alberta separatism is a red herring
With the October referendum on whether a referendum is held, I can’t help but think that Danielle Smith has gotten everything she could possibly want out of this experience. She’s successfully dog whistled the worst of this province as they dream of a racist utopia free of immigrants and pronouns, and the rivers run rich…
short story: uncomfortably comfortable
This stone-covered bridge is both new to me and one that I have crossed a thousand times before. The cobblestone streets and oil-fueled streetlamps remind me I’m home, but I’ve never stood here before. I don’t know what city I’m in. I barely know what time I’m in. I walk towards my home, a small…
playlist track seven: pump up song
I’ve put off writing this post because it seemed like a very straightforward answer for me. It was always going to be Bombs Over Baghdad by Outkast. The song absolutely fires me up. It was one of the last songs I’d listen to in the car before heading into an arena to play hockey, and…
glastonbury
It’s been a few months since our “big trip” of 2026 to England and Scotland, which for the most part translates to London and Edinburgh. Our one more creative stop along the way was a few days in Glastonbury, a destination important to my wife, and given that anything offering a unique landing spot I…
short story: negative space
“I should have known better” was becoming the mantra of Kelly Miller’s career. The allure of space was too strong. Their feet had been planted firmly on Earth, helplessly longing for the dark unknown taunting them above. The first year at the academy was nothing but theory. Not even a trip up to Earth’s base.…
playlist track six: goal song
Before getting into my actual thoughts on my goal song, a general thought about playlists. We didn’t invent the wheel on this and I’m pretty sure this is a staple of most family road trips, but our upcoming road trip will be our first attempt at each member of the family picking ten songs and…
living a beautifully mundane life
In the process of writing fiction and taking an interest in what advice is given on Instagram, Reedsy, and Reddit, few things have resonated with me as much to particular quotes from writers I’ve come to respect as personal favourites. The first is a well known Kurt Vonnegut anecdote about buying an envelope: “(talking about…
playlist track five: rasslin’ entrance
I’ve never been much of a wrestling fan. When I was a kid, I’d put it on once and while. Peewee hockey banquets always seemed to involve watching a tape of a wrestling pay-per-view, and dollar drink specials on Monday nights during university meant I consumed some of the Attitude era of WWE Raw. The…
the geography of we see thee rise: tinkertown
I don’t think I’ve put that title out there publicly before but that is the tentative name of my novel. Now that it’s out there, I can tell myself this is the first step in it becoming a reality. Anyhow…the point of this post isn’t to analyze the title, it’s to start teasing some of…
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