I know, I know. It’s been a LONG while since I last published anything here. I could blame it on grad school, but I stopped adding things to this blog before I dove deep into research, essays, and WAY too much coffee. I could make excuses, but in the end, it comes down to too …
Originally written for hobby blog on 30 March 2018 If I truly wanted to introduce my mother to poetry, this book is the one I’d give to her. Instead, I ask her questions about poems I’ve personally been struggling with or books about radical sociopolitical themes in the hopes of having something to talk about …
Originally written for hobby blog on 27 April 2018 If you have been a part of the London Ontario poetry scene for a long enough time, you’re sure to come in contact with one of the many lovely people who are a part of the local publishers. Brick Books is one such publisher. Why would …
May 17th, 2021 I tried bison for the first time today. It was “sous vide bison with black morel crust, fiddleheads, asparagus, fennel, radish, anise, jus, and sage oil” according to the chef. Duck fat was also involved somehow? He says it makes it better? I don’t friggin’ know guys, until I met this chef …
Foodlogue from a Foodie In-Training: Bison Playing the Fiddle Read More »
Originally written for hobby blog on 23 March 2018 One of my close friends often accuses me of liking “boring” things. I enjoy playing walking sims, watching documentaries, and reading poetry in my downtime. When I, in an offhand fashion, mentioned that I had been “poetry-ed out” after having read several poetry books in a …
Memoir: Chris Hadfield’s An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth Read More »
I love love walking simulators. Five years ago, that statement would have had a lot of gamers looking at me funny and opening myself up to a scathing debate, but it feels like for the most part, this little genre of pressing “w” has come into it’s own and has been accepted into the video …
Originally written for hobby blog on 13 April 2018 For Transparency: I was lucky enough to meet Catriona in person and have her sign my copy of Table Manners Taste is an often unemployed sense in poetry and is often difficult to pull off. Sight and sound are often the ones most chiefly used, and …
“No, not that one, that one!” Standing in your local pet store you command a teenager, who works there for part-time minimum wage and is armed with a small green net towards one specific goldfish with your finger because you like the look of her long, flowy tail. You’re standing on the sterile white tiles …
Moving to a Bigger Pond: One Poet’s Swim Ever Onward Read More »
Originally published on hobby blog on 15 June 2018 For transparency: I have met David at various poetry events in London in the past Peninsula Sinking is a collection of short stories that look at small pieces of a diverse cast of characters’ lives. “Enigma,” the first story of the collection, won the 2016 CBC Short Story …
Ugh, I know. This was the part of English class that was always the most frustrating and annoying. You’re reading a novel you were forced to read and aren’t connecting with, and a well-meaning teacher asks you to the dissect a moment within it. It’s a quiet moment away from the action of the story, …
Nature as Symbol: When a Tree is More Than a Tree Read More »