short / Historical Fiction / 2024
A pen-pal becomes a lifeline in this true story of an American Girl Scout wrestling with her feelings of helplessness on the brink of the Second World War.
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