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September 08, 2015
Literary Perturbations: Math, Rhythm, and the Unforgettable Sentence
I want to write about perturbations created by literature, how when you’re reading something that connects to you, you can feel shaken, disoriented almost, like everything in the world has suddenly ...
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May 14, 2020Bring Back the Good ‘Ol Days of Getting Lost in Fiction
“The anonymous woman in bed beside me adamantly shakes my shoulder.”—Amber Dawn, Sodom Road Exit“Sometimes we would hide in the closet when the drunks came home from the bar.”—Tanya Tagaq, ...
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March 02, 2023Safe Spaces Within The Margins
*Content Warning: brief mention of sexual assault, addiction and self harm*Nearly six months after I became the victim of a violent sexual assault in September 2017, I sat on the back porch of our rental ...
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November 29, 2014With Katrice Dustin: a P. for F. (Part I)
with Katrice Dustin: a P. for F. (Part I) I wish I remember if it were cold when Katrice Dustin, a writer, came to my house to talk about fashion. Oh wait--it was cold. Anyway, here we get warm discussing ...
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November 29, 2014With Katrice Dustin: a P. for F. (Part II)
with Katrice Dustin: a P. for F. (Part II)Do fashion writers have to be, um, fashionable? Katrice and I take up that question here. We also discuss the implications of the good outfit, smarts and wit ...
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May 16, 2016Profile on Monty Reid, with a Few Questions
Ottawa poet Monty Reid, who moved to the area in 1999 after spending most of his working life in Alberta, including side trips to British Columbia and Quebec, was originally born in Saskatchewan. He is ...
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November 23, 2014With Mat Laporte and Paloma: About a Goodness (Part III)
With Mat Laporte and Paloma: About a Goodness (Part III) Paloma, Mat and I reflect on the wisdom of being a dummy. The views expressed in the Writer-in-Residence blogs are those held by the authors and ...
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November 23, 2014With Mat Laporte and Paloma: About a Goodness (Part II)
With Mat and Paloma: About a Goodness (Part II) Fred Moten teleports into my living room during the second part of my convo with Mat and Paloma. The views expressed in the Writer-in-Residence blogs are ...
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November 19, 2014With Evan: The Great Unpacking (Part II)
With Evan Munday: The Great Unpacking (Part II)In the second part of my chat with Evan Munday, we consider the politics of niceness The views expressed in the Writer-in-Residence blogs are those held ...
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August 25, 2023Book Launch Season, Part One: Being an Author
In the book world, the arrival of fall usually means the arrival of a whole host of new books to look forward to. And with new books comes book launches, tours, and celebrations—and sometimes it can ...
