On Perspective and The Wise-Cracking Macaw
I have a problem of perspective. I write primarily about travel, like thousands of others, and, yeah, sure, it’d be cool if more people read my little missives, but, …
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On being kind to my future self
We often hear things like, “What would you tell your younger self?” but what if we asked, “What would your future self tell you, right now?”
I don’t do New Year’s resolutions, but . . .
I figured I’d go over ways in which I’m trying to adopt new habits and make positive changes in my life.
Following my own travel advice through Portugal, Spain and France
When you read travel writing, you always assume the author follows his or her own advice, but, as with all forms of advice, it’s far easier to give it …
Guys, here’re a few things the rules of writing can teach you about online dating
Here’re just a few rules of writing that I believe can and should be applied by men to online dating.
It’s Impossible to Bike Down Montreal’s Olympic Tower
So, my novel, Surviving Immortality, is essentially about what happens when the people of Montreal stop dying. I realized that some adrenaline junkies, untethered by the fear of death, …
A Review of Mine in Foment, the Literary Journal of the Ottawa International Writers Festival
My review of Nora Young's The Virtual Self appears in the inaugural issue of Foment, the Ottawa International Writers Festival's literary journal.
Where Indie Authors Go Wrong: A Reader’s Perspective
I bought myself a Kindle almost six months ago. Since then, I’ve read numerous independently published ebooks, and I thought I’d share my thoughts thus far.