What would happen of dogs acquired the power of human thought? That is premise of André Alexis’s 2015 novel, Fifteen Dogs. A couple of Greek gods, Apollo and Hermes, are out on the town in Toronto when they decide to have a wager. Apollo bets that any group of animals given human consciousness would be even … Continue reading Book Review: Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis

The Word On The Street is a free outdoor festival, held in several Canadian cities including Toronto, that celebrates the written word and champions literacy. The Word On The Street was first held in Toronto in 1990. Until 2003, the festival was on a section of Queen Street West in downtown Toronto. In 2004, the festival moved … Continue reading WOTS Felt Different This Year

...when I'm 64. It was 50 years when The Beatles released Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, one of the greatest rock albums ever recorded. When I'm 64 was written by Paul McCartney years earlier when he was just 16. I was 14 when the album was released and the song immediately became one of my … Continue reading Will you still need me, will you still feed me

On June 10, 2016, I first sat down at my laptop and began writing a story. It was about a chef who is stranded on Mars and rescued by two Martians. A totally silly premise but I had a story to tell. Fifteen months later and here I am with a completed first draft of … Continue reading First Draft Done, Now Comes The Hard Part