Steve Jobs helped make me a writer… In the two days since Steve Jobs passed away, there has been no end of worthy trubutes to an extraordinary […] October 7, 2011
Lovely Eden Mills… I spent a good part of the weekend in the picturesque village of Eden Mills less than an hour’s drive […] September 20, 2011
There’s still space open in my course at U of T… Starting next Wednesday evening, September 14th, I’ll be teaching a course at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies […] September 7, 2011
I’m back from vacation and back to the blog… My apologies to the dedicated readers of this humble blog, a small but mighty community, for the rather lengthy interregnum […] September 1, 2011
The Sunshine Coast Festival was amazing… I’ve just returned from a few days in Brisith Columbia where I presented at the 29th annual Sunshine Coast Festival […] August 9, 2011
Writing update… Sorry for the long stretches between blog posts lately. It’s been so busy at the office and with readings, talks, […] July 21, 2011
The High Road cracks the top 10 Okay, you know when I wrote in an earlier entry that I would try not to be quite so self-indulgent […] July 5, 2011
Q & A with The Mark I’ve been scanning The Mark ever since discovering that my friend Mark Lefebvre is a regular contributor. Last week, they […] July 4, 2011
TBLP makes Samara/Writers’ Trust Shortlist What a thrill. The Samara Foundation and the Writers’ Trust of Canada have joined forces to find the “Best Canadian […] July 1, 2011
Speaking gig round-up I’ve been on the road quite a bit lately doing readings and talks. As I’ve noted before in this space, […] June 28, 2011
