I did an Internet radio interview on March 12, 2019 on the WFOD SHOW. Listen to me make a fool of myself. Like I had my cam on for a podcast but not my speaker. We chatted about driverless cars,  legalized weed, Chelsea Handler, coffee, Mars, dogs with shirts and much more. My interview starts … Continue reading Hear My Interview On The WFOD Show

I hate when I meet people and they ask me what I do. It invariably leads to moments of awkwardness punctuated by strange looks. This is how it generally goes. "What is it that you do?" "I write." "What do you write?" "I write novels." "What's your name again?" "Willie Handler." "I've never heard of … Continue reading Please Don’t Ask Me What I Do

Dear @writevent person. Bill Nye, the science guy, suggests that a permanent Mars Colony is pure science fiction. He indicates that anyone who believes in the stuff must be high. So, how does he know about Dix Jenner? Dear @writevent person, Mrs. White, my grade 10 English teacher recently contacted me. She had read my … Continue reading Musings of a Social Media Addict

This week I drove four hours to a large cannabis operation to do research on growing weed for my next book DEEP INTO THE WEEDS. All I can say is that legal weed is big business in Canada. When we arrived at their visitors' centre, we were greeted by one of a number of staff … Continue reading My Field Trip To A Legal Cannabis Grow Op

For many years, I was a technical writer. Squirreled away in a dusty government office, paper piled everywhere, I churned out public policy documents -  research papers, consultation papers, task force reports, statutory reports, Cabinet submissions, industry bulletins, briefing notes, interpretive guidelines. I got quite good at it after 20 years. I walked away from that … Continue reading How I Went From Being a Technical Writer To a Creative Writer

  Every year around this time, writers ask each other what their writing goals are for the coming year. I always have the same response – I got none. Some people think I’m just being contrary. I am sometimes, but not in this instance. Planning doesn’t suit my personality. I never found a plan to … Continue reading I Don’t Have Any 2019 Writing Goals and That’s Fine With Me

Twas the restoration period before Christmas, when under the roof,     Not a creature was stirring, not even a Poof. Hosiery was meticulously suspended by hooks on the wall, In anticipation that visitation from St Nicholas would befall.   The offspring were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of bousou spread danced in … Continue reading Twas The Restoration Period Before Christmas…