Month: February 2014
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Mavis Gallant Encore | Writers and Company with Eleanor Wachtel | CBC Radio
Folks, be sure to give this a listen before it’s gone. Mavis Gallant Encore | Writers and Company with Eleanor Wachtel | CBC Radio.
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Readership.
Just read my blog. I produce enough content, don’t I? What do you want to read about? I’ll write it!
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The Angry Buddhist β 2
I haven’t forgotten about this friend of ours, who I have created. When given a moment, I often think about her, and wonder where’s she’s been and where she might be headed. I’m at the laundromat, so I’ve got some time.
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A Wednesday Night Escape
I just arrived in Toronto, because I needed a little vacation. Staycation? Actually, what I really needed was to be around a lot of people. I was going a little stir crazy, cooped up in my apartment.
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Closing the Book
Mavis Gallant died today, and the news carries a certain import for me. I’m not very well read, or particularly attached to her writing, but her story, and stories, seems to resonate with me.
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Moments of Weakness
I tend to fumble my way through life. I’m convinced that the only reason that I’m where I’m at today, without having suffered amazing failure, is good luck. You see, for a man who lives mostly in his head, the world is a treacherous place.
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My Response to the News That Ellen Page is Gay
If you haven’t already heard β it’s been blowing up on all of my social media outlets, and likely on all of yours β Ellen Page announced on Friday, February 14, 2014, that she is gay. I’m not sure how to take the news. I don’t really care, but I feel like I need to…
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A Single Man’s Valentine’s Day
It’s Valentine’s Day. Yay. π Bullshit.
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Do You Still Keep the Scars on Your Wrist?
I have seven fading scars on the wrist of my right arm. I put them there, twelve years ago. I used cigarettes. I used to smoke menthols.
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From the Archives – I Met a Girl the Other Night
For a week or two, now, I’ve been noticing beautiful women everywhere. It’s becoming something of a distraction. I’m attracted to women at all turns. I’m attracted to women! Now, I just need to learn how to talk to them. Baby steps, Bernard. Baby steps. But no babies. I don’t have time to pound out…
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I’m Testing 10 Organizational Strategies
I read other people’s blogs, and one blog that I’m particularly fond of is Rachel’s. She’s an editor, and on her blog, Freelancing to Freedom,Β she provides little nuggets of advice that reflect her experiences. In her latest post, “Ink Blotches“, she writes about using her diary to stay organized.