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June 29, 2017
Some Very Kind Reviews (From Readers With Great Taste)
“Taking beloved cuts from Canada’s house band and, well, twisting them up into fictional stories that shine an entirely new spotlight on some of the songs that have been the soundtrack to our lives… …established fans will enjoy the new slants to some of their favorite songs as well as the photos of Gord and the boys. If you’re new to the Hip, this is a pretty unique introduction.”
–Ottawa Life Magazine
“The range in styles, genres and emotions in the stories is incredible. Each story is its o...
May 26, 2017
Ottawa Life reviews Tragically Hip, Twisted
And it’s a good one!
http://www.ottawalife.com/article/book-review-tragically-hip-twisted?c=18
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May 11, 2017
April 19, 2017
Book Launch at Ottawa Downtown Chapters: May 13
Come join me!
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Chapters Launch for Tragically Hip, Twisted
Front Cover, Tragically Hip, Twisted
I am very proud to announce that Chapters-Indigo bookstores across Canada have launched Tragically Hip, Twisted. Outside Ontario, it may not be available in every store – just ask, and the store can order for you. It is extremely rare for a self-published book to get picked up by Canada’s pre-eminent book chain. I hope we’ll reach some more readers and raise more funds for the Gord Downie Fund for Brain Cancer Research.
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January 27, 2017
Federer vs Nadal: A Nietzschean Match-Up For the Ages!
I wrote this post 8 years ago, for the French Open. The Federer/Nadal rivalry was already one of the all-time great ones, though Nadal had not yet “run away” with the head to head. That took a little lustre off it as a rivalry in terms of their direct contests (Rafa dominates the H2H 23-11; but in terms of career accomplishments, Roger is far in front). Still, here we are, 6 years from their LAST Grand Slam final (a 2011 French Open win for Rafa), and the two are ready for a kind of tennis...
January 17, 2017
Tragically Hip, Twisted: a #1 bestseller and fundraiser for cancer research
An exciting week, this, and its only Tuesday. Monday, I connected with the Sunnybrook Foundation to begin a donor-relationship with funds from the sale of Tragically Hip, Twisted, goingspecificallyto the Gord Downie Fund for Brain Cancer Research.The whole idea behind putting the book together was as a tribute to the Hip; to be able to fundraise through the book in this way seems to fit together with that. Aside from these donations being in honour of the band, cancer has been a major actor i...
November 28, 2016
Media for Tragically Hip, Twisted
My newest project, Tragically Hip, Twisted,the illustrated collection of short stories inspired by Tragically Hip songs, has gotten some nice pre-release attention. Much thanks to CTV Ottawa and Lianne Lang, and Ben Bulmer and the legendary LowDown newspaper! The book will be a fundraiser for cancer research.
Here is my interview on CTV Ottawa Morning Live.
http://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=982431
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August 19, 2016
Stories Based on Themes from the Music of the Tragically Hip
Over a decade ago I began a hobby that I’ve still not given up, though I get to play at it seldom. I write short stories based on Tragically Hip songs. Not the songs that tell a story – because they already tell a story. But the songs that don’t quite, on their own. I’ve always found the Hip’s music expressionistic and evocative. Their music put stories in my mind, even when the lyrics don’t tell one directly. They tell story snippets. The listener can piece together a multiplicity of possibl...
